Mary MILNE died 1915 Longside, Aberdeen

[Tgapitbull]

Grateful if someone is able to check the following death for any burial details and whether there is a headstone

Mary MILNE died on 20 August 1915, Longside, Aberdeen.

Many thanks
Wendy NW

[ruthhelen]

I presume this is Mary Milne (ms Pratt) - if so, there's a memorial in Longside as follows:

Stone: 118

'Erected by WILLIAM MILNE farmer Burnhead, St.Fergus to the memory of his son GEORGE F.MILNE d.30 June 1869 aged 3mths. Above WILLIAM MILNE d.22 Watson St., Aberdeen 3 June 1885 aged 55. MARY PRATT his wife d.Terrace, Longside 20 Aug.1915 aged 85. Their dau. MARY JANE widow of JAMES DUGUID d.Belvidere, Longside 8 Mar.1930 aged 64.'

(Courtesy of ANESFHS)

Ruth

[Forfarian]

You can check the death for yourself at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. It's pay-per-view but modestly priced.

For gravestones try the Aberdeen and North of Scotland Family History Society index at http://www.anesfhs.org.uk/databank/miindex/miindex.php - not all the information they have has yet been published, however.

For Aberdeenshire burial records you have to go to www.deceasedonline.com.

[Tgapitbull]

Many thanks ruthhelen for this information which is appreciated.

Thanks also to Forfarian for guidance was to where to look for info as I am not very familiar with Scottish records.

Wendy
New Zealand

[Jamjar]

From ScotlandsPeople:

MILNE Mary aged 85 1915 218/ 30 Longside

MILNE William aged 55 1885 168/2 499 Old Machar

Marriage: MILNE William - PRATT Mary 1856 232/1 41 Peterhead Burgh

Daughter:

DUGUID Mary Jean aged 64 1930 218/ 6 Longside

Marriage: DUGUID James - MILNE Mary Jane 1887 168/2 126 Aberdeen Old Machar

Only one Mary Pratt born Aberdeen and it fits with age at death and place of marriage:

PRATT Mary parents JAMES PRATT/JEAN FORSYTH FR1291 (FR1291) 18/05/1830 232/40 486 Peterhead

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

In 1841 Mary and family can be found 223/ 3/ 3 Monquhitter Aberdeen. In the household are:

James 40
Jane 35
Jane 14
James 13
Mary 11
Sophia 9
Ann 5
Helen 3
Isobel 1
John 40
Jane 65

Born after 1841:

Elizabeth 1842
Alexander 1844
Charlotte 1847

In 1851 some of the children can be found, 232/ 20/ 28 Peterhead Aberdeen:

James 22
Sophia 17
Ann 14
Helen 12
Elizabeth 7
Alexander 6
Charlotte 3

I can’t see who they are with.

Jamjar

[Tgapitbull]

Thanks Jamjar for your postings.
I have all the information that I require.
Thanks to all for your postings.

Wendy

[ruthhelen]

I am not very familiar with Scottish records.

It's probably worth pointing out that in Scotland, women are not required to give up their maiden names when they marry - hence why your Mary Milne appeared as Mary Pratt on the memorial. Most official documents will refer to the woman as 'Mary Pratt or Milne'.

It's also common for women to revert to their maiden names if they are widowed.

All of this is surprisingly helpful when you're trying to navigate the parish records or censuses, when you've got families with similar names 

Ruth

[Forfarian]

May also be worth listing some of the really useful information included in Scottish certificates but not in English/Welsh/Irish ones

Births
- exact time of birth
- date and place of parents' marriage

Marriages
- full names of the couple's mothers including their maiden surnames

Deaths
- exact time of death
- names of all the deceased's spouses, if any, including the maiden surnames of any wives (except in 1856-1860)
- full names of parents of the deceased including the deceased's mother's maiden surname