Hi all Thanks to Ken and Susan for their help. Unfortunately I replied to them offline, not through the list, so just to reiterate: the bracelet I inherited is oval, about 6.5cm (at its widest part). It fits on my wrist (18cm), so is definitely an adult size, not child-size, although it is quite small. It is engraved A.N. 27/6/94. I was told it belonged to my great aunt, but she was not born until 16 August 1895. My grandfather, Archibald Nisbet, was born on 3 June 1893, so I thought 1894 would be too late for a christening present. Ken suggested that it might be a christening date rather than a birth date and that the year date could be wrong, as it could have been made many years after his christening. Maybe it was given to my grandfather as a 21st present to give to his future wife? I think first of all it might be worthwhile me taking it to a jewellers to see if they can date it for me. Maybe it is older than I think. It has a hinge and a push-in clasp, and looks more feminine than masculine, as half the bracelet is decorated in stars (very pretty). It has no markings. A question for the list: how do I find out my grandfather's christening date? I looked on the Valuation Roll Ward Map (1913-14) for his address at the time of his birth, 70 Sandyfaulds Street, to see what churches were still nearby at this later date, hoping they would have been there when he was born. There are several different ones, including, UF church, Cong. Church and Est. church. Is there any easy way to find out his christening date, or would I have to look at individual church records for the area of his birth? Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated. Re my great-aunt Agnes - another family mystery! Family legend is that she ran away with a (?married) man and was never heard of again. The family put an advert in the Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia), (and presumably other newspapers but this was the only one I have found), on 21 August 1918. This was after the death of her father, Stewart D Nisbet - "Unclaimed Money, next-of-kin and heirs wanted". The rest of her siblings had to wait a number of years before her portion of the inheritance was distributed to them. By putting the advert an Australian paper, I presume the family thought she might have run away to Australia? Twp of her siblings ended up in America, so she could also have eventually joined them there? Her full name was Agnes Violet Carson Nisbet. I think though that this mystery will never be solved! Question: would there be police records still in existence in Glasgow at the time of her disappearance? Any other suggestions? Many thanks, Linda

Could it belong to your grandfather's wife? Or his mother? -----Original Message----- From: lanark-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:lanark-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Linda via Sent: Thursday, 31 December 2015 5:20 AM To: lanark-l@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Lanark] family mystery bracelet Hi all Thanks to Ken and Susan for their help. Unfortunately I replied to them offline, not through the list, so just to reiterate: the bracelet I inherited is oval, about 6.5cm (at its widest part). It fits on my wrist (18cm), so is definitely an adult size, not child-size, although it is quite small. It is engraved A.N. 27/6/94. I was told it belonged to my great aunt, but she was not born until 16 August 1895. My grandfather, Archibald Nisbet, was born on 3 June 1893, so I thought 1894 would be too late for a christening present. Ken suggested that it might be a christening date rather than a birth date and that the year date could be wrong, as it could have been made many years after his christening. Maybe it was given to my grandfather as a 21st present to give to his future wife? I think first of all it might be worthwhile me taking it to a jewellers to see if they can date it for me. Maybe it is older than I think. It has a hinge and a push-in clasp, and looks more feminine than masculine, as half the bracelet is decorated in stars (very pretty). It has no markings. A question for the list: how do I find out my grandfather's christening date? I looked on the Valuation Roll Ward Map (1913-14) for his address at the time of his birth, 70 Sandyfaulds Street, to see what churches were still nearby at this later date, hoping they would have been there when he was born. There are several different ones, including, UF church, Cong. Church and Est. church. Is there any easy way to find out his christening date, or would I have to look at individual church records for the area of his birth? Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated. Re my great-aunt Agnes - another family mystery! Family legend is that she ran away with a (?married) man and was never heard of again. The family put an advert in the Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia), (and presumably other newspapers but this was the only one I have found), on 21 August 1918. This was after the death of her father, Stewart D Nisbet - "Unclaimed Money, next-of-kin and heirs wanted". The rest of her siblings had to wait a number of years before her portion of the inheritance was distributed to them. By putting the advert an Australian paper, I presume the family thought she might have run away to Australia? Twp of her siblings ended up in America, so she could also have eventually joined them there? Her full name was Agnes Violet Carson Nisbet. I think though that this mystery will never be solved! Question: would there be police records still in existence in Glasgow at the time of her disappearance? Any other suggestions? Many thanks, Linda ------------------------------- WHEN REPLYING to a post please remember to snip most of the earlier message. Be sure the reply to address shows as LANARK@Rootsweb.com. You may contact the List Admin at lanark-admin@rootsweb.com or click on the following link to the list information page online: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message