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Aberdeenshire / Re: 8 York Street Peterhead
« on: Sunday 16 August 09 12:01 BST (UK)  »
Hello Supernova,
                       Nice to hear from you again. I am sure there would be some rellies of the Masson family still around Alexander, my father in law was the son of Elizabeth Thomson Masson (Lizzie). Her parents were Andrew & Christian. They had at least 10 kids so I suppose there are still some descendents around. Andrew was born at Longside. I think he moved to Peterhead when he was young. He was certainly married at Peterhead abt 1875. He was a cooper by trade. Don't know how long worked at the trade. Do you go to Peterhead often? Where do you live now?
      Once again thank you.
                           Marg
 ps. Would be interested in info on the old pub. I think my father  in law would have known it!

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Aberdeenshire / Re: 8 York Street Peterhead
« on: Sunday 16 August 09 10:24 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for that Ev.
    This is all very interesting
         Best wishes
                       Marg

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Aberdeenshire / Re: 8 York Street Peterhead
« on: Sunday 16 August 09 01:16 BST (UK)  »
 Thanks flst.
                        I will do that.
                                   Marg.

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Aberdeenshire / Re: 8 York Street Peterhead
« on: Saturday 15 August 09 11:51 BST (UK)  »
Hello Supernova!
          This is so exciting. Thanks for the pic of #8. Is the church still there? My father in law may have attended there when he was a boy. I love the old pics.(I am very interested in history) I guess many of these places would have been familiar to my f.i.l. Was able to pinpoint the site on the map. Interesting the building contained a drapers shop. My father in law did some kind of apprenticeship in Drapery.(At the insistence of his granny) I wonder if he worked at that shop. On his marriage certificate he stated  he was a "drapers assistant".They must have gone back to Peterhead soon after marriage. I believe he was out of work and that was probably when he started with  Cross and Blackwell (Ihad forgotten about that until you mentioned the factory) Interesting your family lived in Queen St! I wonder if the knew any of the Masson family.Thank you for taking the time and effort to send me all this information. Ireally do appreciate it.(can't wait to show this to my son)
                         Many thanks
                                    Marg
 

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Aberdeenshire / Re: 8 York Street Peterhead
« on: Friday 14 August 09 10:45 BST (UK)  »
  Hello Supernova,
      Thank  you for info re 8 York St. Do you know when it was built? I presume it was a block of flats? I thougut my father in laws mother was born there, but in the 1891 census they were living at 39 Queen St. They must have moved to York St soon after, as my F I L was born and grew up there. I don't know how long my husband lived there but think he spent most of his childhood in Aberdeen. He migrated to Australia 1958. His parents followed about a year later. His sister,
  brother and their families followed. In 1971 he and his parents had a trip home. I guess they visited Peterhead #8 was still there then. It would have been very nostalgic for them. Does York St still exist? Or has the name been changed.
             Marg.


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Aberdeenshire / Re: 8 York Street Peterhead
« on: Thursday 13 August 09 11:25 BST (UK)  »
Hello Hazelstephen,
       I am interested to see you were born at  8 York St Peterhead. My late husband was born there in 1934. His father was born there 1905 and his grandmother in 1880's My late father in law grew up there as it was his grandmothers home. Do you know when the building was demolished?
                         Marg.

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