GOODBRAND/FLETT

[merryhow]

Hi, I,m looking for information on JAMES GOODBRAND who married JEAN/JANE FLETT on 12th July 1827 at Cullen.

I checked the IGI and found that they had 11 children (1 submitted but probably correct). The first 3 children were born in Cullen between 1827 and 1834, the others were born in Fordyce.

Does anyone have any information on this couple(my ggggrandparents)   that they are willing to share?

[wozzle]

is this them in 1841
1841 census
jas goodbrand age 35. b. banffshire. occ. fisherman.
jean goodbrand age 32. b. ditto.
jas goodbrand age 12. b. ditto.
alexr goodbrand age 9. b. ditto.
george goodbrand age 7. b. ditto.
jean goodbrand age 3. b. ditto.
isa perrie age 28. b. ditto.
living at seatown,fordyce,banffshire.

[wozzle]

1851
same family but jean is now jane.
james goodbrand age 45. b. rathven,banffshire. occ. fisherman. head.
jane goodbrand age 42. b. ditto. wife.
alexr goodbrand age 19. b. ditto. occ. fisherman. son.
george goodbrand age 17. b. ditto. occ. fisherman. son.
helen goodbrand age 15. b. fordyce,banffshire. daughter.
isabell goodbrand age 8. b. ditto. daughter.
mary goodbrand age 4. b. ditto. daughter.
living at seatown,portsoy,fordyce,banffshire.

[wozzle]

1861
james goodbrand age 58. b. rathven. occ. fisherman. head.
jane goodbrand age 52. b. ditto. wife.
james goodbrand age 19. b. fordyce,banffshire. son.
margaret goodbrand age 9. b. ditto. daughter.
george goodbrand age 9. b. ditto. nephew.
living at 16,seatown,fordyce,portsoy,banffshire.
james age 19 is transcribed as daughter unfortunately i do not have access to the original image
so cannot tell if the name has been mistranscribed or the gender has been mistranscribed.

[wozzle]

cannot seem to find them after 1861.
do you know if they had both died by 1871.

[mitchell]

Hi,

I wondered if you've looked here? http://libindx.moray.gov.uk/mainmenu.asp

A quick people search brings up 71 results for the surname Goodbrand, some from Cullen...couldn't see James Goodbrand or Jean Flett but it could have some of their children.

Elaine

[merryhow]

Hi Wozzle,
   
                you found them !! I'm sure this is the right family. the name and ages of the children are almost perfect.

 1841 Census -
JAMES - I have a JOHN b 23rd Oct 1827 ,I think this must be him.

JEAN -  was born on 5th March 1841  so this should read 3 wks or mths depending on the date of the census.

ANN - b.4th Mar 1839 is missing but may have been elsewhere or died young.

 1861 Census

JAMES -  I think may well have been a daughter JEAN (my GGGrandmother)  who would just have turned 20 yrs.


The only other child missing is WILLIAM b 2nd Oct 1845 but again they could be visiting or dead. It does seem strange that there is no official record of a son James however the submitted child on the IGI is  a James c 1851.

To answer your question, I'm not sure when they died  but think they were alive in Sept 1868 when my GGGrandmother married.

Thanks for your help and anything else you happen across I'd be delighted to hear about.

[wozzle]

there is a william goodbrard b. 1844 in cullen,banff,
but he is down as the son of alexander-elizabeth
they are living in rathven in 1851

if you want the full entry i will post it for you