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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Roxburghshire => Topic started by: Thisty on Friday 23 March 07 19:07 GMT (UK)
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I'm planning a trip around Wilton cemetary, Hawick tomorrow (assuming the weather holds out) to try and find my gt gt grandparents.
Does anyone have any names they wouold like me to look out for when I am there? I'm planning on being there for a couple of hours .... or rather the cricket is on telly so my partner is planning to have the house to himself for a couple of hours :P.
I know it's rather short notice but I'm sure it won't be my last trip there, if anyone reads this too late. I'll be taking a camera too so I'll happily take pics of graves that link to anyone's family if wanted.
:)
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I am groping in the dark here a little, but if this cemetery is near Harwick and/or Castleton, I would be looking for MURRAY and ARMSTRONG. At the moment, I don't really have any first names. My lot left the area in about 1819, and I don't know their parents' or siblings' names yet. Perhaps you can tell me if these names appear in this cemetery at all, and in any abundance; also the years the cemetery appears to have been open. I think they might be there because I noticed that after emigrating, the next generation (in Canada) are living at some place called Wilton Grove; I don't know if this was a village or the name of their farm. But I am fairly certain they came from Castleton originally.
I will post again if I get more details.
thanks
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Hi Loo ,
I'm afraid I would need first names to look for you purely because Armstrong is such a common name around here (a bit like Smith everywhere else lol) that I could easily use up the entire memory of the camera on that one surname alone.
If you can come up with any definate names however I'll happily take a look for you :)
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Hi Thirsty,
If you are heading that way again, can you please look out for "Stainton" particularly Agnes Stainton (nee Wilson) who died between 1832 and 1840. But interested in any Stainton's as there is only one family in the Hawick/Wilton area.
I have checked Wellogate in Hawick, but haven't managed to check Wilton and a fair few lived that way.
Thanks so much :)
Jenny
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I see!
Is MURRAY a similarly over-abundant name in this area, then?
I will let you know when/if I get any more details.
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Hi Jen,
I'm definately making a return visit but I can't promise when (unfortunately it's going to have to wait til nice weather co-incides with my days off), the name Stainton rings a bell so I'm sure there are some buried there, I'll keep my eyes open for you.
Loo, Murray is not quite as common around here so I'll keep an eye out for that name as well next time I go.
:)
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Thanks Thirsty,
No rush, she has been waiting about 170yrs to be 'found' so a few extra days or weeks won't matter in the slightest ;)
Thanks again
Jenny
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Thanks!
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Hi Thisty if you are at the Wilton cemetery again could you please keep an eye out for a Margaret Brodie who I think died around 1840 to 1841 she had a son in 1840 Robert Brodie Wilson but she did not marry his father Walter. I think she was from Selkirk. Her father was also Walter of Black Bull Inn.
Thanks
Trish
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Hi Thisty,Thanks for your generous offer.
Could you keep an eye open for... WALDIE & KERSAL..nice and unusual.
......but I have a JOHN RICHARDSON died 1895
and his wife HARRIOTt MILLER died 1909.
The dates are exact,just do not know which cemetery.
Happy hunting with good weather.
Many thanks again !! :)
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Hopefully I'll get around the cemetary again on Sunday so I'll keep an eye out for everyone.
ajjbc.......I found some Waldie's on my last visit although I'm not sure if they are yours or not. Did you get the picture I sent you?
:)
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Thanks Thirsty, let me know if you see any Stainton's they are all of interest (or Agnes Stainton - nee Wilson of course!)
Look forward to hearing from you :)
Jenny
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Yes Thisty,I got the pictures...as always many thanks....they were not mine ,but what I then do is check into all my 28+years of research and attempt to match them up,then attempt to find the researcher they will fit.
Nothing goes to waste ..he he
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lol ajjbc,
Did you find someone who owns those Waldies then? I only ask because I think there are names on all 4 sides of that particular pillar (presumably all related) and if you want I'll take a pic of the other 3 sides for you to pass on.
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Hi Thisty...Oh yeh...I know where they fit Ok...just need to find the people who are searching that line ...as I keep as many Pedigrees on Waldie's as possible and always love to share what I find with those researching on any particular line.Have been able to assist quite a few USA and Canadian WALDIE...and of course would love to get as many connected to a common ancestor as possible.
Geeze,what we researchers don't do eh?? :)
Pictures are always greatfully accepted...
A large bouquet of flowers to you for all your help.
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Hi Thisty,
If you go there again would you mind looking for Maughan's please? Albert, Mary, or any other Maughan you come across. Many thanks,
Helen
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I have a bit more info now.
Wilton Grove turns out to have been the name of a place in Ontario where my Armstrong-Murray family settled. It was an extremely small place, also known as "Scottish Settlement", so I expect it was named after Wilton in Scotland. Today, the name Wilton Grove has vanished, but two of the intersecting streets in the area are Castleton and Roxburgh. It is nice to see that someone has kept track of the history this way.
However, I doubt if I will ever find any names in Scotland. The first generation that emigrated were born in about 1760 and left with their adult children in about 1819. I may never know their parents' names.
Thanks anyway!
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Hi,
Such a wonderful offer and I thank you. Could you please look for
HELM and GIVAN.
Thank you so so much
Greg