Hello We are looking for information on the family EILLES. We have information that James who was christened on 11 SEP 1659  Melrose, Roxburgh, Scotland. His father was Nichol EILLES and James became a weaver and his children Elizabeth, Christened 06 SEP 1691and Thomas who married JENNET BLAEKY on 03 MAR 1694  in Legerwood, Berwick. The next link we have in Thomas EILLES marrying Sophia DIXON in Ryton, Durham in 1821 whose union produced my husband¹s great grandfather James EILLES. Any help in bridging the gap would be appreciated. Sincerely Jazille C. Eilles

Can anyone tell me why in & around Selkirk i.e Ashkirk, Ancrun, Minto etc in the Church Cemetery there are Skull & Cross Bone monuments, they where very small but dotted around the graveyard, there was one with the Skull & Cross Bone but also an Axe falling on a head, is this anything to do with a Plague? Curious Bob

Sorry my original posting had no subject line so just in case it was passd over here is the message again. Hi Everybody I thought the site below might be of interest to someone. http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/services/depts/comres/library/census_search.asp. It is the 1851 Census for Dumfries and Galloway. Regards AudreyM

Hi Everybody I thought the site below might be of interest to someone. http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/services/depts/comres/library/census_search.asp. It is the 1851 Census for Dumfries and Galloway. Regards AudreyM

Does anyone have information on any Crawfords who lived in the village of Denholm near Hawick @ 1900 - 1914? Derek Robertson

G'day Cobbers, Would some kind person who has access to the 1851 Census be able to do a look up for me for the following family: Thomas OLIVER b.1818, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT & Isabella OLIVER (nee WAUGH) b. circa 1809, SCT. Known children: James OLIVER b. circa 1839; Michael OLIVER b. circa 1841 and Agnes OLIVER b. circa 1854. Any help greatly appreciated. Regards Greg Baldwin AIGS 9842 A&NESFHS 9933 KFHS 7737 Researching Surnames: ALLEN - Cornwall, Eng. BAILEY - Plymouth, Eng>New Plymouth, Taranaki, NZ BALDWIN - Kent, Eng>New Zealand> Qld, AUS BENTON - Warwick, Eng BIRCH - Yorkshire, Eng> Qld, AUS BRODIE - Parish of Boyndie, Banffshire, SCT BROWN - Wellington, NZ CAMERON - Black Isle, SCT CLARK - Rhynie & Essie, Aberdeen SCT COKER - Rongatai, Wellington, NZ CROALL - Scotland > NZ CROZIER - Banbridge, Down, NIR > NZ DEAN - Elgin, Elgin, Scotland EDWARDS - Cornwall, Eng. FRANCES - AUS GRANT - Parish of Rhynie, Aberdeen, SCT INCH - Cornwall, Eng>New Zealand INGLIS - Banff/Moray, SCT LANGDON - NZ LAURANCE - Banff, SCT. LEYLAND - Warwick, Eng. LUMSDEN - Banff, SCT>New Zealand MacDONALD - Inverness, SCT. MASSEY - Down/Antrim, NIR>Qld, AUS MELVIN - Elgin, Elgin, Scotland McFADDEN -Down, NIR McINTOSH - Inverness, SCT > Qld, AUS McINTOSH - Ross Shire, Scotland>Qld, AUS McKENZIE - Banff/Moray, SCT McLEAN - Garmouth, Moray, SCT>Qld, AUS McLEAVY - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS OLIVER - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS RAFFAN - Banff, SCT REEVES - Yorkshire (?), Eng. REYNOLDS - Cornwall, Eng. ROBERTSON - Ross & Cromarty, SCT RUDD - Westmoreland, Eng>Qld, AUS SIMPSON - Banff/Moray, SCT SMITH - SCT SPRENGER - Qld, AUS STUART - Moray, SCT WAKEFIELD - Stroud, Gloucester, Eng>Qld, AUS WARBURTON - New Plymouth, Taranaki, NZ WHITEHOUSE - Warwick, Eng. WILSON - Ayr, SCT>New Zealand email to: [email protected] My Homepage: http://member.melbpc.org.au/~kennethb/ Australian Genealogy: http://www.ke.com.au/bdmaus/index.html Australian On-Line Surname List: http://www.users.on.net/proformat/ausnames.html Aussie Slang: http://greenfield.fortunecity.com/garden/386/kev.htm Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by VET anti-virus software

HI MAUREEN ROBINSON, I have yet to research Charles GUTHRIE, and I would appreciate some information as to his forebears and his family so that I can relate to your query. I look forward to your lengthy reply, Maureen. Regards Noel GUTHRIE

unsubscribe ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, 13 April 2003 16:00 Subject: BORDER-D Digest V03 #70

G'day Cobbers, It appears that Queensland BDM, with the new Queensland Federation Index 1890 - 1915, are disabling the export feature on the software, as the did with the Queensland Pioneer Index 1829 - 1889. Every other Australian State has no problems with the export function and always it to be active for their Indexes. The disabling of this function must the program an abortion. There is no real reason for the export function to be disable. I therefore request that as many individuals as possible email the address below, requesting that for the Queensland Federation Index 1890 -1915, that the export feature be made active and not disabled. [email protected] Thanks for your support. Regards Greg Baldwin -----Original Message----- From: Sue McBeth [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, 17 April 2003 6:11 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: newsletter: Macbeth Newsletter 2003/4 Dear Greg I appreciate your action in this matter. However you are lobbying the wrong people. We tendered to produce the CDs on certain conditions. If you want the export function enabled you need to lobby the Queensland BDMs not Macbeths (and quickly). [email protected] It is interesting to note that we only had one complaint about the disenabling of this function in the pioneer CD. Good luck. Your sincerely Sue McBeth 17 April 2003 At 09:41 PM 10-04-03 +1000, you wrote: >G'day Cobbers, > >Please, please, please, advise them not to bomb out the exporting facilities >as happened with the Queensland Pioneer Index 1829-1889. There were >obviously "ways" around this. It just proved a major inconvenience and I >would think twice before buying the Queensland Federation Index 1890 to >1914, if this happened again. > >*** Queensland Federation Index 1890 to 1914 >Indexes of births, deaths and marriages in that time frame. >Due late June 2003 >Price not known. > >Regards > >Greg Baldwin > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Macbeths > > >WARNING: The remainder of this message has not been transferred. >The estimated size of this message is 6838 bytes. >Click on the server retrieve icon above and check mail again to get the >whole thing. If the server retrieve icon is not showing, then this >message is no longer on the server. ********************************************** Macbeth Genealogical Services Pty Ltd PO Box 136 Hampton VIC 3188 Australia Telephone 03 9598 0435 Fax 03 9598 0365 Email [email protected] Site www.macbeth.com.au International Telephone +613 9598 0435 Fax +613 9598 0365

I have already found a good researcher. Thanks in advance ... Gary Carruthers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Carruthers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, 16 April 2003 6:46 AM Subject: [BORDER] Researcher wanted > Hi List, > Can anyone recommend a good qualified researcher for Dumfries area? > thanks > Gary Carruthers > > > ==== BORDER Mailing List ==== > Borders includes Selkirkshire, Roxburghshire, Berwickshire, Peebleshire. We also welcome family researchers for Dumfries and Galloway, Kirkudbrightshire, Northumberland and Cumbria >

Hi Sue, Not sure why my email won't let you contact me -all my mail is getting through as per usual (as far as I know anyway). No. 348 In affectionate remembrance of JOHN HOY the beloved husband of JANE COSSAR who died 1.2.1889 aged 69 years also the above JANE COSSAR who died 3.5.1920 aged 91 years. If it is of any use to you, about three years ago I had some correspondence with Marybeth Brown of Nanaimo, BC [email protected] who was researching HOYs (Samuel HOY married Isabella YULE in Stitchel, ROX and went to Canada c1847). Her email address may no longer be current, but she was on the Borders list at that time. Also, Ann Cossar from London was also on the Borders list. Her email address was [email protected] She was doing a one-name stidy of COSSER/COSSAR and had a web site at www.cossar.org.uk but I haven't checked whether this is still going. Best wishes, Valerie Henshaw Melbourne, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan A Clarke" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 6:59 PM Subject: [BORDER] To Valerie Henshaw re: Pringle/Brown > Just tried replying personally and it wouldn't let me..said mailer daemon > etc..... > > The chap from Carlisle and I have not been able to find anything on George > > Pringle and Margaret Brown..the parents of William and Violet.... > > > > Is there an inscription for Jean Cossar who married a HOY in the > cemetery > > at Greenlaw...she died in 1920.

Greetings Gentlefolk, a number of people have expressed interest in my one place study of the Berwickshire village of Whitsome, have mentioned that they are also carrying out one place studies, or have asked how one begins. Since I can't remember who was on which list, I'm telling everyone that Rod Neep has now opened a One Place Study mailing list and I seem to have agreed to be the List Admin. If you're interested, we're here http://www.british-genealogy.com/lists/all-lists.html , in the right hand column under "Topical". The list is only a few days old, so it's still a bit quiet, but hopefully it'll be useful. Lesley Robertson _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Hallo Listers. Can someone tell me where I might find a picture of Palace Street and Ness Street in Berwick-upon-Tweed please? Fran

>From: "Gary Carruthers" <[email protected]> > >Hi List, >Can anyone recommend a good qualified researcher for Dumfries area? >thanks I use Ian Stewart - [email protected] . He's very good. He's based in Edinburgh, where most of the records are, and seems to have a talent for finding things in records I hadn't thought of searching. Lesley Robertson _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

Hi List, Can anyone recommend a good qualified researcher for Dumfries area? thanks Gary Carruthers

Irregular Marriages http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/grosweb/grosweb.nsf/pages/runmar Thought this address might be of help to someone Regards AudreyM

Just tried replying personally and it wouldn't let me..said mailer daemon etc..... So will have to write to the list. > Thanks Valerie, > Yes they are mine....I went to Greenlaw church about 3 years ago and took > photos of the tombstones. Since a couple of weeks past I have just had > contact with a Pringle in Carlisle Cumbria who is descendant from William > Pringle & Christian Hunter... > > Violet Pringle in the first inscription you sent was his sister.....my ggg > grandmother. > > The chap from Carlisle and I have not been able to find anything on George > Pringle and Margaret Brown..the parents of William and Violet.... > > Is there an inscription for Jean Cossar who married a HOY in the cemetery > at Greenlaw...she died in 1920. > > Thanks for the email...... > > Sue > Ballarat > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Valerie/Rowan Henshaw" <[email protected] > > To: "Susan A Clarke" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 6:45 PM > Subject: Re: [BORDER] BROWN - PRINGLE > > > > Hi Sue, > > > > The Borders Family History Society has published the MIs for Greenlaw > > (Berwickshire Monumental Inscriptions No. 4). There are quite a few > PRINGLEs > > in it. I think these may be yours : > > > > (Near Church Window) > > No. 366. > > In memory of JAMES TAYLOR Carter in Greenlaw who died 23.11.1800 aged 48 > > years ANDREW TAYLOR his son who died 15.8.1791 aged 5 years ISABELLA > TAYLOR > > his daughter who died 9.3.1823 aged 26 years BETTY MITCHELL his wife who > > died 7.6.1826 aged 66 years ALEXANDER TAYLOR his son died 1.1.1836 aged 47 > > years ELIZABETH daughter of Ar. TAYLOR died 5.9.1827 aged 2 years VIOLET > > PRINGLE wife of ALEXANDER TAYLOR died 3.5.1864 aged 74 years. > > > > No. 392. > > In memory of WILLIAM PRINGLE feuar in Greenlaw who died 23.12.1866 aged 80 > > years also CHRISTIAN HUNTER his wife who died 12.8.1851aged 57 yearslso > > JESSIE PRINGLE their daughter who died 16.5.1845 aged 18 years also JAMES > > PRINGLE their son who died 4.4.1852 aged 23 years and GEORGE PRINGLE their > > son Clothier(?) in Greenlaw who died 8.9.1867 aged 47 years also WILLIAM > son > > of GEORGE PRINGLE who died 11.2.1874 aged 22 years and THOMAS 4th son of > > GEORGE PRINGLE who died in Edinburgh 11.8.1882 aged 21 years also > CHRISTINA > > 2nd daughter who died in New South Wales 16.2.1889 also ELISABETH COSSER > > spouse to GEORGE PRINGLE who died in Edinburgh 2.11.1898 > > > > Let me know if you want any of the others. There are numerous BROWNs but I > > couldn't see any connected with the PRINGLE name. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Valerie > > Melbourne > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Susan A Clarke" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 1:02 PM > > Subject: [BORDER] BROWN - PRINGLE > > > > > > > Listers, > > > > > > I am also looking for information about George Pringle & Margaret Brown > > who had children including > > > William Pringle, Violet Pringle..in the late 1780s in Greenlaw. > Would > > like to know if anyone has information or knows where they are buried. > > > > > > Sue > > > Australia. > > > > > > > > > --- > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 04/10/2003 > > > > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 04/10/2003 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 04/10/2003

Listers, I am also looking for information about George Pringle & Margaret Brown who had children including William Pringle, Violet Pringle..in the late 1780s in Greenlaw. Would like to know if anyone has information or knows where they are buried. Sue Australia. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 04/10/2003

Hello listers, I m wondering if anyone has information about someone called Alexander "Sandy" Mitchell who supposedly was a locksmith and made the keys to the tolbooth/jail at the Parish Church of Greenlaw. I would think this person would have been around in the 18th Century...... Sue Australia. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.471 / Virus Database: 269 - Release Date: 04/10/2003

Hi! The Irregular Marriage information I have on hand are two sets of microfiche: for Coldstream Bridge 1793-1797 and for Lamberton-Mordington 1833-1849. I'd be pleased to look for any marriages you might think could be at either location in these timeframes. There is more information about Irregular Marriages at: <http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/grosweb/grosweb.nsf/pages/famrec> Scroll down to the section "Others" , in which there's an item called: Irregular Border and Scottish Runaway Marriages The introduction to the item reads: "Irregular Border and Scottish Runaway Marriages ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Irregular marriages were entered into by persons who took advantage of the principle in Scots Law that marriage was constituted by mutual consent. The form of contract generally adopted was a simple written declaration of acceptance of each other as husband and wife. This was not the case in England and Wales and led to a thriving marriage business just within the Scottish Border (notably at Gretna Green) for English couples who eloped together to marry in Scotland. They were married by "priests" who would provide a witness and enter the marriage in a register. These registers are not held centrally and indeed the whereabouts of some is unknown. "This leaflet Irregular Border and Scottish Runaway Marriages (5th edition, 2000) compiled by Ronald Nicholson provides details of the extant registers and their current (or last known) location. It is made available on our website by kind permission of the author. " The leaflet can be read on-line. Regards Bob >> << Lamberton Toll marriages>> >> Would you know if there was a marriage between James HIGHMOORE and >> Jane >> FORSTER at Lamberton Toll [or indeed any other irregular marriage >> site] >> around 1850? > > > Do these places have a separate record of the marriages that took > place there? If one couldn't find a marriage in the OPR, for example. > (these would be Border Scots not English) > >