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Canada / John Mcdonald
« on: Sunday 07 July 19 16:30 BST (UK)  »
Seeking information regarding my relative John Mcdonald, a crofter/ farmer and son of Alexander Mcdonald and Catherine Nicholson. He went to Canada following the birth of his daughter in England in 1904 and I believe he died not long after moving to Canada. From what I gather, he was buried in Calgary, however all attempts to find anything about his death have failed so far. What I know about John, is that he was born on the 1st of December 1868 in Duirinish, Inverness, Scotland and lived on the Isle of Rum in his younger years. He and Elizabeth Heywood, who was from a wealthy English family, had a daughter called Elizabeth, in 1904. The Heywood family disliked their union because she was rich and he was poor. They refused to let him see his daughter, so, heartbroken, he moved to Canada. There are rumours in the family that he may have married again, but again, I have struggled in finding out this information. He may have died around 1907, but not confirmed. Can anybody help? It would be greatly appreciated.

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Monaghan / Ellen Kells of Monaghan
« on: Friday 17 May 19 17:22 BST (UK)  »
Seeking information regarding Ellen Kells, who was born in Monaghan in 1833. All I know is that her father's name was Abraham, who may have been involved in petty crime. I sadly do not know the name of her mother and I don't know how to go about finding that information.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Ireland / Ellen Kells
« on: Friday 16 March 18 19:07 GMT (UK)  »
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Scotland / Alexander, Colin and Christine Waddell
« on: Wednesday 07 March 18 14:50 GMT (UK)  »
Seeking information regarding Alexander Waddell, born in Glasgow South in 1968. He married Shirley Anne Smith in 1993 and had a daughter, Elizabeth. Elizabeth knows nothing about Alexander's family other than the fact he had two siblings - Colin and Christine. As far as their parents are concerned and other family members, I am really struggling to find anything.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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England / John Hunter Forsyth
« on: Tuesday 06 March 18 14:36 GMT (UK)  »
My great-uncle, John Hunter Forsyth (known as Jock) was born in Tillicoultry, Scotland in 1920 and died in 1968 in Dover, England. I know very little about him, only that he was stationed in the South Coast of England during WWII and that he had a wife called Joan. They had 2 children, a daughter who I don't have a name for, and David Forsyth. Apart from that, I know nothing else, but am intrigued to find out more.

Jock's parents were Joseph Hunter (1875-1949) and Elizabeth Anderson Forsyth (1893-1951). He had two brothers, David and Tom, and a sister, Liz.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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South Africa / George Alan Orton
« on: Saturday 03 March 18 14:40 GMT (UK)  »
Seeking more information regarding George Alan Orton, son of greyhound trainer Sidney John Orton and Gladys Harmer, born in 1920 in Aylsham, Norfolk, England. He married my grandfather's cousin, Ann Drummond Greyling in 1944 at St. Michael's of All Angels in South Africa (Source - ScotlandsPeople in Service Returns, so I assume he was a military man, but I have been unable to buy the certificate as of yet). In 1951, Ann, who was known as Nancy, married Godfrey James Jonas in Croydon, England. I am assuming that George must have passed away, hence the second marriage, but I have no evidence to back this up. I am struggling to find information regarding George and what happened to him.

Any help would be appreciated enormously.

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United States of America / Edward Edwards and Margaret Waddell
« on: Wednesday 07 February 18 10:35 GMT (UK)  »
Seeking the graves of Edward Edwards who passed away at Seal Beach, Orange County, California in 1989. His wife was Margaret Wilson Swan Calder Waddell, who was born in Wemyss, Scotland in 1909 and passed in 1997 in Huntington, also Orange County, California. Any help would be much appreciated  :)

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Canada / The Death of John Macdonald
« on: Sunday 31 December 17 16:45 GMT (UK)  »
Seeking information regarding the death of John Macdonald, born 1868 in Duirinish, Inverness, Scotland, who according to family members, passed away in Canada. What I know about him was that his parents were Alexander Macdonald and Catherine Nicholson, married in 1865 on the Isle of Skye and had 8 children (whom I do have information about). John had a daughter, named Elizabeth 'Lizzie', in memory of her mother (I am assuming John's wife, I don't have a marriage certificate) who died 3 days following Lizzie's birth in 1904 (Apparently in England). John apparently left Lizzie in Scotland with his family and went to Canada, although I have no info on this!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!  :)

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United States of America / John Ross & Sarah Jane Mclean
« on: Wednesday 20 December 17 18:18 GMT (UK)  »
Sarah Jane Shinnon Paterson Mclean was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1889 to Roderick Mclean and Susanna Hislop Brown. From what I know, many of her siblings immigrated to America, some in New York, Pennsylvania and and California. Sarah Jane, however, married a John Ross in Canada and together they had a daughter named Jacqueline (Unfortunately, I only have 1 possible marriage date on 11 November 1943 in Ontario, Canada, however Sarah would have been 54 years old). I would love to find out more regarding John and whether they had any more children etc and whether they settled in America or Canada. Thanks in advance :)

Edit: Sarah passed away in December 1973 in Los Angeles, California.

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