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Banffshire / Re: Alexander McRae born 1796
« on: Wednesday 19 December 12 10:14 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks again.I had a quick look on the Moray Libindx System and found some interesting info so I will try these other sites as well that you have mentioned.

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Banffshire / Re: Alexander McRae born 1796
« on: Tuesday 18 December 12 15:49 GMT (UK)  »
Yes I have checked with Sp ,
Scots Origins,FamilySearch,AncestryResearch,Geneanet.Genealogy.com,Scottish Catholic Archives,Scottish Roots,Wikitree to see if there is information on other family trees,which there is but they have either found nothing or the information is incorrect so perhaps Moray Local Heritage can identify something from parish records. I have also tried to prove a link to an Alexander born in 1793 to Colen and Elizabeth as previously stated to see if this is him as the family names are the same right up to the present day, but I am unable to find proof of birth or death to link to his parents.

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Banffshire / Re: Alexander McRae born 1796
« on: Tuesday 18 December 12 11:38 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks for the information, I will check on the Moray Council Site. Christian was a widow on her death,and on the 1861 census she is shown as a widow so her husband Alexander died sometime between 1851 and 1860 but again I can find no record.There is a record of an Alexander McRae aged around 74 buried in Fordyce but I believe that this is not him due to the information on his death cert his wife was called Mary McKenzie and there is no evidence I can find that show him being married twice.
Regards
Deltafin

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Banffshire / Re: Alexander McRae born 1796
« on: Monday 17 December 12 17:34 GMT (UK)  »
I am trying to find the gravestone details of Christian McRae[nee Gordon]who died at Deskford Street,Cullen on 27/11/1876 aged 82,[I have a copy of her death cert] to see if there is any reference to her husband Alexander McRae and to whom I am unable to find a death cert or date having checked in Scotlands People and Scots Origins sites with no success.
Is there anyone who can advise where I can obtain this information as I am still trying to confirm who Alexanders parents were due to the conflicting information on his birth date , is it 1795,1796 or 1793 and where exactly was he born. I have a cert for 1793 born in Banffshire which might be him but this may be incorrect as all census details point to him beig born aroun 1795/6.
Kind Regards
Deltafin

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Ross & Cromarty / Re: Alexander McRae born 1796
« on: Saturday 30 June 12 16:35 BST (UK)  »
I have found Alexanders birth, he was born in 1793 at Boyndie,Banffshire, Father Colin Mcrae born in Fodderty 1759 his father is also called Alexander but again I can find no details of his birth,marriage ,parentsor death, He was married to Isbel McKenzie who again I am unable to find birth details or parents.
Colin married Elizabeth Black in Cullen 19/5/1793, they had sons Alexander B1793.James B1794,Colin B1798,John B1799 & William B1801. It is interesting that these fornames follow though all future generations though I have yet to explore them but I would appreciate any information.

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Banffshire / Re: Alexander McRae born 1796
« on: Monday 04 June 12 17:02 BST (UK)  »
Thanks again for the info, I have had another look and will investigate the three Banff deaths , Colin James and Jessie but I dont think that they are from my family.

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Banffshire / Re: Alexander McRae born 1796
« on: Saturday 02 June 12 15:09 BST (UK)  »
 ???Have looked through all the family history and can find no reference to Alexander or his family, and no reference to Macraes in Banffshire so once again it is a blank wall.
Is  there anyone out there who has any information???? .
 :-\

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Banffshire / Re: Alexander McRae born 1796
« on: Saturday 02 June 12 11:26 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for the info I will check it out

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Banffshire / Re: Alexander McRae born 1796
« on: Thursday 31 May 12 12:41 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the information, Alexander had several bairns :-
James B1816,Colin B1823,William B1824,Helen B1828, Elizabeth B1831, Elspeth B1834, John B1838, Robert B1853.
Colin married Margaret Blair 10/12/1846 in Rathven and lived in Buckie, He is my Gt,Gt.Grandfather.
But I am still unable to find details of Alexander's parents though I have found details of a George McRae who married Elspeth Smith in 1780 [ I canna find their marriage or birth certs]and had a son James and the witness on Alexander's son James birth cert is called James Smith so there could be a connection.Also I found reference to an Alexander whose mother was Mary McKenzie but can find no fathers details and still am unable to find any details of Alexanders death though I have Christian Gordons details.
The Colin you refer to as born in Keith may well be a relation so i will check it out, but he was not Alexanders ,I found a Colin age 70 in 1841 living at Culbuchly with son John,sister Ann age 65 born in Petty Inverness in 1774.+ son William  age 11& daughter Christian age 15.But I am not sure of any relationship to Alexander.
I have copies of both of Alexander and Christian Gordons marriage certs ,one from Banff & one from Fordyce neither show any parents details.

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