Hello Debbie My Duthie side of the family had a connection to your Kear family in that Mary Duthie b 6 Mar 1826, Mill of Woodston, St Cyrus, daughter of Archibald Duthie and Mary Warden, married James Kear on 22 July 1854 at Montrose and they had the following family Annie Duthie Kear b 1 Jan 1856, Montrose, Angus (See MI below) James Kear b 20 Jul 1857 do. Mary Kear b 8 Mar 1859 Kirkden, Angus Isabella Kear b 24 Apr 1861 do. by the time of the 1881 census they were residing at 21 Seagate, Arbroath, see undernoted extract. I have also extracted from the 1881 census the undernoted families residing at St Cyrus and Kirkden who would appear to be related and are the only Kears recorded in Angus and Kincardineshire at the time of the census. >From the Pre 1855 MIs for Kincardineshire the following monumental inscription of John and Mgt Gruar/Grewer 'Nether Kirkyard, St Cyrus' 1862 by John Kear salmon fisher here d 2 12 1884 84 imo fa John Kear d 11 1838 88, s John & da Jean d in inf gda Annie Duthie Kear 3 6 1859 4y w Margt Grewer 12 1 1892 84. I hope this information is of some help to you with your research, if you wish to discuss or require further information re the Duthie family please do not hesitate to contact me off list at [email protected] Regards Alex. Gray Born Logie Pert, Angus, Scotland Now residing Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Dwelling: Roadside Priv Ho Census Place: St Cyrus, Kincardine, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203471 GRO Ref Volume 267 EnumDist 4 Page 10 Marr Age Sex Birthplace John KEAR M 79 M Errol, Perth, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Salmon Fisher Mary KEAR M 72 F Stracathro, Forfar, Scotland Rel: Wife Mary ADAMS 8 F St Cyrus, Kincardine, Scotland Rel: Gd Daur Occ: Scholar Dwelling: 21 Seagate Census Place: Arbroath, Forfar, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203474 GRO Ref Volume 272 EnumDist 10 Page 21 Marr Age Sex Birthplace James KEAR M 50 M St Cyrus, Kincardine, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Contractor Carter Mary KEAR M 55 F St Cyrus, Kincardine, Scotland Rel: Wife Mary KEAR U 21 F Kirkden, Forfar, Scotland Rel: Dau Occ: Power Loom Canvas Weaver Isabella KEAR U 19 F Kirkden, Forfar, Scotland Rel: Dau Dwelling: 5 Lunan St Census Place: Kirkden, Forfar, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203494 GRO Ref Volume 298 EnumDist 4 Page 9 Marr Age Sex Birthplace James KEAR M 23 M Hillside Montrose, Forfar, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Yarn Bleacher Mary KEAR M 25 F Arbroath, Forfar, Scotland Rel: Wife James KEAR 4 M Arbroath, Forfar, Scotland Rel: Son Maggia A. KEAR 2 F Arbroath, Forfar, Scotland Rel: Daur John C. KEAR