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From marriage entry ~

John Syme's parents - John Syme, mason, deceased by 1875 and Elizabeth m.s. Honeywell

Ann McFarlane's parents - Campbell Mcfarlane, fireman and Euphemia, m.s. Duncan


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1861

2 South St James Street, Edinburgh
RD- 685/2 ED 71 Page 1

John W Syme, 32, mason, b. Cupar, Fife
Elizth, 29, b. Monimail, Fife
John, 5
Thos H, 3
Isabella, 2
Elizabeth, under 1 month

Children all b. Edinburgh

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1861

7 St Andrew Street, Leith
RD- 692/2 ED 27 Page 2

Campbell Mcfarlane, 29, iron moulder, b. Leith North
Euphemia, 28, b. Leith South
Elizabeth, 5, b. Dalkeith
Ann, 3, b. Dalkeith
Campbell, 10 months, b. Leith


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Oh, bussby, your friend is a very lucky person. James McLean, father of Elizabeth and husband of Ann Ingram died in 1855. This was the first year of Statutory Registration in Scotland and the certificates were very detailed.

This is what it says:

Parish of Rathven 1855

McLean, James, farmer. Aged 44. Born Rothiemay and has lived in Rathven for about 16 years.
Parents were Alexander McLean, farmer and Elizabeth, maiden surname Morrison.
Married to Ann Ingram.
Children's names and ages in birth order - Margaret, 14; William, 12; James, 10; Ann, 8; Eliza, 6; Alexander, 2
Date of death - 28th May 1855 at 11 pm.
Died at Elliscroft from ?sclerhosis of the pyloris (some years).
Buried at Rathven Churchyard.
Informant - Thomas Ingram, father in law.


So we even know Ann's father's name as well as James's.

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Ann Ingram (widow of James Mclean) died Enzie (Rathven)  in 1880, aged 63.
Parents- Thomas Ingram, crofter  and Margaret, m.s Bennet, both deceased.


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1851
Elliscroft, Rathven
Parish - 164 ED 13 page 2

Thomas Ingram, 77, farmerof 4 acres
Margt, w, 70
Margt, d, 40
Margt, Reid, grt grandchild, 25, general servant
Thomas Ingram, -do-, 14
Anne Chapman, -do-, 10
Alex Steele, -do-,  16

All b. Rathven

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An update of the earlier summary.

Margaret Ann McMillan, born 31 Dec 1887, Rothes, Morayshire
Parents - John Mcmillan and Elizabeth Mclean (married 5 Dec 1873)
John Mclean McMillan (b.c. 1854). Parents - William McMillan and Margaret Macdougall
Elizabeth Mclean (b.c. 1852). Parents -James McLean and  Ann Ingram (b.c. 1819, Rathven)
James Mclean (b.c.1811), Parents - Alexander McLean and Elizabeth Morrison
Ann Ingram (b.c. 1817). Parents - Thomas Ingram and Margaret Bennet

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Charles Black McFarlane Syme, born 10 Jan 1884, Bonnington
Possible parents - John Syme (b.c. 1856, Edinburgh) and Ann McFarlane (b. c. 1858, Dalkeith)*
John Syme's (b.c. 1856). Parents - John Syme and Elizabeth Honeywell
Ann McFarlane (b.c. 1858). parents - Campbell Mcfarlane and Euphemia Duncan


*John's death in Perth, WA in 1955 has his parents as John and Ann

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Och!  Yer way ahead of me gnu    I'll keep an eye on this. 

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Just realised that I've made a typo ~

An update of the earlier summary.

Margaret Ann McMillan, born 31 Dec 1887, Rothes, Morayshire
Parents - John Mcmillan and Elizabeth Mclean (married 5 Dec 1873)
John Mclean McMillan (b.c. 1854). Parents - William McMillan and Margaret Macdougall
Elizabeth Mclean (b.c. 1852). Parents -James McLean and  Ann Ingram (b.c. 1819, Rathven)
James Mclean (b.c.1811), Parents - Alexander McLean and Elizabeth Morrison
Ann Ingram (b.c. 1817). Parents - Thomas Ingram and Margaret Bennet

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Charles Black McFarlane Syme, born 10 Jan 1884, Bonnington
Possible parents - John Syme (b.c. 1856, Edinburgh) and Ann McFarlane (b. c. 1858, Dalkeith)*
John Syme's (b.c. 1856). Parents - John Syme and Elizabeth Honeywell
Ann McFarlane (b.c. 1858). parents - Campbell Mcfarlane and Euphemia Duncan


*John's death in Perth, WA in 1955 has his parents as John and Ann

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