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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Aberdeenshire => Scotland => Aberdeenshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: connor on Tuesday 09 October 07 21:09 BST (UK)
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I also have another part of my family tree i have stuck on,
Thomas Coutts b about 1760 married 28th june 1788 Margaret Ross, I think she is from Fettersso area, but they married in Birse.
Can any one find ages, places of birth,death, parenst etc.
Thanks
Amanda
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Have you tried accessing this site?
http://birsefolk.id.au/
The owner is very knowledgeable and helpful.
Calder
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It looks as if Margaret Rose was very likely from Fetteresso, as the following extract from the Birse records show:
1788, June 15 - Birse: Contracted Thomas Couts in this parish with Margaret Rose in Parish of Fetteresso and after regular proclamations and no objections made married June 28th
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Bit of a long shot, but Rose is not a common name in the NE of Scotland. I wonder if her first names were Margaret Rose and her surname might also have been Couts. See the following:
Margaret Couts
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
christening: 03 Jul 1756 FETTERESSO,KINCARDINE,SCOTLAND
parents: William Couts
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Just noticed that your original post has her as "Ross". Where did this come from? Are you sure it was "Ross" and not "Rose"? The Birse transcript has her as "Rose"...
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Hi this has interested me because my great grandfather who was Coutts married a Ross and they lived in Banchory Devenick.
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S.P. also has it with the surname "Rose".
Regards
Malky
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THERE ARE DEFINITELY ROSE FAMILES AROUND THE ABOYNE AREA. ABOYNE IS THE PARISH WHICH IS NEXT TO BIRSE. THE NAME ROSE IS NOT SO UNCOMMON IN THE AREA AS IT MIGHT SEEM.