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Berwickshire / Boyude, Berwick
« on: Thursday 03 November 22 16:56 GMT (UK)  »
Can anyone identify a location:  "Boyude, Berwick"?

The 1871 census at Swinton, Berwickshire, showed a couple:

John Brown, 37, Head, M, Whitsome, Berwick, Road Surfaceman

Elizabeth Brown, 37, Wife, F, Boyude, Berwick

Might "Boyude" be just a mistake, from someone's bad handwriting? 

Elizabeth Brown's maiden name was Clazie.  She was a daughter of William Clazie & Isabella Purvis or Purves, who lived various places in Berwickshire, as itinerant farm labourers.  Her father, William, died in 1863 at Allanton, near Edrom; mother, Isabella, died in 1877 at Coldingham. 

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Other Countries / Port Royal, Jamaica, 1786
« on: Monday 11 May 20 22:33 BST (UK)  »
A birth was recorded at Port Royal, Jamaica in 1786:

William Clizy, son of John Clizy & Margaret Clizy

The surname was usually written "Clazy" or "Clezy".  The father, John, was in the Royal Artillery. 

Any further records of similar surnames, anywhere in the West Indies?




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Berwickshire / Wester Pintonan
« on: Sunday 03 March 19 22:27 GMT (UK)  »
The Commissariot Record of Lauder mentions: 

"Friskin, James, portioner of Hutton and tenant of Wester Pintonan, 2 June 1772"

James Friskin (or Frisken) married Elizabeth Clasie (also written Clazie, Clezie, etc.) on 24 Oct 1734 at Hutton.  The baptism record of their son George in 1739 identified his father, James, as a shoemaker.

I assume that Wester Pintonan was a location, probably near Hutton?  Maybe the name of an estate?   Can anyone help to identify it?



   

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United States of America / TOMON, TOMAN or THOMAS IN NEW JERSEY
« on: Friday 01 December 17 19:41 GMT (UK)  »
Stefan TOMON or Stephen TOMAN or Steve THOMAS, died at or near Newark, New Jersey, between 1930-40. 

He was born 1889 in Poland, immigrated in 1913 as Stefan TOMON, then registered for the draft in 1918 at New York as Stephen THOMAS.

He married a woman named Regina, surname unknown, before 1920; children were born at Newark, New Jersey, shown in records as Anthony J. TOMAN, Joseph A. THOMAS, Casimir P. TOMAN, John S. TOMON, Edward J. TOMAN, Mary C. TOMAN.

1930 census showed Steve THOMAS, wife Regina and children at Newark.   

1940 census showed his wife called Virginia TOMAN, a widow.  She died in 1965, buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, NJ, called Regina TOMON but all the children shown as TOMAN.

Looking for: 
(1)  maiden surname of Regina or Virginia,
(2) date and place of their marriage,
(3) death of Stefan / Stephen / Steve between 1930-40.


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Berwickshire / Edington and Edrington
« on: Sunday 29 October 17 01:22 GMT (UK)  »
The joy of discovery:  Edington and Edrington are different places!  But both were in old Berwickshire.

A record dated 26 Oct 1766 from the Kirk Session Book at Mordington shows:  "Baptised to Geo. Claise and his spouse at Edrington a son named James".

I thought the place of birth was Edington, located NW of Hutton on the Whiteadder Water, shown here on a map:

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/place/Edington_in_Scottish_Borders_490611_766611.htm

But no, the correct place of birth was Edrington, in the lower part of Mordington parish.  Edrington has a ruined castle and a mill, and more recently Edrington House, built in 1789.  An aerial photo and map of Edrington are located here:

https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/200393894-edrington-castle-mill-mordington#.WfS-xUzMxE5
 
Maybe this distinction between Edington and Edrington will help someone else.

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Europe / Clezie or Clezy in France
« on: Thursday 17 September 15 02:32 BST (UK)  »
The name Clezie was found at Paris, 1732-1790, sometimes written Clézie, Clézié, Clésie, Clésié.

These records were found at http://www.famillesparisiennes.org:

1732 - Claude Clezie, husband of Anne Rolland, died at Paris

1748 - Pierre Clezie, age 9 months, died at Habloville in Normandy, parents Henry Clezie (not Henri) and Marguerite Nicolle, both from Paris.

1777 - Hélène Théodore Clésié married at Paris

1789 - Pierre Eustache Clezie died at Paris

1790 - Geneviève Clezie married at Paris


The name Clezy was found a century later in the Marne département:

1893 - death of Paul Clezy at Vitry-le-François (Tables decennales serie 125M, Marne, morts, 1547-1907)

1899 - birth of Geneviève Clezy at Ay (Tables decennales serie 125M, Marne, naissances, 1501-1907)


Clezie and Clezy are the same name.  Both spellings are found in southern Scotland, near Berwick-upon-Tweed.  French names in Scotland?  Or Scottish names in France? 

Were the names Clezie, Clezy, etc found in France before 1732?  Do these names still exist in France today?










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Renfrewshire / Lockhart at Paisley, 1811
« on: Thursday 19 February 15 03:01 GMT (UK)  »
Just discovered a marriage:  William Lockhart and Margaret Henderson, on 7 Sept 1811 at Paisley High Church.  The marriage record says William Lockhart was a soldier.

The next known record of this family was in Canada:  1831 census shows William Lockhart at the village of St. Philippe, near Montreal, with a wife and 6 daughters: four aged under 14 and two over 14 years, their names not shown.  William Lockhart's occupation was a rope-maker. 

One of the older daughters is believed to be Ellen or Helen, born about 1816-17, probably at Paisley.  Can anyone help me find a record of her birth or baptism?  She is my great-great-grandmother.  Thank you.





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Renfrewshire / Gone to Canada!
« on: Sunday 02 November 14 00:39 GMT (UK)  »
For anyone with a missing Lockhart or Henderson:  I just found mine!  William Lockhart & Margaret Henderson, both born about 1790, married at Paisley, on 7 Sept 1811.  The marriage record said William Lockhart was a soldier.  Years later, their son John joined the 79th Foot Regiment... while the regiment was in Canada!  How did that happen?  Obviously the family emigrated. 

By sheer luck, found William Lockhart in the 1831 census at St. Philippe, Quebec, near Montreal, with a wife and six children.  Now, what's the chance of finding baptism records, at or near Paisley?  about 1790 for William Lockhart & Margaret Henderson, and 1816-17 for their daughter Ellen.  Finding those would be wonderful!   

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Canada / Lockhart at Almonte, Ontario
« on: Tuesday 26 August 14 15:22 BST (UK)  »
John Lockhart, wife Jane McMillan, and daughters Elexis, Ann and Margaret, were among the Lanark settlers in 1821 at Ramsay Township, near Ottawa.

Jane, the wife, died on 6 Jan 1837, her burial details unknown.

John Lockhart died on 21 Feb 1871, buried at Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte, Ontario.

Elexis (or Alexis), their eldest daughter, is said to have died in 1840, age 24.  But is there actual evidence of her death?  Probably she would be buried near her mother, who died just three years earlier.  Can anyone confirm the daughter's burial?







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