My partner comes from Knockando and there are still Grants there. He has a Margaret Grant, married to William Allan in 1840. Is there any connection? Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Murray Lynn" <m.lynn@paradise.net.nz> To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 11:28 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [MORAY] Parishes in Moray > Hi Ruth > My family also has Grants from Knockando: > Peter Grant (ca 1795-?) m Ann Dunbar (ca 1795-?), married 23 May 1815 at > Knockando. > > Children (all born at Knockando) John (b 1816), William (1818), Jane > (1819), Peter Alexander (1821), Marion Margaret (1823), Barbara (1827). > > I wouldn't think that there were too many people living in Knockando and > so there probably is some sort of link here. > > Murray > Christchurch, New Zealand > > Ruth Filbert wrote: > > > Ray > > Re: My ancestor, James Grant > > The inscription on James Grant's tombstone reads: "Sacred to the > > memory of James Grant Native of Knockando, in the shire of Elgin, 21 > > years as Gardner at Southill Died February 18 1830, Aged 69 > > years.[Southill, Bedfordshire, England] > > From this information, I am assuming he was born in 1761, in > > Knockando, Elgin shire, Scotland. What records should I search to find > > his birth date and place and his parents? > > I would appreciate any help I can receive. > > Ruth Hair Filbert > > Kansas, USA > > > > > > ==== 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. > > > > ============================== > > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your > > ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. > > Learn more: > > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________

Hi Anne My GGGM was Marion Margaret who married Alexander Davidson and lived in Elgin, but Margaret was obviously a family name (the dau of Alexander & Marion, my GGM, was Margaret Marion Davidson) and so there could have been another sister called Margaret. Have you found any information in the Moray database? I have just had a look at the "Statistical Accounts" for the parish of Knockando for 1791 and 1845 (well worth reading) which say the population was around 1300-1500 (bigger than I would have thought) - ie about 200 families and that the main names were Grant and Robertson - so there may have been 50-100 Grant families. Murray Anne Fowler wrote: >My partner comes from Knockando and there are still Grants there. >He has a Margaret Grant, married to William Allan in 1840. Is there any >connection? > >Anne > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Murray Lynn" <m.lynn@paradise.net.nz> >To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 11:28 PM >Subject: Re: Fw: [MORAY] Parishes in Moray > > > > >>Hi Ruth >>My family also has Grants from Knockando: >>Peter Grant (ca 1795-?) m Ann Dunbar (ca 1795-?), married 23 May 1815 at >>Knockando. >> >>Children (all born at Knockando) John (b 1816), William (1818), Jane >>(1819), Peter Alexander (1821), Marion Margaret (1823), Barbara (1827). >> >>I wouldn't think that there were too many people living in Knockando and >>so there probably is some sort of link here. >> >>Murray >>Christchurch, New Zealand >> >>Ruth Filbert wrote: >> >> >> >>>Ray >>>Re: My ancestor, James Grant >>> The inscription on James Grant's tombstone reads: "Sacred to the >>>memory of James Grant Native of Knockando, in the shire of Elgin, 21 >>>years as Gardner at Southill Died February 18 1830, Aged 69 >>>years.[Southill, Bedfordshire, England] >>> From this information, I am assuming he was born in 1761, in >>>Knockando, Elgin shire, Scotland. What records should I search to find >>>his birth date and place and his parents? >>> I would appreciate any help I can receive. >>>Ruth Hair Filbert >>>Kansas, USA >>> >>> >>>==== 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. >>> >>>============================== >>>New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your >>>ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. >>>Learn more: >>> >>> >>> >http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta >rgetid=5429 > > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>______________________________ >> >> > > > > > >