Hi Patrick Only 1 George Dunbar was born in Nairn(shire) between 1860 and 1900. He was born in Nairn in 1899 and was the son of John P G Dunbar and Elsie Fraser who in 1901 were living at 10 Virginia Terrace, Nairn. John was a Court House Keeper. Elsie was born c 1874 in Grantown on Spey in Morayshire (according to 1901 Census). The remains of his war service records are available to view on Ancestry. As far as I can tell he was not in the Seaforths but he is probably too young for your Thomas's father? There are a number of Dunbar families in Nairn, one of which is landed gentry viz Sir Frederick George Dunbar born circa 1876 Auldearn, Nairn "a landed proprietor" farmer living at Auchnacloich and married to a Mary born in Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Rhoda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick dunbar" <dunbarhistory@btinternet.com> To: <moray@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:46 PM Subject: [MORAY] An interesting Nairn tale? > > Sorting through old files I came across the following information from a > gentleman who is no longer with us. > > Some of the writing is difficult to decipher, so when reading my notes > please bear this in mind. > > Thomas Fraser DUNBAR was born in Edinburgh in 1913. He attended George > Heriot's School, served in the Royal Navy as a Writer, became a Petty > Officer, was awarded the BEM and was Mentioned in Despatches. He married > Thora Phyliss GEEVES. There were no children of the marriage, and Thomas > believed he was the last of his line. > > Thomas's father George DUNBAR, possibly born in Nairn, was an RSM in the > Seaforth Highlanders just before the outbreak of the 1914-18 war. His > un-named mother may have beeb born in Dingwall. > > Thomas wrote the following - > > 'Understand early 19th. century there were two brothers, one an absolute > rogue who pillaged the countryside. The other one ecclesiastical high > links > in his church in Nairn who never failed to inform the world of his > infamous > brother. In the end the rogue cut his brother's throat on the steps of his > church in Nairn.' > > Such a story must be part of local legend. Has anyone heard of it? Does > anyone have details of the family? > > Patrick. R. L. Dunbar > Organiser, Dunbar Family Society, UK > Member, Aberdeen & NE Scotland FHS. Member Guild of One-Name Studies. > Email - dunbarATone-name.org (Replace AT with @) > Web Page, family history - www.dunbarfamilysociety.org.uk > Web Page, Art - www.debbiedunbar.net > Skypename - pibrochpat > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MORAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >