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Title: BURNS BROWN
Post by: susan j on Tuesday 05 August 08 11:51 BST (UK)

Does anybody recognise this combination of surnames (originating in Aberdeenshire and Perthsire and then ending up in Dundee): Brown Burns Thomson Burnett Henderson Stewart Sim Haggart MacDonald Brush? If you do I'd love to hear from you. I'm particularly stuck on the Burnett bit . Susan

Title: Re: BURNS BROWN
Post by: speedy1001 on Monday 24 August 09 16:59 BST (UK)

i am at this time doing my family tree and i have burnett ,brown,burns in them

Title: Re: BURNS BROWN
Post by: susan j on Monday 24 August 09 17:20 BST (UK)

Hello!
That sounds promising. Where are your family from? Some names in my family are Rachel Burnett, Thomas Burns, Margaret Thomson, Alexander Brown. Do you recognise any of these? My grandmother was Cecilia Brown. She married Thomas Burns. They were from Dundee although originationg from further north and they were closely linked to the jute trade. They both had numerous brothers and sisters. Sound likely? tell me some of the names on your tree and I'll let you know if they are the same as any of mine.
Susan

Title: Re: BURNS BROWN
Post by: speedy1001 on Monday 24 August 09 17:21 BST (UK)

all the burnetts are from dundee

Title: Re: BURNS BROWN
Post by: speedy1001 on Monday 24 August 09 17:22 BST (UK)

from 1700s up to today thay cam from the shetlands then dundee my grandmother was margaret brown burns  born 1897 wife of peter cassidy burnett born 1899 in rattray

Title: Re: BURNS BROWN
Post by: susan j on Monday 24 August 09 17:54 BST (UK)

Hi!
This doesn't sound too likely! My grandmother was Cecilia Brown. She came from Perth and then Dundee. her parents were Margaret Speedie Thomson from Perth and Alexander Brown. Cecilia married Thomas Burns from Aberdeen. His parents were Rachel Burnett (Aberdeenshire) and Thomas Burns (born in Peebles). Rachel's parents were William Burnett and Christian Sim. My grandmother had Margarets in her family but none born around that time. She only had one brother and eight sisters. The only one to carry on the Brown name was the brother and as far as I can make out he didn't have any children. It doesn't look very promising. What do you thiink? My surname is Burns. Where does that surname come into your tree?
Susan

Title: Re: BURNS BROWN
Post by: speedy1001 on Monday 24 August 09 18:01 BST (UK)

i have 47 burnetts in family tree a lot i have not had the time to find out about yet i have a william burnett born 1814 and william burnett born 1874 joan thomson born 1853 wife of james burnett

Title: Re: BURNS BROWN
Post by: susan j on Monday 24 August 09 18:06 BST (UK)

Hi!
I've sent you a personal message with my email.
Hope to hear from you there
Susan