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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Berwickshire => Topic started by: cavvytri on Friday 28 September 07 14:26 BST (UK)
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I have a book of Monumental Inscriptions for Foulden and Mordington if anyone wants any look ups done, :)
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Hi,
Thanks for the offer.
I have been looking for years for the marriage of Michael Clyne and Rebecca [may be HIGGINS] although I have various surnames for her. The first child was born c1850 but the child's baptism where the Higgins surname was mentioned was 1854.
Someone has already done a Lamberton Toll look-up for me but don't know if Foulden and Mordington are entered in this.
Thanks,
Rae
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Hi there, Sorry I couldnt help with that as the book I have is only gravestones in the Foulden and Mordington cemeteries, in Berwickshire and there are no CLYNE's or HIGGINS in there. However, I have a book of all the surnames listed in East Lothian taken from the Old Parish Registers,, and both CLYNE and HIGGINS are in that. Maybe you could try East Lothian(The next county to Berwickshire?) Good luck anyway.
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Thanks a lot for looking that up for me. At least I can rule these two out now.
Rae
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I am looking for Clazey or any variation of that spelling. Still searching after nearly 10 years for either the death or marriage of John Clazy or Clazey or Claizy and Isabella Oswald. I noticed the name of Tough in your list of names...my line comes down from Peter Tough and Ann Keith married 1833, Aberdeenshire. Have not found his birth or father either!
Thank you.
Sharon
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Hi There
I havent come across the name Clazey or any of the other spellings of it so far, but I will look out for it. My TOUGH's are a problem too, and it doesnt help when they change to TUFF either lol. The furthest back I have with mine is Charles TOUGH who was a stonemason, but he was born in 1801 in Rescobie, Angus(Forfarshire), and brothers James and William Still hunting for his father...no doubt a Charles as well as that name haunts me in this family hehehe.
Good hunting!
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Thank you for looking. You are haunted by a Charles...we are haunted by an Alexander...maybe! Peter Tough had a son James and that is my line. His son, Alexander, was a stonemason and when he came to the United States became a contractor. Peter was not born in Aberdeen and that is the sticking place. He had a brother, Alexander. But have found nothing beyond that!
Sharon
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Hi cavvytri,
Thanks for your kind offer. Do you have any Burnets in Foulden? I think I have proved a connection to them. So far, I have Margaret Burnet, christened 1779 in Foulden, daughter of Thomas Burnet and Margaret Smith. She married Adam Home/Hume in 1803. Other children to Thomas and Margaret were Agness (1792), Isable (1785) and Mary (1789). Mary possibly married a relation (brother?) of Adam Hume in 1808.
Thanks again,
hume24 :)
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Hi Hume24.
There is only one BURNET listed in Foulden cemetery, and it says it is on a wall
Here lyes the corps of JAMES, JOHN, CATHERIN, JOHN BURNETS children to JOHN BURNET.
Thats all it says, must be a really old one as there are no dates etc mentioned.
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Thanks for that. Not sure where they fit in, but I'll keep a note of them. :)
hume24
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Greetings,
I have ancestors who lived around Duns, some of whom were in Foulden/Mordington. Can you lookup for me references to FORD / FOORD? It may help me figure out some of the ancestry of the family...
- SIMON
P.S. Below are my research notes...
For over 100 years many generations of Foords had worked as tenant farmers, wrights and hinds (laborers) in the 15-mile stretch of farmland between Duns and Berwick-on-Tweed on the coast in England. Parish records trace Foord ancestors back to the 1600’s living and working in the County. Little did John realize his would be the last generation of his family to work as a farmer in Berwickshire.
As a young adult ‘John Foord’ was a resident of Foulden Parish; he married Isabella Thompson of neighbouring Mordington Parish in the summer of 1835. [The older records are more likely to spell the surnames as Foord and Thomson]. The minister was Mr Aire the burgher minister for Ayton.
The following year his oldest daughter Elizabeth Ford was born nearby in Mordington, which was the same parish her mother was from; the rest of his children were all born in Swinton Parish. John had moved to be the overseer of Swinton House circa 1837. This was a significant job opportunity with responsibilities managing an estate. Clearly John was distinguishing himself to have been given this position. By the time of the 1841 Census he was 39 years old, married and with 5 children.
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Hi
In Foulden there is
"Here lyes the body of DAVID, son to John FOORD and Margaret WILSON who died 15.1.1769 aged 11 years."
on the reverse
"In memory of Benjamin FOORD who died 27.1.1734 aged 28 years."
They are the only FOORD's recorded there.
Hope it helps
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I am trying to find information on John Burns married to Agness Burnet and their children, particularly David, would you mind seeing if you have any death information in your MIs? David born 1787.
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Hi Agho
Ive checked through Foulden and Mordington, and although there are a few Burns in there I'm sorry the ones you are looking for aren't. I also looked at Ayton as well.
There is a very old stone in Foulden for BURNET..not the one you have but thought I would give you it anyway for the future just in case...
Here lyes the corps of James,John, Catherin Burnets, children to John Burnet.
No dates given.
Sorry couldnt be more help. :(
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Thanks for trying.
I'm grasping at straws because family lore tells that my g-g-grandfather David Burns went to Cork, Ireland from the border counties in the early 1800s, I have his death date as 1869 aged 84 in Cork. the only record that fits is a David born in Foulden in 1787 to John Burns and Agness Burnet. Other children were Jane, Agness and Thomas, but I can't find anymore about the family.
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Hi there
If the offer of MI looks-ups is still open, I'm looking for Robert McDougal, born 1793 (wife Elizabeth) also his parents Alexander McDougal, born 1751 (wife Catherine). They lived around Mordington and Ayton
Many thanks
Lyn
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Hi Lyn
Sorry I can't find those particular names....only this one from Mordington who may or may not be related
Erected in memory of
Alexr Blackhall joiner Starchouse
who died 31.10.1878 aged 85 years
also his wife
Isabella McDougal who died 6.12.1877 aged 86 years
Thomas Blackhall who died 27.11.1873 aged 41 years.
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Just a quick piccie of a couple of some older stones in Foulden churchyard. Note that there are several gaps suggesting a lot of stones may have been lost over the years and old and new stones can be found almost in adjacent plots too.
By the look of it, someone has been searching for particular stones hence the black paint to enhance the inscriptions??
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/glenintinselknickers/Foulden033crop.jpg)
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Hi there,
Thank you for this. Could you please look up the surname Landells?
Cheers,
Cory.
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Hi Cory, Lots of Landells and variants so I will give you them all just in case...here goes...
To the memory of JENNET LANDELLS who died 19.2.1773 aged 7 years 10 months daughter to William Landells tennant in Whitecross also of Elizabeth who died 15.3.1785 aged 19 years also William Landells father of the above children and late tenant of Whitecross who died 26.3.1811 aged 81 years.
In memory of William son of William Landell of Swinton Greenriggs who died 18.6.1834 in infancy also of Janet LAW his wife who died 12.6.1839 in her 32nd year also of William LANDELL farmer Coldingham Fleurs who died 19.7.1846 aged 54 years also John LAndell their son who died 27.5.1859 aged 23 years interred in Humbie churchyard also of Robert Landell their son who died at Kingston, Jamaica on 1.4.1866 in his 28th year also of Isabella Landell their daughter who died at Dalkeith 2.5.1867 in her 30th year. (REVERSE) On the reverse there is a difficult to read inscription for a William Landell and his wife Isabella Mason who died in the early 1800s)
Here lies -----Bet Bowmaker spouse to Alex LANDLES who died 30.4.1743 aged 57 years also William Landles who died 13.8.1736 aged ? years here lies also the body of Alex Landles who died-(remainder illegible)
Here lies the body of John Landels who died 2.12.1775 aged 56 years tennant in Wester Winshall also two children and of Elizabeth Davidson his wife who died 27.2.1805 aged 82 years. (Reverse) and of Jean Landels who died ?.6.1786 aged 28? also Elizabeth who died 12?.11?. 1803 aged ? years.
Here lies the body of -------Ewart spouse ---Adam who died 18.5.1745 aged 50 years also James, William, Elspeth, Agnes, Alison and Adam all children of Adam Landles John Landles who died 13.5. 1748.
(Tablestone) In memory of Margaret Landles the wife of John Landles burgess and couper in Berwick Upon Tweed who departed this life 28.9.1788 aged 31 years also her daughter Margaret who died ?.7.1779 aged 10 months and the said John Landles who died 13.4.1800 aged 61 years also Jane Darling his motherwho died 16.4.1802 aged 89 years also John landles son of the above John Landles and Elizabeth Brodie who died 5.4.1819 aged 21 years also their son Thomas Landles who died 15.6.1821 aged 21 years also Elizabeth Brodie relict of the late John Landles who died 22.4.1830 aged 60 years also Mark Landles husband of Margaret Brodie who died in the year 1820 also Hannah onlly daughter of the late Mark and Margaret Brodie who departed this life 15.3.1831 aged 18 years.
Here lies the corps of John Landles son to John Landles tenant in Foulden who died 3.6.1749 aged 12 years.
Here lyes the corps of John Roughead who died 27.6.1733 his age 65 years as also Elspeth Landles his spouse who died 23.2.1743 aged 72 years.
Hope some or any are of use to you.
Cav
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Simonwpb re Foords/Fords. I have Foords Joseph Foord marrying Agnes Alison 7-10-1784 in Gordon and their son James Foord marr Margaret Whillons 1-7-1821 westruther and their children Marg,Joseph,aaron,agnes,john 1832 ,James, William and Janet. all westruther and down to my mother in law. Joseph was christened 3-1-1762 Redgorton Perth and his father is shown as JOHN . I think there is a few MIs in Gordon cemetery. Mt wife is descended from the William and her aunt 84 yesterday is the last surviving Ford.in Darnick.
I have the Foord/Ford OPR indexes and dont see any John Foord born Foulden. Do you have his dob and where born and parents?I seee they were marr 3-7-1835 foulden.
you can e-mail privately if you want.
alan
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Thank you very much for all your effort. This is great!
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Can I ask you to check if there are any Dippies in Foulden Churchyard? May be spelt Deepie. There is a William I am partidularly interested in, but any would be great. Lochfoot
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Hi Lochfoot...Sorry to say there aren't any of either spelling or anything remotely like it. I also checked Ayton MI's as well and none there either. :(
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Thanks Cavvytri, that was good of you. I will go on hunting............ Lochfoot
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I am looking for any MI's at Foulden and Mordington with the surname Fender, please.
Regards
Peter
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Broken stone-top illegible
also the above ANDREW FENDER for 48 years tenant at Foulden Deans died 31.1.1834 aged ? years ______ ________ Andrew ___.
Reverse side....also JESSIE FENDER daughter of ANDREW and MARGARET FENDER who died 20.2.1930 also ROBERT FENDER their son who died 15.10.1943 aged 72 years also THOM____FENDER their daughter ____ ______ died 18.10.19?? aged ? years...remainder illegible.
In loving memory of our dear father ALEXANDER JOHNSTON who died at South Renton, Grantshouse 31.7.1896 aged 62 years late of mordington also MARY ANN FENDER his wife who died at Rules Mains, Duns 16.4.1869 aged 42 years also WILLIE their son died at Starchouse, Mordington 19.8.1890 aged 30 years.
Hope they are of use to you :)
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Hi,
Thanks for the offer of look-ups, I have the following please:
Robert Park, minister in Foulden.......died 25/12/1754
Elizabeth Ramsay..............................his wife who survived him
Children from the marriage................not known
Any other Ramsays
Regards,
brigau
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Hi Brigau
I have a list of Ministers in Foulden and Robert Park appears on it as minister in 1699.
There is one PARK inscription but it is a recent one and is in Mordington cemetery
In Loving memory of THOMAS ROBERT dearly loved son of Margaret and Thomas PARK died 17.9.1975 aged 20 years.
In Foulden there is a Ramsay and a Ramsey
Tablestone with inscription around the edge:
Heir lyeth and honorabil man GEORG RAMSAY in Fylden Bastel who departed 4 January 1592 and of his age 74.
Symbolic stone : Reverse: Here lyes the corps of JAMES and WILLIAM and EUPHAMS who all died betwixt ye years 1705 and 1711 children to ALEXr YULE and MARGRAT RAMSEY of M_________
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Hi cavvytri,
Thank you for looking so quickly. I wonder where Robert went ??
brigau
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Thanks very much for this. I know the first inscription is definitely connected to my family. Andrew Fender died on 31 Jan 1894 not 1834 and Thom... was Thomasina his daughter. I think the second is connected but will need to do some more research to confirm.
Thanks once again.
Regards
Peter
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Hi Cavvytri,
Just one more question. With regard to the Fender and Johnston inscriptions was the first grave at Foulden and the second at Mordington or were they both at Foulden?
Regards
Peter
PS: I have confirmed that second inscription is connected to my family so thanks again!
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Hi Peter, yes the second Johnston/Fender inscription was from Mordington cemetery and the first was in Foulden.
Glad to be of help.
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Thanks - that's great.
Regards
Peter
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Hi, I don't know if your kind offer is still open, but if it is...
I am interested in the Smiths who moved to Foulden in the 1850s, ie John Smith who was a master carpenter and his wife Agnes (nee Cassy) whose 10 children were Catherine, Thomas, Isabel, Jane, Christian, Agnes, Isabella, Johnann (my great grandmother), Mary J and Jemima. I'm also interested in Johnann's husband's family the Raes who farmed at Burnbank at the edge of the village, having moved there between 1871 and 1881 and were Robert Rae (b 1821, died at Burnbank 1900) and his wife Isabella (nee Lough, b 1819/21, died at Burnbank in 1890). They had 4 children, Elizabeth, Isabel, William, and my great grandfather George Robert Rae.
Regards, Malcolm
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Hi! Here we go...
Foulden cemetery
In Loving Memory of ISABELLA LOUGH beloved wife of ROBERT RAE farmer Burnbank, who died 25.4.1890 aged 72 years. Also the above ROBERT RAE who died 12.8.1900 aged 79 years, also WILLIAM RAE son of the above who died 18.4.1923 aged 66 years also HUME J. MIDDLEMISS his wife who died 27.5.1917 aged 56years also ELIZABETH VEITCH daughter of the above who died 18.4.1980 aged 86 years.
In memory of JOHN SMITH doed May 1902 aged 86 years. AGNES CASSY his wife died April 1901 aged 82 years also their children ISABELLA NIVEN died May 1852 aged 7 years ISABELLA MARGARET died July 1862 aged 6 years.
Hope that has helped :)
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Brilliant - I just joined this site today and you have responded so quickly: I am very grateful to you. Some of these dates I had already but others are missing pieces in my ever expanding jigsaw. I must take a trip to Foulden to see if either of these inscriptions still exists. Many thanks,
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I know it's been years since you posted this message, but if you still have the book and are still willing to do lookups, may I please ask for your help in finding the following:
James CURLE died 1860 Catch-a-penny
Mary CURLE nee CURLE died 1852 - perhaps Mordington?
If there are any surnames PAULIN especially Mary, James or Eleanor I would be grateful - thank you.
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Hello there :)....I checked for both lots of surnames in both Foulden and Mordington and there are none in either, however I have checked Ayton cemetery and there is one grave as follows :
Obelisk
Erected by Robert Porteous in memory of James Porteous his son who died 6.8.1848 aged 11 months. Also MARGARET PAULIN his wife who died 10.6.1873 aged 55 years. Also the above Robert Porteous died 18.8.1876 aged 54 years.Also MARY CURLE his mother in law who died 18.10.1852 aged 71 years. Also JAMES PAULIN her husband who died 11.5.1860 aged 77 years.
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WOW! Thank you so much for taking the extra time to look in Ayton - what a wonderful obelisk - and so full of detail. Proves Margaret's parents which we needed to do. You have been so very, very helpful. I appreciate your help very much.
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you simply gotta look after the stones for future generations to look at.
When you visit a cemetery or Auld Kirk yard, you carry with you a thin , as thin as possible "wall paper scraper" and a bottle of the "strongest bleach " you can find. Scrape all the algae, moss and accumilated muck
from all over the stone!! then douse in bleach and allow the bleach to do its work. Sandstone, will soak up bleach or strong detergent.
Allow to soak in. Return a few days or a week later and re paint the lettering. Then paint the stone all over with "Thompsons water sheild"..hey, it works. It might cost a few bob, but is worth it.
Aitch
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Can I ask you to check if there are any Dippies in Foulden Churchyard? May be spelt Deepie. There is a William I am partidularly interested in, but any would be great. Lochfoot
There are Dippies at Fogo
James Dippie died 27th April 1866 age 62
Daughter Agnes died 1st April 1860 aged 8 yrs
Wife Janet Johnston died 8th December 1881 aged 72
Cheers
Aitch
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Just wondering if there are any Gibsons or Nelsons listed in your book???
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the name Landell(s) is really interesting. The University College London university have a project on Slave ownership on the go and the Landells were slave estate owners in Jamaica - the estate is call Coldingham same as the village in Berwickshire where Mark Landells married Margaret Brodie and had their only child Hannah who died aged 18 as per Foulden/Mordington gravestone. The estate in Jamaica was called Coldingham and they received several thousand pounds in compensation on the cessation of the slave trade in 1834.
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I have a HELEN LANDELS born Sept 1707 at Foulden who married Thomas Hopper on3 Dec 1753 at Ayton. She died on 19th Feb 1791.
Thomas was my 4 x Great Grandfather, and died 12 mar 1773, father to James , b 19 Jan 1756 died 25th Jan 1820, he being father of Thomas, b 2 Oct 1800 died 28 July 1879 and the father of MARY 26 Aug 1849 died 20th Jan 1891, who married a JOHN ALEXANDER GIBSON ON 11th June 1875 in Greenlaw. John Gibson born in Duns in 1850 died in Morpeth on 2 Jan 1884, and after Mary died their two daughters (1877 & 1880) were orphaned.
I have Helen Landell's parents James Landell and Bess Hunter, but have no real proof, and it would be interesting to try and find out further information concerning the Jamaica estate side of the family.
I also have further connections with Jamaica through another line of the family tree, the NAPIERs from Edinburgh and some ancestors called WEST. Robert Napier married Julia Kennedy WEST, the dau of James Edward WEST and Anne Kennedy, he being the son of Hugh WEST and Ann Hall, and I think it was they who had the estate in Jamaica.
I also watched the programme on the Television about 18 months ago about the Slave Plantation Owners who receive the compensation from the Government in 1834.
regards
Squirejay
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Thanks for your kind offer to search for names in Foulden / Mordington! I'm related to a William Jeffrey, born in the area 1770 - 1774. His father is an Andrew Jeffrey, and mother probably a Catharine. William's first two children were baptized in Foulden. So if any of these Jeffreys turn up, I'd be grateful for the information.
Thanks so much,
Jim Jeffrey
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Would Newlands be included in the burial info you have?
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Hi. I have a marriage proclamation of Joseph Foord and Agnes Alison on 3 Apr 1785 (compeared before the congregation, on this place of public repentance and were rebuked for this sin of Antinuptual Fornication according to the rules of the Church). Their first born John was born 10 Apr 1785 (7 days later), my relative James was born 24 Jan 1793 who married Margaret Whillons on 1 Jul 1821... I have an old photograph of James Ford who immigrated to Australia with my GGrandfather Joseph around 1885 or 6 to Isisford in Queensland. Perhaps you are related to this James? I would be interested to know a little of the Australian Fords.
Cherie (nee Ford of New Zealand)
Simonwpb re Foords/Fords. I have Foords Joseph Foord marrying Agnes Alison 7-10-1784 in Gordon and their son James Foord marr Margaret Whillons 1-7-1821 westruther and their children Marg,Joseph,aaron,agnes,john 1832 ,James, William and Janet. all westruther and down to my mother in law. Joseph was christened 3-1-1762 Redgorton Perth and his father is shown as JOHN . I think there is a few MIs in Gordon cemetery. Mt wife is descended from the William and her aunt 84 yesterday is the last surviving Ford.in Darnick.
I have the Foord/Ford OPR indexes and dont see any John Foord born Foulden. Do you have his dob and where born and parents?I seee they were marr 3-7-1835 foulden.
you can e-mail privately if you want.
alan
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the name Landell(s) is really interesting. The University College London university have a project on Slave ownership on the go and the Landells were slave estate owners in Jamaica - the estate is call Coldingham same as the village in Berwickshire where Mark Landells married Margaret Brodie and had their only child Hannah who died aged 18 as per Foulden/Mordington gravestone. The estate in Jamaica was called Coldingham and they received several thousand pounds in compensation on the cessation of the slave trade in 1834.
I'm interested in the Landells in Jamaica, if anyone has clues on the family of George James Landells, who was involved with the (Australian) Burke and Wills Expedition in 1861 - arranging the supply of camels.
GJ Landells was born 5 Feb 1825 in Barbados, parents George Landells and Margaret Anderson.
I will start another thread, in the Jamaica section of RootsChat - though GJ Landells spent a lot of time in India and died in Rawal Pindi.
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Landells estate in Jamaica is called COLDINGHAM. If you log into the British Slave Ownership site you can get all the info including the dispute over the compensation money. Landell family seems to have died out in Scotland. Maybe they are in England(ie you).
Elizabeth
Edinburgh
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Hello Elizabeth,
Welcome to RootsChat.
I have just split off your reply as it looked like it may have been attached the the wrong thread. I have now attached it to the correct thread to attach it for you.
Regards
Sarah