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Title: Auchteless MIs
Post by: alan-essex on Tuesday 03 January 06 19:35 GMT (UK)

Two to three years ago on a visit to the Kirkyard of Auchterless we made a pencilled note of an MI that we found amongst some Cruickshank graves. Later the same day we were caught in a rainstorm in Huntly Cemetery and our notepad got soaked  with the result the above mentioned note is unreadable.

I can remember some of the inscription: 'To the memory of John Beattie, for many years ploughman at Logie Newton? who died in 1848 aged *** '  

I think that John was the husband of Catherine Shearer and could be a son of George Beattie/Barbara Sim of Oldgateside, Culsalmond.

The ANEFHS has not yet published Auchterless MIs.

Is there anyone out there who can fill in the blank?

Alan

Title: Re: Auchteless MIs
Post by: Alex_Wood on Monday 13 March 06 13:03 GMT (UK)

Although the Auchterless MI's have not been published by the ANESFHS they will do a photocopy of the relevant transcription for members for a nominal charge. I don't have any Cruickshanks, but do have some Woods in Auchterless kirkyard.

It may be worth joining the ANEFHS

Also worth looking at Freecen for the 1841 census

http://www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl


See http://www.abdn.net/mi-index/

and

http://www.abdn.net/mi-index/

Alex_Wood

Title: Re: Auchteless MIs
Post by: ali607 on Monday 26 June 06 19:22 BST (UK)

I could have a look for you - i live quite near! Can you describe the stone and where it is?
Alison