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Caithness / Re: Alexander Bain
« on: Wednesday 11 April 18 20:53 BST (UK) »
I have Andrew Geddes Bain's parents as Alexander Bain and Jean Geddes. What relation to Andrew Geddes Bain do you have Alexander Bain and Jean Macintosh as?
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Caithness / Re: Alexander Bain
« on: Saturday 02 September 17 17:25 BST (UK) »
Thank you, Dushka.
I would be very interested to learn if any of the material you have access to regarding Andrew Geddes Bain contains any information about his parents or siblings. I know that Andrew came to South Africa from Edinburgh, with an uncle who was an Army officer, but there is no trace of his parents or his brothers or sister in Caithness from the early 1800s. There is an Alexander Bain who appears in later censuses in Edinburgh, but I have no proof that it is the same one as Andrew's father.
I would be very interested to learn if any of the material you have access to regarding Andrew Geddes Bain contains any information about his parents or siblings. I know that Andrew came to South Africa from Edinburgh, with an uncle who was an Army officer, but there is no trace of his parents or his brothers or sister in Caithness from the early 1800s. There is an Alexander Bain who appears in later censuses in Edinburgh, but I have no proof that it is the same one as Andrew's father.
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Canada / Re: Manson
« on: Monday 18 July 16 22:48 BST (UK) »
Hi Crazykiwi,
I got quite a lot of info on Donald Manson. It sounds as if he could be your grandfather's brother. What was your grandfather's name and do you have his birth details. As far as I know the one I am researching had two brothers - William and Alexander.
I got quite a lot of info on Donald Manson. It sounds as if he could be your grandfather's brother. What was your grandfather's name and do you have his birth details. As far as I know the one I am researching had two brothers - William and Alexander.
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Armed Forces / Re: 83rd Regiment - Lt Col William Geddes
« on: Thursday 07 April 16 11:43 BST (UK) »
William's sister was Jean Geddes, the mother of Andrew Geddes Bain, who accompanied William to South Africa c1815. William Geddes was born in Caithness in 1764. His wife was Elizabeth Scott. She died c1848, and her will can be viewed on the Scotland's People website.
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Caithness / Re: death in Reay 1842, unable to find record
« on: Thursday 16 October 14 08:48 BST (UK) »
Only in the book. Send me a personal message with an email address and I will scan the 2 pages for you.
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Caithness / Re: death in Reay 1842, unable to find record
« on: Thursday 16 October 14 08:25 BST (UK) »
From Caithness Monumental Inscriptions Vol3 - Reay Old - Jean Greeian, native of Northumberland 5.8.1842, 66, husband of Anthony Paterson, Borrowston. There are several other Patersons in neighbouring graves.
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Caithness / Re: Finding the Birth and Death of William Clark/Clarke
« on: Saturday 07 June 14 22:52 BST (UK) »
If it is any help, according to the "Book of Lybster", Mr & Mrs Sinclair Clark lived at Arribeg, Upper Lybster, in the late 19th & early 20thC, and the croft was subsequently occupied by Don Clark. It is not marked on the OS Survey Map but the Grid Reference is ND252378.
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East Lothian (Haddingtonshire) / Re: James Learmont, Covenanter
« on: Friday 11 April 14 16:29 BST (UK) »
Hi Ross,
I knew about Alexander Learmonth who married Elizabeth Dewar, as my wife is descended from their son, Robert who you mention. Was Jean Foggo Alexander's second wife as he had quite a large family by Elizabeth Dewar, and do you have a date for that marriage. I have the marriage to Elizabeth Dewar as 1768. I would be interested any other information you have on Alexander.
Regards
Will
I knew about Alexander Learmonth who married Elizabeth Dewar, as my wife is descended from their son, Robert who you mention. Was Jean Foggo Alexander's second wife as he had quite a large family by Elizabeth Dewar, and do you have a date for that marriage. I have the marriage to Elizabeth Dewar as 1768. I would be interested any other information you have on Alexander.
Regards
Will
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Caithness / Re: Alexander Bain
« on: Tuesday 25 February 14 10:27 GMT (UK) »
Hi, I found you on the tree which another descendant of another of Thomas Bain's granddaughters, who also lives in Australia, allowed me to view!
Will
Will