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Hi Camcam,

Sorry, I only just logged back on after some time offline. I greatly appreciate your response - it is nice to know that someone else has looked at this family too. I think there is at least a 2nd Grant alias Brown family in the area at the time with a Peter Grant too. I'll include info I have below. I hope it can be of assistance to you.

Kirkmichael = KM

Early Marriages - KM OPR
Peter Grant, Fodderletta & Mary Grant, Inveravon married 2/6/1800.
Peter Brown, Soldier, Belaggan & Mary Grant, married 23/10/1800.

Children in OPRs
1. William, Peter Brown, Belaggan, & Mary Grant 10/5/1801.
2. James, Peter Brown Grant, Belaggan & Mary Grant 21/8/1803.
3. Sophia, Peter Brown alias Grant, Belaggen, & Isobel Grant 15/4/1804.
4. Ann, Peter Brown alias Grant, soldier, & Mary Grant 11/3/1807.
5. Patrick, Peter Grant Bualranick, Mary Grant 21/7/1809.
6. Mary, Peter Grant alias Brown & Isabella Grant 3/3/1811.
7. John, Peter Grant & Mary Grant, Bualranich 20/8/1811.
8. Isabel, Peter Grant alias Brown & Isabel Grant 29/5/1813.
9. Charles, Peter Grant & Mary Grant, Bualranach 17/8/1814.
10. Grace, Peter Grant Brown & Isabel Grant. Ballagan 9/7/1816.
11. Sarah, Peter Grant alias Brown, Bualnarich & Mary Grant 18/3/1818.
12. Charles, Peter Grant Brown, Gullergreen & Isobel Grant 5/10/1819.

I tentatively draw 2 groupings from these:
1. Bellagan: William, James, Sophia, Ann, Mary, Isabel, Grace, Charles. The mother is 'Mary' & 'Isobel'.
2. Bualranich: Patrick, John, Charles, Sarah.

Related Marriages/Deaths
1. Isabel/Isabella & John Downie. Dies aged 72 in Corgarff. Parents are listed as Peter Grant, Ferryboat-man & Grace Grant M.S. Brown. 26/12/1891.
2. John Grant & Ann Forbes. He dies 13/10/1895 in Lyngarrie, KM. Parents listed as Peter Grant (Crofter) & Mary Grant.
3. Charles Grant at Auchorachan, Inveravon aged 29 & Mary McGrigor (KM) marry few days before 1841 census. In the census, they live at Bush of Auchnarrow. Charles Grant died in New Pitsligo, aged 72. Parents listed as Peter Grant (Gen Labourer) & Isabella Grant nee McIntosh. 9/8/1890. The informant is my direct ancestor, daughter Isabella Hutcheson, who lived in Rosehearty.
4. Sophia Brown dies aged 47 in Tomintoul. 30/3/1851. She was an unmarried pauper. Since she dies before 1855, it did not record her parents.
5. A Peter Grant dies, aged 76, at Boat Croft of Balluntruan (KM). 28/6/1856. Parents: Peter Grant & Ann Christie. Informant was Peter Grant, son (I have not found probable records for the son). Buried in the Churchyard of KM.

My tentative hypotheses from this information:
1. The Peter Grant who is a ferry boatman is also the one who died at Boat Croft.
2. McIntosh could be an error in the death cert for Charles Grant, but it could also be an alias.

Charles Grant & Mary McGregor
1. Alexander McGregor Grant (c 1841/3) moves to Lanarkshire. Interestingly, his death cert (aged 85 in 1925) lists Charles Grant as a Distillery Worker. On Isabella's marriage cert it lists Charles Grant as a Servant at Brewery. I have been unable to locate the exact Brewery, but it was passed down orally through the family that there was some indirect connect to Grant whisky.
2. Robert (c 1847) marries Mary Kelman. Dies in Chile.
3. Isabella (1849) marries William Hutcheson.
4. Charles (1855) settles in Western Australia.
5. According to another record I have (still trying to find it again), Mary & Charles had four living children in 1855 (three boys, 1 girl) and one girl who had died. Tracking unknown siblings may give more info on the parents (census, death certs, place of birth).

Other Events - Brushes with the law
1. In 1853, Peter Grant alias Brown from Boat Croft of KM is not guilty of fishing illegally in the water of Lochy. Probably the same Peter who dies in 1856?
2. In 1853, a John Grant or Brown in Cairnday, Inveravon, was found guilty of trespass in pursuit of game at Shand's Hall, Dufftown. I suspect this is the same John Brown Grant aged 23, convicted of sheep-stealing at Auchorachan Farm, residing in Cavindey, Glenlivet (born KM). Was sentenced to 12m imprisonment at the General Prison in Perth in 1860. I haven't found Cavindey/Ciarnday, I suspect it is in gaelic on the old maps.
3. A Charles Grant alias Brown was charged with Assault in Banff but there were no proceedings. 1/12/1841. Unsure of relation.
4. Grace Grant has a child out of wedlock (John) and pleads guilty to exposure. Sheriff sentences her to 6wk in the Prison of Banff. There is a dispute between Kirk Sessions of Inveravon (where John was left) & KM as to care/costs of the child. By 1851, John is living with Grace in KM. According to Session Minutes, John was left outside the door of Peter Grant in Milton of Tombrachachie (Tombreakachy). Unsure if related. Grace named the father as John Grant, soldier. I think it is probably the John Grant living in Tombreachachie Stable Loft in the 1841 census. She dies unmarried aged 57. 7/7/1870. Parents listed as Peter Grant alias Brown & Isabella MS Grant. Both deceased.

You seek Gullergreen north of the Tomantoul Kirk where the Conglass Water and Avon meet.

Here's a map https://maps.nls.uk/view/216442896

Don

Thank you very much Don, it is much appreciated!

Hi all,

I've been trying to work out the proper name/ location of this place identified in an OPR of the Kirkmichael and Tomintoul area (see image below).

It says something like COLOURGEEN, COBURGEEN or COLOURGREN? But I haven't been able to find a location spelt similarly to this in the area.

For context, this baptism record is from 1819, the child is Charles Grant, parents Peter Grant alias Brown and Isabel Grant. Charles Grant later marries Mary McGregor and dies c. 1890.

Any help in identifying where this is would be greatly appreciated,

Ashley from Melbourne, Australia. 

I've since been looking into Alexander and Margaret Noble, and have a copy of the death certificate of Andrew Noble (1817-1885). I was wondering if anyone can read the occupation/ profession of the father (Alexander) on this certificate? I've tried googling a few different kinds of abbreviations for common occupations, but had no luck. (I think I've attached it to this post)