On 24 February 2010 08:32, Isobel Davidson <isobel.davidson@tesco.net> wrote: > Have you seen the gravestone at Ellon?  From the MI index there appear to be 2 Mary Anns on it with the same death date.  I can go and look - if it is not buried under more snow! Hi Isobel Yes, I did know about that inscription. Havn't actually been to see it yet but as we will be there in the summer for a change we may well have a look. The family on that stone is Norma MELDRUM's. The reason Mary Ann is on twice would be because she is Mary Ann BISHOP née MELDRUM. James GRANT was married to her sister Margaret in 1851. In 1854 they went to Australia which may be where Norman GRANT was born. [I haven't found a source for Aussie records - they aren't on the IGI as far as I can tell.] I'm not sure why Margaret GRANT [née MELDRUM] isn't recorded on the MI. My initial thought was that possibly she came home after being widowed and had the stone erected. But she actually died 8 years before her husband so that can't be the reason. It's a mystery. An early member of ANESFHS recorded the Australian branch and there is no sign that any of them came back to Britain. Thanks for the offer of looking at the stone for us. Judging by the reports from Aberdeenshire, it could be a few weeks before the snow goes. We'll be there in June and hope it will have gone by then! I'll bring a shovel. -- 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 **********************************************************

Ray, If you have any Australian details forward them to me and I will endeavour to find information for you. Regards Jenny