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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Banffshire => Topic started by: Maggie J Ingram on Wednesday 23 February 05 10:51 GMT (UK)
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Is anyone researching the family history of John Stevenson (Steinson) b.1791 in Boyndie, married to Anne Murdoch b. 1795 in Alvah, daughter of Alexander Murdoch and Ann Greenlaw. Also their son James Stevenson b. 1825 in Rettie, Boyndie, married to Ann Watson b. 1819 in Fordyce, daughter of James Watson and Isabella Gray of Ordiquhill.
Thanks,
Maggie
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Hello Maggie,
I am researching the Stevenson family, my family line comes from William (James brother) born 1832. Do you have any information on John's parents George Stevenson and Elizabeth Paterson? John born 1791 is my Great, Great, Great Grandfather. I can't find any birth record for him.
Janice...
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Hi Janice,
Good to hear from you and to know that we have a connection! I have a few photographs of your ancestor William Stevenson, which I can forward to you. My email is: (*) I also have George's baptism record - his parents were William Steinson and Margaret Scot.
Looking forward to hearing from you again.
Regards,
Maggie
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Hi Maggie,
Thank you for responding so soon. Now I know why I could find nothing further back than William. I had no idea about the change of surname. I will write to you via my email address which is (*)
Regards,
Janice...
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I am rather late to this thread.
I am researching William Stevenson/Steinson b c1770 stone mason/farmer of Fordyce who married Jean Bremner in 1788. They had a large family including William b1793 my direct ancestor who married 1) Margaret Brodie and 2) Ann Reid.
Is any one researching this line?
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Nice to see so many Stevenson/Steinson links in one post from around Fordyce and Boyndie which raises my interest as I have been into some of the many family lines from that area. Stevenson at Smiddboyne near Portsoy is one line and another was at Craigiebrae, Marnoch which are of direct interest to me. I will have a look to see if our lines cross along the way as that would be of considerable interest. A fair number of different Stevensons family lines are buried at the Marnoch Cemetary and NOT all of them are recorded in the Aberdeen Family History Society booklet for one reason or another but what is there is "GOOD".
Best wishes, nw_whiskers.
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I have Alexander Stevenson the Blacksmith at Culvie, Marnoch b. 6 July 1828 (IGI) with a Headstone in Marnoch d. 3 April 1896 (70Yrs) who I reckon was son of John Stevenson, Boyndie and Ann Murdoch. The headstone records his wife as Isabella Moir perhaps born about 1826 at Keith.
I also have William Stevenson and Ann Reid at Knockdurn on B9022 road to Portsoy with family born 1833 to 1843 but I am not sure that I have the Ann Reid that you mention. I am just trying to link the various Stevenson threads back the way in time so your knowledge of your Stevenson line would be appreciated.
One of the Stevenson lines I am following was in about Culvie so you can see why I was looking at the Blacksmith. The other one is in around Durn, Smiddyboyne and Auchmore which explains Knockdurn interest.
Many thanks, nw_whiskers.
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I am researching William Stevenson/Steinson b c1770 stone mason/farmer of Fordyce who married Jean Bremner in 1788. They had a large family including William b1793 my direct ancestor who married 1) Margaret Brodie and 2) Ann Reid.
Is any one researching this line?
Following some professional research commissioned in Banff, some of my earlier post has proven to be sightly incorrect.
My William Stevenson, forest labourer, was b c1786 (not 1793) in Rathven, Banffshire and married Margaret Brodie in Rathven but did not marry Ann Reid. William's father was James Stevenson b c 1760 who married Janet Ewing.
Is any one researching these Stevensons/Steinsons?
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A fair number of different Stevensons family lines are buried at the Marnoch Cemetery and NOT all of them are recorded in the Aberdeen Family History Society booklet
If you are referring to the burial records, it's not surprising that some people buried there are not in the booklet, because the booklet records gravestone inscriptions and not everyone has a stone.
If you mean that there are unrecorded gravestones there, have you told the Aberdeen and North-East Scotland Family History Society about them?
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Many thanks you for the update on William Stevenson & Margaret Brodie who married at Rathven 17 Nov 1809 & then in Cullen 9 Dec 1809 (ref IGI). I appreciate you posting the James Stevenson & Janet Ewing information as it is also helpful even although it drifts away from my main Stevenson lines.
On the Marnoch Headstones the Aberdeen Family History Society booklet is "very good" but as always there is something else that needs to be done to make it better. Yes, it is true that many people could NOT afford a headstone.
Many thanks, nw_whiskers.
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Dear Avonlady & Maggie, I was going through my Stevenson, Marnoch photographs which suggests that you have a relative recorded in there but you may already know about that. My wife and I did some work relating to that particular stone in 2012 when we were searching for some of her Stevenson & Steinson relatives but sadly it did not pan out. Sorry, about that but I still have the digital photographs if they are of interest to you.
Yes, I have been to Boyndie and Alvah as she has Watt relatives in the latter!
Best wishes, nw_whiskers.