Death Certificate details: Jane DOUGLAS single d 11 April 1861 at 5.30 a.m. at Woodend aged 87 Father: William DOUGLAS (farmer)(dec) Mother: Margaret DOUGLAS (M.S. MILLAR) (dec) Cause of death: a) old age and general weakness b) bronchitis 6 months c)diarrhoea 1 month as certified by R Somerville M.D. who saw deceased April 8th informant Margaret Douglas, niece (present) Regards Judy

Hi all list members I have come into possession of old photographs by T.H.M. COLLEDGE Innerliethen as normal very few has names on the back. There is one of a presentation to a Dumbar NICHOLSON, Town Clerk Innerliethen there are a number of people in the picture say from around the 40s/ 50s another of the Town leader reading something out to a large group including a band Dumbar Nicholson is in the photo A picture of a gentleman with a note at the bottom with the Standard Bearers compliments St Ronan's Border Games 1939 there is also a wedding invitation from 16.4.1926 to Mr & Mrs R N W JACKSON, Craig Dhu, Innverliethen from Mr Walter DOUGLAS to the marriage of his Daughter Elizabeth Catherine to John C HUME at St Paul's church Galashilds RSVP 60 Galapark Road, Galashields I think some of the other photos came from the Jackson household Should anyone be intrested please get in touch and I can send scanned photos Norrie Gordon Researching Gordon, Gillies, Taylor, Kinnear in Wemyss

Rumour has it that my Gt. Grandmother was the result of a "Fling" between a fisherman and a girl who worked the herring fleets down the east coast back in the 1870's. Some years ago my father told my daughter that we came from Peebles but I have never been able to find a link. My own line can be traced back to East Lancashire around 1550 and can be substantiated by numerous parish records and 58 wills. As a small boy I recall having been taken to Peebles and my parents going through church records but they didn't find what they were looking for because they had been destroyed by fire. My Gt. Grandmother Helen Elizabeth WILSON according to the 1901 census was born in Suffolk, Yarmouth in 1872. Her marriage certificate on February 19th 1899 says that she was a spinster age 27 and the daughter of John WILSON a deceased fisherman. Over the past 10 years I have turned Yarmouth and the surround villages inside out, upside down and back to front looking for Helen but without any luck. There is a father and son named John WILSON in that area and in 1861 John junior was 18 in 1868 he married a local widow but by 1871 census he was a widower himself. He then remarried in 1877 and died in 1926. I can find no illegitimate children that appear to be his but John had 4 sisters who all eventually married but 3 of them had at least one child before they married but none named Helen. But were there others. Johns eldest sister Elizabeth married a Mumford but was widowed by 1871 and after this census have been unable to trace her. Is it possible that one of John's sisters had a daughter by a fisherman from the Peebles area and that the child was taken and brought up by his family and not hers? If so, what records would I be looking for and where would I find then? Have any of the churches in and around the Peebles area had their records destroyed by fire? Alternatively could a local girl have been a fisher girl and had an illegitimate daughter by John either in the Yarmouth area or somewhere else and then returned back home? Again what records would I be looking for and where am I likely to find them? Any thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Michael in Lancashire

I hope the List does not mind me sending this to Mary Ellen Pilmer in Canada It seems no matter how I try to send the Attach to you by Hotmail or Tiscali they are returned, it looks like your ISP must stop them for some reason or other have you a friend I can send them to, I'll try it that way. Bob Elder North East of England

Trying once again before I delete them ----- Original Message ----- From: relder To: SCT-PEEBLES-SHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 5:29 PM Subject: Cleghorn Someone asked me to take photo of Headstone of Cleghorn in Peebles I have tried to send them by Tiscali, and Hotmail but both have been returned Send me you e-mail address & I will try once again to send them to you Bob Elder North East of England

Someone asked me to take photo of Headstone of Cleghorn in Peebles I have tried to send them by Tiscali, and Hotmail but both have been returned Send me you e-mail address & I will try once again to send them to you Bob Elder North East of England

Many thanks to all who gave me information ref Traquir I'll defiantly be calling in when I'm up in Peebles in ten days time Bob in North East of England

I have Margret DAVIDSON, who married Alexander PURDIE, in England, where their daughter Marion was born. They returned to Scotland , by 1881. Mary New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doreen Guerriero" <sadoguerr@shaw.ca> To: <SCT-PEEBLES-SHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 11:47 AM Subject: [Peebles] Purdie,Moffat.Blackly in West Linton > I am searching for information about the family of James Purdie born 1804 in > West Linton and his wife Rachel Moffat born 1806, also in West Linton.They > were the parents of my gggrandmother Jane Purdie who married John Weir in > Haldimand Co. Ontario. Any information greatly appreciated. Thanks > Doreen > > > > ==== SCT-PEEBLES-SHIRE Mailing List ==== > UK Surnames Web site > http://www.county-surnames.co.uk/index.mv > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

Can anyone tell me if Traquair Peebles is a village or just a farm. I saw the sign pointing to Traquair as I drove past but it looked like a place of interest. I have found some of my family died at Traquair as I am going the soon I was wondering if it was worth a look Bob in North East of England

I am searching for information about the family of James Purdie born 1804 in West Linton and his wife Rachel Moffat born 1806, also in West Linton.They were the parents of my gggrandmother Jane Purdie who married John Weir in Haldimand Co. Ontario. Any information greatly appreciated. Thanks Doreen

Hi Bob Have tried to contact you but having ISP problems. Please let me know if you have recieved message re Peebles. Janet New Zealand

Hi Bob I replied to you off list too but in case you didn't receive my message I wanted you to know I did get your Hotmail note. Success! Mary Ellen

Hi Hope the list does not mind I'm trying to reach someone in Canada but my mail keeps bouncing back Mary it bounced once again did you get my last from Hotmail Bob Elder in North East of England

I'm back again! I have now more evidence to suggest that my JOHN NEIL b abt 1816 in Scotland, a mariner, was the son of WILLIAM NEIL and ELIZABETH PATERSON bp 11 May, 1817 at West Linton. Does anyone know anything about this family? Cheers Juliet

Hi Bob Don't understand what the problem is. I don't have problems getting mail from anybody else. The address is marchie@mnsi.net so please try again. Thanks. Mary Ellen

Hi Mary My e-mail I've just sent to you has bounced just thought I'd let you know. Bob in North East of England

Hi Bob If it is Mary Ellen (Cleghorn) Pilmer in Canada that you have been emailing I have never received anything from you. You had said you would take a picture of the Cleghorn headstones in the Peebles cemetery the next time you were there and I would still like to receive them. Please try again if it is me you are trying to contact. I have had other people have trouble reaching me as they mix up the @mnsi part of the address (usually interchange the "m" and the "n". Could this be the problem? Thanks so much. Mary Ellen

Someone was asking me to do them a favour next time I'm up in Peebles I have e-mailed them twice with no reply I take it that it means a NO NO Bob in North East of England

When my cousin and I visited the Peebles graveyard in 2002, we talked with a very old gentlemen and he told us that the skull and bones represented the people that died during the black plague. Our ancestors were the Forresters. Sarah Richardson nsr4uga@comcast.net -----Original Message----- From: Colin Ferguson [mailto:colinf@sierratel.com] Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 4:51 PM To: SCT-PEEBLES-SHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Puzzling Headstones The symbols on the headstone are a set of mortality symbols. Such symbols are common on early Scottish headstones and appear in Ulster during the early 18th century probably a result of the Scotch planters. Some examples are here: http://historyfromheadstones.com/index.php?id=551 An audi link on the subject appears on this page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/fermanagh/ardess_g raves2.shtml -- Cheers, Colin Ferguson This message and accompanying documents are covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. "Sections 2510-2521", and contain information intended for the specified individual(s) only. This information is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or the taking of any action based on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. This message and accompanying documents are covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. "Sections 2510-2521", and contain information intended for the specified individual(s) only. This information is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or the taking of any action based on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message.

G'day all, it would seem from a consensus of the opinions expressed by all of you who responded to my query that the Skull & Crossbones has no particular significance to any one special group. It has a general significance to the mortality of man, similar to "Old Father Time" with his scythe. It was fairly commonly used by those who could afford it not so much in recent history. There appears to be thousands scattered over the UK and Ireland according to an article on the BBC website. Thanks very much to all the knowledgeable people who responded to my query and satisfied my curiosity. So endeth the subject Regards Col