Hi Jo-Anne A search on Scotlandspeople shows that a death of an Ann Smith (other surname Massie) age 65 was registered in Gamrie Registration District, Banffshire in 1898. If this is your Ann then it would be worth looking at the following death. John Smith, age 67, Gamrie Registration District, Banffshire in 1898. Andy -----Original Message----- From: Jo-Anne HUBER Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 9:48 AM To: aberdeen Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] SMITH family dilemma. Jen, I do not have a death certificate for John. I checked this morning on SP using the parameters of death between 1891 and 1898 (Ann's Death) but nothing came up that looked to be correct. I want to assume that his death would be recorded somewhere close to where he lived. Jo-Anne

Andy, Thank you for your reply and information. Yes that is the correct Ann Smith. I do have a Statutory Death Record for her. I was finally able to find John Smith thanks to your help. Boy was I blown away with this information.....Now it's back to the beginning. We do know he was born in Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire according to the Census records from 1861 to 1891. Now to find a birth record..... and set aside what information I thought was correct.Oh, the hunt goes on and on. Thanks again for your help.... Jo-Anne > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 18:23:10 +1100 > Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] SMITH family dilemma. > > Hi Jo-Anne > > A search on Scotlandspeople shows that a death of an Ann Smith (other > surname Massie) age 65 was registered in Gamrie Registration District, > Banffshire in 1898. If this is your Ann then it would be worth looking at > the following death. John Smith, age 67, Gamrie Registration District, > Banffshire in 1898. > > Andy > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Hi Jo-Anne Who does the death registration name as the parents of John Smith? Andy -----Original Message----- From: Jo-Anne HUBER Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 11:27 AM To: aberdeen Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] SMITH family dilemma. Andy, Thank you for your reply and information. Yes that is the correct Ann Smith. I do have a Statutory Death Record for her. I was finally able to find John Smith thanks to your help. Boy was I blown away with this information.....Now it's back to the beginning. We do know he was born in Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire according to the Census records from 1861 to 1891. Now to find a birth record..... and set aside what information I thought was correct.Oh, the hunt goes on and on. Thanks again for your help.... Jo-Anne > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 18:23:10 +1100 > Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] SMITH family dilemma. > > Hi Jo-Anne > > A search on Scotlandspeople shows that a death of an Ann Smith (other > surname Massie) age 65 was registered in Gamrie Registration District, > Banffshire in 1898. If this is your Ann then it would be worth looking at > the following death. John Smith, age 67, Gamrie Registration District, > Banffshire in 1898. > > Andy >

Andy, The Death Record or SMITH, JOHN (Statutory Deaths 155/A1 0026) lists his Father as John Smith, Farmer, (deceased), Reputed Father. Mother is listed as Margaret McKnight, afterward wife of John Cartney, Mother, (deceased) John is married to Ann Massie (illegitimate). That designation is also given on Ann's Death Record. I also have a copy of the OPR Birth for Ann. I have always thought that the parents of John Smith were: James Smith and Isobel Laing, but had no real evidence that this was correct. And I was using the age given in the 1881 census to estimate his birth year +/-. Back to work. Thank you again, Jo-Anne > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:34:23 +1100 > Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] SMITH family dilemma. > > Hi Jo-Anne > > Who does the death registration name as the parents of John Smith? > > Andy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jo-Anne HUBER > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 11:27 AM > To: aberdeen > Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] SMITH family dilemma. > > > > > Andy, > Thank you for your reply and information. Yes that is the correct Ann > Smith. I do have a Statutory Death Record for her. I was finally able to > find John Smith thanks to your help. Boy was I blown away with this > information.....Now it's back to the beginning. We do know he was born in > Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire according to the Census records from 1861 to > 1891. Now to find a birth record..... and set aside what information I > thought was correct.Oh, the hunt goes on and on. Thanks again for your > help.... Jo-Anne > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 18:23:10 +1100 > > Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] SMITH family dilemma. > > > > Hi Jo-Anne > > > > A search on Scotlandspeople shows that a death of an Ann Smith (other > > surname Massie) age 65 was registered in Gamrie Registration District, > > Banffshire in 1898. If this is your Ann then it would be worth looking at > > the following death. John Smith, age 67, Gamrie Registration District, > > Banffshire in 1898. > > > > Andy > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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