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where are these places
« on: Tuesday 29 June 04 18:25 BST (UK) »
does anyone know where these places are.Fordoun.Cyrus.Kilspindie and Rafford.Thankyou Anne. ???
Ayrshire,Kennedy,Faulds,Cuthbert,Crawford,Young,Edgar,Bell
Dundee,Nicol,Cant,Kennedy,Jamison,
Dumfrieshire,Wilson,Maxwell,Lammie,Cowan,Young,

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Re:where are these places
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 29 June 04 19:07 BST (UK) »
Anne, Hope the following will help narrow it down for you and I haven't stuck a 'shire' in the wrong place (my apologies if I have!):
Kilspindie, Perthshire
Fordoun, Kincardineshire
St. Cyrus, Kincardineshire
Rafford, Morayshire
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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 29 June 04 20:18 BST (UK) »
Thankyou Meg,i had never heard of them.I was wondering if you knew if they are anywhere near Dundee.Thankyou again Anne. :)
Ayrshire,Kennedy,Faulds,Cuthbert,Crawford,Young,Edgar,Bell
Dundee,Nicol,Cant,Kennedy,Jamison,
Dumfrieshire,Wilson,Maxwell,Lammie,Cowan,Young,

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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 29 June 04 20:42 BST (UK) »
Anne, As far as locations in Scotland are concerned, this might be a case of 'the blind leading the blind', but here is what I could find out about your query.  I'm posting it with the hopes that those in the know will make any corrections!

"The City of Dundee borders onto Perth and Kinross and Angus.

Angus, borders Kincardineshire to the north-east, Aberdeenshire to the north, Perthshire to the west.  Southwards, it faces Fife across the Firth of Tay."

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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 29 June 04 21:24 BST (UK) »
Here's my tu'pence worth...

Kilspindie, Perthshire - 15m half way between Perth & Dundee

Fordoun, Kincardineshire - I thought it was Aberdeenshire 10m south of Stonehaven so about 60 m from Dundee

St. Cyrus, Kincardineshire - just north of Montrose 40/50m

Rafford, Morayshire - near Forres miles and miles...

I've given rough distances to Dundee but you can get better ones from http://www.theaa.co.uk routefinder.  Kilspindie is the closest.

Cheers,
Pam
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Dumfrieshire: Fallen, Fallon, Carruthers, Scott, Farish, Aitchison, Green, Ryecroft, Thomson, Stewart
Midlothian: Linn/d, Aitken, Martin
North Wales: Robins(on), Hughes, Parry, Jones
Cumberland: Lowther, Young, Steward, Miller
Somerset: Palmer, Cork, Greedy, Clothier

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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 29 June 04 21:53 BST (UK) »
Thanks to Pam for putting us right on Fordoun!  
"Fordoun (Fothirdun)
Aberdeenshire
A location in the Howe of the Mearns, Aberdeenshire, Fordoun lies to the west of the A 94 road from Dundee to Aberdeen, 3 miles (5 km) north of Laurencekirk. Fordoun or Fothirdun lies in a parish of the same name, its kirkton being the village of Auchenblae. It is associated with the 14th-century chronicler, John of Fordun."

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« Reply #6 on: Monday 02 August 04 03:26 BST (UK) »
I was wanting to know where "Troon" was?  My family, were apparently from there before moving to Australia.

Many thanks
Debra
Qld Australia
STURJEFS/STRUGESS, WEBB, HARLE, TIROOM, TAYLOR - Berkshire
NEWMAN, PINNELL, ROTHERY, BARKER, TAYLOR, CARTER, PALMER - Wiltshire
HALL, CUNNINGHAM, LOWTHER, BROUGH - Cumberland
CROSS, LINDOO - Kings Lynn, Norfolk
BROOK, WILTON, HILL, WRIGHT -  Worcestershire
PALFRAMAN, BOOTH, HOLMES - Yorkshire
HOUSTON, CASTLES, FOX, McGEE, WILSON, GRAHAM - Armagh, Ireland.
DEVINE, TESS - Down Ireland
MURPHY, O'HARA -  Dublin Ireland
COWAN, SMITH, GILMORE, DICK, WALKER, RITCHIE - Ayr. Scotland

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« Reply #7 on: Monday 02 August 04 10:00 BST (UK) »
Hi Debra,

"Troon" the land of golf!  It is in Ayrshire and recently hosted the Open.

This is the link to the FHS...
http://www.troonayrshirefhs.org.uk/

And here's a map...
http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?GridE=-4.6599&GridN=55.5413&client=public&lon=-4.6599&lat=55.5413&place=Troon,South+Ayrshire&db=freegaz&local=&type=&start=&limit=&overviewmap=&scale=100000&lang=

Good luck with your research.

Cheers,
Pam

UK Census info. Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Dumfrieshire: Fallen, Fallon, Carruthers, Scott, Farish, Aitchison, Green, Ryecroft, Thomson, Stewart
Midlothian: Linn/d, Aitken, Martin
North Wales: Robins(on), Hughes, Parry, Jones
Cumberland: Lowther, Young, Steward, Miller
Somerset: Palmer, Cork, Greedy, Clothier

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Re: where are these places
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 16 November 04 16:01 GMT (UK) »
Hi
I think they are in Moray.

James
Ferguson, Carmichael, Patterson, Carruthers, Phimister, Jolly
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