Stephen, Many thanks for your speedy response. I picked up the information from an e-mail to Petrie-Scotland dated 18th Feb 2001. My direct paternal line goes back to an Alexander Petrie who married Jean Bathie in 1776 and who was a blacksmith in Murroes. The Alexander born in 1761 was born in Murroes - thus my interest. Despite the geographic factors being right for this to be my ancestor, the arithmetic does not work. "My" Alexander would only have been 15 when married, and there is evidence of other possible children, out of wedlock, or to a previous wife before the marriage. I am still interested to build a picture of all the Petries in Murroes and surrounding parishes, so any information on the 1761 Alex is useful. I have about 4 other options for Alexander I am pursuing, but am somewhat depressed to hear that no-one has got further. There are a lot of areas I would like to research to pursue this, but find it difficult to do from a distance. I'm trying to make time to get a trip up to the Dundee Archives soon and will pass on anything I find. Yes, I am going to the Gathering and looking forward to it! You will be relieved to hear that Ryde hospital has now been demolished and the site redeveloped. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Stephen Baker <[email protected]> To: Jim Petrie <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [Petrie-Scotland] For Stephen Baker > Jim > > Where did you see the family tree? > > There seem to be a few on the List who trace back to this Alexander. (He is > Karen's ancestor, not mine!!) Nobody has got back any further. There's a > challenge for you! > > Alexander was on the 1841 census as a "Hekler". We deduced the birth year as > 1761 from the age shown on the 1841 census. > Annie Robertson - his wife - died in 1859, shown as "Farmer's widow" - > therefore Alex must have been a farmer (aged 80+) when he died. > Their son, also Alexander, died in 1855, father deceased by then. (He would > have been 94 if still alive). The son was born at Brae of Dounie, > Kirkmichael, Perthshire - but we have no details of the birth of his > parents. We have 9 known children of Alexander and Annie. > > What is your connection?? > > Hope this helps. More details of the family are available, but you seem to > have seen the tree already! > > Will we see you in Scotland this August? > > My memories of the Isle of Wight go back to when I had my appendix removed > there - in Ryde - whilst on holiday in 1963!! I have avoided it ever since! > > Good luck > > Stephen > > Researching the following names:- > BAKER, CANNON; CHALKLEY - Hertfordshire > SPENCE, KELLY, ELMESLEY - Moray, Scotland > DANIELS, EBB, BRACKENBURY, DARCY , WARD - Lincolnshire > PETRIE, GOW, FORBES, BRODIE - Scotland (especially Perthshire) > RUTHERFORD, Roxburghshire, Scotland > DONALD, STRACHAN, MOLLISON, SMITH - Aberdeenshire, Scotland > ELLIS, MITCHELL - North Yorkshire > STALKER, BRENNAND - Kendal, Westmorland > HINCHLIFFE, PAYNE - West Riding of Yorkshire > BERRY - Leicestershire > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Petrie <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: 04 April 2001 09:27 > Subject: [Petrie-Scotland] For Stephen Baker > > > > Stephen, > > > > I noticed that the "head" of your family tree was an Alexander Petrie, > born/baptised 1761. I am researching Alexanders born around this time, to > find my ancestor, and trying to eliminate others where possible. Can you > please supply details of your Alexander so that I can identify him and > eliminate him from my search. Place of birth and any other details would be > helpful. > > Most impressive family tree - makes me realise just what a beginner I am! > > > > Jim Petrie, Isle of Wight > > > > > > ==== PETRIE-SCOTLAND Mailing List ==== > > To send a message to everyone on this Petrie-Scotland List, our address is > > [email protected] > > > > > >