Hello, I am wondering what was at 59 Chapel Street in 1851 and also 1912. I had a 5th great uncle Gordon CHEYNE who was living there with his wife on the 1851 census. 61 years later in 1912, James WRAIGHT the estranged husband of Gordon's grand niece Mary Ann CHEYNE died there. I was there in 2001 and if the numbering is the same, it is now a carpark. It maybe just a coincidence but I was wondering what type of establishment was there in 1851 and 1912. I would appreciate any help or information. Regards Wendy in Queensland, Australia

I have seen this suggestion in other Lists. I seriously wonder about the ethics of obtaining SP credits through misrepresentation. ________________________________ From: Pauline Lyons <hannaford@netspace.net.au> To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, 11 February, 2010 1:58:12 Subject: [ABERDEEN] Free credits on scotlands people Hi There is currently an offer for 30 free credits in aussie papers. http://www.ancestralscotland.com/roots/ is the site.  You will need to put in an Aussie postcode to be successful. Suitable numbers are 3174 2801 2000 2287 3805 It takes about a day for them to send you the code. regards Pauline ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 10 February 2010 19:39, Jim Lumsden <jim.lumsden@sympatico.ca> wrote: > I am looking for the death document of William Lumsden and his wife Ann > Callum of Stonehaven from 1824 to 1851. > > There seems to be no online record in all of Scotland of them after the 1851 > census at 71 years. > > A death record from 1855 on would be very helpful. Does Stonehaven have > missing records ?  Jim ________________________________________________ Hi Jim I've had a look on Scotland's People. Couldn't examine the hits as I have no credits left. There is no death certificate in Kincardineshire after 1855 for a William LUMSDEN born in the period 1778-1782 HOWEVER there is one born c. 1781 who died in Aberdeenshire in 1861, aged 80. Depending on dates he might have been born in 1780 or 1781 - or remember that his age might be wrong on the DC. There is no Record of the death of Ann LUMSDEN/CALLUM of any age in the whole of Scotland after 1855. You didn't give her age/DoB and I can't find them on the 1841 Census on FreeCEN [which doesn't have Stonehaven!]. I'd guess she died before 1855. It might be worth a small investment in ScP to have a look at the death certificate for William LUMSDEN. He might be your guy and maybe Ann died before the start of statutory registration in 1855. If he is recorded as a widower it should give his wife's maiden name. It is quite possible he moved to Aberdeenshire [not the city - I looked] to be with family. This may or not help you. Hope it does. -- Best wishes Ray ********************************************************** >From Ray Hennessy Forenames website: www.whatsinaname.net Preferred Email address: ray@whatsinaname.net Hints for Scotland's People at http://bit.ly/WIAN-SCP **********************************************************

You are correct I did not look at those SP records because I did not want to use 10 points based on past experiences. I think I will do that since I am now scratching for details. The 2 marriage documents were worth viewing. There is a third son James b~1820 who I descend from and there is no record of birth. William 1809 and Alexander 1824 leave NO trail. Thanks for your suggestion Jim -----Original Message----- From: aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Brad and Jen Sent: February-10-10 10:55 PM To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Lumsden in Stonehaven Scotland Hi Jim, Have you viewed the baptismal entries on Scotlandspeople for William LUMSDEN and Ann CALLUM's sons, William b.1809 and Alexander b.1824 and are there any witnesses listed? Often witnesses at baptisms were relatives so these entries would be worth a look. Jen. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you, I have just found the Cheyne web site with my Lumsden information. Thank you for responding. Jim -----Original Message----- From: aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mary Legarth Sent: February-10-10 9:10 PM To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Subject: [ABERDEEN] CHEYNE family Jim, because I have CHEYNE from Monquhitter Parish in my Tree, I have just Googled CHEYNE Family Tree. There is an extensive Web Site shows the family , with Transcriptions of Baptisms, also Census information. It does not seem to say who the Researcher is, however, the info' resembles that sent to me from a Cheyne family something like, 18 or so, years ago. I did not look for your Cheyne names, but it is quite possible that they are there. I think that the original Researcher died, & his son continued with the amazing amount of Research. Mary -----Original Message----- From: aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lumsden Sent: Thursday, 11 February 2010 12:25 p.m. To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] 59 Chapel Street Thank you for your reply. A few months ago I received a printout of a Cheyne family tree that seems to have disappeared from rootsweb ? It showed a generation of Lumsdens in Banff with A father William and a son William b 2 April 1779. My GG grandfather was born in Gamrie around 1780. (census info) He married Ann Callum there in 1816 and had a son William in 1809 in Gamrie. The Cheyne printout says William's death was in 1804. Is this solid ? Your Chapel street question refers to Stonehaven I assume. I can not answer that question but I recently "walked" down high street there with google street view and it was great. Can you guide me to the cheyne family tree ? Regards Jim -----Original Message----- From: aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Wendy Evans Sent: February-10-10 5:04 PM To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Subject: [ABERDEEN] 59 Chapel Street Hello, I am wondering what was at 59 Chapel Street in 1851 and also 1912. I had a 5th great uncle Gordon CHEYNE who was living there with his wife on the 1851 census. 61 years later in 1912, James WRAIGHT the estranged husband of Gordon's grand niece Mary Ann CHEYNE died there. I was there in 2001 and if the numbering is the same, it is now a carpark. It maybe just a coincidence but I was wondering what type of establishment was there in 1851 and 1912. I would appreciate any help or information. Regards Wendy in Queensland, Australia __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4856 (20100210) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you very much for your help. That site had a pointer to another Cheyne site which was what I could not find. Regards Jim -----Original Message----- From: aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ronald and Laura Bozzay Sent: February-10-10 7:15 PM To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] 59 Chapel Street One of my great great grandmothers was a Cheyne. Here is a site I found corresponded with a lot of my own research. http://cheyne.tribalpages.com/ Laura ________________________________ From: Jim Lumsden <jim.lumsden@sympatico.ca> To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010 5:25:17 PM Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] 59 Chapel Street Thank you for your reply. A few months ago I received a printout of a Cheyne family tree that seems to have disappeared from rootsweb ? It showed a generation of Lumsdens in Banff with A father William and a son William b 2 April 1779. My GG grandfather was born in Gamrie around 1780. (census info) He married Ann Callum there in 1816 and had a son William in 1809 in Gamrie. The Cheyne printout says William's death was in 1804. Is this solid ? Your Chapel street question refers to Stonehaven I assume. I can not answer that question but I recently "walked" down high street there with google street view and it was great. Can you guide me to the cheyne family tree ? Regards Jim -----Original Message----- From: aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Wendy Evans Sent: February-10-10 5:04 PM To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Subject: [ABERDEEN] 59 Chapel Street Hello, I am wondering what was at 59 Chapel Street in 1851 and also 1912. I had a 5th great uncle Gordon CHEYNE who was living there with his wife on the 1851 census. 61 years later in 1912, James WRAIGHT the estranged husband of Gordon's grand niece Mary Ann CHEYNE died there. I was there in 2001 and if the numbering is the same, it is now a carpark. It maybe just a coincidence but I was wondering what type of establishment was there in 1851 and 1912. I would appreciate any help or information. Regards Wendy in Queensland, Australia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you for your response Ray. I did look at Scotlands people for all Scotland but may have missed that one. I will take a look again. Regards Jim -----Original Message----- From: aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ray Hennessy Sent: February-10-10 7:10 PM To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Lumsden in Stonehaven Scotland On 10 February 2010 19:39, Jim Lumsden <jim.lumsden@sympatico.ca> wrote: > I am looking for the death document of William Lumsden and his wife Ann > Callum of Stonehaven from 1824 to 1851. > > There seems to be no online record in all of Scotland of them after the 1851 > census at 71 years. > > A death record from 1855 on would be very helpful. Does Stonehaven have > missing records ?  Jim ________________________________________________ Hi Jim I've had a look on Scotland's People. Couldn't examine the hits as I have no credits left. There is no death certificate in Kincardineshire after 1855 for a William LUMSDEN born in the period 1778-1782 HOWEVER there is one born c. 1781 who died in Aberdeenshire in 1861, aged 80. Depending on dates he might have been born in 1780 or 1781 - or remember that his age might be wrong on the DC. There is no Record of the death of Ann LUMSDEN/CALLUM of any age in the whole of Scotland after 1855. You didn't give her age/DoB and I can't find them on the 1841 Census on FreeCEN [which doesn't have Stonehaven!]. I'd guess she died before 1855. It might be worth a small investment in ScP to have a look at the death certificate for William LUMSDEN. He might be your guy and maybe Ann died before the start of statutory registration in 1855. If he is recorded as a widower it should give his wife's maiden name. It is quite possible he moved to Aberdeenshire [not the city - I looked] to be with family. This may or not help you. Hope it does. -- Best wishes Ray ********************************************************** >From Ray Hennessy Forenames website: www.whatsinaname.net Preferred Email address: ray@whatsinaname.net Hints for Scotland's People at http://bit.ly/WIAN-SCP ********************************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you for your reply. A few months ago I received a printout of a Cheyne family tree that seems to have disappeared from rootsweb ? It showed a generation of Lumsdens in Banff with A father William and a son William b 2 April 1779. My GG grandfather was born in Gamrie around 1780. (census info) He married Ann Callum there in 1816 and had a son William in 1809 in Gamrie. The Cheyne printout says William's death was in 1804. Is this solid ? Your Chapel street question refers to Stonehaven I assume. I can not answer that question but I recently "walked" down high street there with google street view and it was great. Can you guide me to the cheyne family tree ? Regards Jim -----Original Message----- From: aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Wendy Evans Sent: February-10-10 5:04 PM To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Subject: [ABERDEEN] 59 Chapel Street Hello, I am wondering what was at 59 Chapel Street in 1851 and also 1912. I had a 5th great uncle Gordon CHEYNE who was living there with his wife on the 1851 census. 61 years later in 1912, James WRAIGHT the estranged husband of Gordon's grand niece Mary Ann CHEYNE died there. I was there in 2001 and if the numbering is the same, it is now a carpark. It maybe just a coincidence but I was wondering what type of establishment was there in 1851 and 1912. I would appreciate any help or information. Regards Wendy in Queensland, Australia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yes I have been in touch with Archie in regard to this issue and DNA and as yet I have not received any information from him on Williams death. Yes William was born around 1780 and married and had a son William in Gamrie My main objective is to find his parents and then his siblings. DNA motive. Thank you for your response. Jim -----Original Message----- From: aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Cheri Hyde Sent: February-10-10 4:21 PM To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Lumsden in Stonehaven Scotland Jim, Have you checked with the House of Lumsden? William and Ann both seem to have been from Banffshire originally ( or at least they were both living there when they married in 1816). William isn't in any of my records for the northern Lumsdens but there are lots of Lumsdens from Banff . Hopefully Archie Lumsden, the historian, can help you find them. Best of luck! Cheri ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Lumsden" <jim.lumsden@sympatico.ca> To: <ABERDEEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:39 AM Subject: [ABERDEEN] Lumsden in Stonehaven Scotland >I am looking for the death document of William Lumsden and his wife Ann > Callum of Stonehaven from 1824 to 1851. > > There seems to be no online record in all of Scotland of them after the > 1851 > census at 71 years. > > A death record from 1855 on would be very helpful. Does Stonehaven have > missing records ? Jim > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2677 - Release Date: 02/09/10 07:35:00 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

One of my great great grandmothers was a Cheyne. Here is a site I found corresponded with a lot of my own research. http://cheyne.tribalpages.com/ Laura ________________________________ From: Jim Lumsden <jim.lumsden@sympatico.ca> To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010 5:25:17 PM Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] 59 Chapel Street Thank you for your reply. A few months ago I received a printout of a Cheyne family tree that seems to have disappeared from rootsweb ? It showed a generation of Lumsdens in Banff with A father William and a son William b 2 April 1779. My GG grandfather was born in Gamrie around 1780. (census info) He married Ann Callum there in 1816 and had a son William in 1809 in Gamrie. The Cheyne printout says William's death was in 1804. Is this solid ? Your Chapel street question refers to Stonehaven I assume. I can not answer that question but I recently "walked" down high street there with google street view and it was great. Can you guide me to the cheyne family tree ? Regards Jim -----Original Message----- From: aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Wendy Evans Sent: February-10-10 5:04 PM To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Subject: [ABERDEEN] 59 Chapel Street Hello, I am wondering what was at 59 Chapel Street in 1851 and also 1912. I had a 5th great uncle Gordon CHEYNE who was living there with his wife on the 1851 census. 61 years later in 1912, James WRAIGHT the estranged husband of Gordon's grand niece Mary Ann CHEYNE died there. I was there in 2001 and if the numbering is the same, it is now a carpark. It maybe just a coincidence but I was wondering what type of establishment was there in 1851 and 1912. I would appreciate any help or information. Regards Wendy in Queensland, Australia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am looking for the death document of William Lumsden and his wife Ann Callum of Stonehaven from 1824 to 1851. There seems to be no online record in all of Scotland of them after the 1851 census at 71 years. A death record from 1855 on would be very helpful. Does Stonehaven have missing records ? Jim

Jim, Have you checked with the House of Lumsden? William and Ann both seem to have been from Banffshire originally ( or at least they were both living there when they married in 1816). William isn't in any of my records for the northern Lumsdens but there are lots of Lumsdens from Banff . Hopefully Archie Lumsden, the historian, can help you find them. Best of luck! Cheri ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Lumsden" <jim.lumsden@sympatico.ca> To: <ABERDEEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:39 AM Subject: [ABERDEEN] Lumsden in Stonehaven Scotland >I am looking for the death document of William Lumsden and his wife Ann > Callum of Stonehaven from 1824 to 1851. > > There seems to be no online record in all of Scotland of them after the > 1851 > census at 71 years. > > A death record from 1855 on would be very helpful. Does Stonehaven have > missing records ? Jim > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2677 - Release Date: 02/09/10 07:35:00

Civil registration didn't start until 1855, but if you are lucky you may find a Monumental Inscription or if you get the film for those years you may find a mort cloth rental page and find them that way. MI's are worth the try, as is the film. Goldie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Lumsden" <jim.lumsden@sympatico.ca> To: <ABERDEEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:39 AM Subject: [ABERDEEN] Lumsden in Stonehaven Scotland >I am looking for the death document of William Lumsden and his wife Ann > Callum of Stonehaven from 1824 to 1851. > > There seems to be no online record in all of Scotland of them after the > 1851 > census at 71 years. > > A death record from 1855 on would be very helpful. Does Stonehaven have > missing records ? Jim > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Opps dropped my 'C' Ray. haha Wayne, A "Kiwi" in Oz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Hennessy" <ray@whatsinaname.net> To: <aberdeen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 10:46 PM Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Auchmunziel > On 9 February 2010 12:13, Wayne Abel <honk-abel@westnet.com.au> wrote: > >> LOL Ray, I had best send you some photos Ray, as Hunterville does >> experience snow and has also on occasion been bloked off. Although I must >> admit 'whilst Diving in the Clyde off Greenock in my Navy days', it was a >> bit colder than the waters off NZ to say the least. Brrrr. > ___________________________ > > ?"bloked off"? That sounds a bit Aussie to me. The sort of thing that > happens to our great cricketers when the Oz thugs get their sledges > out. > > What you have to realise about Aberdeenshire is that the Arctic winds > blow most of the year and keep the locals hardy. When the gulf stream > can summon up the strength to cross the country, there will usually be > several feet of snow dumped over the whole county. This happens just > about every year and roads are bloked off [hoho] with monotonous > regularity. > > How do you think Gavin has developed the strength and determination to > keep giving us the benefit of his knowledge & wisdom? They breed them > tough up there. > > Ray > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I think he meant "blocked off". This is where we have enormous "slips" fall down on the road. It is pumice country, and when wet, just slips away. Driving around the windy, metal/mud base roads is interesting - at times. But, the views are lovely, especially in spring, when the lambs have arrived. Mary NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Wallace" <bob-wallace@charter.net> To: <aberdeen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:53 AM Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Auchmunziel > On Tuesday 09 February 2010 06:46:03 am Ray Hennessy wrote: >> On 9 February 2010 12:13, Wayne Abel <honk-abel@westnet.com.au> > wrote: >> > LOL Ray, I had best send you some photos Ray, as Hunterville does >> > experience snow and has also on occasion been bloked off. Although I > must >> > admit 'whilst Diving in the Clyde off Greenock in my Navy days', it was >> > a >> > bit colder than the waters off NZ to say the least. Brrrr. >> >> ___________________________ >> >> ?"bloked off"? That sounds a bit Aussie to me. The sort of thing that >> happens to our great cricketers when the Oz thugs get their sledges >> out. > > He may have intended to say blocked off, Ray. > > Bob Wallace > Dayton, Nevada > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

On 10 February 2010 00:25, Wayne Abel <honk-abel@westnet.com.au> wrote: > Oops dropped my 'C' Ray. haha     Wayne, A "Kiwi" in Oz A Kiwi in Oz: that explains it. R

LOL Ray, I had best send you some photos Ray, as Hunterville does experience snow and has also on occasion been bloked off. Although I must admit 'whilst Diving in the Clyde off Greenock in my Navy days', it was a bit colder than the waters off NZ to say the least. Brrrr. Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Hennessy" <ray7033@googlemail.com> To: <aberdeen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 7:59 PM Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Auchmunziel On 9 February 2010 01:55, Wayne Abel <honk-abel@westnet.com.au> wrote: > ... it is what my Abel/Wilson family called their first home in > Hunterville New Zealand, a wee slab sided wooden cottage with a tin roof > and a local climate to match Aberdeenshire in winter. ______________________________________ Hi Wayne Apart from the rain, I doubt if Hunterville's climate is a patch on Aberdeenshire in winter where this year the snow has lain deep and frozen for several weeks. Our relatives in Huntly told us that the whole of Scotland was cut off for over a week [from their point of view , of course]. I doubt if Hunterville, suffers from that sort of weather. The local saying is that Aberdeenshire has three months of appalling cold and drear weather, then they have winter! Ray - a Sassenach but in thrall to the north east! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 9 February 2010 12:13, Wayne Abel <honk-abel@westnet.com.au> wrote: > LOL Ray, I had best send you some photos Ray, as Hunterville does experience snow and has also on occasion been bloked off. Although I must admit 'whilst Diving in the Clyde off Greenock in my Navy days', it was a bit colder than the waters off NZ to say the least. Brrrr. ___________________________ ?"bloked off"? That sounds a bit Aussie to me. The sort of thing that happens to our great cricketers when the Oz thugs get their sledges out. What you have to realise about Aberdeenshire is that the Arctic winds blow most of the year and keep the locals hardy. When the gulf stream can summon up the strength to cross the country, there will usually be several feet of snow dumped over the whole county. This happens just about every year and roads are bloked off [hoho] with monotonous regularity. How do you think Gavin has developed the strength and determination to keep giving us the benefit of his knowledge & wisdom? They breed them tough up there. Ray

I have a Annabella Black, Bn Aberdeenshire married James McHardy Abel, bn Kincardine O'neil, Marriage took place in Heaton Park, Rangitikei district,New Zealand in 1902. Annabellas parents are Alexander Black and Jane ?? her sister Christina was a witness. Wayne Abel Northam,WA Ex-NZ Subject: ABERDEEN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 44> Message: 3 Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:44:23 +0000 From: Gavin Bell <g.bell@which.net> known Children ... 2.Alexander BLACK born c 1791 Gamrie BANFF dies before 1861 Gamrie Banff? occupation in the 1841 census a wright , living in Duff Street, Gamrie, Banff. married Helen FORDYCE in 1817..Three known Children Alexander BLACK George BLACK ....marries Jane LEASK no known children..her parents George LEASK and Jane GREIG William BLACK "Duff Street, Gamrie" probably means "Duff Street, Macduff". The western end of the parish of Gamrie (known as Doune or Down) was semi-independent from the later 18th century, when the then Earl of Fife paid for a new church (Doune Kirk) overlooking the town which was, in his honour, renamed Macduff. This administrative independence seems to have been temporarily abolished when civil registration started in 1855, with Doune/Macduff being re-integrated into the Registration District of Gamrie. In 1882 Macduff was set up as a separate Registration District. The MIs for Doune Kirk list several BLACKs. Gavin Bell -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 4869 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 9 February 2010 01:55, Wayne Abel <honk-abel@westnet.com.au> wrote: > ... it is what my Abel/Wilson family called their first home in Hunterville  New Zealand, a wee slab sided wooden cottage with a tin roof and a local climate to match Aberdeenshire in winter. ______________________________________ Hi Wayne Apart from the rain, I doubt if Hunterville's climate is a patch on Aberdeenshire in winter where this year the snow has lain deep and frozen for several weeks. Our relatives in Huntly told us that the whole of Scotland was cut off for over a week [from their point of view , of course]. I doubt if Hunterville, suffers from that sort of weather. The local saying is that Aberdeenshire has three months of appalling cold and drear weather, then they have winter! Ray - a Sassenach but in thrall to the north east!