Hi Lesley Do you have the marriage certificate of George and Theresa. If so, what was his father's name and what did he do. Ann Hertfordshire --- Janine <janine@muskoka.com> wrote: > Can anyone on this list help Lesley out. George > doesn't sound like one of > mine. > > Janine > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LEsley Brooker > [mailto:lesleybrooker@yahoo.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 4:36 PM > To: janine@muskoka.com > Subject: Family Tree > > > Hi Janine, > I am trying to trace my great grandfather and got > your address off a site > through Google. I wondered if you could shed any > light on him for me! > He was George Petrie born in Scotland (census does > not say where) in 1854, > Aged 26 he was married to Theresa Jane Bates 1861 > (married 1880 in Stockton) > with a daughter Kate a few months old living with > the Bates family in > Stockton North Yorkshire. In 1891 he was living with > his sister Elizabeth > (born 1831 in York) in Middlesbrough. > I would appreciate any information as to where he > could have been born and > who his parents were. He possibly joined the navy as > a teenager, his > occupation aged 26 was a Tug boat manager and later > he became a Tug boat > owner moving ships in and out of the Tees. > Look forward from hearing from you. > Thanks > Lesley > PS Its my Mothers side of the family tree I am > trying to find > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small > Business. > > > ==== 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 > > ___________________________________________________________ Now you can scan emails quickly with a reading pane. Get the new Yahoo! Mail. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html