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No Year Surname / Maiden Name Forename Mother's Surname Other Surnames Sex Age District City/County/MR GROS Data Image Extract
1 1959 JOHNSTONE SARAH MCGOWAN Not Permissible MCGOWAN F 68 IRONGRAY /KIRKCUDBRIGHT 867/00 0006 No Image ORDER

Hi Diane
thank you very much for the info
l am having a great deal of difficulty with the Johnstone Mcgowan family so it is much appreciated
Carol

Many thanks for looking any way Diane
I appreciate it.

Sheila

Diane.... thank you so much for looking up the alexander leslie Marriages for me.....these may or may not be of use to me....not sure at the moment.... but will keep them for reference.


thanks again
nicky

Hi Diane I'm looking for a William Craig from Inergowrie, Kirkton born 1934-35 served in the Army for a while around 1954-55 any info would be greatly appreciated Thanks Freda

Hi Diane

If you have any credits left could you see if you can find birth/baptism details for :

James Dobson [c1803 - Tranent, Haddington, East Lothian [died ?]

and his wife

Euphemia Watt [born c1800 in the same area] [died ?]

I have the date of their marriage from IGI as 13 Nov 1829 Tranent, East Lothian along with baptism details for 3 of their children - Elisabeth 1830, Mary 1832 and Euphemia 1844

I have taken the year of birth for James & Euphemia off the census records - so ts only a rough guess

I don't know how far back information on Scotland's People goes so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards

Angie

Thank you so much Diane....... yes i think it is no 3.

3 11/07/1834 GEDDES WILLIAM JOHN GEDDES/JEAN MASSIE M Forgue /ABERDEEN 194/ 0040 0127 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER
Would there be any more details.......and would you have any credits left to view?

Would you mind looking for Williams brother James (also on 1841 census) born c1830. This would confirm parents.

Kind Regards, Julie

Florence - this is a baptism for Laurence..

1 01/01/1806 GAUDIE LAURENCE ROBERT GAUDIE/ U Dunrossness, Sandwick and Cunningsurgh, Fair Isle /SHETLAND 003/ 0010 0121

the U is for sex!

Sorry no mother's name...

there is this marriage... for Robert.. in Shetland.. but its a long shot... however, try familysearch.org, there may be something there..

29/09/1799 GADIE ROBERT MARGARET SCOTT/ M Lerwick /SHETLAND

Freda, can you tell me which county Kirkton is in? I can't find Inergowrie, Kirkton on Google, and there are too many results without narrowing the area down.

Angela,

here you go! baptism....

28/11/1802 DOBSON JAMES ROBERT DOBSON/MARY BROWN FR1167 M Tranent /EAST LOTHIAN 722/ 0050 0218

3 baptisms in East Lothian for 1798-1807, although I suspect you will assume it is the first..

20/09/1801 WATT EUPHEMIA ROBERT WATT/ F Gladsmuir /EAST LOTHIAN 708/ 0030 0166 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER
2 15/07/1804 WATT EUPHEMIA ANDREW WATT/AGNIS MORTON FR958 F North Berwick /EAST LOTHIAN 713/ 0040 0167 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER
3 15/07/1804 WATT EUPHEMIA ANDREW WATT/AGNES MORTON FR1418 F North Berwick /EAST LOTHIAN 713/ 0050 0265

AC - sorry couldn't find anything remotely close..

Julie,,,

this is the only James Geddes in Aberdeen... which rather throws the cat among the pigeons!

10/05/1828 GEDDES JAMES CHARLES GEDDES/BARBARA SCORGIE M Aberdeen ABERDEEN CITY/ABERDEEN 168/A00 0220 0037

.. sorry..

I then tried any James Geddes with father John.. anywhere in Scotland.. and got these 3.. which again don't match the one for William...

31/07/1829 GEDDES JAMES JOHN GEDDES/JANE SHAW M Rathven /BANFF 164/ 0030 0081 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER
2 25/07/1830 GEDDES JAMES JOHN GEDDES/MARGT. MURRAY FR819 M Rathven /BANFF 164/ 0030 0089 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER
3 28/01/1831 GEDDES JAMES JOHN GEDDES/HELEN SMITH M Rathven /BANFF 164/


maybe some more info is available on familysearch, now you have some names to look up..

I will see what i can find on familysearch.

Thank you for you time and effort. It is very much appreciated.

Julie

Hi again Diane

I just looked on familysearch and found a William Geddes..... father Alexander Geddes and mother Margaret Scott. On 1841 census William (aged 7) and James (aged 11) are living with Scott family (James 55, Margaret 25 and George 20) so it seems likely although it means Margaret would have been about 15 when James was born, I can't find James with the same parents tho.

Julie

Julie - maybe James is Alexander's son by a first wife? or illegitimate...
If Margaret is still Scott after the boys are born (eg on the 1841 census) maybe she and Alexander were not married....

the plot thickens!

Julie - I can't find that birth on Scotlandspeople, nor a marriage for Alexander and Margaret...

I am very inexperienced in Scots records, so I don't know what the implication is for that, but I notice the familysearch records for the birth, and the marriage are submitted, and I know these are far less reliable than the original files that are entered..

I think its time I deferred to someone with greater knowledge!

Yep.....it doesn't get any easier does it?

Familysearch has the marriage around 1830 in Strichen, Aberdeen. Both boys are Geddes but mum still Scott........
Hhmmmm....
Perhaps i will try and find out if Alexander died between 1833 - 1841.

Julie

Diane........ thank you again for your help.

Julie

Hi Diane

Thank you sooooo much for the inforation on James and Euphemia.

If you are still able to search may I impose again please ....

I have a Robert Trotter Dobson who married Mary Linton Graham on 20th April 1894 in Howick, Northumberland [date from IGI]

They had 3 children - Mary c1896, Catherine Trotter Dobson c1898 and John c1900 all born in Scotland [according to the 1901 census]

Catherine gave birth to George Henry Dobson on 18 Jan 1917, Heriot Midlothian - birth cert does not show the name of the father - George was baptised at Heriot Church 14 Feb 1917 [this is information I have been given - I have not seen any certs]

Catherine had 7 further children and i have assumed they were all born after George - all I have is their first name - Richard, James, Margaret, Kathleen, May, Arthur and Thomas [in no particular order]

I don't know if Catherine married.

Is there any possibility you may be able to look for a possible marriage for Catherine and births of her other children.

It's a tall order I know - any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards

Angie

Diana,

that's interested!

Many thanks for your help.

Cheers, Steven