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Shetland / Re: Old family portrait taken by A&A Abernathy Photographers in Lerwick
« on: Tuesday 22 November 22 05:45 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Garry

Just looked this family up and it appears there was a John Nicholson borne 1756 in Wick, Scotland.  It looks like he might have moved to Shetland or at least some of his family did.

Please refer to following:
https://bayanne.info/Shetland/search.php?mybool=AND&myfirstname=John&mylastname=NIcholson&imageField.x=0&imageField.y=0

This site is an excellent FREE SITE and where I got much of my information on my family.  Good luck.  If you can't get this site let me know and will send you the main site.

Lauraine

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Fife / Re: David Herd - went to Australia and then onto New Zealand
« on: Monday 28 June 21 05:11 BST (UK)  »
Wow!  Want to thank everyone who replied.  The Wills are interesting and its amazing how much extra information you gathered about their departing on the ship to Australia and then to New Zealand.  THANK YOU SO MUCH. ;) ;)
I am most fortunate as someone living in New Zealand has doctored up my files so they read much better.   Thank you again.

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Fife / David Herd - went to Australia and then onto New Zealand
« on: Sunday 27 June 21 04:05 BST (UK)  »
My 3x great grandfather Archibald Herd/Hird 1800-1880,  had a brother called James Blair Herd, 1798-1879, whose two sons, David and Alexander, went to Australia and on to New Zealand where they settled.  David married a girl called Hellen or Helen in Scotland and they travelled on the Ticonderoga with a small baby.  Must have been very difficult.  Anyways she died at age 14 in New Zealand.  What I am trying to find out is just where in Scotland they sailed from or at least where they were living in Scotland?  Believe they left Scotland in 1850's.

Can anyone help me out?  I live in Canada so the research in New Zealand is coming from other people.

 It seems there was another David Herd who travelled to New Zealand and trying to see where he fits in - if at all - with my family.


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Lancashire / Re: Thomas Smith m. Mary Wood 2 July, 1876
« on: Wednesday 21 April 21 18:30 BST (UK)  »
YES - that is my family.  Its my GG Grandfather Laurence Smith who died while ling fishing off the coast of Burra in Shetland.  He was lost at sea for 6 months and dragged ashore.  His late brother was asked to identify him and became sick after doing so.  Gather he had what today would be called a nervous breakdown.  His son, also called Laurence came to Canada with the Hudson Bay Company and settled here.  That is where I live and do want to thank you all for taking a look at this.  Still do not know what happened to Thomas Smith.   No record of his dying in Scotland.

Thank you again.

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Lancashire / Re: Thomas Smith m. Mary Wood 2 July, 1876
« on: Monday 19 April 21 03:10 BST (UK)  »
None of these are the correct Thomas Smith.  His father died fishing off the coast of Burra, Shetland long before he left Shetland - if he did?

Was so sure this might have been him so am so disappointed.  His mother lived until 1898 but no idea what happened to this son.  No one in Shetland seems to know either which is rather odd.

Thank each and every one of you for taking the time to look. :D

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Lancashire / Thomas Smith m. Mary Wood 2 July, 1876
« on: Saturday 10 April 21 17:44 BST (UK)  »
Finally got a lead on my Thomas Smith.  it looks like this might be him so am wondering if you can help me here.

Thomas Smith b 2 July 1850 to Laurence & Adrerina Smith in Shetland.  He married a Mary Wood 2 July 1876 in Blade (near Manchester) in Lancashire England.  Can you help me find his marriage and some census information after his marriage?  Need to prove this is the correct Thomas with the correct Laurence Smith father. ;) 

Thomas is the only Smith in this family that i have never been able to trace.  No on in Shetland seems to know what happened to him and have been looking for his whereabouts for over 20 years.

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This man was born in 1854 in Shetland to a Laurence Smith and Anderina Yonson/Eunson.  It appears there is a Thomas Smith shown in Hulme and wondering if anyone can spot spot him.

There are many Laurence/Lawrence Smiths b. in Shetland so need to see if this is the correct man.

How would I go about getting a marriage certificate for this man?  Would it show his mother and father?

Lauraine

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Canada / Re: Mary (Burwash) Albright (born in River Rouge, Quebec, Canada)
« on: Tuesday 01 December 20 21:44 GMT (UK)  »
Joneswim
It looks like the Burwash family and Albright family were fairly close as there at least 3 marriages between then.  I took a quick look and it seems  the ancestor of some of the Burwash family was a Nathaniel Burwash, b. June 1706 in Bredger (??spel) Kent, England. 
You can probably check this out. :)

Lauraine

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Canada / Re: Mary (Burwash) Albright (born in River Rouge, Quebec, Canada)
« on: Tuesday 01 December 20 21:30 GMT (UK)  »
This appears to be a relative by marriage to me.  Mary Burwash married George Nelson Albright b. 1812.  If you wish to see her tree, please go to WikiTree and put in Burwash 44 to see it.  She had at least 10 children with George Nelson Albright.  There are a number of George's in this family and believe I have at least 3 or 4.  Now don't have a lot of information on the Burwash family, but believe you may find more on WikiTree.  Believe some more information on each of her children is on WikiTree.  If you wish to contact me, please do so by the private messaging. :D
Lauraine

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