Good idea Jill mine are: GIBSON - David Sr & Jr : Sr born abt 1756, Jr born late 1700's born "of Sheriffhall " - Anderson & William 1818-1890's born: Dunse / Whitsome & surrounds -David, James, Anderson, William , John, Thomas, George & Robert 1848 +++ Born Coldingham, Berwick upon Tweed - Anderson, George & Marjory 1890 ++, born Foulden area:boys moved to Canada , Marj went back home. PORTER - Alice b 1894 , Aberdeen and William and Loretta 1890's + - James b 1858 , Aberdeen NELSON- Mathieson b 1859 Chirnside - George Jr. b abt 1833 , Foulden BEATTIE - Helen b 1865, Aberdeen RENTON - Isabella b 1782, Eyemouth regards, Gary in Vancouver -coming to Scotland mid July. > >If you haven't shared your surname interests with the list in awhile, I >invite you to do so. Happy hunting! > > >Jill Clark >listowner, SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN >researching COWE, BORTHWICK, LAMOND, HARKES, RATTRAY, NISBET, JENKINSON, >SANDERSON, BURNS, GRIEVE, GIBSON, BROWN > >

My interests are the family of my 4th great grandparents James Somerville 1760-1834 and his wife Mary Orkney 1769-???. I have two marriage dates for them 5 Dec 1790 BEW Ayton, Berwick, Scotland and 4 Dec 1790 BEW Coldingham, Berwick. Mary was the daughter of John Orkney & Mary Taylor. I'm not sure why two but could one be the church ceremony and the other one the civil??? Would someone please tell me what BEW and ELN mean please? I also found these baptisms on the cd's of Scottish Church Records at LDS: SOMERVILLE, William (M).. C 26 Dec 1792 James SOMERVILLE Mary ORKNEY BEW Coldingham, Berwick. SOMERVILLE, James (M).... C 8 Jun 1801 James SOMERVILLE Mary ORKNEY BEW Coldingham, Berwick. SOMERVILLE, Peter (M).... C 25 Sep 1803 James SOMERVILLE Mary ORKNEY ELN Innerwick, East Lothian. SOMERVILLE, Mary (F)..... C 28 Mar 1809 James SOMERVILLE Mary ORKNEY ELN Innerwick, East Lothian My line is through the last of 11 children some of whom died in infancy. SOMERVILLE, Alexander (M).... C 17 Apr 1811 - married Emma BINKS 1840 London, England migrated to Canada 1858, died Toronto, Ontario 1885. Was a author, jounalist and editor. Had 6 children Mary Emma, James, Francis, Alexander, Roger Mowbray and Henry Drummond. Elaine Brown Kingston, Ontario http://www3.sympatico.ca/etbrown/esomer.htm

Hi Elaine, There are several Orkneys buried at Ayton Parish Churchyard - from published pre- 1855 monumental inscriptions for the parish. In case you know about them I won't pass them now but happy to do so if you think they are of interest. No John or Mary though. ELN stands for East Lothian and BEW for Berwickshire - these abbreviations are known as the Chapman's Code. Try - http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Regions/Codes.html for all the abbreviations for the British Isles. The banns would have been called in two parishes - the groom's and the bridegroom's. Best wishes, Eileen in Hampshire, UK http://www.geocities.com/elnalexjoe/lowlands.html

Hello Elaine The two dates you have re marriage of James Somerville and Mary Orkney are actually the dates of their banns (intention to marry) being called in the Parishes to which they both belonged. One must have belonged to Ayton Parish and the other to Coldingham Kay

Always interested in catching up with CHRISTIE, HENDERSON and BERTRAM relations. Ruth Chancellor Melbourne, Vic.