Gavin, Thanks for your reply. My main source of information at present is that of Burkes Peerage and Landed Gentry. I have a pedigree chart, and a copy of the Book of Gardens from Aberdeenshire and Banffshire from the A&NESFHS. In this book it also states that the Gardyne/Garden/Gardin/Gardine name and variations are originally from Angus and branched out. I just thought that I might be able to get some information about some of them leaving Angus and going to other parishes. Thanks again for your reply. It is much appreciated. Regards Roslyn. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gavin Bell" <g.bell@which.net> To: <aberdeen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 8:19 PM Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Re GARDEN/GARDYNE Family > Greg Garden wrote: > > >> I am wondering if someone might be able to help me please. Apparently >> our roots lie in the GARDYNE/ GARDIN/GARDEN family from Angus. > > > "Apparently?" Would you like to tell us something about the evidence > for this? The name GARDYNE is certainly recorded at an early date in > Angus, but it does not necessarily follow that all other or later > occurrences of the name are linked to the first - many names came into > existence independently in more than one place, and I would guess that > one that is linked to such a common thing as a garden, or such a common > trade as a gardener, might well have multiple beginnings. > > >> I am trying to find out when they actually arrived in Aberdeenshire >> please. I have posted an enquiry on the Angus list but to no avail. > > > The earliest record I can find is that of Simon GARDIN, who was entered > in the Burgess Roll of Aberdeen on 7th January 1471/2. But that does > not necessarily make him the first GARDIN in the Royal Burgh of Aberdeen > - only the first to be recorded in that particular source. > > >> I thought that someone on this list might be able to tell me where to >> look to see when the Angus families may have migrated to the Aberdeen >> area. > > I can't imagine any source that would tell you anything as tidy as that. > The further you go back in time, the thinner the written record > becomes, and what does survive is often a record of transfers of land. > This will typically name the parties exchanging property, but it may not > say anything about the identity or origins of the parties, or where the > rest of their family were. > > > Gavin Bell > > ------------------------------- > 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 >