The Ordnance Survey placename books of the 19th C (1865 - 71) refer to the remains of Frendraught Castle, which was burnt in 1630. A separate entry follows for Frendraught House, which is described as the "Mansion house of the Estate of Frendraught". A digital copy of the original can be viewed at http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/aberdeenshire-os-name-books-1865-1871/aberdeenshire-volume-31on pages 54 - 55. However, those who aren't volunteer transcribers must subscribe in order to access this material. Alison On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 7:18 PM, Gilbert Murray <happyman70@cableone.net>wrote: > Thank you, Ray, Frendraught it is. Another example of the difficulties > clerks faced in copying original handwriting, and then copying the copy > into > another record, doubling the chance of mistakes. So there was a castle > there! I wonder if it was rebuilt and if the Alexanders lived there, or if > it had been reduced to a farm by the end of the 18th century. George > Alexander left quite a lot of money - many of the merchants who went to the > Mosquito Shore and Belize became wealthy - sadly, on the backs on their > slaves. But businessmen in England were paying their workers pennies - > poverty was endemic - the Iron Law of Wages was very much in force. From > everything I've read, I would much rather have been a slave in Belize than > a > pauper in Great Britain! > > Thanks again, > Sonia > > -----Original Message----- > From: aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Ray Hennessy > Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 5:59 PM > To: Aberdeen List > Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Anderson, Lesly - Can anyone identify Froucharucht? > > On 29 March 2014 23:06, B&A Smith <brian.alison.smith@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Frendraught in Forgue > > > > Alison > > ================================= > > Gilbert > > I agree with Alison. If you look again at the original you may find that > "Frouchaught " is actually much closer to Frendraught. The letters: "ouch" > in manuscript are easily mistaken for "endr". Equally "Fergy" is very > close > to "Forgue" in manuscript, even allowing for idiosyncratic spelling. > > You might be interested that one of Sheena's MELDRUM ancestors was executed > for setting fire to Frendraught castle in the early 17thC although he > insisted he had been about 10 miles away at the time. The story is on the > internet in a number of different variations. > > Ray Hennessy > www.whatsinaname.net > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >