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Armed Forces / Boer War
« on: Wednesday 18 August 10 06:48 BST (UK)  »
I have my husbands Great Grandmother in the 1901 census in Aberdeen and listed as 'soldiers wife'. I have tried to find records of him in the Boer war but not found any listings.
His name was Robert Lawrie (Laurie) and he was born in 1856 in Aberdeen.

His wife was Elizabeth Johan Angus (illegitimate- fathers name Kemp). In 1901 her and 4 of her children were at 67 Queen Street, Aberdeen.

Any ideas where I can do research into Boer War soldiers names?

Thanks Ellen

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Fife / Newspaper
« on: Sunday 08 August 10 04:23 BST (UK)  »
Interested if there is a newspaper article about the drowning of Peter Harley and Robert Motion on 31st March 1887 in Tayport Harbour. They were on board the unregistered vessel 'Fisherlass'- I have the death certificates but was interested if anyone maybe had access to newspaper archives.

Thanks Ellen

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Newspaper article- Peter Harley [Tayport drowning 1887]
« on: Sunday 08 August 10 04:22 BST (UK)  »
Interested if there is a newspaper article about the drowning of Peter Harley and Robert Motion on 31st March 1887 in Tayport Harbour. They were on board the unregistered vessel 'Fisherlass'- I have the death certificates but was interested if anyone maybe had access to newspaper archives.

Thanks Ellen

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Aberdeenshire / Lawrie?
« on: Saturday 31 July 10 02:46 BST (UK)  »
Hello all, I had been having trouble tracking my husbands grandmother (ELizabeth Harley MS Lawrie). On a recent trip to Scotland I found her Headstone (Tayport) and then was able to get her death certificate from SP. On her death certificate her parents are listed as Robert Lawrie and Margaret Lawrie (MS Kemp) and her name as Elizabeth Angus Murray Lawrie.
HOWEVER on her marriage certificate her parents are listed as William Lawrie and Elizabeth Lawrie (MS Murray) and her name as Elizabeth M. Lawrie
So with this dilemma in mind I tried to find her birth certificate - no luck but found a marriage certificate for the Robert Lawrie and Margaret Kemp AND on this marriage certificate Margaret lists her parents as William Kemp (deceased) and Elizabeth Murray (previously Kemp MS Angus)
So I am presuming and thats a big ASSUMPTION that my Elizabeth listed her Grandparents on her marriage certificate!

Can anyone from the Aberdeen Lawries or anyone with more experience than I help me out please???

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