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Kirkcudbrightshire / Re: KELLY / CAMPBELL Kells
« on: Friday 10 August 12 05:28 BST (UK)  »
Hi Mike,
I have an abundance of information on Ancestry.co.uk. You might like to check there and then we can share more and communicate personally.
Regards,
Val
Canada

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Antrim / Re: Gamble family of Polintamny, Antrim
« on: Thursday 19 January 12 04:36 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Jacqueline,
My gt gt grandparents are James Gamble and Martha Adams. My line follows their daughter Martha Annie Gamble who married William Anderson Mann McGregor in Glasgow. Martha and William made their way to Canada where I reside.

I visited Ballymoney a few years ago and wandered through the Ballymoney Old Cemetery and found many Adams and Gambles. I have lots of pictures of the town and graves and the church.

Where do you fit into the family?
Val

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Buteshire / Re: MCGREGOR, gardener, Kingarth
« on: Tuesday 06 February 07 16:14 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Joe,
A belated thank you for your help. That adds one more piece to the puzzle. We were fortunate to have visited Bute this past summer and we found Daniel and Elizabeth's grave in the Kingarth cemetery. We also visited The Bute Estate but they were too busy to try and help us trace Daniel's work there. It was wonderful just to walk through the gardens that we knew he had tended. Bute was a lovely island, even in the rain.

Thanks again for your help,
Val

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Buckinghamshire / Re: Isaac ARNOLD of Wolverton
« on: Saturday 20 January 07 20:34 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Chris,
Yes, I have a handwritten family tree with Sydney and six children. Which one are you decended from?

We took a picture of Slated Row last May when we were over. Didn't get a chance to get to a cemetery and didn't know which one to go to.

Yes, I am decended from Issac's daughter Jane who married the German, Hermann Janzen in Woolwich. Their daughter was Katherine Sarah, my great grandmother who I knew well (she died when I was 12). Katherine married Charles Henry BALL and they emmigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with their two children in 1910.

My father, who is 78 now, is Francis Arnold BALL.

I'm very anxious to compare more notes. Please contact me at wesjames@telus.net.


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Buckinghamshire / Re: Isaac ARNOLD of Wolverton
« on: Saturday 20 January 07 09:07 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, I have a John Arnold (1797 - 1880) with a father John (died 1840) and a son Isaac Arnold (1821 -1876). Interesting? This Isaac is my gt gt gt grandfather. I have a lot of information on the Arnolds from the Wolverton, Stony Stradford area. I have a very details hand written family tree going back to the 1700's in Old Wolverton. I actaully visited some of the old houses there last summer.

Please let's compare notes.

Val
Canada

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Antrim / ADAMS/GAMBLE Publican Ballymoney
« on: Monday 27 March 06 22:28 BST (UK)  »
Looking for information on Martha GAMBLE nee ADAMS (1823 - 1919). Family records show her as a publican in Ballymoney. Her marriage records (1946) show her living in Claghey. Any information on pubs from 1840 - 60 would be welcome.
thank you
Val
Calgary, Canada

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Armagh / GILLESPIE College St National School
« on: Monday 27 March 06 21:56 BST (UK)  »
Hello,
Looking for information on Alfred Blackley GILLESPIE who taught at the College St National School  in Armagh city from 1897 to 1914. His wife was Mary Hutton GILLESPIE. They had 7 children: John, Grace, Alfred, Harold, Beth, George and Mary (Mollie) born between 1896 and 1910. They immigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1914. He was a Mason and active in the First Presbyterian Church in Armagh. He was my great grandfather.

Is the school still standing?, the church? I have addresses at 11 Mall View Terrace and Lisinally Lane. Would they still be there? I'll be visiting in May.

Thank you
Val
Calgary, Canada

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Canada / Re: Last heard of in Brandon, Manitoba
« on: Tuesday 21 March 06 01:08 GMT (UK)  »
Hi J.J.
Yes I have that information, but thank you for trying. Did many people have second names back then? I haven't seen much evidence of it.

Donald died on 13 Jan 1885 and was 54 at the time. I'm inclined to believe this date because he was more likely to 'fib' on his marriage license because he appears to be 10 years older than his wife. So by your theory, he could be Thomas Donald, born 22 Jan 1831. the dates certainly are perfect.
val

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Canada / Re: Last heard of in Brandon, Manitoba
« on: Monday 20 March 06 23:08 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,
My DOW's have been one of my biggest mysteries. I have a Donald DOW born in Edinburgh, lived in Kilwinning, Ayrshire from about 1964 to 1881 and then in Glasgow until his death in 1885. He was born in either 1832, 1938 or 1840 based on marriage, death and census information. I can't find any record of his birth. He was my gt gt grandfather. He was a groom/stableman. His parents were John Dow and Margaret Jessie (or Janet) LAMONT from Edinburgh. His youngest daughter, Robina, was my gt grandmother. She immigrated to Canada with her husband, James KELLY and daughter Evelyn in 1920.
Donald DOW had only one son to pass along the name - John DOW born in Glasgow in about 1879.

Any of this sound familiar?

Val
Calgary, Canada

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