Hi Bruce, Delighted to have you join the list, and thanks for sharing your Petrie connections with us. I have some details on your James Petrie & Jessie Sim of Arbroath, which confirms for you some of the information you have already found.... All details sourced from IGI unless otherwise stated.... Marriage on 06 August 1858 JAMES PETRIE & JESSIE SIM at Arbroath, Angus James died 17 May 1907 age 69 Years buried at Western Cemetery, Arbroath Jessie died 16 or 17 July 1888 aged 58 Years Marriage Details sourced from IGI & SRO Death Details sourced from Burial Records & Gravestone 4 known children..... JEMIMA PETRIE born 22 May 1859 at Arbroath MARY JARRON PETRIE born 19 December 1860 at Arbroath DAVID SIM PETRIE born 16 October 1862 at Arbroath JAMES PETRIE born 18 February 1867 at Arbroath ********** I have a transcription of James & Jessie's 1858 marriage certificate.... Marriage Certificate Ref: 1858 ARBROATH Page 34 Entry 68 (source Scottish Records Office) On 06 August 1858 at 19 Seagate, Arbroath (after banns of Church of Scotland) JAMES PETRIE Ships Carpenter - M.S. Bachelor age 20 years of 7 West Grimsby, Arbroath Parents: (Father not named) MARY JARRON JESSIE SIM Mill Worker - Flaxspinner Spinster age 28 years of 19 Seagate, Arbroath Parents: DAVID SIM - Seaman BETTY SIM previously STEIN ms PROCTOR - deceased Witnesses: GRACE BROWN - Weaver WM. LESLIE - Carpenter ************** James & Jessie and their family can be found in the 1881 census at Ref: Volume 272 EnumDist 10 Page 20 *************** The gravestone in Section I at Western Cemetery, Arbroath reads..... Erected by JAMES PETRIE, Ship Wright in memory of his wife JESSIE SIM who died 16 July 1888 aged 58, the above JAMES PETRIE died 17 May 1907 aged 69 years. (Western Cemetery, Section I , Arbroath) **************** Burial Records state.... JAMES PETRIE age 69 years Married died 17 May 1907 interred 21 May 1907 Lair I-510 Arbroath Western Ships Carpenter born Arbroath died at Sunnyside Asylum, Montrose * This burial record would suggest that he perhaps re-married after the death of Jessie Sim ?? If so all his spouses should be noted on his 1907 death certificate... and there is also a chance that his father might be named on it too....which would be useful. Jessie's burial record states JESSIE PETRIE or SIM age 58 years Married died 17 July 1888 interred 19 July 1888 Lair I-511 Arbroath Western born Arbroath died at 19 Seagate, Arbroath Wife of James Petrie, Carpenter * Gravestone notes Jessie died 16 July - Burial records note she died 17 July...correct date needs to be confirmed through her death certificate. As you can see there is still plenty of research needed to be done on the siblings of your Grandfather James Petrie and their descendants, I hope some of the above is of interest and useful for you, and if you discover anything further on any of them we would be most interested to hear. Many thanks too for sharing with us the details of your grandparents James Petrie & Martha Gruchy and their direct descendants.... very much appreciated. I am also interested in your Sim connection, as my maternal grandmother was Ann Sim (b. 1916) from Dundee, I have not studied her ancestral line yet, but if I ever do I will certainly keep an eye out for any possible connections to yours !! :o) Cheerio the noo Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 4:45 AM Subject: [Petrie-Scotland] James Petrie and Jessie Sim of Arbroath, Scotland > Hello to All: > > Hello to the Scotland Petrie List: > > I am the great grandson of James Petrie and Jessie Sim of Arbroath, Scotland. > I personally knew their son (my grandfather) when he was alive. He was also > named James Petrie. Only recently, I got my grandfather's birth record from > the General Registry in Edinburgh. Until then, I did not know the name of > his father and mother. > > I am interested in going back further in time in this line. If anyone has > information to share with me, I would be most delighted to have you send it > along to me. > > For whomever may be interested, I am providing below, a list of the > descendents of James and Jessie of whom I currently have information. > > I am excited about becoming a member of this group and will be interested to > see information about other Petrie family members from Scotland. I am known > by my middle name, Bruce, but my first name is Robert, so you can see that > Scotland has an important place in my heritage. > > Descendents of James Petrie and Jessie Sim Of Arbroath,Scotland > 1 James Petrie; b ?, m August 6, 1858 in Arbroath, Scotland, d ? > +JessieSim; b ?, d ? > 2James Petrie; b February 18, 1867 inArbroath, Scotland at 19 Seagate > (at home); m (approx.)1903; d July23, 1941 in Sioux Falls, SD > +Martha Gruchy; b April 2, 1870, Pouch Cove, Newfoundland; d April 20, > 1940 in Somerville, MA > 3 Mary Edna Petrie; bFebruary 13, 1905 in Beverly, MA; mMay 28, > 1933 in Concord, MA; d July15, 1985 in Houlton, ME > > +Edwin Luther Arnold; b August 25, 1897 in New York City, NY;d > August 15, 1960 in Houlton, ME > 4 Robert Bruce Arnold; b August 5, 1934 in Franklin, NH; m > September 8, 1956 in Houlton, ME > +Avis Marie Sowers; b September 19, 1934 in Houlton, > ME > 5 CatherineBeth Arnold; b April 29, 1968 inHavre de > Grace, MD > 5 David Petrie Arnold; b January 20, 1962 in > Wilmington, DE; m November 26, 1994 in Devon, PA > > +GinaMarie Goida; b July 24, 1964 inCamden, > NJ 6 Zachary Michael > Arnold; b September 16, 1996 in Trenton, NJ > > 6Victoria Rose Arnold; b November 18,1998 in > Trenton, NJ > 4David Stowell Arnold; b June 21,1939 in Houlton, ME; m > June 1961 inHoulton, ME > +Judith Anderson; b July 7, 1939 > > 5 Thomas EdwinArnold; b September 16, 1966 > inBloomfield, CT; m October 23, 1999in Glen Mills, PA > +MarikaVida > 5 Melissa Marie Arnold; b January 7, 1969 in > Bloomfield, CT > 3 Howard Alexander Petrie; bNovember 22, 1906 in Beverly, MA; m > 1933; d March 24, 1968 in Walpole,NH > +Alice Cushman; b 1906 in Boston, MA; d December 27, 1988 in > Potter Valley,CA > 4Eric Cushman Petrie; b March 30,1939 > 2David Petrie; b ?; m ?; d ? > 2Mary Petrie; b ?; m ?; d ? > 2Jennie Petrie; b ?; m ?; d ? > > If this does not come to you in clear and readable text and you can receive > attachments on your regular email service, I will be happy to send this in an > MS Word 6.0 file in Windows 95 format. Just send me your regular email > address. > > Best regards, > > R. Bruce Arnold > 244 Wencin Terrace > West Chester, PA 19382-1990 > Phone: 610-429-9469 > Fax: 610-431-0264 > Email: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PETRIE-SCOTLAND Mailing List ==== > If you need to Unsubscribe from this list please send an e.mail to our utility address at [email protected] and type the one word unsubscribe in the message box. (Mail mode users only) > >