Hi Jim, I have had a good look at the Petrie's from Murroes, Angus with regard to my own Petrie tree, when I was trying to determine if Thomas Petrie who married Elspeth Lowson was perhaps a 1st Marriage of my gggg.grandfather, unfortunately I have found nothing to prove this. And I have not found anything to date yet which would help pinpoint for sure Alexander Petrie's (spouse Jean Bathie) parents. But I too associate the 3 Petrie children born to Alexander Petrie/mother unnamed as likely being that of Alexander Petrie & Jean Bathie. I have found a few "potential" marital links for their children...but they'll need to be researched further to prove them....I'll be pleased to pass them on to you if you like. Looking in the database ; I have records to date of 1 known Petrie connection with Carmyllie & Murroes, where I have Christian Petrie who was born 1776 in Murroes daughter of Henry Petrie & Margaret Elder. Christian married an Andrew Davidson (date & place of marriage unknown) she died in 1856 at The Guynd, Carmyllie, and is buried in Murroes Churchyard. On the birth of Alexander Petrie (b. 1755) at Carmyllie to John Petrie & Jean Duncan.... I am a wee bit sceptical about this IGI info.... as I find there is also a family in Carmyllie of a couple named John Petrie & Helen Duncan (m 1748). Since Alexander (b.1755 Carmyllie) is the only one of John Petrie & Jean Duncan's children to have been born in Carmyllie.... he appears the odd one out .....and it opens a question as to whether Alexander's mothers forename has been correctly recorded or transcribed...as Jean Duncan or should it in fact be Helen Duncan of Carmyllie ?? Unfortunately I do not have any marriage or death details etc yet for the other Alexander Petrie's you have listed born c 1750's. Cheerio Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Petrie <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 12:40 PM Subject: [Petrie-Scotland] Petries of Carmyllie > There has been some recent mention of Carmyllie Petries and so I thought I might jump in with a query of my own about them. > I am trying to track down the parents of Alexander Petrie who married Jean Bathie on October 19th 1776. The parish register record gives no other information. > >From the IGI and the database, I have identified 4 possible birth records for this Alexander Petrie, one of whom is from Carmyllie, and who I would like to find out more about, if only to eliminate him from my research. > Given that Alexander married in 1776, I am starting with birth dates around 1750/53, on the assumption that he may have married around age 21 ( I have no death information from any source). > There is quite a detailed family tree lodged on the IGI by a Harold Petrie of London. I have tried to contact him at the address given, but with no luck. His tree shows an Alexander christened in Carmyllie on 11th May 1755 (making him 21 on the date of marriage) to John Petrie and Jean Duncan. I am starting with this lead as the names John and Alexander recur in both lines and blacksmiths also seem to be a common trade. > > My Alexander was a blacksmith in Murroes, married Jean Bathie and had confirmed children John, David and George. > > There are other Petrie offspring in Murroes at this time with a father Alexander, but mother unnamed, of Elizabeth, Helen and William. Elizabeth's baptism is a year before the wedding to Jean Bathie, so could be a child of theirs, or to a different mother or to a different family. Has anyone researched Murroes Petries? There is at least one member of the family buried there, but I have not yet had an opportunity to visit and check gravestones. > > Has anyone any information that would confirm or disprove the link to the Carmyllie Petries? > > Just out of interest, the other Alexander's I am looking at are > 1.. Alexander - christened 21/11/1756 in Maryton, by Montrose, to Alex Petrie and Elizabeth Belly > 2.. Alexander - christened 14/10/1753, at Kirkden Angus, to William Petrie > 3.. Alexander - christened 8/7/1753 at Kirriemuir to 'Jo' > Any information on any of these, if only to eliminate them would be much appreciated. > > Jim Petrie, Isle of Wight. > > > ==== PETRIE-SCOTLAND Mailing List ==== > Checkout the Petrie Querie Board & Petrie Resource Page on the WWW > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/pet/Petrie > >