Yes, I had Bettrick, but on one of the census she is listed as Beatrice....so thinking of the writing on the OPR's I thought 'someone misread the name'.......This mariage wasn't on the films I just finished, they only went to 1854. Thank you for the offer of the newspaper clipping, and any other info you may have. "Snuffy Tammy".......what a hoot!! would it likely re-word to "Stuffy Tommmy" now I wonder? LOL.......Goldie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alison Kennedy" <alison2kennedy@btinternet.com> To: <aberdeen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] ROSEHAEASTER, ABD. > Hi Goldie > > I think you might mean Rosehearty - fishing village mid-way between the > Broch (Fraserburgh) and Banff. > > I believe Thomas Morrison aka "Snuffy Tammy" was married twice (1) > Elizabeth Walker (1826); and (2) Bettrick Ritchie. I have a newspaper > article on Thomas which I will e-mail you later today. > > Alison > > > On 19 Nov 2009, at 03:23, "goldie and Lido Doratti" wrote: > > Can anyone tell me where Roseheaster Abd, is and if they have any info on > a Ritchie family with a daughter Beatrice/Beatrick born about 1825 there? > She married Thomas Morrison, shoemaker, in 1858 Peterhead and had Margaret > b abt 1860, James abt 1863 Cathrine abt 1867 and died before 1881. I know > I can get her death info at SP but I just wonder if anyone has any info to > tie these children into their trees? Thanks, Goldie > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

goldie and Lido Doratti wrote: > Yes, I had Bettrick, but on one of the census she is listed as > Beatrice....so thinking of the writing on the OPR's I thought 'someone > misread the name' In this case, I suspect the two diferent readings of the name could well have been correctly transcribed. If you check the name on Ray Hennessy's website: http://www.whatsinaname.net/php/search.php?action=search2&search_name=beatrice you will see that many variations of the name are recorded, and in the earlier 1800s, such variability was quite common. The notion of a single "correct" spelling is much more modern. Gavin Bell