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Scotland / Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801)urrently trying to locate any decendants
« on: Tuesday 28 May 13 11:56 BST (UK)  »
Good Morning to All,

I am currently trying to locate any descendant's of Sir Ralph Abercromby born at Menstrie, Clackmamanshire in 1734. Abercromby was Commander of British Forces at the Battle of Alexandria and was wounded on the 21st March 1801. He died of his wounds on board HMS Foudroyant on the 28th. He was brought to Malta and buried within Fort St Elmo, Valletta.
A current Restoration programme is currently being carried out on the Fort and I have been asked to contact any relations living today. Thanks all :)

Photograph showing Abercromby's reburial in Fort St Elmo,Valletta, Malta in 1871

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Graveyards and Gravestones / Re: A Large X with a P in the Middle
« on: Friday 15 May 09 09:50 BST (UK)  »
My thanks for that aghadowey you have answered a small problem as it is also on the grave of a Sir Ralph Abercrombie who was killed in Egypt in 1801, but buried here in Malta. :)

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Graveyards and Gravestones / A Large X with a P in the Middle
« on: Friday 15 May 09 09:40 BST (UK)  »
Hello All,
Can anyone help me on this I have recently visited the grave of a Sir Alexander Ball, Malta's first Governor during the British Rule. The tablet in Latin had at the head a large X with a large P in the middle. Is this a Catholic symbol of some form and can anyone explain its significance. Cheers ???

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The Lighter Side / Re: WHAT A FORUM!!!
« on: Monday 06 April 09 16:40 BST (UK)  »
Hi All,  have been running since last August an Ancestry Top Twenty of songs related to Ancestry,  which has been great fun ;D Hope some of the new members can come up with some ideas, Welcome All :) :)

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The Lighter Side / Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« on: Monday 06 April 09 16:34 BST (UK)  »
Try These, Motherless Children and Tell the Truth:- Eric Clapton :)

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Cornwall Lookup Requests / Re: John GURNEY, Cornwall
« on: Friday 27 February 09 09:12 GMT (UK)  »
My thanks to you all. A stroke of luck led me to find out that Isabella's surname was Carter. Interested to know how she had Peter in the name , including some of her children. Thanks again :D

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Cornwall Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Goldsworthy GURNEY
« on: Friday 27 February 09 09:04 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks for the kind information all, an interesting character! Cheers :D

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Cornwall Completed Lookup Requests / Goldsworthy GURNEY
« on: Thursday 26 February 09 16:41 GMT (UK)  »
Hi All, I am trying to locate a marriage for a distant relative by the name Goldsworthy Gurney. He married a Elizabeth Symons, a farmers daughter possibly somewhere around Wadebridge. Would be grateful for a possible date and actual location on this. My Thanks and Cheers :)

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Oxfordshire Lookup Requests / Re: George Purdue
« on: Tuesday 24 February 09 14:38 GMT (UK)  »
Very many thanks for a very speedy reply! :D

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