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Hi Everyone,

A special thank you to Annette7 for the Baptisms.

I am going the make another effort to find this David Coutts in the 1871 & 1881 census.
This may take me to England; because the Callao Dock Co. appears to have been based in Liverpool.

Thanks again for your input.

Cheers
JonJon

Hello again Monica,

The University DB also includes son George; and shows his Canadian Army connection.

No listing of the other 3 boys born in Peru (David1888, William1892, Frank1893).
The youngest son Paul Campbell COUTTS, born 1886 at Leslie, Fife died 1918 in France.

May be best for me to check for a will for George COUTTS Master Mariner born 1845 Aberdeen.

Cheers
JonJon
 

Hi,

I wish to find out which David COUTTS died at sea on the 14 Feb 1896 while returning to Scotland from Callao, Peru with his family.  The death record shows his age as 49, born Aberdeen.

His widow initially joined her relatives in Fife, but the family then moved to Glasgow.

David's marriage was in Peru; and all but one of the children were born there.
His youngest son was born 16 March 1986 at Leslie, Fife.

While in Callao David was a "Dock Master".
His was was Mary CAMPBELL b. 1 Apr 1861 at Paisley and she traveled to Peru in 1886 just before the wedding on 10 Oct 1886.  This date taken from the birth registration of the son born at Leslie.
The marriage and births of 5 sons do appear in the UK Consular BMD Indices.
I should order the Marriage Cert. because that should at least list David's father.

However there is a strong hint that his father's name was also David.

I wonder if :
- the 10 Oct 1886 marriage would have been mentioned in a newspaper.
- where David was at census time in 1851/1861/1871 & 1881 (perhaps at sea?).
  [ I have looked but only get confused by all the possibilities. ]

Given that his wife was born in Paisley; I suspect he learnt his trade on the docks along the Clyde.

I have also attempted to trace all the David COUTTS born in Aberdeen(shire) about 1847, hoping to eliminate all but one without success.

Can anyone help ? FYI I live in Canada.

Cheers
JonJon

Hi,

Sandra & LindaGW a big THANKYOU!

Yesterday I discovered a Death Notice for Annie Gertrude RUNCIMAN  on page 44 of the Regina Leader-Post dated 27 Oct 1971. There may also be one for James Paterson RUNCIMAN.

The Reginna Leader-Post also included the same MIA report for Ian R A RUNCIMAN.

I also corrected my error in thinking that James W R RUNCIMAN was the son of James P RUNCIMAN.
He was his nephew and the son of Alexander McInnis RUNCIMAN. 

There is a Memorial Inscription in the St Thomas Cemetery, St Thomas, Ontario that reads :
Eleanora RUNCIMAN 1918-1999 wife of Capt. J R PEARSON  1921-2008.

Thanks again
JonJon