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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Mothers maiden name?

« on: Wednesday 25 October 17 00:16 BST (UK) »

Can anyone help with the maiden surname of Ann McDonalds mother in this marriage cert please?

I've been working on it as 'Margaret Dalgety' but getting absolutely nowhere!

Any suggestions/ideas welcome x

Check out this photo I found on the Ancestry mobile app
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/sharing/11917878?h=147176

Armed Forces / 1793 (ish) Scotland

« on: Wednesday 23 August 17 23:41 BST (UK) »

Looking for any information that might lead me to my 4x great grandfather, Alexander Cadenhead. I've just found his daughters baptism record that says he is deceased before she is even born. She was baptised (in Aberdeen) 17 June 1794 so he died any time in the 9 months (give it take...) leading up to her birth.
His wife never married again although I can't find any marriage details for them, she still has his surname on her death certificate (she died age 99, hope I've got her genes!!)

Anyway, on his wife's death cert is says he was a 'ship sailor, merchant service'

I can't find any death details for him and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me (or point me in the right direction) what would the Merchant Services be used for at this time and is there anywhere I can see if he died while 'on duty'

Many thanks for any suggestions!

Angus (Forfarshire) / CLARK & FORD connection Dunnichen

« on: Wednesday 22 February 17 23:28 GMT (UK) »

I have Peter Clark (d 1905) and his wife Betsy Clark (ms Low) (d 1902) buried in Dunnichen. I am stuck with a connection to the FORD family though and wonder if anyone could offer any suggestions!

Peter and Betsy are buried along with David Ford (d 1861) and Crawford Ford (ms Pullar) (d 1848).

The gravestone was Erected by G.D. Ford U.S.A. in memory of his parents.

I can find no family connection with my Clarks and the Fords although the Clarks had a daughter named Agnes Ford Clark and the Fords had a daughter named Annie Sturrock Clark - I believe Peter Clarks mother was a Sturrock but can't prove that yet.

The Clarks and Fords are both living at East Craichie in the 1841 census but the Fords are the farmers with servants and Peter Clark is 'just' an ag labourer.

Any suggestions would be welcome as to why they are buried together

Thanks

South Africa / SHAND from Aberdeen, Scotland to SA

« on: Wednesday 14 June 06 16:31 BST (UK) »

Hello, wonder if anyone can help me find my mum's uncle or more likely now, his family.

His name is Leslie Jaffray Shand. Date of Birth 16 May 1914. Leslie moved to Rhodesia probably in the 1940's. He did keep in touch with his mother but when she died in 1954 all connections of John and his family stopped.

Leslie had 2 sisters and 3 brothers (Jeannie, Mary, John, George and Edward who died aged 10 weeks). Thier parents were John Jaffray Shand and Mary Shewan Scott. Leslie was born and lived in Aberdeen/shire before moving to South Africa. Would love to know what happened to him.

Thanks
Lindsay

Lancashire Lookup Requests / Lancashire Marriage - BROADHURST

« on: Wednesday 25 January 06 12:41 GMT (UK) »

Hello

I have just found my Broadhurst's on the free 1901 census offered on Ancestry.com.

Civil Parish : Broughton

James Broadhurst b. about 1856, Eaton, Cheshire - Male Head
Mary A Broadhurst b. about 1868, Manchester - Female Wife (maiden name Mary Ann Schofield)
Alice Broadhurst b. about 1892, Manchester - daughter
Arthur Broadhurst b. about 1890, Manchester - son
Samuel Broadhurst b. about 1887, Salford Lancashire - son
Victoria Broadhurst b. about 1899 Salford Lancashire - daughter

Samuel Broadhurst is my husbands g grandfather and he married in Dundee, Scotland in 1913.

Can anyone help with a marriage look up for James & Mary Ann? I have not done any research in English records before so any help will be much appreciated.

Thanks
Lindsay

Aberdeenshire / COMPLETE - Handwriting experts needed again!

« on: Thursday 12 January 06 15:08 GMT (UK) »

Hello,
Can anyone make out the maiden surname of Janet Cadenhead's mother in the attached?

Janet Nicol (maiden surname)

? (deceased)

Thanks
Lindsay

Angus (Forfarshire) / Pitkethly/Pitkeathly

« on: Friday 06 January 06 13:30 GMT (UK) »

I am looking for any connections to Pitkethly (sometimes Pitkeathly).

Mine start in Perth and move to Dundee.

David Pitkethly b. 1755 m. Catherine Duncan in Perth in 1787 and had 2 children:
Robert Pitkethly b. 1788
John Pitkethly b. 1790 (have no more information for John)

Robert (b. 1788) married Janet Low in 1821 in Dundee and they had 2 children:
William Black Pitkethly b. 1824 and
Janet Pitkethly b. 1822 (have no more information for Janet)

William b. 1824 married Catherine Leuchars and they had 7 children:
Jessie b. 1857
Margaret b. 1858
Elizabeth b. 1863
Alice b. 1865
Edith b. 1867
Alfred b. 1869
Robert b. 1871

Would love to hear from anyone with any connections or further information....

Thanks,
Lindsay

Aberdeenshire / Can anyone make out this writing....

« on: Friday 11 November 05 13:44 GMT (UK) »

Can anyone help please. I can't make out the occupation of Janet Smith (2nd from bottom of the page). Also, is her son William?

Her maiden name was Cadenhead and I am trying to find anyone with connections to the Smith/Cadenhead family from Aberdeen.

Thanks

Lindsay

Aberdeenshire / Death at East Poorhouse, Aberdeen

« on: Friday 28 October 05 11:46 BST (UK) »

My g/g granfather, Thomas Smith, died in the East Poorhouse, Aberdeen in December 1900.

Can anyone tell me if people who died there (he was a pauper) were buried or if not, what happened to the body?

Many thanks,
Lindsay