Many thanks Howard, and also Alyson. Some of the witnesses have the same name as witnesses in my records, but I will have to check out whether they are in fact the same people. Regards from Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Geddes" <hwg58lists@hwgeddes.freeserve.co.uk> To: "Denise Thompson" <den.thom@bigpond.net.au>; "List Moray" <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 10:08 PM Subject: Re: [MORAY] GEDDES & GEDDIE > Hi Denise, > Here's the details. I've done the Fordyce OPR and Alyson Kelman has just > kindly provided me all with the Keith ones she fortunately already had to > hand. I'm sure she won't mind me passing these on. > > Colin FALCONER & Marjory GEDDES: > Marriage: 22-6-1710 Keith Coline_ Falconar and Marjory Geddes (M111592 - > no > transcription) > Details of their children all bpt Keith: > 1. 2-10-1711 Andrew: b Keith 2nd bpt 3 Oct 1710. Wit.s "Mr Andrew Geddes > Schoolmr at Esle and Andrew Mitchell in Westertown" > 2. 12-4-1713 Mary: born & baptised 12 April 1713. Wit.s "Alexr Robertson > younger in Keith and Hierom Spence in Haughs" > 3. 26-7-1714 Margaret: b 20 bpt 21 July 1714. Wits "Mr Andrew Geddes > Schoolmr at Esle & Alexr Rotson yr mert in Keith" > 4. 10-9-1717 Alexander: "incomplete entry, no witnessess" > 5. 24-12-1718 Barbara: b 23 bpt 24 Dec 1718. Wit.s "Alexr Robertson & > Alexr > Thain Merts there" [in Keith] > 6. 11-2-1720 Colin: b 10 bpt 11 Feb 1720. Wits "Colin Falconar at Banff & > Colin Petrie in Strathboggie, Katherine Gilchrist & Elizabeth Paterson" > Details of their children all bpt Fordyce: > 7. 21 Mar 1721 William: "21-3-1721 Colin Falconer & Marjory Geddes in > Portsoy......Witnesses:,Wm Legg in Auchmore, & Mr Wm Robertson in Cullen." > 8. 19 May 1723 Elspet: (no transcription) > 9. 13 Jan 1725 Ann: "Colin Falconer & Marjory Geddes in Portsoy had a > Lawful Daughter baptized called Ann. Witnesses: James Ogilvy James > Robertson > and James Martkis[?] all there." > 10. 11 Aug 1727 David: "Colin Falconer & Marjory Geddes in Portsoy had a > Lawful son baptized called David. Witnesses: David Brember & David Shand > both there." I read the date as 21st, the IGI I think has 11th. > 11. 22 Jan 1733 John: (no transcription) > > Andrew THAIN and Mary GEDDES, all Keith: > 1. Alexander b 20 bpt 21 June 1709 Wit.s "Alexr Sutherland Elder of > Kinminnity and Alexr Robertson elder and your Merts in Keith" > 2. George b 23 bpt 24 March 1711. Wits "George Hamilton in Kmty > [Kinminity], Geo: Sim elder in Newmilne, Geo: Frazer, Geo: Raphan & Geo: > Thain there" > 3. Andrew b 24 bpt 25 Sept 1712. Wits "Mr Andrew Geddes Schoolmr at > Garmouth & Andrew Mitchell in Westertown" > [mother's name written clearly as "Marjory"!] > 4. Margaret b 3 bpt 4 Nov 1714. Wits "George Thain in Cuperhill & Hierom > Spence in Haughs" > 5. Marjory b 17 bpt 18 Nov 1716. Wits "Alexr Robertson in Keith & James > Tarras mert there" > 6. Janet b 21 bpt 24 Nov 1718. Wits "George Findlater officer of Excise & > Alexr Tarras notar in Keith" > 7. I've found another child found in the IGI, no transcription: JEAN THAIN > b 02 DEC 1720 bpt 04 DEC 1720 Keith, Banff to ALEXR. THAIN and MARJORY > GEDDES C111592 > 8. William b Edindaich 21 bpt Keith 22 Feb 1728. Wits "William Geddes mert > in Elgin, Wm Taylor mert in Keith, Wm Taylor in Whitehillock, Janet > Mitchell > in Kirksel, Margaret Taylor in [illegible]" > Note the gap 1720-1728. > > And another event: > 15 April 1709 "Hugh Falconar in Keith had a child begotten in uncleaness > to > Margaret Henderson baptised and called Janet Witnesses George Thain in > Couperhill and George Henderson in Ryrigs" > 15 April 1709 (Blinschell copy) "Janett Falconer begotten in Fornication > by > Hugh Falconer was baptized. Witnesses George Thain in Cuperhill & George > Henderson in Fordyce" [sic.] > > Many thanks to Alyson Kelman for all the Keith info. > > Regards Howard > > >