Marykirk [LDS film, reel #0993322] 1713 October 11th The ? day was baptized William SANDESON, lawful son to James SANDESON & Mary SMITH in Nonthorntoun(?) Witnesses James Ross & Jon. Walker The ? day was baptized James WILSON lawful son to John WILSON & Isabell WATT in Longhill of Thorntoun Witnesses Peter Crabb & Alexr, Cairncorss October 13th This ? day was baptized Mary ANDERSON lawful daughter to William ANDERSON & Jannet MATHON in Muirtoun(?) Witnesses Dabie Christio(?) & William Kawden November 1st The ? day was baptized John LAING lawful son to William LAING & Isabell GLEGSHORN at Engl???????? Witnesses John Robson & Alexr. Cairncorss November 8th The ? day was baptized Anna THOMSONE lawful daughter to Robert THOMSONE & Isabell DUTHIE in Doubtoun of Drumnagair Witnesses November 17th The ? day was baptized Mary TAYLOUR natural daughter to James TAYLOUR late servitor to the Laird of Norstoun & Eliz: FOTHERINGHAM lawful daughter to James FOTHERINGHAM at Englishmadio(?) & held up by the said James FOTHERINGHAM before witnesses Alexr. Cairncorss & John Anderson.

Marykirk [LDS film, reel #0993322] 1712 April 20th This ? day was baptized Margaret BOROMAN lawful daughter to Duncan BOROMAN & Christian ARCHALL in Gossly(?) Witnesses James Coroller & Alexr Cairncorss The said day was baptized Jean WILSON lawful daughter to John WILSON & Isabell WATT /? Thorntown Witnesses Petter Whitelan & April 27th The ? day was baptized James PEAT (or BEATT) lawful son to George PEATT & Isabell WALLACE in Ballemakowan(?) witnesses James Grub & Donald Harfor(?) The said day was baptized Jean WADDIE lawful daughter to John WADDIE & Eliz: GRAHAM in Ballmakowan Witnesses James Lindsay & Jon. Carnegie May 4th This ? day was baptized Robert REID lawful son to James REID & Jannot REID in Ballma??? Witnesses Rbt Binio(?) & Alexr. Cairncorss May 10th This ? day was baptized Arthur HODGE lawful son to Arthur HODGE & Jean LYALL in Denlothen(?) Witnesses Thomas Lyall & John Cleatorn

I hope that the following taken from the LDS films, will be of use to someone. Please excuse any errors on my part; I am unfamiliar with the place names of Kincardine and, also, some of the writing is difficult to decipher. Lyndall Canberra, Oz. ---------------------------------------- Parish Church of Fordoun 1776 December 7th Charles WILSON in this parish & Christian EDDIE in parish of Bervie were contracted in order to marriage, & after being proclaimed in the Church, they were married the 28th of December thereafter. 1776 December 11th David ROSS & Jean MILNE both in this parish were contracted in order to marriage, & after being proclaimed in the Church, they were married 21st of December thereafter. Parish Church of Bervie 1776 Alexander CHRISTIE tenant in Hillside of Hallgreen, and Elizabeth COUTTS in the parish of Arbuthnott, formerly contracted and lawfully proclaimed were married upon Friday, November the eighth day at Arbuthnott. James FREEMAN fisherman in Gourden, and Anne WATT in the Parish of Kineff, formerly contracted and lawfully proclaimed, were married at Kineff upon Friday November the fifteenth day. Andrew LEGG, weaver in Bervie, and Anne BALFOUR in the Parish of Arbuthnott, formerly contracted and lawfully proclaimed, were married at Arbuthnott upon Saturday November the sixteenth day. David SHERIT tailor in Bervie and Anne MILNE in the Parish of Kineff, formerly contracted and lawfully proclaimed, were married at Kineff upon Saturday, December the twentyfirst day. David FARQUHAR millar at Mill of Bervie and Elisabeth CROMBIE in the Parish of Arbuthnott formerly contracted and ,lawfully proclaimed, were married at Arbuthnott upon Tuesday, December the twenty forth (sic) day. 1777 Charles WILSON workman in the Parish of Fordoun and Christian EDDIE in this Parish formerly contracted and lawfully proclaimed were married upon Saturday January the fourth day.

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone who may have access to the 1861 census could do a lookup for me. This is all I have on this family. I found the marriage date for Alexander and Margaret and the names of some of their children on the IGI site. The dates listed below are christening dates, not birthdates. I'm hoping to find more children and any other helpful information that may be on the census. ALEXANDER LAW m: MARGARET WATT 13 Nov 1836 Old Meldrum, Aberdeen Children: WILLIAM c: 25 Mar 1838 in Echt, Aberdeen JANET c: 25 Oct 1840 in St. Nicholas, Aberdeen JESSIE b: abt. 1842 in Maryculter, Aberdeen (my direct ancestor who married JOSEPH THOMSON in Fintray on 16 Jan 1863) THOMAS c: 9 Feb 1844 in St. Nicholas, Aberdeen ELSPETH c: 30 Sept 1849 in St. Nicholas, Aberdeen DAVID c: 6 July 1855 in Fintray, Aberdeen Would also love to hear from anyone who may think they have a connection to this family. Thanks!!!!!! Teri Merchant Glendale, AZ USA

Hello everyone, I am new to this list as I recently learnt that my Angus people were originally from Kincardine. I have Charles WILSON, baptised 19 June 1752, Fordoun (probably son of James WILSON & Anna WALKER) who married Christian EDDIE, baptised 1 July 1753, Kineff & Caterline (daughter of David EDDIE & Christian MANSEY), on 4 January 1777, Bervie. By 1779, when their first child was baptised, Charles & Christian were living in Aberlemno, Angus. Is anyone else researching these people? If so, I'd love to hear from you. Thanks, Lyndall Canberra, Oz

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------9827EE3140B21EE6A88285BB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello list I am forwarding this email to this list, as James SCOTT may have returned to Kincardineshire in 1861. If anyone can help locate him 1861 this would be great. Family connections were in Fordoun, St Cyrus and Montrose that I know of so far. Thank you. Regards Cris --------------9827EE3140B21EE6A88285BB Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 08:57:53 +1200 From: CRISTINE MCDONALD <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en]C-XTRA (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [email protected] Subject: James SCOTT 1861 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello List. I am trying to find what may have happened to James SCOTT (brother of my ancestor). He was born c.1839 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire and my last record of him was in 1855 where he was the informant on his younger sisters death cert. They were living in Albion Cottage in Hillside - just outside of Montrose. Is there anyone who can find him in on the 1861 census for me.? I can not find any trace of him in 1881. Many Thanks Cris --------------9827EE3140B21EE6A88285BB--

: #1 Resubmitting surnames:EDDIE-SMART- [[email protected]] Bill: Further to my message 21 Feb 2001, another snippet of information. Francis EDDIE c 27-1-1692 Arbuthnot father of Francis EDDIE c 31-3-1721 Arbuthnot father of William EDDIE c19-2-1745 Kineff & C note born Midtown of Barras husband of Helen ALEXANDER b 21-2-1751 Fordoon they were parents of William EDDIE 1777 (who married Janet SMART) detailed in my previous e-mail. Hope this helps you a little, stay in touch. Dennis > > > > > > > > > > >

Hello: I am resubmitting my Kincardine surnames in hopes someone is also doing research on them. Francis EDDIE + Margaret NISBET; m. 4 June 1743, Kinneff & Catterline. William EDDIE, b. 1746, Kinneff & Catterline. + Helen ALEXANDER; m. 19 Aug 1775, Fordoun. William EDDIE, b. 1777, Fordoun. + Janet SMART, b. 1773, Marykirk. m. 3 Jan 1801, Fordoun. F: Robert SMART, b. 1740, Laurencekirk. M: Elizabeth STUART; m. 4 July 1770, Marykirk. I would also like any information on the above NISBET & ALEXANDER families. Thank you, Bill Sacramento, Calif., USA

Just want to resubmit this site for those who may have lost relatives in WW1 or 2. Its very interesting. Chris(Kate) http://www.cwgc.org It is the war graves commission site and has records of all servicemen killed in action or overseas during the war years. ============================== Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history learning and how-to articles on the Internet. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/libraryGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Without more information I would regard this with great scepticism. Sounds to me like someone trying to accumulate a lot of gedcom files for free for their own commercial gain. Call me old-fashioned but "cool web site" and serious genealogy don't seem to go together. Happy though to be proved wrong. Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: Jill Simon <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 30 June 2001 11:59 PM Subject: Cool Web site > Hi Everyone :) > I found this really cool site http://www.gencircles.com/register/ you can upload your GedCom file to. It has a Smart Match, so if someone else is researching the same names it shows it. > My address at GenCircles is http://www.gencircles.com/users/jmburness/2/ > Jill :) > Ontario, Canada >

Dear Bob, I write to you as there were two names that interested me in your email to Charlie. First of all, my Dad's father had the name Shand in his family, and secondly my Dad's mother was a Duthie. Dad's grandmother was Christina Helen Shand who was born in 1861 in Huntly, Aberdeen. Her parents were George Shand (master baker born c 1830) and Isabella Conn (born c1835). George's parents were James Shand (born c1801 in Gartly) and Helen Walker, and James parents were William Shand (crofter) and Janet Allan. My 5x great grandparents were Robert Shand and Elspeth Watt who were married in 1781. Do you see any connection there with your Shand family? - Dad always referred to them as "the Shands of Huntly". Secondly, Dad's mother was Mary Duthie (born 1897 in Aberdeen). She died when my Dad was only 9 so there is little oral history which has come down to us. Mary Duthie's parents were James Duthie (an engine driver born 1868 in Dunottar) and Christina Helen Scott Urquhart. James Duthie's parents were John Duthie (born 1837 in Dunottar) and Ann Eddie Hill. John Duthie's parents were James Duthie and Jane Dunbar. Can you see any connection with your Duthie research? Regards from Sydney, Australia, Fiona Moore (nee Helmrich) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Shand" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 6:58 PM Subject: RE: Banchory Devenick > Charlie, > > you asked about Banchory Devenick earlier today, > > the logic is the same as the USA but the scale is rather smaller. > > Scotland - total population about 5 million, so smaller pop than the average > US state > > Kincardineshire - old style county (replaced by much bigger Regions in the > 1970's). Size varies but Kincardineshire was one of the smaller Scottish > counties, I'd guess a population of around 100,000 to 200,000. > > Banchory Devenick - a parish, approx. 25 square miles, population maybe > 20,000 now but much less in the 19th century. The coastal section including > the village of Portlethen is effectively a suburb of Aberdeen, a City of > 200,000 nowadays. The north boundary is the River Dee. > > The "village" of Banchory Devenick, at the centre of the parish, is spread > over a rural area with a primary school, church, several houses of various > sizes and is still largely a farming community. Probably no more than a few > hundred of the population would use Banchory Devenick in their postal > address. > > I was there last weekend, visiting the old kirkyard where some of my > ancestors are buried (John Duncan, farmer in Broadgreens, born around 1765, > died 1823, was my gt gt gt gt grandfather). Broadgreens is still there and > the whole area looks good and green and prosperous. > > There is also a Banchory Ternan (or just Banchory nowadays) which is a > small town 15 miles up the river Dee and also in Kincardineshire. > > Sorry, no knowledge of the Hunters though. All figures above are guesses > only. > > best wishes > Bob Shand > Gartocharn, Loch Lomond, Scotland > surname interests in Kincardine: Duncan, Craig, Thomson, Duthie, Main, > Mowat, Philp >

Hi Everyone :) I found this really cool site http://www.gencircles.com/register/ you can upload your GedCom file to. It has a Smart Match, so if someone else is researching the same names it shows it. My address at GenCircles is http://www.gencircles.com/users/jmburness/2/ Jill :) Ontario, Canada

Hi everyone, A few weeks ago I posted a query re William FINCHER born about 1800 in England, married to Barbara GARDEN 8th April, 1826, Nigg Kincardine and immigrated to Australia 1849. He had nine children, all born in the Newhills and Old Machar areas. I also posted a query re Isabella FINCHER who married Alexander WATT 20th June, 1851 in Old Machar, Aberdeen. I can only find one son to this couple John WATT christened 5th February, 1854, Old Machar, Aberdeen. I have been ploughing through the 1851 census for Old Machar in search of Isabella FINCHER and I found her. But thoughtlessly (I think) she was not born in England. She claims she was born in Old Meldrum. The entry was in Lower Middlefield: Lucy INGLES Unmarried 60 Proprietor of Houses Mains, Forfarshire Isabella FINCHER Servant Unmarried 30 House Servant Old Meldrum, Aberdeen Lucy INGLES is not listed as the head. That column is blank. Living right next door is the TAYLOR family. James TAYLOR a farmer of 73 acres, employing 3 labourers. One of the labourers is Alexander WATT, Servant, Unmarried, aged 40, Farm Labourer, Cairnie, Aberdeenshire. Between 1800 and 1855 I have only found two FINCHERs. William FINCHER (and, of course, his family) and Isabella FINCHER, born around 1821. She does not appear with his family in the 1841 census and the name Isabella does not appear in the next couple of generations in Australia. (They were very keen on renaming their children after their parents and siblings). I am a broken woman!!! I thought Isabella FINCHER would lead me to William FINCHER. Instead I now have a second mystery. I would appreciate any ideas as to why a girl with the surname FINCHER would be born in Old Meldrum where there are no other families with the same surname. Anyone with any interest in the surnames WATT, GARDEN or HILL feel free to contact me and I can give you what I have transcribed from the 1851 Old Machar census. Also some ALLANs and FRASERs. Have also copied from the Nigg, Kincardine Parish Register deaths from around 1800 for GARDEN, ALLAN, and a few FRASERs. These are probably available elsewhere, but may help someone from overseas, like myself. On the bright side I have been reading the 1845 Statistical Accounts of Scotland for Nigg, Old Machar and Newhills (online). They make fascinating reading and give you an understanding of your ancestors' lives and living conditions. Someone please help me!!! (Apologies to those who have to read this three times). Regards, Rhonda Thompson, Sydney, Australia

I am researching AIKENHEAD\AITKENHEAD – particularly in Angus & Kincardine Plus related families: GIBB (Marykirk) GRANT (Luthermuir, Arbroath, Edzell, Inverkeilor) LAW (St Cyrus, Brechin) WARDEN COWIESON SCOTT (St Cyrus) OFFICER (Glenbervie) MOUG (Marykirk, Montrose) McEWAN (Brechin) ROBERT (Fettercairn) REID (Montrose) SHEPHERD ANDERSON (Marykirk, Careston, Fettercairn) FERRIER (St Vigeans, Arbroath) SMITH (Marykirk) & Helen McDonald daughter of Duncan McDonald & Helen Walker Regards Steve Nethercote

Charlie, you asked about Banchory Devenick earlier today, the logic is the same as the USA but the scale is rather smaller. Scotland - total population about 5 million, so smaller pop than the average US state Kincardineshire - old style county (replaced by much bigger Regions in the 1970's). Size varies but Kincardineshire was one of the smaller Scottish counties, I'd guess a population of around 100,000 to 200,000. Banchory Devenick - a parish, approx. 25 square miles, population maybe 20,000 now but much less in the 19th century. The coastal section including the village of Portlethen is effectively a suburb of Aberdeen, a City of 200,000 nowadays. The north boundary is the River Dee. The "village" of Banchory Devenick, at the centre of the parish, is spread over a rural area with a primary school, church, several houses of various sizes and is still largely a farming community. Probably no more than a few hundred of the population would use Banchory Devenick in their postal address. I was there last weekend, visiting the old kirkyard where some of my ancestors are buried (John Duncan, farmer in Broadgreens, born around 1765, died 1823, was my gt gt gt gt grandfather). Broadgreens is still there and the whole area looks good and green and prosperous. There is also a Banchory Ternan (or just Banchory nowadays) which is a small town 15 miles up the river Dee and also in Kincardineshire. Sorry, no knowledge of the Hunters though. All figures above are guesses only. best wishes Bob Shand Gartocharn, Loch Lomond, Scotland surname interests in Kincardine: Duncan, Craig, Thomson, Duthie, Main, Mowat, Philp > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 4:31 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: HUNTER > > First post on this list. As yet not familiar with Banchory, Devenick, > Kincardine ect. Assume it is similar to USA--state--county--city. > Looking for a Adam HUNTER with son Alexander b,c, 1749 who removed to > USA. Thank You! > Charlie Hunter [email protected] > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! This e-mail, and any attachment, is confidential. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or disclose the information in any way, and notify me immediately. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC, unless specifically stated.

First post on this list. As yet not familiar with Banchory, Devenick, Kincardine ect. Assume it is similar to USA--state--county--city. Looking for a Adam HUNTER with son Alexander b,c, 1749 who removed to USA. Thank You! Charlie Hunter [email protected]

Hi Ron, The WATSON I have is Mary WATSON who m. William BLACKLAWS 16 Mar 1834, Fordoun BLACKLAWS is my mother's maiden name and I have a line going back to John BLACKLAWS who m. Helen SILVER 18 Jun 1808, Laurencekirk. It would seem likely that your Margaret BLACKLAWS is connected somehow but I have not got back that far (yet!) Regards Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Dempsey <[email protected]> To: SCT-KINCARDINE-D <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 2:50 AM Subject: RE: SCT-KINCARDINE-D Digest V01 #75 > I have a Margaret Blacklaws, married William Brand 1717, Marykirk. > > I have a David Watson b. 1782 Fordoun. married Katheryn Barclay 1818, > Marykirk.Crofted at hareden in Arbuthnott. > > Ron Dempsey > > > >BLACKLAWS / Fordoun, Laurencekirk, Marykirk, Arbuthnott, Kinneff & Catterline > >SILVER / Laurencekirk > >WATSON / Fordoun > >WILLOCKS or WILLOX / Arbuthnott > >All periods pre 1850 > > > >Also: > >NICOLL / Inverbervie > >STRACHAN / Inverbervie > >1872 onwards > > > >I would be interested to hear from anyone researching these names. > > > >Regards > >Elaine > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Get your free @ecosse.net account > http://www.ecosse.net > Scotland's Free Internet Service Provider > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >

Not sure if I am asking too much, if so let me know!! Is there a census or marriage record that someone could check? I am looking for the parents of Andrew LEES born in Montrose. Age 32 in the 1881 census, married to Mary MacDonald also 32 in 1881 born in Dundee. Living in Forfar in 1881 on 79 Glamis with Elizabeth Jane age 7 Mary age 4 Andrew age 3 John M. age 1 Can anyone help? Best Regards, Jamie LEES Canada

I have a Margaret Blacklaws, married William Brand 1717, Marykirk. I have a David Watson b. 1782 Fordoun. married Katheryn Barclay 1818, Marykirk.Crofted at hareden in Arbuthnott. Ron Dempsey >BLACKLAWS / Fordoun, Laurencekirk, Marykirk, Arbuthnott, Kinneff & Catterline >SILVER / Laurencekirk >WATSON / Fordoun >WILLOCKS or WILLOX / Arbuthnott >All periods pre 1850 > >Also: >NICOLL / Inverbervie >STRACHAN / Inverbervie >1872 onwards > >I would be interested to hear from anyone researching these names. > >Regards >Elaine > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Get your free @ecosse.net account http://www.ecosse.net Scotland's Free Internet Service Provider * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Hi, I am new to the list and would like to post my surname interests: BLACKLAWS / Fordoun, Laurencekirk, Marykirk, Arbuthnott, Kinneff & Catterline SILVER / Laurencekirk WATSON / Fordoun WILLOCKS or WILLOX / Arbuthnott All periods pre 1850 Also: NICOLL / Inverbervie STRACHAN / Inverbervie 1872 onwards I would be interested to hear from anyone researching these names. Regards Elaine