H Goldie My 3 x GGrandmother was Jean Innes but she was born in Rothes to a William Innes and Jobina Anderson in 1797 and died in Auchinhalrig, Bellie in 1861. The strange thing about these ancestors is that when I searched for children I found only one child born in 1834 who was named William (after Jean's father ?) but he died after 6 months. However, when working backwards from my parents I found a death entry for my GG Grandfather who was named Alexander which gave his parents as William Scott and Jean Innes and his age indicated he was born in 1820. William and Jean were married in 1817 in Boharm so this would match and, of course, Andrew's father was Alexander thus keeping the naming pattern going. I have not been able to find any other children for William and Jean between 1820 and 1834 so the question is - were they unfortunate to have a number of children who did not survive or did they not have then baptised and recorded? The first child Alexander does not appear in the birth records I have searched. This is the closest connection I have to Innes but there are quite a number of others I have traced but on the outer edges of my family tree. There are connections with Speymouth, Urquhart, Botriphnie and St Andrews Lhanbryde. In other words they are scattered all over the area with dates from about 1773 and some still to be confirmed or traced. As I said they are on the outer edges of my research and have not been looked at in any depth. Ian

I have a Mgrt Innes b Rathven but not on the OPR's, who married 7 Jul 1849 to Alexander Gordon in Bellie. I believe Alexr to have been married before and his wife had died. On the '51 census they show up at Auchinhalrig, Bellie with an Alexr Gordon age 6, Scholar. The birth info for Alexr Sr on all records including his death, is Golspie, Sutherland. But I have never found him there. But here's a connection that's odd. On the '41 I think Mgrt shows up at Fochabers, Bellie working for Wm Innes, shoemaker and his wife Jane Hay, and their children. Would the Bellie info show any information on the Gordon family or mention the death of his first wife? I believe her to be Isobella Anderson who married Alexr Gordon 20 Dec 1834, Drainie. With thanks for all this. Goldie ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 3:53 AM Subject: Re: [MORAY] Jamiesons,etc, in Bellie parish >H Goldie > > My 3 x GGrandmother was Jean Innes but she was born in Rothes to a William > Innes and Jobina Anderson in 1797 and died in Auchinhalrig, Bellie in > 1861. The > strange thing about these ancestors is that when I searched for children I > found only one child born in 1834 who was named William (after Jean's > father > ?) but he died after 6 months. However, when working backwards from my > parents > I found a death entry for my GG Grandfather who was named Alexander which > gave his parents as William Scott and Jean Innes and his age indicated he > was > born in 1820. William and Jean were married in 1817 in Boharm so this > would > match and, of course, Andrew's father was Alexander thus keeping the > naming > pattern going. I have not been able to find any other children for William > and > Jean between 1820 and 1834 so the question is - were they unfortunate to > have > a number of children who did not survive or did they not have then > baptised > and recorded? The first child Alexander does not appear in the birth > records I > have searched. > > This is the closest connection I have to Innes but there are quite a > number > of others I have traced but on the outer edges of my family tree. There > are > connections with Speymouth, Urquhart, Botriphnie and St Andrews Lhanbryde. > In > other words they are scattered all over the area with dates from about > 1773 > and some still to be confirmed or traced. > > As I said they are on the outer edges of my research and have not been > looked at in any depth. > > Ian > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message