Hello George Does any of the information below look familiar? It is a direct path from my 4 x Grt Grandfather, William PETRIE, to Robert Meldrum PETRIE. You will also notice that my 4 x Grt Grandfather's 2nd wife was a WILKIE. Regards Gavin Petrie Descendants of: William PETRIE 1 William PETRIE b. 14 May 1754 Abbotshall, Fife Scotland d. aft 1816 m. Janet BUCK m. 2 Apr 1790 Kettle, Fife, Scotland b. 2 Jan 1774 Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland [daughter of George BUCK and Margaret ANDERSON] m. Margaret WILKIE m. aft 1804 b. bet 1750 and 1760 d. aft 1816 2 John PETRIE b. 2 Sep 1798 Kettle, Fife, Scotland d. 24 Jan 1871 Ladybank, Collessie, Fife, Scotland m. Isabella INGLIS m. 26 Jan 1821 Kettle, Fife, Scotland d. 26 Apr 1850 Collessie, Fife, Scotland [daughter of Alexander INGLIS and Janet CAMERON] m. Isabella PETERKIN m. 27 Dec 1852 Collessie, Fife, Scotland b. 19 Dec 1808 Kettle, Fife, Scotland d. 21 Feb 1900 Hill Street, Ladybank, Collessie, Fife, Scotland [daughter of James PETERKIN and Elizabeth ADAMESON] 3 William PETRIE b. 25 May 1821 Kettle, Fife, Scotland d. 9 Dec 1891 Kettle, Fife, Scotland m. Margaret WHITE b. 29 Nov 1822 d. bef 1871 Not in 1871 Census [daughter of George WHITE and Elspeth STAIG] 4 Robert Meldrum PETRIE b. abt 1851 d. 29 Jul 1890 Kettle, Fife, Scotland m. Ann PEGGIE [daughter of G PEGGIE and _____ _____] George N Henderson wrote: > Hi > This is my second attempt to send this message, I hope that it goes this time using the new address, I was also able the get back into the Petrie web page using some lateral thinking! good to see Norma back, and the list stirred into action > > > On the Wilkie side of my family I have Thomas WILKIE married to Janet WHITE (WHYTE) at Cupar, Fife, 31 Dec 1858, Janet had a sister, Margaret WHITE who married William PETRIE, date and place unknown, they had a son Robert PETRIE, poss b about 1850, who was the informant at the death of his aunt, Janet WILKIE nee WHITE at Kingskettle on the 20 Sept 1878. Thomas WILKIE died at Newburgh 1882 > > > Does that help anyone or does it just confuse the issue, all those PETRIES in Fife must tie up somehow. > > Regards > George N Henderson > > > > > -- Gavin W Petrie 64 Sunnyhills Ave. Glenview Hamilton 3206 New Zealand - - - - - - - - - If you are interested in 'Immigrant Shipping to New Zealand' between 1835 and 1910, pay my web site a visit at:- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shipstonz