In a message dated 11/02/2005 00:12:03 GMT Standard Time, george.jamieson@btinternet.com writes: Hi Ian, Ian are burials are listed seperately from deaths? I been checking GROS online and found a couple of clues. There is a list at the end of Bellie 126/2 and Bellie 126/3 which simply gives a date, name, Place and for 126/3 age. A comparison of the dates in this list with those shown on headstones indicates the list is the burials and on one entry I saw which dealt with the drowning of two youths in the 'Speywater' the words 'came together' suggest this was their burial not their deaths. > 16 Jan 1838 John Jamieson, Bogmuir, Aged 61 = b.1777 > 6 May 1851 Mary Gray Jamieson, Bogmuir, Aged 77 = b.1774 I think these married 19 mar 1796 Bellie. They were contracted on 19 March and the entry goes on to say they were afterwards married which is usually some days later. > 9 Feb 1843 Francis Jamieson, Bogmuir, Died in Spey, Aged 40 Francis b. 8 Nov 1803 Bellie is son of above. m.29 Oct 1831 Mary KEMP, Bellie The witnesses to this baptism were Francis Gordon and John Robertson > 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. > 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) > 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 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. > 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. > 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. 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. 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. I do not know whether this will help you or add to the confusion! Regards Ian