Isle of Skye

[foggyjano]

wow, i didnt realise the islands were so many and so big.  I am afraid the furthest i have beenin Scotland is Inverness, Edinburgh and St Andrews....

I have defo adopted Robert and Samuel as my inlaws!!! off to search the census now!

Thank you once again... you have been great
 

[Gadget]

Sees ya come to our Scottish meet then -

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,206729.0.html

And if you're Welsh, you're extra welcome 

You could also search for Samuel on the IGI - www.familysearch.org  but if you check out that marriage in 1875, you'll get the names of both Mary and Samuel's parents.

Gadget 

[hume]

I want to let you do a little yourself but here you go: 

• SAMUEL BRUCE MOAR
  Birth: 10 FEB 1855 Mid And South Yell, Shetland, Scotland
  Parents: ANDREW MOAR and ELIZABETH GRAY

It's an 1855 birth so lots of information! You can get this on ScotlandsPeople. It'll tell you the parents, where and when they married and also where they were born. More info includes how many children had been born at the time of Samuel's birth and whether they were alive/deceased. 

[Gadget]

Can i send you 1.40?  I really appreicate you doing this for me...it just occured to me that it must be costing you credits cost the scottish is not free on any other search engines... at first i thought it would be on Ancestry or Find my past but it isnt is it THANK YOU SO MUCH. 

Jan...

Just seen this - don't be daft    Added to explain - I was showing how few units you need to get lots by using Sp/IGI/local records to find ancestors 

Hume - Jan's the lucky one with the 1855 birth 

Jan - 1855 births had even more info than normal for Scotland 
 

Gadget

[hume]

Hume - Jan's the lucky one with the 1855 birth 

You're right there. Now only if my family had a child in 1855 (or married/died, of course), might makes thing easier.  I think I've had every year but '55! *sigh* Maybe another branch...

[foggyjano]

well a glasgow meet seems a good excuse to explore a part of scotland i havent been to and i get to talk family history to people who dont think i am being boring! ... will get Hubby on the case...

If i can ever repay you for some research in Manchester let me know, I can get to Peel Park Library easy enough.

You have found out loads on Robert Moar, he has the same attraction to me as my Noah Thomas does, isnt it funny how someone becomes your favorite person in your ancestors even if you have never met them or seen a picture of them...

Oh i cannot wait to tell the rest of the family, I wanted to update Ancestry and it keeps saying they are updating.. arghhhhhhh

So I am lucky that 1855 has lots of info... I need to digest all this info, it is so exciting.  I didnt realise Family History could be so exciting.  I love reading about the 1800's, it is my favorite period of history but to find names and things about your own family is fab.

Thank you so much
Jan

 

[Boongie Pam]

Fantastic work on this family!

Do you want Samuel in 1861?

ED: 2 p12
Mid Yell Shetland

[56] 8 Reafirth

MOAR

Andrew      Head  41  Far and Fisherman (some other text I can't read) bn North Yell
Elizabeth    Wife  42 bn Mid Yell
Grace          dau   17  bn Reafirth
William         son 13   bn Reafirth
William David   son  8  bn Reafirth
Samuel B        son 6  bn Reafirth
Andrina Ursla    dau 4  bn Reafirth
Margaret          dau 1  bn Reafirth

Happy to get 1851 and 41- costs nowt 

Also meant to say it is worth contacting the Shetland FHS as they are very very helpful.  They helped me on a wildgoose chase I was on a while back...
http://www.shetland-fhs.org.uk/

[Gadget]

Go on then Pam 

Keep up the Welsh/Scottish bit going.

Gadget 

[foggyjano]

Fantastic work on this family!

Do you want Samuel in 1861?

ED: 2 p12
Mid Yell Shetland

[56] 8 Reafirth

MOAR

Andrew      Head  41  Far and Fisherman (some other text I can't read) bn North Yell
Elizabeth    Wife  42 bn Mid Yell
Grace          dau   17  bn Reafirth
William         son 13   bn Reafirth
William David   son  8  bn Reafirth
Samuel B        son 6  bn Reafirth
Andrina Ursla    dau 4  bn Reafirth
Margaret          dau 1  bn Reafirth

Happy to get 1851 and 41- costs nowt 

Also meant to say it is worth contacting the Shetland FHS as they are very very helpful.  They helped me on a wildgoose chase I was on a while back...
http://www.shetland-fhs.org.uk/

Wow Pam.. Thank you so much... Yes please if it doest cost anything, I would appreciate it... what a wonderful day.