great uncles + aunts who emigrated ROBERTSON,MACDERMID ,KELLEY

[brigidmac]

thanks for this info Sandra ; i'm putting it together for my aunt so she can see how many cousins she actually had even though she never knew them .

[brigidmac]

thanks for all your help  sandra; I hadn't looked at burial places
how do you get on to the obituary pages please do you have to be a member  i couldn't look at the one you sent.

they were obviously a close family in Lanarkshire  scotland
nice to know the siblings stuck together up til death  John + james died same year + same last address
interesting that brother in law james Robertson was also at 32069 New Symna beach    Florida

I wonder if it was a private residence or some kind of old peoples home .
 
ps my sister thinks Christina macdermid kelly's children returned to GB

[David S. Ross]

The James MacDermid who married Sarah Ross in Brooklyn in 1925 was my Uncle Jim.   My father, David Ross, was Sarah's brother.   I knew James and Sarah's children, my cousins James and Jean.   Both James and Jean were much older than I; their children were my contemporaries.

You asked about “escape from poverty”.  Certainly my Uncle Jim and Aunt Sarah lived a comfortable middle class life.   I spent time at their homes in Dumont, NJ and in New Smyrna Beach, FL.

Indeed James and Sarah's son James died in 1977.   I attended the funeral.  I never knew my cousin James or his family well, and I have lost track of them.

I knew James and Sarah's daughter Jean better.  Jean married a fellow named ^(*).   Jean and ^(*) had two children, ^(*) and ^(*).   Jean died in 1994 in New Smyrna Beach.

I know quite a bit more about this family, and I'll be glad to share it if you're interested.



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[brigidmac]

that's really good
I will ask my aunt Mary if she  knew or remembers  cousins james + sarah .they probably never met being in different countries .

It would be nice to have photos.
She will be having a 90th birthday in May so I hope to see her .

Just a frivolent question were any of the cousins redheads ?
Aunt Mary told me that my father Eric (mac) was teased at school in Plymouth for his red hair (fairly pale )  . I didn't know this in the 70's he had a beautiful auburn beard tho his hair was light brown . there are more red heads in Scotland ... I wanted to be chestnut and dyed my hair various shades even before fostering a beautiful "ginger" haired girl in Wales . As far as I know sheas never teased for her colouring ..quite common in Cardiff in the 80's

pm me + i will share all research documents i have found so far .

It was the generation before who was poor ...my grandfather Tommy  who joined navy also lived quite comfortably .later..he was a special constable at some point .They owned their own bungalow in Plymouth .

My sister Alisoun visited the birth place and has a photo of the old Macdermid cottages before they were demolished .

[sarah]

Hi Brigid,

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Regards

Sarah

[brigidmac]

Thanks

Today I went through a stash of my grandfather's photos most are undated and unnamed .apart from wee Jim Robertson  b.1920who turns up between the ages of 2 and 8.and I.m fairly sure that the photo of a couple on their 6th anniversary is of his parents Agnes nee MacDermid and James Robertson .they are lovely little snaps .

It would be great to find the descendant s. To pass them on to .

[brigidmac]

tried to pm David Ross but it says his message box is full

disappointed ..my aunt was a hairs breadth away from finding out about her American cousins

[shellyesq]

He doesn't have enough posts to use the PM system.  If he posts twice more, it should work.

[brigidmac]

I have photos of christine Kelly  nee macdermid with her in-laws early 20's