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Title: Rothes burials/MIs
Post by: SK4SK on Sunday 26 August 07 05:00 BST (UK)
I'm trying to find the death date or MI (if any) of George LESLIE and his wife Helen LESLIE who would have died in ROTHES around 1782-1820.  Can anyone suggest any online resources please?  Thanks
Simon
Title: Re: Rothes burials/MIs
Post by: mitchell on Sunday 26 August 07 09:45 BST (UK)
Hi Simon,

The main online resource for Moray I would say is http://libindx.moray.gov.uk/mainmenu.asp

A quick search didn't turn up anything but it might be worth a proper look as there are quite a few entries for Leslies :)

Also have you seen this?  http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/families/leslies_rothes.htm

Elaine

Title: Re: Rothes burials/MIs
Post by: minnie222 on Monday 28 January 08 18:26 GMT (UK)
Hi,  I'm just new but I discovered this site, it may be of help to you:

www.talkingscot.com

Go to Sources; "Links" - go down list on right to the bottom and click on "The Moray Burial Ground Research Group".  Check it out send a message and sit back and wait. ::) It's run by volunteers and I havent heard back yet.  You may even be able to find the family as I did too.

I have family in the Rothes cemetery too...Younie.

Barb


Title: Re: Rothes burials/MIs
Post by: jean jeanie on Monday 28 January 08 20:22 GMT (UK)
Hello Simon

Can't find the in the Rothes MIs. Perhaps there isn't a headstone.

Best wishes
Jean
Title: Re: Rothes burials/MIs
Post by: Forfarian on Thursday 07 February 08 23:30 GMT (UK)
As there isn't anything in http://libindx.moray.gov.uk/mainmenu.asp there wasn't an easily legible headstone when the kirkyard was surveyed in 1978/9.

There isn't anything in the old Speyside MI books either.
 
The Moray Burial Grounds Reaserch Group may eventually find some hitherto unrecorded stones, but as far as I know they have not tackled Rothes yet.

The burial ground lair book doesn't go back as far as the 1820s.

The Rothes parish register contains lists of mortcloth fees paid in but I've extracted all the Leslies from that and have not (so far) been able to match them with certainty to George and Helen.
Title: Re: Rothes burials/MIs
Post by: ukrose on Wednesday 08 April 09 20:01 BST (UK)
heres a link to moray burial grounds

http://mbgrg.org/photo_index/

Good Luck.

Regards Rosemary