Hello Derek, Welcome ...... Quite a few of "our" Petries are away from their computers at the moment - attending a Petrie Gathering in Dundee yesterday ... including our leader, Norma. Some of us poor souls have been unable to go, sob sob. You will probably get some good feedback once everyone has returned home. My paternal grandmother was a Petrie - Margaret Gow Forbes Petrie bn 1880, daughter of Alexander bn 1853 nr Blairgowrie. She married (my paternal grandfather) one George Brown Brodie of Blairgowrie. I have a lot of Dundee photographs of ancestors and know that there must be a connection somewhere along the line but have not traced it yet. Do either of my grandparents appear on your trees, I wonder? Bye for now Heather >From: "Derek Petrie" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Petrie-Scotland] New Participant Introduction >Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 22:55:42 +0100 > >Hello - I'm James Derek Petrie - called Derek. >Born Paradise Road, Dundee on 5th November 1942. >I am married with one daughter who was recently engaged to be married. >My home address is 86 Craighill Drive, Clarkston, Glasgow G76.7TD. > >My father was James Brodie Petrie - born 1913 in Dundee - died 1993 in >Glasgow. >He married my mother Elizabeth Mitchell Petrie (nee Scott) in 1941 in >Dundee. My mother's family lived in St Mary's Gardens, Downfield, Dundee. >She was born in 1907 and was one of 4 daughters Nette, Elizabeth, Mary and >Nan - only my mother is alive of the four daughters - aged 94! > >My Grandfather was James Alexander Petrie who resided at 544 Strathmartin >Road, Downfield, Dundee until the late 1930's when he bought a house 'Bower >Bank' at 12 Park Road, Fairmuir, Dundee. >He had 4 children, Brodie, Birrel, Mabel and Aileen. > >I attended Dundee High School 1948/9 to 1954/5 - approx before moving to >Uddingston, near Glasgow in mid-1950's. >Took early retirement in 1999 and now enjoy golf, DIY, internet activities >and a little Scottish country dancing! > >Well, that's enough for the moment - I'm new to family history and >archiving activities - so forgive me if I am not presenting the expected >information to this select band of Petrie researchers. > >Derek Petrie > > > > > >==== PETRIE-SCOTLAND Mailing List ==== >To send a message to everyone on this Petrie-Scotland List, our address is >[email protected] > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp