Adam Haldane b 1866 Dalkeith

[Morannes]

Hello Sue - haven't been on Roots for some time and just came across your reply to my post about the Haldane family.  My friend if very much still alive and so it would be good to find out more about your grandparents so I can pass this on to her.  Once again apologies for not picking up your message sooner but hope we can connect now. Regards Sue

[Sueinfy]

I am here Sue,
Looking forward to being able to contact your friend.
Rose Haldane is my paternal Grandmother, she married Albert Edward Watkins.
Her father Adam Haldane b.1866 m Helen 'Ellen' McClusky
His father Robert m Janet Jack.

Rose and Albert's children
Walter Adam: Emund Robert: Albert Edward: John Laven (my father): Leonard :  Frank William :
Edwin George: David Arthur.

[Morannes]

Hello - my friend is the 93 year old daughter of John Laven Haldane, brother to Rose.  When I began research for her she gave me the bare bones of the family tree which I have built on.  She knew some dates/names/places from her earlier life but as many of the family had lost touch with each other she had no idea where they all went/when they died etc.   She is a neighbour (we live in Somerset) and usually I will go and visit her several times in the week.  At the moment though my main contact is by phone and an occasional face to face at a distance. To begin with I will need to talk to her, explain your connection and refresh her memory with names and dates.  If you have any specific questions you would like me to ask her then feel free to say.  I may even have some answers in the research I have already done.  Looking forward to hearing from you.  Regards Sue

[Sueinfy]

I couldn't believe it when you mentioned the name John Laven..  I have found the Watkins' & Haldane' quite difficult to research, and yet the first connection made is another Laven, wow I have been wondering where that came from So the first thing I did was to do a search for JLH which gave me a spouse.. Louisa (E Clarke), John a dock policeman, they lived in Deptford in 1939,  this has to be correct?

More about you and your research.. do you have some sort genealogical programme, I use My Heritage, I could add you as a guest so that you can have a look around. I would need your email address for that.
Apart from that, I would prefer you asked specific questions rather than let me ramble on
Would like to attach a couple of photo's but need to figure out how to.

Btw. in the 1939 it gives another Rose b.June 22 1909  would this be a sister of Louisa ? (Mother of our Louisa)

[Morannes]

Hello - yes you have found the correct marriage. The Rose on the 1939 census is Louise's sister.  I store my research on Ancestry but as you mention if I looked at your research I can then help you fill in some gaps on the Haldanes. Some bits are tricky because of the Scottish connection.  My email address is suejongarside@gmail.com Look forward to hearing from you.  Regards Sue

[Sueinfy]

Lol this is getting stranger by the day..  I am also Sue Garside

Susan Mary Watkins m. Jeffrey Norman Garside m. Brian John Nicholson. I am 73 born 1947 in Blackpool.

Rose Watkins nee Haldane died in 1964, cancer of the cervix.
Shall send cert and a couple of photos by email

Sue x

[Sueinfy]

Sue  do you know of Kim Clarke, researching Clarke / McCluskey?