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Canada Lookup Request / Re: Marriage Hyndman and Currie
« on: Thursday 23 May 24 19:47 BST (UK)  »
Hello Sandra,
Thank you for all the information you found for Duncan Hyndman. 

Cousin in Saskatchewan has been writing to the government and statistics for a Marriage Certificate many times and one person, lately,  was actually phoning  for questions and answers. In the end, this week, cousin asked for the last few months of 1922 to be checked and they have now found the marriage.  Waiting on copy in the mail. Sometimes it pays to" flog the dead horse" sorry not a very good saying but fits this subject. !!!

Have a good week end when it comes

Dooker

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Canada Lookup Request / Re: Marriage Hyndman and Currie
« on: Wednesday 22 May 24 21:01 BST (UK)  »
Hello Sandra,

thank you for your help with Duncan and Margaret. Often the Hyndman name has different spellings and that has also been tried.  Did not find them married in Ontario but shall try Ancestry in the Library for Ontario. Government records not helpful. !!!!

The present day family has no record of the marriage.

The Neil Currie you mentioned was not her brother.

Will keep trying different avenues.

Dooker.

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Canada Lookup Request / Re: Marriage Hyndman and Currie
« on: Sunday 19 May 24 21:25 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for your reply re Duncan and Margaret. Bit of an enigma. 

They did marry but Margaret did not enjoy being in Saskatchewan. All the information about Duncan is known .

Margaret did have a sister married in Ontario, married name McLean but I would have to look up some records to verify the information. It is believed she went to her sister as she no longer had any immediate relatives in Scotland.

If I find anything else which might help find the marriage I will post again.

Dooker

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Canada Lookup Request / Marriage Hyndman and Currie
« on: Sunday 19 May 24 20:17 BST (UK)  »
Duncan Hyndman born 1876, Skipness Argyll Scotland. married Margaret Currie born 1874 Killean, Argyll Scotland.
Both emmigrated to Saskatchewan, he around 1908 and she in Oct 1922 as his fiancee.

Have not been able to find the marriage on any of the Genealogy sites. Ancestry, Find my Past. or My Heritage. Canada records did not provide anything.  They did not marry in Scotland.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks Dooker

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South Africa / Re: Christina McCallum Blair
« on: Tuesday 19 September 23 00:24 BST (UK)  »
  Thanks Gillian.

Yes, I use other areas when searching but had never used the South African one. Just came across it by chance.
I have A Find my Past Subscription as I really like it for Census.  Also have had a My Heritage Sub.Most of my ancestors are Scottish so I use Sc People also.

Have gone to Edinburgh many times to Sc People and it is a great experience to be there where all the records are kept.

Researching is a great past time for me.

Thanks again for your help.

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South Africa / Re: Christina McCallum Blair
« on: Monday 18 September 23 17:03 BST (UK)  »
    Hello Gillian,

Thank you very much for the information about Christina.  I appreciate that you paid to view this information.  That was not my intention that one should pay. I would gladly reimburse you.

Now I should be able to complete the history of the McCallum & McAllister  sister and brother families who went to South Africa.  Brave people, South Africa, so different from Kintyre, Argyll.

Thanks again for your help

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South Africa / Re: Christina McCallum Blair
« on: Sunday 17 September 23 20:39 BST (UK)  »
   Thanks for your reply. 

That was my thoughts that if she Christina  signed in 1968 as C.Blair she did not marry.  I failed to say she always signed her name as Christina McCallum Blair.

I have looked at the 29 Collections for South Africa/ Africa but failed to find anything.  Any suggestions.

Her Twin brother died in 1961 in Pretoria.  I did not find anything for Christina there. The brother had spouse and children . One always thinks as twins they live close to each other.

Anything else you think of will be appreciated.

Thanks again for your reply

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South Africa / Christina McCallum Blair
« on: Sunday 17 September 23 20:10 BST (UK)  »

Christina McCallum Blair (Twin with brother John) born 21 02 1899 in Barrhead, Glasgow, Scotland. Parents Margaret McAllister and Alexander Martin Blair. Not having any success finding a marriage or death for her in South Africa. Most of the family lived in Grahamstown, Cape Province.

On Sept 10th 2023 you provided a Death and Probate information for her aunt Euphema McAllister  and signature on one of Euphemia's Documents. was C.Blair. dated 1968

It would be appreciated if you would help me find something to establish, Marriage or Death as I don't seem to be very good at researching all the South African Collections on Family Search.

Thanks, Dooker

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South Africa / Re: Euphemia Mcallister & Family
« on: Sunday 10 September 23 19:38 BST (UK)  »


Thank you very much for the Death information regarding Euphemia McAllister.  The site where you found her was in the Eastern Cape where as I always looked  at Cape Province. 

I had a great desire to find these brothers and the children as they had a sad life in Scotland and were so brave to go to So Africa when they came from the Saddell and Skipness area in Kintyre, Scotland. Must have found Africa very very different from Kintyre but then they were on the coast to which they were used , The Sea.

Always find great help with RootsChat. So once more thank you.

Dooker

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