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Aberdeenshire / Re: Mlanje a house name in Peterhead
« on: Thursday 04 May 23 02:36 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: isk on Wednesday 04 January 17 16:28 GMT (UK)
Hello and a very happy and peaceful 2017 to everyone.  I wonder if anyone knows the whereabouts of this house.  Mlanje was the name of the tea plantation in Nyasaland {now Malawi} where my late brother in law was brought up.  I appreciate that we can't go around peering in folks' gardens but I would love to be able to send a photograph of the house to his daughter in Australia.  The family name is Garden and they have long connections with the Aberdeen, Banff and Buchan area.  Thank you, in advance, for any information, isk
Surnames of Stewart and Peat as well.  is the Australian connection Melbourne with initials LH ?

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Scotland / Re: Death from coal gas poisoning
« on: Wednesday 03 May 23 21:02 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: isk on Wednesday 25 April 18 16:50 BST (UK)
Just discovered today, the deaths of a great aunt and uncle of my brother-in-law were caused by Coal Gas Poisoning in Aberdeen in 1959.  Both the Death Certificates and RCEs state quite clearly that the deaths were accidental.  They had led very adventurous and exciting lives and I suppose it is good that they went together but hard for the family left behind.  ink

This was my great uncle and aunt!

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Mlanje a house name in Peterhead
« on: Monday 01 May 23 23:42 BST (UK)  »
Passed through Peterhead couple of days ago by chance due to a road closure at Mintlaw, so hadn't looked beforehand for location of Mlanje,  i had family connections - and with Gardens way back with both Mlanje Peterhead and in Nyasaland  (El Dorado ).

https://www.google.com/maps/@57.4876121,-1.7997423,3a,37.5y,308.25h,89.5t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snOgg2jSQWBWDEoWXm5aC6Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

and https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-man-from-eldorado-an-african-love-story-repeats-itself-20140611-zs4cp.html

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