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Title: Help - Crossgates - which Parish?
Post by: kkbarker on Thursday 19 February 09 09:51 GMT (UK)

Hi I am trying to track down a family member Maria Martin who married/lived in Dundee and lists herself on several census' as born in Crossgates but cant seem to decide when ! Its anything between 1811 and 1827!  I dont know which parish her birth would be listed under as Crossgates does not seem to be listed in its own right but  I am sure one of you wonderful people out there know! All hints greatfully received.
KKB

Title: Re: Help - Crossgates - which Parish?
Post by: Chiad Fhear on Thursday 19 February 09 11:40 GMT (UK)

Hi KK

Have a look here for Crossgates in Fife ... http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/FIF/parishes.htm

Regards

Chiad Fhear

Title: Re: Help - Crossgates - which Parish?
Post by: kkbarker on Thursday 19 February 09 13:15 GMT (UK)

Thanks for that - I'd drawn a blank with Dunfermline but will now try the other half of the village  cheers

Kerry

Title: Re: Help - Crossgates - which Parish?
Post by: Henry7 on Friday 20 February 09 18:05 GMT (UK)

Kerry -

There's also Inverkeithing parish, whose northern boundary reached up to the edge of Crossgates.

So if you draw a blank with both Dunfermline and Dalgety there's a (perhaps slight) possibility that Maria Martin was actually born in Inverkeithing parish, though the nearest village was Crossgates.

Harry.   

Title: Re: Help - Crossgates - which Parish? (sorted)
Post by: kkbarker on Friday 20 February 09 20:42 GMT (UK)

Thanks Harry

I drew a blank at both Dalgety and Inverkeithing and decided to double check the Dunfermline one only to have her appear this time - who knows what I must have spelt incorrectly last time not to get the match !

thanks again for the help - it inspired me to double check so indirectly got me there ..now wondering what else I've missed !!

Kerry

Title: Re: Help - Crossgates - which Parish?
Post by: raechel on Friday 09 September 11 20:36 BST (UK)

It could be Beath worth a try

Title: Re: Help - Crossgates - which Parish?
Post by: davaar36 on Saturday 10 September 11 09:43 BST (UK)

Hi Kerry

Have you discounted Maria Martin b. 29th August 1811 and baptised 16 Nov 1811  Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, daughter of Duncan Martin and Maria Crerar? This is on LDS extracted from OPR. Duncan and Maria have another daughter Judith b. 1815 listed on this. This doesn't mention Crossgates, just that Duncan "servant to Mr. Williamson in Edinburgh".

Dod

Title: Re: Help - Crossgates - which Parish?
Post by: davaar36 on Saturday 10 September 11 10:09 BST (UK)

Kerry

I checked deaths for Maria Martin and, following up on your Dundee connection, found that Marie Martin, daughter of Duncan Martin and Marie Crerar died 12 June 1882 in Dundee. She was the widow of William Cant. Age at death given as 55 years i.e. born 1817 which doesn't agree with the OPR I quoted in last post. Vanity?

By the way, Duncan was a gamekeeper and children born in various locations in East Lothian (?), Fife, Perthshire.

Dod