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Hi Holly,


First of all, I would like to apologise for how long its taken me to acknowledge your post. I actually had a family bereavement, so there were lots of other things going on at the time. In response to your offer of help, I've actually found said ancestor's death certificate but have yet to purchase it as its a teensy bit too expensive at this time of year. However, I wondered if you would be able to lend me any assistance with regards to another possible death certificate in Montana? The person in question is one Archibald MacMaster [or McMaster - depending on who has made the record]. I have a listing for him on the Montana Death Indexes, but with the lack of information provided by it, I'm unable to order a certificate.

The information that I do have is as follows;

Name:     Archie McMaster
Age:    67
Estimated birth year:    abt 1874
Gender:    Male
Death Date:    13 Feb 1941
Death County:    Yellowstone
Index Number:    Blgs 6062
   
Source:    Montana Office of Vital Statistics

I'm not sure that this is definately him. I've also identified another possible death record from Canada that may possibly pertain to this individual. However, seeing as his younger brother also lived, worked and died in Montana, I reckon its a fair shot to assume he did the very same. The trouble with having ancestors with the wanderlust in their blood makes it exceptionally difficult to track them down sometimes!

Thank you in advance for any help/advice you may be able to offer me,

Ceitidh.

I have managed to locate from the Death Indexes available on Ancestry, a possible date of death for an ancestor of mine who has been eluding me for quite some time now. The information available from the index is minimal however and I was wondering how I would go about trying to obtain a death certificate for this person? I have tried both vitalcheck.com and the Montana Office of Vital Statistics, both without any success. I wondered if anyone could enlighten me further or point me in the right direction as to what to try next? I live in Scotland, so its a little confusing and frustrating sometimes trying to do this online!


Thanks very much in advance!


Ceitidh.

Thank you all, I have found a highly likely marriage and have sent away for the certificate, fingers crossed! As for the young John Hadlow shown on the 1911 census, I think its very possible that its who I'm looking for, but I will have to wait on the marriage certificate arriving to clarify.

I'm so used to being able to access birth, death and marriage certificates at the click of a button, I must say its a little bit more exciting waiting for something to come through the post!

Many thanks again, hopefully this will all lead me in the right direction.

Ceitidh

Hello,

I'm hoping someone will be able to give me some guidance regarding an ancestor of mine, one Donald Bain. Donald was born and bred in Waternish, Skye and there was always an old story in the family that he became a vet. The story went that his father had to sell one of his cows in order to afford to send his eldest son off with a pair of new trousers! It wasn't until I received an old notebook that belonged to one of Donald's nephews, that it was confirmed by way of an address entered in the book, that he had in fact been a vet. What i'm curious about, is whether there are any existing resources available that would enable me to find out when/where Donald qualified as a veterinary surgeon, a sort of historical register of some kind?


Thankyoo.

Ceitidh.

Ronald and Donald MacMaster, born April 1896, twin sons of John & Catherine MacMaster of Leslie, Fife. Both survived the War, having joined up in 1914 and making it through to its end in 1918. Between them they fought in France, Gallipoli and Salonika. Ronald was in the Lovat Scouts, and Donald in the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders.

Also their younger brother, Ewen MacMaster born 1897. Ewen was an Argyll & Sutherland Highlander and fought at the Battle of Loos where he was severely wounded and invalided out. He died in 1980.

Hector MacMaster, born November 1908, youngest son and child of John & Catherine MacMaster. He was a skilled Piper and was part of the Black Watch in the 1920's before emigrating to Australia. He enlisted in the Australian Army in 1940 in the 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion. He was captured at the Fall of Singapore in 1942, imprisoned in Changi and later died as a POW in Kanchanaburi on the River Kwai.

James Ronald MacMaster, cousin of above four men, son of Donald & Maggie MacMaster of Tolmachan, Harris. A member of the 6th Battalion Cameron Highlanders, he died on August 5th 1917 aged 21 and is buried in Dozinghem Military Cemetery.


Words cannot quite describe the awesome sense of gratitude, humility and pride that I hold in my heart for these men and all the others like them, of past wars and present.

Thank You.