Sorry about my PETERKIN Saga......it was meant to go to PATSY in New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: Diane Pearen <dpearen@shaw.ca> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 4:20 PM Subject: Re: [MLN] Peterkin > Hello Patricia.....from what I have found,my JOHN PETERKIN was born > somewhere in Scotland in 1809.I have not located where he came from,but he > did get married in Kirkwall Orkney on May 24 1836 to Jane Fairweather.They > had 7 children...Elizabeth born August 1842 in Kirkwall,married William > Swanson.....Isabella born January 1845 and married George Begg.....Jane born > March 1841 and married Alexander fairweather[her mothers brothers > son...cousins]Alexander born 1840 and married to Margaret MoorAlexander is > listed as a master mariner in Englands 1881 cencus with his wife and > children.......John born 1848 and married to Mary Brechin......Margaaret > born 1836,no other information on her........possibly she is the Margaret > Peterkin in New Zealand.and lastly,Catherine...my great grandmother born in > Banff.....possibly the only pPeterkin child not born in Orkney,and married > to James Johnston. > > > > I do have a new Zealand connection....a strong one,but I dont > think it has any connection to your Margaret.My grandfather Peter > Johnston,,,son of james and Catherine Peterkin,emmigrated to New Zealand > along with 5 of his sisters,his wife and 3 children (my dad was 6)I am not > sure how it all came about,but the girls went on to New Zealand and grandpa > and his family stayed in Canada.The girls would all have been > "Johnston/e's,and as they came from a family of 12 children they all had > the middle name of Peterkin or Fairweather......all but one,the youngest > whos middle name was Pirie.........So,Mary Pirie Johnstone went to New > Zealand with her sisters,married there and I have recently located her > death records from pirwa crematorium in Aukland.So,Marys mothers maiden name > was Peterkin.It is an unusual name in Canada.It was also my dads middle name > and was forever being shortened to Peter,which really irked him.Dads last > couple of years were in a rest home...he lived to be 98...and his wrist band > said James Peter Johnstone.Knowing that he did not have much time left,I > went streight to the top dog on the totem pole and demanded for the > umpteenth time that it be put right.....and it was. > > > Long winded story,but if you are like me,when you find a wee bit of > information,you want it ALL! > > Looking forward to hearing from you and seeing what information you > have.I have visited New Zealand several times,still have loads of cousins > there,and they took me around to see the different homes where grandads > sisters had lived and raised their familys,mostly Onehunga area. > > > Write soon...................we expect a bit of snow later > tonight,so I must get out and grab some milk and bread from the > shop........Diane > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Patsyd <Patsyd@paradise.net.nz> > To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 9:55 PM > Subject: Re: [MLN] Peterkin > > > > Hi Diane, > > I am very interested in the fact you are tracing the PETERKIN family. > > I have Margaret PETERKIN who married Franics UPHAM, a Labourer from > England. > > They came to NZ where Francis worked in the Coal mines. > > This would have been after 1840 (when NZ started bringing labourers to > NZ), > > and there son Edwin (whose birth is not registered I can only guess at his > > birth being c1880. > > > > I no nothing else which is of useless help as there are numerous Margaret > > PETERKIN's, unless you have an UPHAM in your files? > > > > Patricia in New Zealand. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Diane Pearen" <dpearen@shaw.ca> > > To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 5:50 PM > > Subject: [MLN] Peterkin > > > > > > > I am still researching this PETERKIN family but now feel that they may > > have been in the Leith area for the 1851/1861 or 1871 census.Is there > anyone > > who could please look them up on those census for me?PLEASE!!!! Jane > > Peterkin and her husband John appear in Kirkwalls 1841 census with 3 > > children.After that,there was no mention of them.Their youngest daughter > > Catherine may have been born in McDuff Banff December 1851........thats > what > > she told the enumerator in 1881.But everything else seems to point to > Leith. > > > > > > Any help at all might get me in the right direction on this > > family,so I really would appreciate having someone look into the census. > > Diane........................Canada > > > > > > > > > > > > > >