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I'm visiting family in Elgin next month and would like to find the headstones for my Godparents James (Jimmy) and Helen McKerron.

Jimmy was an ex police inspecter who later became a very fine Minister of the Ch of S and I believe they both rest in Keith Cemetery.  I know he had a very large funeral service in Elgin with many from both the police and the church + many of the friends he had made along the way.

Also a lady whom my mother worked for in Fochobers, a Miss Kynoch.  I remember going to a very large house with dressed maids.  My mother used to visit Miss Kynochs bedroom and my father and I stayed in the conservatory, I seem to remember there was an aviary aswell, or we toured the garden and were served afternoon tea.

I would love to visit her resting place, which  again I believe is in Keith Cemetery.

Any help in locating the plots would be of help and save me time

regards

Carol

My father was told by his cousin, that he was related to Cardinal Hinsley - well if he's related, so am I.

As with all my family stories, they all come to my ears too late to be confirmed by who told who etc.,

I have a little of the cousins tree sprouting off mine, but no Hinsley names.

So I have decided to work forward and back at the same time and see if I can find a link to the cousin that way.

I have details of Cardinal Hinsley (Arthur) and his parents, siblings + a few more branches etc and not yet found the elusive link to the Randall family that links into my Siddle lot.

Does anyone know of this family or can suggest an alternative way of thinking.  I seem to be family history blinded at the moment!!!!!

regards and happy listing


Carol

I've been trying to find the secon marriage for Alexander Cant c 1880.

Alexander married Jane Riach in 1867 and after giving him 8 children she died in 1878 (the same year as one of her children was born, could have been in childbirth - another search later). 

In the 1881 census Jane's sister Margaret is living with Alexander and his 8 children as housekeeper - you know where I'm going don't you !!

Yes right, Alexander did marry Margaret but as it was against the law in Scotland to marry your sister in law he married in the Scottish Church in Rotterdam, Netherlands after the 1881 census had taken place.

I've contacted the church and other places but no one seems to be positive in which direction to send me.

Do  any 'chatters' have a route for me to try  ?           

By the way, alexander died in 1918 and  Margaret went on to give him 3 more children and died in 1932 aged 79.

thanks for any suggestions

Carol
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Can anyone help me solve a family problem ?

My g.grandmother Mary Duncan b 1874 had a daughter, my grandma, Gladsia Brayshaw Grace Rhind Duncan (phew what a mouth full ) b 1901.

I have found out that Gladsia (Gladys) was base born but the story goes that  Mary Duncan later married a man named John Strachan and they moved to Canada.

Now I know that my parents recieved wedding pressies from Canada.

Someone in Elgin did a little research and found Gladys's school info.  At the time of her schooling her guardian was her grandmother, Elizabeth Milton b 1837 in Forgue and dying in Unthank in 1947.

I know this is a long shot but can anyone shed even a twinkle of light on my problem.

As they say a problem shared is a problem halved, but even half a problem still niggles at you.

Carol