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Stirlingshire / Re: Alexander Rennie in Kilsyth - grave marker
« on: Sunday 10 July 16 17:15 BST (UK)  »
Here is the top portion of the marker.  It appears to be a seperate piece.  At the top the incised carving reads Alanfauld 1894.  I think this is a later addition to the stone.  The other carving is in bas relief in the form of a shield or coat of arms with the date 1661.  I do not know the significance of the date.  My cousin communicated with Lord Lyon and was informed that no coat of arms was found to be registered to Alexander Rennie.  I am wondering whether this stone was part of a farm building at Allenfauld where Alexander Rennie was the tenant farmer.     

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Stirlingshire / Alexander Rennie in Kilsyth - grave marker
« on: Thursday 07 July 16 04:54 BST (UK)  »
I just returned to Texas from a trip to the Rhineland, Scotland, and London.  I have a Scottish fifth cousin with whom I have corresponded regarding family history for over four years.  He was kind enough to book us a stay at Allanfauld Farm B&B, a delightful combination of working farm and hospitality suite that is expertly managed by Libby who is a charming and industrious hostess.  Do book a stay if you can, because it is uniquely serene and picturesque location.

My cousin and I descend from a common ancestor who managed Allanfauld Farm.  He was 'Deacon' Alexander Rennie (1752-1828).  I took a number of pics of the gravestone, but I doubt that I am gleaning all of the information it provides.  I do know something about the 'Deacon' , but I am missing a great deal.  Please clue me in if you can.  It seems that I can not post a legible image of the stone.  I will be happy to provide pics in a way that do not encounter size restrictions.

 Alexander's will disposed of an estate of  £797 and 3 shillings 6 pence.  This sum is equivalent to a present day valuation of £2,511,000 when calculated as capital available for investment as a percentage of the United Kingdom's GDP for the year 1828.  Alexander left a bequest of £250 to his youngest son, James Mathie Rennie, who was my  3rd great grandfather.  Alexander states that James Mathie Rennie is living in his household (he was 19 years old) and the bequest was larger than the  £100 left to the older son, Robert Rennie, who is described as "flesher [butcher] in Glasgow".  Presumably Robert had already received a sum from the estate to set him up in business. Alexander's will describes his intention to obtain an equitable disposition, after providing for resolution of his debts and the maintenance of his widow, of the remaining estate among his numerous heirs.  Alexander's first wife and their two children predeceased Alexander and left no issue.  His second marriage with Elizabeth Ker resulted in eleven children.

The namesake for James Mathie Rennie was the writer (attorney in Scottish parlance) James Mathie (1758-1795) who served as Clerk of the Trades House of of Glasgow from 1790 to 1795.  Another James Mathie, a writer in Stirling, appeared at the Testament Dative and Inventory (probate) in 1809.  I am not sure what the family relationship was between the two James Mathies.       

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Europe / Re: German translation required
« on: Sunday 12 June 16 21:53 BST (UK)  »
You will have to post that image in a much larger size.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Marriage 1 Feb 1677 Kilmorack Inverness of Alexr McDonald & Christen Nienean
« on: Saturday 06 February 16 23:50 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: GR2 on Sunday 13 January 13 20:36 GMT (UK)
That day Alexander McDonald vic
Wm eir was contracted wt Christen
nien Ean McG[ow]in; & promised to
fullfill the purpose of marriage en=
gageing as suretyes; John McAliss
buy for the sd Alexr & Lauchlan
Fraser for the sd Christen

vic = the son of
eir is a word describing William (ear means east, but it's probably not that)
wt = with
nien = nighean = daughter
buy is a word describing John McAliss (buidhe = yellow???)
sd = said

One way to solve the problem might be to find Christen's father, Ian or John McG[ow]in elsewhere, perhaps as witness to a baptism (see next post).

Is it possible that the "eir" describing William is actually "jir" used as an abbreviation for junior?  That would, at the very least, give a clue to William's father.

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World War Two / Re: Cushiest WW2 billet?
« on: Wednesday 21 October 15 19:23 BST (UK)  »
Cushiest billet?  In 1943, Dad's family moved from University Park in Dallas where he was a sprinter and springboard diver on the swimming team.  In Houston. Dad was a senior at Lamar High School which did not sponsor a swimming team. Determined not to lose his chance to compete, he organized an irregular and unsponsored team of four like-minded students who trained together in secret and who on the day of the event skipped school to attend the state championship swimming meet. I'm told that these daring lads scored enough points to be awarded the team trophy for third place. Dad won the 50 yard and 100 yard freestyle competition.  When they subsequently showed up for class, the principal announced they were suspended for unauthorized absence. My grandfather, who obtained the rank of sergeant in the 10th Australian Light Horse while serving in Egypt in WWI, had a talk with the principal. The boys were readmitted and the trophy was given a place of honor in the school's display case.

Dad enlisted in the US Naval Reserve in 1944 at the age of seventeen. He was sent to boot camp in San Diego where he was tested for swimming proficiency. The lieutenant who was commanding the competitive and exhibition swimming team at North Island saw him knife through the water and on completion of his boot camp training Dad was hidden on base until paperwork was completed assigning him as instructor to North Island's water survival training program. North Island served as the point from which the USO organized entertainment for Navy personnel. Dad's participation in the program brought him into contact with people like Gene Kelly, Esther Williams, Florence Chadwick (the record holder for the swim across the English Channel), and Dr. Sammy Lee, who was Olympic champion diver on the 10 meter platform in 1948 and 1952. Dad spent a lot of his time performing stunts and exhibitions at La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club and at naval installations around the US.  He demobilized in 1946, never having left the US. 

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Decipher death cert Glasgow 1862
« on: Monday 11 May 15 05:02 BST (UK)  »
I believe this is Henriettas's mother:

OPR Baptism 1836 High Church-Paisley-Refrewshire .
"Jane L(egal) dau of James Anderson and Jane Thomson born 19th Nov 1835 bapt 1st Instant"

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Decipher death cert Glasgow 1862
« on: Monday 11 May 15 01:14 BST (UK)  »
I have very sketchy information on the mother, Jane Anderson, who seems to have been a seamstress. She seems to have had three illegitimate children and one legitimate child by William Mitchell who married her 30 May 1861.
 
Glasgow Census 1891:  13 Kerr Street, Barony, St. George in the Fields, Glasgow - 05/04/1891
Jane Anderson,head,  married, housekeeper for son, 57 yrs, born Refrewshire Paisley
William Anderson, son, unmarried, 30 yrs, cabinet maker, born Lanarkshire Glasgow

Glasgow census 1881.
111 Henderson Street, Barony, Maryhill, Glasgow
Jane Mitchell, head, widow, seamstress, 46 yrs, born Refrewshire Paisley
William Mitchell, son, cabinet maker, unmarried, 20 yrs, born Lanarkshire Glasgow

What I am really aiming for is a connection to:
Henrietta Campbell married to John Campbell baker (journeyman) died 20th May 1909 at 6:35 am at 20 Ward Street, Glasgow aged 48 years.  Parents are James Anderson, road surfaceman (deceased) and Jane Mitchell (deceased), previously Anderson, MS Anderson, cardiac disease 2 yrs anasarca.  Informant   J. Campbell, widower (present).

Henrietta's father may be fictional, but I can't really tell.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Decipher death cert Glasgow 1862 Alice Anderson
« on: Monday 11 May 15 00:02 BST (UK)  »
I have a couple of questions.  What is the physician's surname?  The informant is described as "occupier".  What does that mean?  Actually, I have a third question.  What sort of domicile would 20 College Street in Glasgow have been in that period?

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Gwen and Mary Short in a car.
« on: Sunday 16 November 14 04:41 GMT (UK)  »
You are more than welcome, Pauline.  I was quite delighted with that tasty bit of research. I am more familiar with the American marques, but I was quite taken with the coachwork on that green Crossley from WWI that most closely resembles the car in your photo.  I would love to add that one to my stable, but I suppose I'll have to content myself with rubbing another coat of wax on my 1930 Ford Model A Deluxe Coupe.   

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