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Aberdeenshire / WATSON/SHEWAN - Peterhead
« on: Thursday 07 October 10 01:41 BST (UK)  »
My 2 x Great Grandparents were William Watson (c1852 New Pitsligo) and Margaret Shewan (b1853 Peterhead).  William and Margaret were married on 27 Dec 1879 in Peterhead.  Margaret Shewan’s parents were David Shewan and Janet/Jessie Thompson. 

I have 7 children for William and Margaret – William (1875 Peterhead), Elizabeth (c1879 Peterhead), David (1880 Lonmay), Alexander (c1883 Peterhead), Margaret Jane (c1885 Peterhead), Susan (c1888 Peterhead) and Lizzie (c1894 Peterhead).

Does anyone have any connections to this family?

I am particularly interested in their eldest son William Watson, and their son Alexander Watson.  Alexander Watson married Barbara Ann Pennant on 16 Mar 1906 in Peterhead, and had a son William Watson born 19 Apr 1907.

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Kent / Kent Registration Districts
« on: Saturday 03 April 10 02:57 BST (UK)  »
Can anyone tell me what the registration districts were for Chislehurst in the 1860's and for Cranbrook in the 1820's?  Also, does anyone know of a place called Charden in Kent? 

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Aberdeenshire / Scott - New Aberdour
« on: Wednesday 24 March 10 03:23 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, this is my very first post...  :)

I'm trying to trace the parents of my Great Grandmother Annie Scott who was born c1865 in New Aberdour. 

According to her marriage cert, Annie (given age 21) married Alexander Gray, a journeyman mason, on 2 Jul 1886 in New Pitsligo.  Annie's parents were James Scott, a journeyman blacksmith, and Jane MacKenzie (deceased), an agricultural labourer.  Annie and Alexander had two sons, Alexander Gray (b1885 New Pitsligo) and James Gray (b1888 Peterhead).  In 1899, Annie had a daughter, Flora (my Grandmother) also born in Peterhead.  Flora's birth cert, however, has her father as 'unrecorded' and states that although Annie is the wife of Alexander Gray (Mason), he 'deserted' her two years previously.  Flora's surname is given as 'Scott or Gray'.

As there's not much chance of finding out who Flora's father is, I'm concentrating my efforts on finding her mother Annie's family in New Aberdour and so far I'm not having much luck.  I can't find a marriage for James Scott and Jane MacKenzie, and I can't find any census records for James and Jane, so possibly they weren't married or living together.  I also can't find any birth record for Annie (or Ann) Scott in New Aberdour.  Does anyone know of or have any connections to a Scott family in New Aberdour?   

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