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Dumfriesshire / Mary Fletcher married William Boyes
« on: Friday 13 May 11 10:31 BST (UK)  »
Mary Fletcher married William Boyes 21 November 1794. (IGI Batch M118514, Source Call 1068240, Printout Call 6901361)

It appears that, early in my family tree adventures, I accepted somebody's assertion that Mary's father was Richard Fletcher. I have recently been contacted by a distant relative who questions that assertion. What records are available for this time period?

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United States of America / 19th Century Tennessee Birth Records?
« on: Monday 04 April 11 16:27 BST (UK)  »
My gg-gparents, Hugh Newman and Sarah/Sally Cliffen/Cliften married in 1865 at the Justice of the Peace, Knox, Tennessee. Hugh was a Civil War veteran whose health was apparently broken during the war (technically, he deserted and returned home to his parents in Thorn Grove). He died in 1869, 28 years old.

Sally shows up in the 1870 census living with her inlaws and 1-yr-old son James (my g-gfather). In 1880 she is living independently with 11-yr-old James and two more children, ages 5 and 3 (Boliver and Mahala). All are using the 'Newman' surname.

On the 1900 census she reported being married 4 years, widowed, with 5 children, 4 still living. In 1910 she is listed as head of household, but Boliver and his wife (married 6 months) are living with her.

Even assuming that the 4-year marriage was long enough to have produced an earlier child than James, that still leaves 2 children unaccounted-for. I haven't found any sign of them. Can somebody help?


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Other Countries / Argentina - How to Trace Family Members?
« on: Tuesday 08 March 11 16:47 GMT (UK)  »
Two of my grandmother's brothers - James and William Bell - moved to Argentina about the time the rest of the family moved to Canada and USA (c. 18951885). I have correspondence between an agent of one of the brothers (James, I think), shortly before his death (early 1950s), and another branch of the family, asking if one of their nephews would be able to move to Buenos Aires and inherit his estate (the other brother had already died). No family member was able to qualify, and the estate was appropriated by the government.

One of their nephews had been able to visit them several times, as he worked in the maritime trades. He didn't speak Spanish, however, and was unable to determine whether either of the brothers was married (it would have scandalized the family if they had married native women, so they had incentive to conceal the fact).  He noted that there were several children with names similar to 'Bell.' The agent mentioned above was named 'Bellucci' and described "Mr. James" as "like a grandfather to me."

How would one find information about these two and their lives in Argentina?

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US Completed Requests / *Completed* Thomas & Elsie Dunn, buried in Oregon
« on: Wednesday 12 August 09 19:08 BST (UK)  »
My grandfather's brother, Thomas Elliot Dunn, was relocated to the west coast, courtesy of the US Navy, shortly after his marriage (c. 1917). They appear in San Diego in the 1920 and 1930 censuses, but he died in 1938 in Oregon. She lived until 1974, but seems not to have had much contact with her inlaws (I had no idea she was alive during my childhood). I found records online that indicate they were buried in Greenwood Cemetery, in/near Bend, Oregon.

In case it might help, he was born in Big Bay, Ontario, and the family moved to Michigan when he was a teen. Tom was married, living in Michigan, and working in Ontario as of the 1910 census.

I am trying to find Elsie's maiden name. Her death certificate lists her as Elsie Aug Dunn, but I can't tell whether Aug is her maiden name or a shortened form of a middle name (Augusta, for example). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Date of photo?
« on: Sunday 01 March 09 20:34 GMT (UK)  »
The attached photo is of my grandmother and 4 of her sisters. Years of birth range from 1859 to 1878. Can anybody help me estimate the date of the photo?

thanks,
Kenna

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Fife / Ruthven / Wemyss ?
« on: Friday 27 February 09 15:37 GMT (UK)  »
I'm not sure this is the right place for this question, but here goes:

I had a chat yesterday with a colleague named Weems, who traces her ancestry to the Wemyss line in Scotland. Her ancestors came to America in the 18th century and changed their names because, as children of a second wife, they were disinherited by the children of the first wife.

Ms. Weems told me that, some years back, she encountered (through her employer) a Scot named Ruthven who confronted her over her ancestor's treatment of his Ruthven wife. Apparently, some members of the Ruthven line have been holding a grievance for 400 years.  My colleague, of course, has no idea what David Wemyss did to Cecilia Ruthven to deserve such a legacy.

Can anybody here shed light on the question?

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Dumfriesshire / Lookup Dunn/Elliot, please? COMPLETE, thanks!
« on: Saturday 13 December 08 19:45 GMT (UK)  »
My great-grandfather John Dunn was born in 1848 in Middlebie, Dumphries-shire to Barbara Elliot and William Dunn. Barbara was daughter of Thomas Elliot and Ann/Jane Little/Lyttle. Most, if not all, of the family emigrated to Canada by 1876 (John's marriage date).

Ancestry gives me a transcription of the 1851 Scotland census showing this household with 6 children: Andrew, Thomas, Margaret, Jane, Ann, and John. However, they show Andrew as being older than his parents, so I'm understandably skeptical about some of the rest of the information, too. I'm not finding much at FamilySource on this part of the family.

Can anybody help?

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Ayrshire / Information Request: Dempster * Re-opened *
« on: Sunday 07 December 08 22:07 GMT (UK)  »
My g-grandmother was Margaret Dempster, born May 1838 in Ayrshire.  I found an entry in the 1841 Scotland Census that appears to match, listing parents John and Jennet Dempster with children Jane, Adam, William, and Margrat, and an Agnes Cooper (perhaps Jennet's mother).  I pick up Margaret again, nearly 20 years later, when she marries my g-grandfather in Dudley, Worcestershire. I don't find any trace of the other family members, that I can positively identify.

I would appreciate any help you can provide.



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