I have just caught up with all the news of the Gathering and am sad that I will not be able to attend even though I live only 40 mins drive away. I have been a 'lurker' over recent months as I have done no new research to contribute but hopefully my circumstances will allow me to be more participative soon. I hope everyone enjoys themselves and look forward to hearing all about it from your emails Bette Dick (researching Fife Petries)
Saw your message re the Petrie Gathering. We too are unable to attend due to distance and $$$, as we are in Sydney Australia. We are particularly interested in your reference to the FIFE Petries. Our Petrie line is also from Fife: Our earliest known event is the marriage of Robert Petrie and Christian Scott on 6th May 1763 at Collessie, and they had Robert b. 1763, Catherine b. 1765, David, 1767, James b. about 1767, Cecil b. 1773 and George b. 1782. James married Rachel Shields/Sheils/Shield in 1804 at Dysart, and they had William b. 1816 David b. 1818, and George Septimus b. 1821. The George Septimus makes us think there were other children but we have not to date found them. They appeared to be in the Dysart Pathhead area. George Septimus married Crawford Henderson and they had three children in Kirkcaldy before they migrated to Melbourne Australia in 1853. Do our Fife Petries coincide at all with yours, as we are currently orphans in the Petrie Group. We have sent an outline of our Petrie family to Norma for the Gathering, so you might see it later if it interests you. All the best Bill and Triss Waddingham ----- Original Message ----- From: Bette Dick <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 06 August, 2001 1:39 Subject: [Petrie-Scotland] The Gatheriing > I have just caught up with all the news of the Gathering and am sad that I > will not be able to attend even though I live only 40 mins drive away. I > have been a 'lurker' over recent months as I have done no new research to > contribute but hopefully my circumstances will allow me to be more > participative soon. I hope everyone enjoys themselves and look forward to > hearing all about it from your emails > > Bette Dick > (researching Fife Petries) >