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 > >