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    1. Re: [PERTHSHIRE] John FAICHNEY: FAICHNEY Stone
    2. CandROverson
    3. Hello Col Unfortunately, there seems to be something wrong with the link you provided. It takes me to an 'Error Page'. Rhoda ----- Original Message ----- From: <CaledonC@aol.com> To: <perthshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 6:11 AM Subject: Re: [PERTHSHIRE] John FAICHNEY > > Just a point of information regarding the name Faichney and Heather's > comment "Sorry I can't help on the Faichney or Taylor line. Faichney > doesn't > look to be too common a surname so that may help if you can find a > lead." > > > The name is still found here in Strathearn with at least two families of > that name currently living in Crieff and some five in the current local > telephone directory ,I posted a Peter Faichney , weaver in Auchterarder > and a > John Faichney , mason in Crieff in my 1832 Electoral Roll listings on > my > web site . Whether this is the John or not should be investigated . > > The most famous of course of Faichney heritage is the Faichney Stone now > resting fully protected within the confines of the splendid pre > Reformation , St Mary's Chapel at Innerpeffray some 3 miles east of Crieff > .The stone > was renovated some 5 years ago by Historic Scotland and moved from the > churchyard into the church . The stone is something of a Faichney family > tree > listing details of the respective families of these two Muthill stonemason > brothers, John and James . It dates from early 1700s - Innerpeffrey was > then in Muthill Parish . > > You can see a pic of the stone on > _http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/crieff/innerpeffraychapel/index.htm_ > (http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/crieff/innerpeffraychapel/index.htm) > > Col in Crieff

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