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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: st vigeans a photo if possible
« on: Monday 27 September 10 06:40 BST (UK)  »
The aforementioned Thomas Eaton and David Spink who both drowned on June 13 1814 were BOTH my husbands 4 x G Grandfathers on his mothers side

Ellen

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Armed Forces / Re: Boer War
« on: Monday 23 August 10 22:45 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for that info - no not barracks just a boarding house- all children born in Aberdeen except one son born Newcastle 1892

Ellen

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Armed Forces / Boer War
« on: Wednesday 18 August 10 06:48 BST (UK)  »
I have my husbands Great Grandmother in the 1901 census in Aberdeen and listed as 'soldiers wife'. I have tried to find records of him in the Boer war but not found any listings.
His name was Robert Lawrie (Laurie) and he was born in 1856 in Aberdeen.

His wife was Elizabeth Johan Angus (illegitimate- fathers name Kemp). In 1901 her and 4 of her children were at 67 Queen Street, Aberdeen.

Any ideas where I can do research into Boer War soldiers names?

Thanks Ellen

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Fife / Re: Newspaper
« on: Sunday 08 August 10 23:00 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks to Les for his quick and efficient response- so pleasing to read the accounts of the day- much better than just the register of a death!

Ellen

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Fife / Newspaper
« on: Sunday 08 August 10 04:23 BST (UK)  »
Interested if there is a newspaper article about the drowning of Peter Harley and Robert Motion on 31st March 1887 in Tayport Harbour. They were on board the unregistered vessel 'Fisherlass'- I have the death certificates but was interested if anyone maybe had access to newspaper archives.

Thanks Ellen

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Newspaper article- Peter Harley [Tayport drowning 1887]
« on: Sunday 08 August 10 04:22 BST (UK)  »
Interested if there is a newspaper article about the drowning of Peter Harley and Robert Motion on 31st March 1887 in Tayport Harbour. They were on board the unregistered vessel 'Fisherlass'- I have the death certificates but was interested if anyone maybe had access to newspaper archives.

Thanks Ellen

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Lawrie?
« on: Saturday 31 July 10 17:00 BST (UK)  »
Not right now but I'll be sure to keep in touch if something comes up- do you know if there are newspaper archives to view on line in the Tay area?

Great Grandfather Peter Harley drowned in tayport harbour along with another crewman off the FisherLass in 1887 AND

Two GGGG Grandfathers drowned off Auchmithie on June 13 1814- David Spink and his brother in law Thomas Eaton- Been to St. Vigeans church and Auchmithie when over there last month- so interesting but until yesterday hadn't put the fact that the two had same DOD down to anything but coincidence (in fact truth be told didn't even notice they were the same)

So any clippings would be great

Ellen

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Lawrie?
« on: Saturday 31 July 10 16:16 BST (UK)  »
Wow -thanks for all that- still hard to understand why Elizabeth (1892) would list her Grandparents as her parents on her marriage certificate in 1909 but she may have believed they were her parents or else they raised her. It gets confusing doesn't it?

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Lawrie?
« on: Saturday 31 July 10 15:00 BST (UK)  »
So am I to understand that William and Elizabeth are now Murray? And Margaret has taken that name and although unmarried her children have the surname of their father Robert? At margaret marriage to Robert in 1888 she states that her father william kemp is  deceased and that her mother is Elizabeth Murray (previously Kemp MS Angus)

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