Hi Jenny, Thanks for your advice. Some routes have already been tackled. First. I have, some time ago worked backwards from Mary Caird, and failed to establish a link with the "big "Caird family. This was very much a side issue mainly because the name Caird popped up so often in Spalding middle names. I am still mystified, but the search has been abandoned. The main purpose of my query was to find a "painless" way to break down a brickwall. I had posed the question before with no results, but thought I would give it one more try. My rather lengthy background introduction was intended to cover any gaps in the narrative, and anticipate questions. However, I am now convinced that there is no back door to the situation of silence. Again thanks for your interest Alistair ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Blain" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 10:25 PM Subject: Re: [ANGUS] no mail > Hi Alistair, > I want to echo in part what Nivard has said here. You can't get the > people in Monifieth and Broughty Ferry to participate in your research > if they don't want to, or if they've had second thoughts. You seem to > want to demonstrate a link to James Caird, but that probably isn't a > very useful way to go. > > Have you tried to work backward (not forward) from Mary Caird? Do you > know who her parents were? (Are they on the marriage record - they > probably will be if you have that.) Interesting things may emerge from > looking at this. > > Jenny > > On 29/09/2011 15:00, Alistair Macdonald wrote: > Quite apart from the missing data, my request was (is) >> to find a route to breakdown, or circumvent this brickwall. This is one >> of >> two such walls, but the other, more important from a line continuation >> point >> of view, has produced a firm "No" The e Spalding search would appear to >> offer the most likely result if only I could find the way in, or round. >> Alistair >> > > ------------------------------- > 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 again Alistair Forgive me if you are in the process of replying but so far I am still unsure just what is your brick wall If you can tell us what it is you are trying to achieve we may be able to advise better I did some preliminary searches for your SPALDING & CAIRD lines but have been waiting for you to post exactly what it was you were seeking Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi Jenny, > Thanks for your advice. Some routes have already been tackled. First. I > have, some time ago worked backwards from Mary Caird, and failed to > establish a link with the "big "Caird family. This was very much a side > issue mainly because the name Caird popped up so often in Spalding middle > names. I am still mystified, but the search has been abandoned. The main > purpose of my query was to find a "painless" way to break down a brickwall. > I had posed the question before with no results, but thought I would give it > one more try. My rather lengthy background introduction was intended to > cover any gaps in the narrative, and anticipate questions. > However, I am now convinced that there is no back door to the situation of > silence. > Again thanks for your interest > Alistair

Good morning Nivard, I was getting round to a reply, but first of all recapitulating on what has gone before. I think perhaps my reply to Jenny, as below, basically covers my story. The possible relationship with Caird was, in retrospect a false trail. I might have simply said - here are the circumstances - a brickwall - how do I get round it.? However, all has not been wasted, and to begin with, I am fascinated to learn the results of your research on the Spalding'Caird connection. I am about to look at your earlier advice and, after a two year layoff (other matters have taken up my attention) I plan to start researching again, and looking first at your suggestions. Thanks for your help. We'll meet again! Alistair ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 9:50 AM Subject: Re: [ANGUS] no mail > Hi again Alistair > > Forgive me if you are in the process of replying but so far I am still > unsure just what is your > brick wall > > If you can tell us what it is you are trying to achieve we may be able to > advise better > > I did some preliminary searches for your SPALDING & CAIRD lines but have > been waiting for you to > post exactly what it was you were seeking > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > >> Hi Jenny, >> Thanks for your advice. Some routes have already been tackled. First. I >> have, some time ago worked backwards from Mary Caird, and failed to >> establish a link with the "big "Caird family. This was very much a side >> issue mainly because the name Caird popped up so often in Spalding >> middle >> names. I am still mystified, but the search has been abandoned. The main >> purpose of my query was to find a "painless" way to break down a >> brickwall. >> I had posed the question before with no results, but thought I would give >> it >> one more try. My rather lengthy background introduction was intended to >> cover any gaps in the narrative, and anticipate questions. >> However, I am now convinced that there is no back door to the situation >> of >> silence. >> Again thanks for your interest >> Alistair > > > ------------------------------- > 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