Hi Ian, > > 6 Dec 1840 George Jamieson, Late Fochabers, Aged 95 = b.1745 > I need to find the b. of this George. > > Could not find a birth entry for him around 1745. I'll keep looking for him. Is there any records for Fochabers that might show George with a possible connection to this Isabella. I'm wondering if George was living with Isabella until his d. - Speyside MI, section 17a, stone 144 Wm CHRISTIE feuar Fochabers d.12 Sep 1826 aged 62,wife Isabella JAMIESON d.3 Feb 1855 aged 96 Fochabers,son James d.11 Apr 1812 aged 20,dau Jane d.6 Apr 1840 aged 28 at the nursery Fochabers. > > 2 Oct 1843 Helen Jamieson, Bogmuir, Aged 81 = b.1762 >> I think this Helen m. John MUTERER c.1704. First son George b.1704 > > Something wrong here! If Helen was born in 1762 she could not > have been > married in 1704. Have tried a quick search of the Film around > 1804 but did not > find a marriage and a search on IGI did not help. However, > IGI shows two > extracts for Helens born in Bellie, one in 1760 (parents > George Jamieson and > Catherine Innes) and 1766 (parents Alexander Jamieson and > Margaret Carmichael) Sorry Ian that should read 1804. Following MI proves 1760 Helen did not m. John MUTERER. Age at d. is a bit out for 1766 Helen. Speyside MI, section 17a, stone 143 Geo JAMIESON fr. N.Dallachy 23.6.1780 age 61,w Kath INNES 29.6.1780 age 63, s Alex 6.2.1782 age25,da Hellen 22.12.1789 age 30, ed Jas GEDDES in N Auchinreath their...... (rest of inscription hidden)John JAMIESON at Bogmoor 24.12.1910 age 86, w Helen STEWART 16.8.1908 age 82. > > 10 Jul 1847 Ann Longmore Jamieson, Aged 68 = b.1779 > This is interesting. I have a Agnes Longmore m.1808 John > JAMIESON Keith. > John son of my 5xGGrdfather. According to the MI you listed > (in message on > 1st Feb) Agnes d.1848 Fochabers aged 60. > > I would guess these are two different individuals the names > differ and the > ages are quite a bit apart. I agree. > I would be grateful if you could > doublecheck NM81681 in Elgin for me. If poss. > > I am not sure what you mean by NM81681 in Elgin. Looks a bit > like a map > reference which I could check but otherwise do not have any > Elgin information. If I've recorded it correctly it's from the Index system held at Grant Lodge. > > 6 Jun 1847 Janet Jamieson Smith, Bogmuir, Aged 96 = b.1751 > Need to find a m. I'll check GROS. > > Had a quick look for this birth in Bellie OPR but did not find one. I found John SMITH m.17 Aug 1784 Janet, Bellie from GROS but no image available. Witnesses would be interesting. > > 4 May 1847 William Jamieson, Bogmuir, Aged 27 = b.1820 > > Couldn't find this birth either but the IGI shows two William > Jamesons born > in Rathven in 1821. 1. Wm b. 21 Mar 1821 Rathven m.1843 Jane MILTON. d.18 Aug 1891,Deskford. aged 71 2. Wm(my GGGrdfather) b.28 Feb 1821 Rathven m. Marg CALDER. d.21 Jan 1900.age 79 I'll do a doublecheck through my many records. > I did find a marriage for George Jamieson, Bellie and Ann > Young from Keith > who were contracted in marriage on 25th December 1795 and > married on 3 January > 1796. Could this be the George Jamieson who died aged 95? It > is possible but > I have reservations. Are there any MI's for Keith? > The IGI shows a list of births for children born to George > Jamieson and Ann > Young during the period 1796 to 1816. Four in Perth, four in > Keith, two in > Boharm and one in Dundee. The Perth lot all have the surname > with the spelling > as Jameson and I would be inclined to put these on the back > burner along with > the one for Dundee (which has Jamieson as the surname) but > is close to > Perth. This leaves the four in Keith and 2 in Boharm which > could be all one family > with Keith and Boharm Parishes being adjacent to each other. > One thing is > certain the Perth group and the Keith group are different as > both have births > and christenings in 1805. YOUNG being a common name. I hope there are MI's for Keith! Might find something. > I do not know whether this will help you or add to the confusion! That will be a yes and a yes. Helpful and confusing. Thanks Ian. Regards George London UK