Mearns Cross

[aspin]

Does anyone know the meaning of


The Mearns Cross Fettercairns

As the Mearns family are in my family tree



Elizabeth

[daval57]

The Mearns is the name of the area to the south of NE Scotland.  It covers the area roughly the same as Kincardineshire.

[Gadget]

Grassic Gibbon's famous trilogy  'A Scots Quair' was written about life in the area:

http://polygon.birlinn.co.uk/book/details/Speak-of-the-Mearns--The-9781846970207/



Gadget 

[Isabel H]

I think that probably refers to the Mercat Cross in the village of Fettercairn which you can read about here.
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/fettercairn/fettercairn/index.html

[aspin]

Thanks Dave ,Gadget and Isabell

I found this on the site you say Gadget and was interested as my husbands family are from that ares and the name of Mearns

Isabell I have been into that site before when I first started searching for the family

I hope to visit these places in September

Elizabeth

[aspin]

Here we go Dave
Have a nice night out
I have been into IGI and found this
John Burn M  Isabella Forrest 27.11.1853 at Barony Lanack

family all found High Church Glasgow
Isabella           b  5.9. 1856
Janet Forrest b  28.2. 1860
James             b    5.3 .1862
Grace               b 3.7. 1864
Malcolm          b  22.3.1866
John                  b 3.7.1868
Grace                b 3.7.1868
George Nicol b     4.7.1870

Elizabeth

[aspin]

could be of the same family and this is where my Marion Maghie could have got her name from its a long chance see what you think from IGI

James Forrest m Marion Aikin 6 11 1825 Lanark

James born about 1800 Marion born about 1804

Family
James b 22.7.1827 c 29.7.1827

Jean b 18.11.1829  c 29.11.1829

Isabella b 23.2.1833 c 10.3.1833 ( who could have we John Burns )

Mary b 8.11.1839 c 1.12.1839

Elizabeth

[daval57]

Here we go Dave
Have a nice night out
I have been into IGI and found this
John Burn M  Isabella Forrest 27.11.1853 at Barony Lanack

family all found High Church Glasgow
Isabella           b  5.9. 1856
Janet Forrest b  28.2. 1860
James             b    5.3 .1862
Grace               b 3.7. 1864
Malcolm          b  22.3.1866
John                  b 3.7.1868
Grace                b 3.7.1868
George Nicol b     4.7.1870

Elizabeth

could be of the same family and this is where my Marion Maghie could have got her name from its a long chance see what you think from IGI

James Forrest m Marion Aikin 6 11 1825 Lanark

James born about 1800 Marion born about 1804

Family
James b 22.7.1827 c 29.7.1827

Jean b 18.11.1829  c 29.11.1829

Isabella b 23.2.1833 c 10.3.1833 ( who could have we John Burns )

Mary b 8.11.1839 c 1.12.1839

Elizabeth

Wrong thread Elizabeth.  It's OK though, I can follow it.
Dave

[aspin]

Got carried away

Elizabeth