Hi Ray and Gavin; Thank you both for your input. My research has been done on the SMART family of Aberdeen / shire and Banffshire. The information was an added detail that came verbally from a cousin who as a young lad remembered his father mentioning that either his grandfather or grgrandfather had lived at these places. The information I posted was as he remembered it with no further details and as you say hearsay changes with time. Ray, The 1881 Census is when they were found in Methlick and I believe you may be right with your suggestions about Methlick and the places near Burnside. Since I have all the Copies of actual BMD Certs and Census Returns for this family and none refer to either place, the family must have been living at those locations in between the dates that the records reflect. Smarties Wells may be a house name. The extended family were mostly Agricultural labourers and moved frequently before finally settling in Aberdeen. I have been trying to get photographs of their dwellings / farms where possible. I was hoping to add two more. Sadly, some areas have been demolished and no original buildings remain. Ruth. On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 7:08 AM, Ray Hennessy <ray@whatsinaname.net> wrote: > 2009/11/23 RUTH DUNNE <abersyl@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thank you to Gavin and Ray for their replies. Unfortunately, I have only > "Family Lore" to refer to. > > Some further questions, Ruth, in the interest of furthering your research. > > a] What was your gggf's name? What are his parent's names on his MC > and/or DC? Are they in the Censuses with a parish of birth noted? Do > you have a birth record for either of them? > > b] Was the "family lore" written down or passed on orally? If > written, was it by one of the "passed" relatives, or did you write it > yourself from chatting to someone? Was there any other detail? > > c] What was the family context in which the place names were > mentioned? If it was pre1855, the location in Methlick in 1891 after > moving several times [initially from Banffshire] is not entirely > relevant. > Note: North Arnybogs and Burnside are less than half a mile apart [in > 1881 Sheena's ggm lived c300 yards up the road from Burnside but had > moved by 1891!!] > > d] Are you sure that the "North" applied to Aberdeenshire and not to > Auchnie Bogs? This may be a mix up in the recording of these names. > > -- > Best wishes and good hunting > > 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 >