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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Aberdeenshire => Topic started by: ab on Thursday 15 February 18 03:29 GMT (UK)
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Looking for any info of a Alexander Reid and Rebecca Smith married 1831 in St Nicholas Aberdeen
I found them buried with ancestors in Nellfield cemetry, but cannot find a connection except that my ancestor gave three of his children "Reid"as a middlle name. My ancestor was William Bain born 1863 illigitimate to Jessie McBain.
Any thoughts greatly appreciated
ab
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Hi do you have a date of death for Alexander and Rebecca to help us
Have possibly found Rebecca's in 1866 mothers MS Morrice
Added who else is buried in the same grave and when
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Hi Thanks for your reply. Alexander,s death 8/4/1873 Rebecca,s was 2/12/1866
So far I have found very little else about them, but I am curious as to why they are buried in the Bain plot when I had never came accross them in my research. Only thing I could think of was Alexander maybe William Bain,s father,but being born illigitimate went by his mothers name.
Buried in same grave is William Donald Bain 12/12/1884... Jessie Reid Bain 4/7/1890...Donald Reid Bain 25/3/1894....Maggie Jessie Bain 2/4/1894....William Bain 29/1/1938
Stone Number A925 then Stone A 926 is William,s son Alexander Bain who was actually killed in WW1 on 8/8/1918 and buried in France, so they must just ave put his name there.
Thankyou so much for taking the time Regards ab
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Sorry more questions
Who was the first person buried in the grave as this could be the link
I have found in my own family siblings of an ancestor buried with the family of the husband of their aunt
He had died previously and at the time of the children's death my family had not bought a plot
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Could be employer/employee related.
Malky
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First one buried there was Rebecca in 1866. I have found her maiden name was Smith
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:) Possibly 4 good friends who decided to split the cost of a plot.
Unfortunately you are looking at events pre 1855 which makes it harder to sort out relationships
Have you found both couples in the census do they live close to each other
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Are you sure they all have Bain as a surname ?
Aberdeen FHS M.I.'s
stone: A925
Rebecca Smith 2nd Dec. 1866
Alexander Reid 8th April 1873
William Donald 12th Dec. 1884
Jessie Reid 4th July 1890
Donald Reid 25th March 1894
Maggie Jessie Reid 2nd April 1894
William Bain 29th Jan. 1938
Could be a transcription error :-\
ev
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Thanks everyone. Every new thought or interpretation helps so much'
Does anyone know whether the names on the particular stones would have been copied from the actual gravestones, or from cemetry records ?
Regards ab
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Thanks everyone. Every new thought or interpretation helps so much'
Does anyone know whether the names on the particular stones would have been copied from the actual gravestones, or from cemetry records ?
Regards ab
Have you checked Deceased online for their burial records
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Does anyone know whether the names on the particular stones would have been copied from the actual gravestones, or from cemetry records ?
The index and the booklets to which it refers are of Monumental Inscriptions, in other words they are transcribed from the actual gravestones.
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Thankyou