In a message dated 4/7/2009 1:02:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, gordon.mccallum2@ntlworld.com writes: I wonder if anyone could please find a birth or baptism, abt 1821 in Dundee, for a Stewart Young and maybe obtain his parents names. He had a brother William born abt 1816 and a sister Elizabeth born abt 1813 but in the 1851 census they both claim to have been born in Ireland. Stewart however gave his place of birth as Scotland in 1841 and Dundee in 1851 and 1861. He married Margaret McLean in Dundee on 14th Feb 1845 and his sister Elizabeth married James Scott on the 17th June 1831 in Dundee. All three siblings were living in Greenock in 1841 and all had a daughter named Mary Any help would be appreciated Regards Ann ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ANGUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221421323x1201417385/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DAprilfooterNO62)
Hi Adrian I would have been hugely surprised if I were the only one to question it but as I said previously I already had the information from another source so did not have the need to follow it up The following is the entry for one of mine from findmypast (I feel sure I checked it against another source and found that the same) Name: OVINGTON, Lawrence Memorial Scroll Regiment, Corps etc.: "Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)" Battalion etc.: 4th Battalion. Last name: Ovington First name(s): Lawrence Initials: L Birthplace: Redcar Enlisted: Northallerton Residence: Middlesbrough Rank: SERGT. Number: 5714 Date died: 16 November 1916 How died: Killed in action Theatre of war: France & Flanders This is Ancestry's version Name: Lawrence Ovington Birth Place: Redcar Residence: Northallerton Death Date: 16 Nov 1916 Enlistment Location: Middlesbrough Rank: Sergeant Regiment: Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) Battalion: 4th Battalion. Number: 5714 Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theater of War: Aldershot As you can see they not only have the Theatre of War wrong they have swapped the place of residence and enlistment Your suggestion is one possibility but still think my own suspicion that its picking up the wrong database field is more likely and if so should be relatively easily corrected Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > No - you are not the only people to notice that Aldershot is recorded as a > theatre of war. There's a discussion of this on the exceedingly useful > Great > War Forum http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php which didn't > get very far. Ancestry said the fault must lie in the original records but > someone easily found examples of the same "Soldiers Died" data on > FindMyPast > and it had "France and Flanders" down as the theatre there, showing it was > not the original data that was wrong. > > Equally clearly, the numbers of Aldershots are huge making zero > possibility > of a human-brain-to-keyboard transcription error.
Thanks for that Gavin Bar the list in Australia I have not attempted to track down any militia list as yet as its something I would like to have done myself, sadly that looks to be some way off yet although I feel 1828 is to late anyway, I felt 1813 was a long shot but worth a try It surprised me how few COOKs there were in Aberdeen, before looking I was thinking it may be as common as SMITH and ANDERSON (having both in the line I know how difficult it can be to trace those) The added problem is I don't know if David COOK was of Aberdeen or just passing through, if it is my man his daughter, my g.g.grandmother was born in Dundee All very loose at present but thank you for your input it all helps Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > At the Aberdeen City Archives there is a list of men from liable to be > called up into the Militia from that part of the town which lay in the > parish of Old Machar, for the year 1828 (which is, I think, the last > year for which Militia Lists were drawn up). Even if he lived in the > relevant part of the town, your David COOK would probably be too old by > 1828, but there is a William COOK in the list, a weaver, who lived in > Short Loanings. COOK is not a common surname in Aberdeen, so I mention > William just in case he might be connected. > > > Gavin Bell
No - you are not the only people to notice that Aldershot is recorded as a theatre of war. There's a discussion of this on the exceedingly useful Great War Forum http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php which didn't get very far. Ancestry said the fault must lie in the original records but someone easily found examples of the same "Soldiers Died" data on FindMyPast and it had "France and Flanders" down as the theatre there, showing it was not the original data that was wrong. Equally clearly, the numbers of Aldershots are huge making zero possibility of a human-brain-to-keyboard transcription error. If the data really is the same as "Soldiers Died" data on FindMyPast then my guess is that there must have been an IT systems error that resulted in the rejection of the actual transcribed data and substitution of a default - e.g. "France & Flanders" is not a valid place. On the other hand, I wonder if there has been some sort of a merge with the death certificate data for these men - if the death certificates were submitted from Aldershot that might explain it. Either way, it's a huge task to correct it. (Apologies to anyone finding this discussion boring - as an IT support person, explanations of why errors happened were just as important as correcting them. And possibly more interesting!) Speaking of errors - now that the Howff burial data is on ScotlandsPeople, it appears to be indexed correctly there, unlike the previous index that showed no Bruces in Dundee before 1855. I think not! That was an error that sadly rendered a lot of work ungettatable. Adrian B -----Original Message----- From: angus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:angus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington Sent: Tue 07 April 2009 14:20 To: angus@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ANGUS] Try again? Hi Mary Yes I have some of the deaths for servicemen, the same applies to English certs, usually just killed in action or died of wounds, location France or whatever As you may have seen I have mailed Ancestry to see what the problem is with the Aldershot or whatever as theatre of War, its obviously picking up the wrong field from the database, I doubt we are the only ones to notice, I had not questioned it as I already had the data from another source The database on Ancestry titled "British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918" covers far less than the CWGC <<snipped>>
> I believe this JOHN SPINK NICOLL was the husband of MARY > BAXTER and their children born Dundee between 1856-1867. I > cannot find on igi or ScotlandP...any marriage for John Spink > Nicoll and Mary Baxter Download the image of the birth certificate of one of the children - it will tell you the date and place of the parents' marriage. Anne
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: IHall6669 Surnames: WATT, CRICHTON, HARDIE, FETTES Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ans.general/5550.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I hate to keep beating a dead horse, but my curiosity has the better of me. Is the James STEWART who married Ann WATT the same James Skinner Stewart who was christened to James Stewart and Agnes ADAMSON in Feb. of 1829 or not? He is not on the 1841 census with his parents, which could mean he died young. He could also be with other relatives, but a search does not find any "stray" James' of the right age. He is consistent through the census records in his birthplace and age - 20 in 1851, then 30, 40, 50, 60, implying a birthdate about 1831, not early 1829. In the 1861 census he is in Tannadice and the record shows a brother with him, age 27, b. Kirriemuir. A search of the IGI does show a Peter there, ch. 20 April 1834, but the parents are James Stewart and Jean CRICHTON. What makes it interesting is that this James and Jean also had one other child - a James, ch. 7 Oct 1831. The 1841 census shows a James, age 9, and a Peter, age 7, in the household of a James Stewart and Susan (probably HARDIE). A death registration is found in 1894 for James, and wives shown as Jean Crichton and Susan Hardy. So one could be tempted to say that the case was solved. Or not. I have tried unsuccessfully to locate the death registrations for James Stewart or Ann Watt. I last found them on the 1891 census in Dundee, living at 4 Carmichael Street. On both the 1881 and 1891 census Ann uses the full name of Ann Watt Stewart. James' occupation is "beamer." But playing around with those multiple hits on ancestry.com does sometimes pay off. On the 1901 census there is a James Stewart (age is 72, a bit off) who is a jute cloth beamer, b. Kirriemuir, with a wife Isabella. Eureka, they are living at 4 Carmichael Street. So back to Scotlandspeople, this time looking for a marriage (since I couldn't find James' or Ann's deaths) and found James Stewart marrying Isabella DUTHIE (MS REID) on 31 December 1897 at 4 Carmichael Street, which was also the residence given for both of them. And in the 1901 census there is a Duthie "daughter" and grandchild living with them. So - the aha! moment. Who are shown as James' parents on the marriage? James Stewart, farm labourer, deceased, and Agnes FETTES, farm servant, deceased. Whoa, I didn't see that one coming! Could it be a simple error - James at age 66 getting mixed up about his mother's maiden surname? The father's name and the mother's given name match the hoped for link to James and Agnes Adamson. >From the format on the marriage registration it would appear that the senior James Stewart and Agnes Fettes were not married. There was indeed an Agnes Fettes in Kirriemuir in the 1841 census, with two children with different surnames, but neither was a James. She does not seem to be there in 1851 (unless she married?). So nothing is completely solved, there are just more questions. My question to you -- are you tracing back to either James Stewart and Ann Watt, or to a Susan Stewart and George FYFFE? If it's Susan and George and her death registration says her parents are (James) Stewart and Isabella Barrie, then perhaps you no longer care about solving the problem of James Stewart and Ann Watt? Or do you have another connection to James Stewart and Agnes Adamson and are trying to follow their children? And if you are, I think I have located (in the parish register) another child for them - a Jean, ch. 3 October 1831. Difficult to read, so it may have been indexed incorrectly. Where do you want to go from here? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.
Nivard Ovington wrote: >Hi all > >Some may remember my ongoing search for my g.g.g.grandfather David COOK who >may be the one recorded as being of the 5th North British Militia at the >baptism of his son in Dec 1800 Aberdeen > >I found reference to an 1813 listing which *might* have listed the non >comm's of the regiment but I have had a reply from Australia this morning >saying its just the Officers , no NCO's >(no great surprise I have to say) > >So the search continues > > At the Aberdeen City Archives there is a list of men from liable to be called up into the Militia from that part of the town which lay in the parish of Old Machar, for the year 1828 (which is, I think, the last year for which Militia Lists were drawn up). Even if he lived in the relevant part of the town, your David COOK would probably be too old by 1828, but there is a William COOK in the list, a weaver, who lived in Short Loanings. COOK is not a common surname in Aberdeen, so I mention William just in case he might be connected. Gavin Bell
John The following may help with your query concerning neglected entries in the OPR.s it comes from Scotlands People. Mary Anne Doncaster, 3108 "Register of Neglected Entries 1801-1854 This register records births, deaths and marriages proved to have occurred in Scotland between 31 December 1800 and 1 January 1855 but which had not been entered in the Old Parish Registers. The register is held by the General Register Office for Scotland and the number of RNE volumes is noted in the relevant entries of the <http://www.scotlandspeoplehub.gov.uk/research/list-of-oprs.html> List of the Old Parish Registers; for example, there is one volume for OPR 5 (Lerwick) and five for OPR 685/3 (Canongate). The Old Parish Register indexes include entries for the RNE and digital copies of the pages are available for searching in the Centre and on the <http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/> ScotlandsPeople website."
Hi all Some may remember my ongoing search for my g.g.g.grandfather David COOK who may be the one recorded as being of the 5th North British Militia at the baptism of his son in Dec 1800 Aberdeen I found reference to an 1813 listing which *might* have listed the non comm's of the regiment but I have had a reply from Australia this morning saying its just the Officers , no NCO's (no great surprise I have to say) So the search continues I have just taken another look at the page with the Baptism on and just noticed a note in the margin, I think it says "Rec'd page 208" its written directly under COOK and seems to refer to that entry only I am presuming it means Received into the Church ? can anyone confirm If anyone wants to take a look at it just ask and I will send a copy Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > I did find a reference to an 1813 Army and Militia list thus :- > "The Army list includes lists of officers, a list of the North Britain > militia and a list of the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers"
Hi Mary Yes I have some of the deaths for servicemen, the same applies to English certs, usually just killed in action or died of wounds, location France or whatever As you may have seen I have mailed Ancestry to see what the problem is with the Aldershot or whatever as theatre of War, its obviously picking up the wrong field from the database, I doubt we are the only ones to notice, I had not questioned it as I already had the data from another source The database on Ancestry titled "British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918" covers far less than the CWGC Frankly I don't use that database for that reason, I have several that should be in Ancestry's list but are not and do appear on the CWGC There are other good reasons for using Ancestry's Military records though, they have the medal cards and service records (your aforementioned burned records) for WW1 (service records to surname letter N to date) plus much more besides I do not find findmypast of much use really but it all depends what you are looking for, I don't see any data on findmypast for the Boer War or Crimea? Their search engine leaves much to be desired but as they are owned by the same people who own scotlandspeople it does not surprise me very much Your mention of war deaths not being included by the CWGC as they were after August does not make much sense to me as the CWGC covers war deaths 1914 to 1921 My own grandfather is commemorated on the CWGC and he died in November 1918 Thanks for yours, its good to discuss the ins and outs of the various databases available, what a way we have come forward in a few short years, remember when the 1881 came out? we thought it such a revolutionary thing and look at us now Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > Nivard, > > Soldiers who die in service are on Scotlandspeople, under the "parish" > military return. You'll be disappointed by the actual records. > Ancestry.com has > excellent indexes but all of mine say Aldershot! They show 3 died, but > I've > found 32! Just up to WWI. The commonwealth grave website is much better > than > Ancestry's version of the same list. I've found the medal cards give a > better > indication of who fought, (54) and then each man needs to be hunted down, > by the > personnel number, at the PRO in Kew, England (Public records office or > Great > Britain archive). > > Find my past had additional men at Waterloo, Crimea, and Boer Wars. I had > them all looked up in the "burned records". "Aldershot" is some "catch > all" but > it certainly doesn't tell you where they served or where they fell. > Perhaps > that is where they were assigned Regiment and battalion?
Am an Anderson descendant also ...one area of research has them coming from the Edinburgh area and others from Berwick-upon-Tweed. The immigrant arrived here in the States in the 1600's and his name was William...I have 5 Williams in my direct line. Don't give up on the Cooks...I think I found out the Anderson name was number 9th place!!!!!They first settled in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland. Scottie Nivard Ovington wrote: >... >It surprised me how few COOKs there were in Aberdeen, before looking I was >thinking it may be as common as SMITH and ANDERSON (having both in the line >I know how difficult it can be to trace those) > > From the MI Index for NE Scotland (about 130,000 entries) the commonest surnames are SMITH, MILNE and ANDERSON. COOK appears in 145th place, between Morison and Gall. Gavin Bell ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ANGUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Thanks Gavin I thought it may be something like "had neglected to .........." and you have confirmed it for me. Many thanks John Waite Cranbourne Australia Gavin Bell wrote: > It does indeed. The usage of "neglect" in the sense of "not treat > well" is comparitively modern. The older meaning is rather wider, and > means something like "fail to do". If there was a draught at the back > of your neck, it was probably because you had "neglected" to close the door. > > With regard to baptisms, the term was used around 1820 (when there was > an overhaul of the Kirk's rules about Registers) and again around 1855, > when it became known that the Kirk's Registers would have to be > submitted to the Registrar General. At both periods, there is evidence, > in the Baptismal Registers, of a lot of hurried "catching up", when > efforts were made to collect a record of baptisms which people had, for > various reasons, "neglected" to record at the proper time. > > > Gavin Bell > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ANGUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >
Hi Mary Thank you for putting my argument into context (or rather chucking it in the bin :-) It does seem rather churlish to moan when we have so much to access compared to just a short time ago You are quite right of course All the best in your research Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) PS can't say I agree on findmypast though <g> May I add two pence worth! Lucky, Lucky us!! I am delighted with Scotlandspeople, learning to use wild cards to fix my problem of Powrie Po*rie and Pourie, (an earlier spelling). It just takes practice to learn what website to use. I can find most, but occasionally hit ancestry for census AND Scotlandspeople and use "Find My Past for military. Using two sources, and comparing results is helpful. Footnote gave me much in the way of historical newspapers. Some home they do a better job than Ancestry, which give Powder, Power in newspaper articles. The Scotsman archive is a much
Hi again Anne > But this information is not in the database A question May I ask how you know that is the case? This argument has rumbled on for so long now that frankly I have lost sight of the start of it I will try and find some old information but am quite confident the information is there and searchable If you just think about it why would they not transcribe the information while doing the other fields? Having just seen Marys postings I am feeling quite guilty now for even mentioning it, she is quite right of course, we are blessed with the access we now have to data hitherto well out of reach unless you visited the Country who held them Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) >> How about place of birth or address in the census for starters > > But this information is not in the database. It is on the *images* but it > isn't, and never has been, in the *index*. Certainly, it would be very > useful in homing in on the right entry, but it's not a case of 'dumbing > down' by preventing users searching on fields which are included in the > database. > > Anne
> I wonder if it is logical to assume that a family found in > Banff, 1750+ > would then move to Dundee? or at least the female for a Dundee > marriage > in 1785? It wouldn't be the first family to move that way. I correspond with a descendant of a Leslie who did just that in the 18th century. Both Banff and Dundee are sea ports, and until the roads were improved most trade went by sea because it was not practical to send it any other way. So there would have been a lots of ships going along the coast, and it would make sense that there would be links between the ports. I see that James Chalmers and Jean Reid were married in Deskford, and that their daughter Jean Chalmers was baptised in Grange in the county of Banff, not in the town of Banff or indeed any other sea port. Her two elder sisters were baptised in Cullen and a younger one in Grange. So we seem to have a couple who married in an agricultural parish very near the coast Deskford), moved to a parish with a sea port (Cullen), then away from the coast again to another agricultural parish (Grange). To me this suggests that her father is likely to have been a farm servant rather than a seafaring man, but it's certainly possible either that he moved south with his whole family, or that one or more of his children did, looking for work. So yes, it's quite conceivable that your Jean is the daughter of James Chalmers and Jean Reid, but I'd want to see a little more evidence to be sure. For example, were the witnesses at the baptisms of all the children of Thomas Nicoll and Jean Chalmers named in the baptism records? Were there any with connections in Banffshire? Were their relationships to the child recorded? (This information was sometimes included in Dundee baptisms.) Are there any other Chalmers in the Howff who might be related to Jean Chalmers or Nicoll? Or indeed Reids? Anne
I hope someone can help with a question on a Baptism record. I found a baptism record on Scotlands people circa 1820. In brackets at the end of the entry it has the word (neglected). I thought it funny that this would be included even if the child was neglected, then noted that the same thing had been included on several other baptisms on the same page. I find it hard to believe that half the children baptised in the village would be neglected in the modern sense of the word. My question is what does this mean, does it have an other meaning? Regards John Cranbourne Australia
Nivard, Soldiers who die in service are on Scotlandspeople, under the "parish" military return. You'll be disappointed by the actual records. Ancestry.com has excellent indexes but all of mine say Aldershot! They show 3 died, but I've found 32! Just up to WWI. The commonwealth grave website is much better than Ancestry's version of the same list. I've found the medal cards give a better indication of who fought, (54) and then each man needs to be hunted down, by the personnel number, at the PRO in Kew, England (Public records office or Great Britain archive). Find my past had additional men at Waterloo, Crimea, and Boer Wars. I had them all looked up in the "burned records". "Aldershot" is some "catch all" but it certainly doesn't tell you where they served or where they fell. Perhaps that is where they were assigned Regiment and battalion? It's ridiculous for research. I wrote Ancestry to say so.... I suggest you complain too. They do correct entries and while I doubt if two customers are going to change their practices, it's at least a start. Each website is just a tool, Ancestry is good for census, Find my past is my fav. for military, but I still have to look for THE ACTUAL RECORD. Indexes are just that, none have very good treatment of military men. Commonwealth is the best, but I have two who fought during (the entire length) of WWI but died in Poland after august, so can't be listed on the Roll of Honour. None of the Boer War dead are on their list. Scots at war trust is excellent, but depends on us to add soldiers and sailors. But you can add photos. Complain until they change. I lost my decision to add my WWI soldiers, but at least the Commonwealth held a formal review, and wrote me personally to say "NO, adding men after WWI ended...August 1945. Mary In a message dated 4/6/2009 2:49:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ovington1@sky.com writes: Nivard **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221621488x1201450096/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DAprilfooterNO62)
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> I wasn't going to prolong the agony but as you ask > > How about place of birth or address in the census for starters But this information is not in the database. It is on the *images* but it isn't, and never has been, in the *index*. Certainly, it would be very useful in homing in on the right entry, but it's not a case of 'dumbing down' by preventing users searching on fields which are included in the database. Anne
Alistair, You can download the Free PAF program off the LDS website. Personal Ancestry File, may not have the grandest of reports, but it's free and updates continually. You still need to back-up to a CD once in a while. Familysearch.org has free downloads of their program. You can have this converted to another program...when you have time. But when your hard drive "takes a swan dive" it is handy to have a program you can get to quickly. Trying again is hard when you've lost everything, but like all of life's lessons, it is painful. I've lost mine before too! I had the hard drive examined by an expert, who retrieved my files. It likely won't happen again. It's another reason to contribute, so there is a copy somewhere when a disaster happens. I've meant to convert my file, but I'm really good at using the PAF. Free is a wonderful help, these days! It is meant to encourage submitting back to the LDS once you get a "full file". Good luck, whatever you choose. The list is a "family" and all of us can sympathize with your disaster. Maybe this is a good time to reevaluate which software you're using, and adding an external Cd, or a back-up taping program. Mary In a message dated 4/6/2009 7:53:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, alistair.macdonald@btinternet.com writes: I'm overwhelmed. My very tentative query has produced an avalanche and I am encouraged to Try Again. As there has been questions raised about my back ups, or the implied lack of them, it might be instructive to spell out my original crash problem and the subsequent hassle of trying to retrieve my lost data. First, the crash. .A corrupted mother board either had to be repaired or I purchase a new computer. I opted for the latter, and my computer workshop started work on the transfers from the old to the new. All went smoothly except that my FTM programme (version 6) refused to move. No problem as I had the installation disc, but it too was unacceptable to my new machine. At the same time it was noticed that my DVD family tree backup discs wouldn't open, nor would saved data from my external hard disc. I also had all relevant data saved in print, but that back up was operationally static. (I kept my memory stick out of the backup picture as it was in use for day to day copying) So, If I wanted to continue with my research I would need a new FTM programme which I bought (FTM 2009) It too was inactive as far as opening my back ups were concerned. Next - FTM Help. After a lenghthy correspondence I was told, almost as an after thought, that my new FTM 2009 did not support FTM Version! 6 containing my four family trees. Solution - download FTM 2005 for a 14 day free trial. This programme, I was assured would act as a go-between which it did, and that brings me back to the present where I am now rarin' to go. It seems a long narrative not directly concerned with trying again, bur someone somewhere may find my experiences useful. Alistair in Kent England ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ANGUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221621488x1201450096/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DAprilfooterNO62)