This e-mail chain has gone from Geddes to Taylor to MacDonald. Does anyone have the ancestors/family of John MacDonald? Was he from Knockando as some of my family say? Regards Michael Sim ----- Original Message ----- From: "karen donald" <karenadona@yahoo.co.uk> To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 11:52 AM Subject: Re: [MORAY] Geddes > Hi Tony > > Think you should be looking for Drainie Parish.See > below.( Birth place of James Ramsay McDonald) > > Building No.:1 > Location:GREGORY PLACE > Town/Village:LOSSIEMOUTH > Parish: DRAINIE > > Place of Birth: 1 GREGORY PLACE LOSSIEMOUTH > Father's Name: JOHN MACDONALD PLOUGHMAN SWEETHILLOCK > Mother's Name:ANNE RAMSAY HOUSEKEEPER( See NM149918)( > Libindx ref number) > > > Location:GREGORY PLACE. > Town/Village:LOSSIEMOUTH > Parish: DRAINIE > More Details: NAMED AFTER THOMAS GREGORY, MASON. > > Here are the IGI batch numbers > Drainie > > C111301 1855-1867 > M111301 1855-1875 > > C111302 1631-1650 and 1768-1855 > M111302 1666-1820 > > C111303 1868-1875 > M111304 1820-1846 > > 12 October 1866 > The birth of British Prime Minister James Ramsay > MacDonald at Lossiemouth, Morayshire, an illegitimate > son of Highland plowman John MacDonald and farm > servant Anne Ramsay. A model student at Drainie Parish > School. He was brought up in his grandmother's > cottage. > > Not sure if this is the grandmothers house but it is a > where the plaque is and a starting point for you. I am > sure some Lossie quine or loon will be able to tell > you.It near the East Beach. Thats all I know. > > > In the Moray papers about Ramsay McDonald > is a photograph of memorial plaque at 1 Gregory Place, > Lossiemouth, in "Northern Scot Christmas number" p27 - > > > > and plans of memorial shelter at Prospect Terrace, > Lossiemouth - ZCMn DE3/966/27 > > Again either of these may be of help. > > Karen Donald > > --- Tony Savery <hi.tone@hetnet.nl> wrote: > > Hello Angela, > > I believe I am right in saying that for searches for > > folk from Lossiemouth, > > you have to look under St. Andrews Lhanbryde or > > Elgin. Please correct me if > > I am wrong someone. I am myself trying to find where > > my great grandfather, > > Joseph Forsyth Taylor,(born 1861) had lived in > > Lossiemouth. He was said to > > have lived next door to Ramsay Macdonald and it > > would be nice to know if > > this was fact or fiction. > > Good luck, > > > > Tony Savery > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Angela Kelly" <angkelly@aapt.net.au> > > To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 8:59 AM > > Subject: [MORAY] Geddes > > > > > > > Anyone have a connection to John GEDDES who > > married Margaret HENDERSON in > > > Lossiemouth in 1885. His parents recorded in his > > marriage were James > > > GEDDES > > > and Barbara MORRISON both deceased. Unfortunately > > I cannot find their > > > deaths > > > nor does John's birth seem to be recorded even > > though it was about 1861. > > > Any > > > suggestions would be gratefully received. Angela > > > > > > > > > ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== > > > If you need to unsub for your holidays, change > > your email address, or > > > report anything to the admin of the list - all > > this information can be > > > found at > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/MORAY.html > > > > > > ============================== > > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories > > about your family and the > > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in > > the last 12 months. > > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== > > If you need to unsub for your holidays, change your > > email address, or report anything to the admin of > > the list - all this information can be found at > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/MORAY.html > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about > > your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the > > last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== > Please do not send virus warnings to this list. If you have concerns about a virus, contact the list admin at MORAY-D-request@rootsweb.com or join VIRUS-DISCUSSIONS-L@rootsweb.com subscribe in the subject line. > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >