Troup is an area in the east of Gamrie parish. Nowadays its best known feature is Troup Head, home to a considerable colony of gannets. The Tore of Troup is a deep, wooded valley running north-south to the sea, through which runs the Tore Burn, marking the county boundary between Banffshire and Aberdeenshire. Haddoleys isn't marked on the most detailed OS map of the area, but you can find it on 19th C OS maps. Don't know if this link to the NLS map will work: http://maps.nls.uk/view/74426491. Its position is shown as slightly north of the Ram's Well, near the southern end of the valley. Alison On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 4:54 AM, Jo-Anne HUBER <[email protected]> wrote: > Aberdeen List, > I am trying to find the birth of John SMITH, b. 1831 or 32 Monquhitter > Aberdeenshire. > > The information I had was not correct. > > I have recently found on Scotland's People the death record for John. In > the record it states that he is married to Ann Massie (illegitimate). He > died on October 23, 1898 at 5:30 am. at Haddoleys Troup Gamrie. John was > about 67 years old and he was the son of John SMITH (deceased) Reputed > father. His mother is listed as Margret McKnight afterward wife of John > Cartney Crofter (Deceased) The person giving the information is James > Grant who was a worker on the farm (present) > The age at death leads me to believe that he would have been born in 1831 > or 32. His place of birth in the census records is always listed as > Monquhitter. > Can anyone tell me what and where Haddoleys Troup is. Also any > suggestions on finding a birth record would be appreciated. I have tried > searching the IGI and Scotland's People using John SMITH and Margret > McKnight as the parents with no luck. > > Regards, > Jo-Anne Smith-Huber > ANESFHS # 16407 > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >