I'm going thru the film #0993354 on Peterhead ABD and ran across something I wondered if any Listers could help with? After a baptism 1849 I find this after the record: "before F.C.C." (Free Congregational Church?) Other records for bapisms also have (1842) "Before the congregation of the East Church" and (1840)"before the Congregational Church" , After another one and the name of a witness I found "before Roderick Gray, Esq, & A. Gordon R.N.".........Royal Navy? Anyone with hands on the Peterhead OPR's out there? I want to be sure of this, not guess at it. With thanks, Goldie

I have always seen RN as Royal Navy. Most of my husband's WEST family were connected with the Royal Navy. Judy Anderson ----- Original Message ----- From: "goldie and Lido Doratti" <lidogold2@shaw.ca> To: <ABERDEEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 7:41 PM Subject: [ABERDEEN] OPR's for Peterhead ABD I'm going thru the film #0993354 on Peterhead ABD and ran across something I wondered if any Listers could help with? After a baptism 1849 I find this after the record: "before F.C.C." (Free Congregational Church?) Other records for bapisms also have (1842) "Before the congregation of the East Church" and (1840)"before the Congregational Church" , After another one and the name of a witness I found "before Roderick Gray, Esq, & A. Gordon R.N.".........Royal Navy? Anyone with hands on the Peterhead OPR's out there? I want to be sure of this, not guess at it. With thanks, Goldie

Goldie For your information Roderick Gray Esq. was a solicitor in the town who, amongst various other posts, also held the office of Provost and Chief Magistrate of Peterhead.  He was born 1788 and died 1858 the son of John Gray & Mary Gray from the Parish of Daviot.  If you want to know more about him his obituary can be found in the Aberdeen Journal, dated February 10, 1858, which can be accessed through the Gale website. Alison   ________________________________ From: goldie and Lido Doratti To: ABERDEEN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, 14 October, 2009 3:41:54 Subject: [ABERDEEN] OPR's for Peterhead ABD With thanks, Goldie   I'm going thru the film #0993354 on Peterhead ABD and ran across something I wondered if any Listers could help with? After a baptism 1849 I find this after the record: "before F.C.C."  (Free Congregational Church?) Other records for bapisms also have (1842) "Before the congregation of the East Church"  and (1840)"before the Congregational Church" , After another one and the name of a witness I found "before Roderick Gray, Esq, & A. Gordon R.N.".........Royal Navy? Anyone with hands on the Peterhead OPR's out there?  I want to be sure of this, not guess at it.

Hello Alison, What is the full title of the "Gale" website as I cannot seem to access it. Many thanks. Florence. 2009/10/14 ALISON KENNEDY <alison2kennedy@btinternet.com> > Goldie > > For your information Roderick Gray Esq. was a solicitor in the town who, > amongst various other posts, also held the office of Provost and Chief > Magistrate of Peterhead. He was born 1788 and died 1858 the son of John > Gray & Mary Gray from the Parish of Daviot. If you want to know more about > him his obituary can be found in the Aberdeen Journal, dated February 10, > 1858, which can be accessed through the Gale website. > > Alison > > > > ________________________________ > > From: goldie and Lido Doratti > To: ABERDEEN-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, 14 October, 2009 3:41:54 > Subject: [ABERDEEN] OPR's for Peterhead ABD > > > With thanks, Goldie > > > I'm going thru the film #0993354 on Peterhead ABD and ran across something > I wondered if any Listers could help with? > After a baptism 1849 I find this after the record: > "before F.C.C." (Free Congregational Church?) > Other records for bapisms also have (1842) "Before the congregation of the > East Church" and (1840)"before the Congregational Church" , > After another one and the name of a witness I found "before Roderick Gray, > Esq, & A. Gordon R.N.".........Royal Navy? > Anyone with hands on the Peterhead OPR's out there? I want to be sure of > this, not guess at it. > > ------------------------------- > 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 >