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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Banffshire => Topic started by: Whenu on Tuesday 17 November 09 09:57 GMT (UK)
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Hi all, I have started to follow my family history and have landed on the Port Gordon history web-page which is very informative.
I am trying to find the family of Robert Sutherlad Reid and his parents George Reid and Anne Sutherland, this is as far as I got then lost the trail in the Port Gordon index
The other side of the family, the Coulls has been traced back to the founding of Port Gordon and I would like to see if it goes back further, cheers and thanks
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Hi Whenu
Welcome to Rootschat ;D
Is this the REID family you mean?
from IGI
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true
Alexander REID b 2 Jan 1871, Rathven, Banff - George REID & Anne SUTHERLAND
Robert REID b 13 Mar 1873, Enzie, Banff - Parents: George REID & Anne SUTHERLAND
Marriage: George REID & Anne SUTHERLAND - 8 Oct 1869, Enzie, Banff
I think I see them in 1871 Census in Port Gordon - do you have this, or any other Census already already? If we can know what you do have already and what you're looking for next (for the REIDs and the COULLs) , hopefully we can help!
Cheers
AMBLY
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Thanks for the prompt reply.
A cousin of mine has done a chart and has actually got a another two generations back but the se two entries of yours are right;
"Robert REID b 13 Mar 1873, Enzie, Banff - Parents: George REID & Anne SUTHERLAND
Marriage: George REID & Anne SUTHERLAND - 8 Oct 1869, Enzie, Banff"
We have their parents marked down as Alexander Reid and Janet? Reid and Robert Sutherland and Magaret Thomson.
I've attached a copy of the chart I have, cheers
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Hi Whenu
Just summarising your pedigree chart.... :)
Margaret COULL b 27 Jul 1875, Peterhead Aberdeen, died 1951 Gisborne
married 1899 (where?)
Robert Sutherland REID b 13 Mar 1873 Port Gordon. died 1950 Gisborne
His parents:
George REID, son of Alexander REID & Janet REID
married 8 Oct 1869
Anne SUTHERLAND, dau of Robert SUTHERLAND & Margaret THOMSON
Her parents:
William COULL b 1854, Port Gordon
married 11 Jun 1875
Margaret INNES b 1854 Port Gordon, died 16 Apr 1942
And you go back 2 futher generations with the COULL & INNES
Did Robert REID come to NZ on his own or with his parents/sibling, do you know?
Cheers
AMBLY
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Robert Reid came to NZ via Canada in aprox 1916-8 with his wife and family, I saw a shipping list on a site a while back but can't remember where.
I'll ring my cousin tonight to see if he has any extra information, cheers
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Hello... I see this post was a while ago... were there any more updates and progress made on the lines?. I am from the line of Thomas Reid,b 1882,parents George Reid and Anne Sutherland)who married Christina Flett in 1911 . I missed there being another son, Robert..never came up with his siblings on ancestry...... good news for me, ,I will check familysearch to see if he comes up there......
Any further info on the Sutherlands and Robertsons would be great.. and I am a little stuck on Margaret Thompson. I have reviewed Peter Reid's website...also, with the Reid's. Thomas ,according to family knowledge had a son Peter probably in 1921. the year Christina died,who was raised by an uncle (maternal/Paternal?) in Cheshire. Anyone seen a paper record of Peter?... would be truly thankful....
Thank you in advance for your time and attention!
Sal...
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Hi Sal, I've since found out that Robert and Margaret Reid came to NZ via the US, leaving England in 1919 and being in Detroit, Ill. on the 1921 census.
I haven't managed to go back much on the Sutherland side, maybe to Edinburgh via Mortlach, Banff in 1776.
Can't help you on Peter Reid (1921), cheers, Lance
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Thank you, Lance…..I "should" be able to clarify next month as I am going to Portgordon,,,anything you would like me to photograph/look up… my family tree is on ancestry,public under the name of supasal7 if you want to cross check with what i have….and any1 else need some looking up done?? be happy to…also going to Sussex tho am hanging out with one of my BFF's and her grandkids…before flying into Aberdeen…can't wait!
Sal
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Thanks for the offer Sal, can't think of anything at the moment, enjoy the trip, Lance
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Hi all,
as well as Peter Reid's excellent website-dont forget www.myweb.tiscali.co.uk/sheena_charles or google Rathven Parish Records.
Marysma
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i have both reids and charles as part of my family tree by courtesy of monica some years back now when i was getting in a tiz over the hall family.
marcie
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yes, Thank you.. I have gone to your website ..need to go back again...there is always something that has been there but not seen... lol. I'll actually be in Portgordon in 10 days...woohoo!!, so again.... anyone need anything done while I'm over there... holla!
sally
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Hi all, having problems loading Sheena Charles's page, can't be found.
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I did ,too, from that link,Whenu....so,I went to another post and linked from there...it has come up in google too. apologies if you have already tried different avenues to get to the page..
Sal
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Got there from searching Google. Very interesting,seen a couple of entries of interest after a quick squiz.
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Hullo Whenu,
I am the grandaughter of Robert Sutherland and Margaret Coull Reid and I too am starting to find out more about my Father's family so was excited to find your message. My grandparents came to NZ via the USA-Detroit, where grandad and my father had gone to find work- they settled in Gisborne, NZ with their family of three. Violet, George and Peggy, not sure of exact date but suspect mid-late 1920's-my father was involved in the Napier earthquake in 1931. Violet married Douglas Grayson Menzies, Peggy(Margaret) and my father George Sutherland better known as Ernie Reid were at working age on arrival in NZ. My grandparents-Robert and Margaret are buried in Gisborne and died in 1950 and 1951 respectively. Their children-George(Ernie) died in 1983 Violet died in 1984 and nowam unsure of Peggys date of bereavment.
The family came to NZ at the bequest of Doug who was part Maori and met Violet in Scotland while recovering from war wounds. My father- George Sutherland married Rhoda Smith in Napier in 1936 a :)nd they had two daughters-, both daughters have families and live overseas.
Great to get news of my great grandparents- thank you all
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My father- George Sutherland married Rhoda Smith in Napier in 1938 and they had two daughters-Joanna and Patricia, both daughters have families and live overseas.
Great to get news of my great grandparents- thank you all
Welcome to Rootschat. We are related as well, your grandmother (Phimister) was my mother's aunt. I would suggest you remove names of the daughters, as it is a policy of Rootschat not to have names of living on the board. Just go to your post, click on the modify button, remove the names and click on save. You just need two more posts, then we can exchange details through the PM system. Now I can fill in some gaps, for the NZ ones that I can't complete.
Whenu is out of town at the moment, but will respond when he returns.
Cheers
KHP
EDITED You have been in my tree for ages.
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Hi Aztec, Peggy died in 1996, my Dad is still alive but doesn't anything of what happened to George.
They were all in Detroit in the 1921 census, Robert and George working in the Ford? factory, not sure when they all got to Gisborne. Am in contact with Vi's grand-son in Ak.
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Thank you all, messages coming in at a great rate. Kiwihalfpint great to hear of a new relative, Granny Smith passed away many years before I was born, but Grandad Smith was great fun and a big part of my early life.
Thanks Whenu for the info on Peggy
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Hi Azetec,
One more post then you can ask whatever questions you want to know or pass on information through the PM system. That is the green scroll. Doesn't matter if we aren't on line .... a notification will appear as soon as we log in.
Just respond with a hello or a smiley.
Cheers
KHP
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Hi, really interested to findout more about the Phimister side of the family.
Cheers Aztec
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PM on the way :)
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Many thanks for the assistance.
Cheers Aztec
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Hello from California, USA.
Douglas Grayson Menzies is my Grandfather's (Kenneth William Grayson, d. 1968 in Canada) half-brother. I am in contact with his descendants in NZ. Willing to share any information/pic's that I have. Would love to hear from any/all.
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Hullo to K.Grayson,
I had an Uncle Douglas Grayson Menzies who married my Aunty Vi born in Scotland. Doug was a Maori and they settled in Gisborne. NZ. If same person please contact me for futher information. Regards Aztec.
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Hello Aztec, yes same person! His father was Thomas Henry Grayson , my ggfather. He left Pare Aruhe and married my ggmother Ethel Constance Watkins in Makauri/Gisborne. They emigrated to canada in 1902. 3rd cousin in Te Awamutu helped me navigate the land courts in oct/nov 2013 in Gisborne. Would love to hear more. Perhaps u could help me identify some people in a few photographs? Many thanks. Kelly. Look forward to hearing from you.
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Hi Kelly,
Just one more post, even a smiley will do, and then you can use the PM (Personal Message) system, to exchange information and email addresses.
All the best :D
KHP
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Thanks!
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Hi Kay, if you want, i can pm you the email address of Doug's grandson, Grayson.
Dougie married my gt aunt Vi.
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Hi Kay,
I'm glad you have got in touch with Whenu, as he and I have been in contact, and discovered our relationship and he has very up to date information on Doug Menzies, the Menzies clan and whereabouts of the remaining family members.
I've done a family tree from information from Whenu and elsewhere- happy to send that to you if you wish and to send on my personal email address?
You may be able to answer the following which has puzzled our family for years- did Grandad Reid- Dougs' father in law every go to the USA and work in and around Detroit that you know of?
Regards Aztec
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hello,
I'm not sure.... but am happy to do some research for u. what time frame am I looking at? do you have a family tree posted somewhere? will pm u my email address.
thx, Kelly.
ps- ive pm 'd u my email address. Pls send all info needed to research possible Detroit connections. will start researching after that. no detail is too small. thx, Kelly.
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Hi Kay,
Have not received your email address, try mine on djwaddell1@bigpond.com. Have used My Heritage Family tree to list information this should be able to be accessed by you.
Regards Aztec.
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Hi all, I'm hoping you are still active on this website as we have just started looking into information from the family tree.
I am engaged to Grayson Reid Menzies' grandson Carl William John Menzies. Grayson is Douglas Grayson Menzies' grandson.
I'm hoping to find out any more information that we can, thank you! :)
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I have just restarted my family tree and was trying to locate a very good link www.myweb.tiscali.co.uk/sheena_charles However this is o longer available. Does anyone know another link to Sheena and Charles Flett's site.
Mny thanks Kevin.
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Kevin, it's now:-
http://charlesflett.co.uk/genealogy.htm
HTH
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Thank you very much, so pleased to have access to this valuble info.
Thanks to Sheena and Charles as well for so much information.
Kevin
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Having come back to my family tree again, I find that I am unable to gain access to the web site http://charlesflett.co.uk/genealogy.htm
Can anyone help me to get access to this site.
It has a vast amount of info and would help me greatly with me tree.
Kevin
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I got this when checking on the Wayback Machine Internet Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20210518020154/http://charlesflett.co.uk/genealogy.htm
Not sure which part of the website you are trying to access now. This is the link to main Wayback Machine home page https://archive.org/web/ You can then add the website address in the search box at the top. The link that I added above will take you to the 'Genealogy' section.
The site is no longer available unfortunately, as you can see when you try to log in to their old address. You might want to consider saving what you need for future reference from the Wayback Machine site.
Monica