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Hello, I am wondering whether any museums in the Angus area purchase war medals.

I'm not selling but while researching the Baird family of Montrose/Dundee I found newspaper clippings about Joseph Baird, Company Sergeant Major in the Black Watch.  Joseph fought in WW1 and was the first Non Commission Officer of Montrose to be awarded the Military Cross.

As you can imagine, I felt very proud and in a Google search came across his 5 War Medals for sale in the UK.  I thought was rather sad that the family would sell them.  In Australia (where I live) some museums have funds available to purchase this sort of memorabilia.  I just wish I had the money to buy them.

I tried to contact Tay Valley Family History Society through their website but my email is not going through, probably because I'm not a member.

Kind regards, Sarah Baird

Hi, after not researching for awhile Im back into it.  I came across a marriage cert. today for David Beattie Baird b. 1872 Montrose.  On 31 Dec 1898 he married a Margaret Booth of 19 Peddie St, Dundee  at Tailors Hall, Dundee.  The 1901 Census shows Margaret (Maggie) Baird living with her mother Mary Booth at 19 Peddie St with her sister Agnes and son Harold Baird age 2. 

In 1903 Maggie Baird (Booth) gave birth to a Georgina McArthur Baird or Booth.  The writing is not too clear but there is a dispute as to David Beattie Baird being father because he left in 1899.

In 1918 there is a marriage for a David Beattie Baird to Agnes Jessie Booth.  By that time Maggie Baird (Booth) must have died because he is noted as widower.  In the column if irregular etc. it has "Warrant of Sheriff - Substitute of Forfarshire dated 31 Jul 1918".  Their declarations were made in the presence of an Edward & Ada Clark.  Could someone please give me an idea of why the Sheriff would get involved.

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In this never ending quest of genealogy, I am looking for any info. on Matilda McKinnon b. Oban abt 1853 (Alexr. McKinnon and Catherine McTavish).  She married Robert Boyle a mason from Glasgow in 1879.  Robert's parents were Robert Boyle and Mary Ritchie.  After giving birth to Elizabeth and Mary before the 1881 Census, Matilda and Robert must have immigrated to the USA and I found them on a family tree living in Clearfield Co, PA (I am assuming it's Clearfield County, PA).

Is anyone researching the Boyles from Glasgow?

A Reid has a family tree on ancestry regarding a Matilda McKinnon (niece of Matilda and Robert) who married George Raymond and then a James Webster Chalmers.  Matilda (Chalmers) emmigrated to Canada in 1922 to meet up with her mother Jessie McKinnon and sister.

It seems a bit odd that the same family would go to the other side of the world only to be separated, one in the USA and one in Canada.  I have heaps more info. on this family.  Regards, Sarah

Hi everyone, i'm just wondering whether anyone has come across the book "Folk and Hero Tales" by D Macinnes.  A lot of the stories are retold to D Macinnes by an Archibald MacTavish during 1881-1882 in Oban.  Archibald was a native of Lagan, Lochbui, Mull and heard the tales from a tailor Hugh MacLachlan.

What I'm wondering is whether anyone is related to this Archibald MacTavish.  His occupation was noted as shoemaker and at the time of retelling these tales he was aged 74 years.

Thanks

Sarah

Is anyone researching the family of David Beattie m. Jean Milne?.  Their children Helen b 1769 at Laurencekirk, Margaret (1771), Katherine (1773) and David (1775).  I am wondering who Katherine married.

Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks, sarah.