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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Banffshire => Topic started by: gfindlay on Sunday 27 March 05 05:03 BST (UK)
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I am interested in exchanging information on the following Cullen, Portnockie, & Portsoy families - Findlay, Mair, Gardiner, Runcie, Pirie, Slater, Mowat, Wood, Addison & others.
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Hi George and welcome to Rootschat!!!!!!
I was wondering if and when you would appear on this fabulous site. I've found people very helpful and I'm sure you will to.
cheers,
Wendy (still looking for my Findlays) :) :) :)
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my great grandfather is george slater and my great grandmother was helen pirie. I have my grandmother birth papers and they say portsoy. her name was euphemia.hope you find this helpful;
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Hi there
I am linked to the Redfords and Reids in this area and have a friend linked to the Mackays. I think my Redfords married one of your Pirie's way back so we are probably very very very very distantly related!!
Possum
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We have some details of Slater and Mair ancestors, from the 1850s (Cullen), and 1880s (Portnockie). What is the best way of passing it on? We are new to RootsChat.
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Hi
I have Anne Wood b/c 11th July 1825 in Cullen & she married Henry Lea on 4th March 1848 in Cullen. Their daughter Annie b 29th May 1859 in Portknockie was my G Grandmother.
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Hi everyone,
I too have interests in some of the names on your list.
I have Wood family from Portknockie... they had the tee name "park"
Also an Alexander Runcie married Catherine Wood.
Also Andrew Wood married Maggie Gardiner (tee name "Bo")
George Wood married Catherine Mair (tee name Shavie)
I had Findlay family from Buckie (Newlands Lane).
If any of these names conect with yours , i would be very interested.
Carole.
Check out my family tree http://www.tribalpages.com/tribes/meelymunch
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I am interested in exchanging information on the following Cullen, Portnockie, & Portsoy families - Findlay, Mair, Gardiner, Runcie, Pirie, Slater, Mowat, Wood, Addison & others.
I have Margaret Milne b 1805 Boyndie married to Alexander Wallace Gardiner both buried in Old Banff Cemy with their 2 sons.They lived at the Cottage,Greenskares.Son John died Bombay 1852 aged 19 and son Alexander at 17 in Aberdeen 1858.I think the grandfather was James 'of Jamaica' who died in Banff 1820 - spouse Mrs Margaret Avon.
fransmoi.
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Hi
We also have Anne Wood and Henry Lea who were married in Cullen in 1848 in our tree. Our connection is through their son Alexander. Anne Wood was the daughter of James Wood (tee name "Deacon") and Helen Rannie. Would love to hear from anyone with a connection to exchange information.
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Hi,this is probably a long shot but here goes.I'm trying to trace my Grandmother's birth,her name was Isabella Emslie Slater she married Alexander Hodge and I know that in 1914 they were in Alloa. The most hopeful lead I have is from the 1881 census, Isabella E Slater aged 7 daughter of Bathie Slater (head of household), Low St Port Soy.
There was also a Mary aged 11 and a Jeanie aged 5.
Have you come across this family and if so do you have any futher info.
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Sorry but I don't think we have any connection - my husbands family is from Banffshire or Morayshire, and the names you mention are not familiar ones.
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...gfindlay... My Paternal Grandfather was Joseph Addison of Cullen, Banffshire. A Herring fisherman, he was also a licensed steam engineer and owned and operated the fishing boat 'Shining Star' out of Cullen @ 1920(+/-). He married Georgina Wood of Portnockie and emigrated to Canada, settling in Windsor, Ontario, where Georgina and their two sons (Edwin and MY father George Wood) joined him a year later. They emigrated together as a family to Detroit, Michigan shortly thereafter.
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We have some Runcies and some Murrays in the family.
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Hello My maidenname is Runcie. My grandfather was Alexander Runcie who married Mary Pirie. My father is John Runcie. I have relatives under the name of Pirie in Portknockie.
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Hi again.
This was found at the Archives in Edinburgh
James Runcie (b1780, Cullen: m. Margaret Thomson,1836, Keith)
Son John Runcie (b. 1838), m. Margaret Mckenzie
Daughter Elizabeth Runcie (b 1843 ) m. William Murray
Daughter Elizabeth Murray b. 1873, Keith
I don't know if this is a match?
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This won't help you but my very first 'proper' boyfriend was from Portsoy staying with his sister in Maidenhead Berks. He was a Mair and seeing the name again brought back happy memories of a holiday staying with his mother in Portsoy in about 1958!
Abiam
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I have just found out that my grandad's cousin Margaret Jane Wood "park" was married to William Mair "shanker" - his parents were George Mair and Euphemia Mair (M/S Pirie) from Portknockie.
William died when the Zulu fishing boat "Evangeline" was caught in a storm in Jan 17th 1905 just off Stornay with all the crew losing their lives.
Anyone got a connection ?
Cheers, Carole
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Hello,
I can help out with Wood from Banff Macduff Portknockie
http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/pt/listview.aspx?tid=9436366&ln=R
Bill Wood
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My family tree is the Gardiner family tree and the family originated from Banffshire (Macduff & around) and Aberdeen. My grandfather was William Gardiner who married Christian Florenc Ewan, then later married Maggie Birnie. William's parents were James Gardiner and Elizabeth Sandison. :)
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Hello,
My family is listed below, please have a look :)
Marriage Notes for JAMES MAIR and CATHERINE FINDLAY:
At St nicholas Church, 19 Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, James Mair married, after banns, Catherine Mowat
Findlay, AKA Kittie Toper.Witnesses to the event were
Helen `Nellie` Findlay , sister of the bride, of 165 Seatown , Cullen , Banffshire, and Annie Mary Mair, brother of
the groom of 1 Campbell Street, Cullen.
Children of JAMES MAIR and CATHERINE FINDLAY are:
5. i. MARGARET FINDLAY4 MAIR, b. 22 Oct 1914, 165 Seatown Cullen Banffshire Scotland; d. 10 Jul 1998,
Aberdeen Infirmary.
6. ii. JAMES MAIR, b. 14 Jul 1921, Aberdeen , Scotland; d. 29 Dec 1982, Aberdeen Scotland.
iii. JOHN "IAN" MAIR, b. 22 Aug 1926, Aberdeen, Scotland; d. 14 Jul 1991, Aberdeen, Scotland.
iv. GEORGE 'DO DO" MAIR, b. 16 Sep 1928, Aberdeen, Scotland; d. Feb 2000, Aberdeen, Scotland.
4. ALEXANDER GARDINER3 MAIR (JOHN2, JAMES1) was born 02 Jan 1894 in Cullen, Scotland, and died 02 Sep
1964 in Aberdeen, Scotland. He married CATHERINE WOOD 06 Nov 1918 in Cullen, Scotland, daughter of
WILLIAM WOOD and MARGARET MAIR. She was born 01 Jun 1894 in Portsoy, Scotland, and died 21 Nov 1970
in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Children of ALEXANDER MAIR and CATHERINE WOOD are:
i. ALEXANDER GARDINER4 MAIR, b. 08 Jun 1920, 91 Seatown, Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland; d. 11 Sep 1940,
Lost at sea.
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My great-great-great-great-grandparents were George Gardiner and Isabella Findlay. They married 11/7/1841 I think. They had all girls. There was Jane, Janet (Jessie) Elsie, Margaret and some I cannot remember. My direct line, Jessie, died 19/2/1924 widow of John Jappy. Does anyone have any relation to this?
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I have Alexander Wood, son of William Wood and Helen Slater, who married my second cousin four times removed, Helen Leslie.
Alexander was born in Portknockie on 24 December 1814 and baptised in Cullen on 31 December 1814, and died at Blackhillock, Deskford on 26 October 1905. He was buried two days later in Deskford Kirkyard.
Alexander and Helen were married on 19 November 1840 in Keith. Helen died in 1869 and on 4 November 1870 Alexander married Barbara Gracie, who survived him.
There were three children of the marriage, and 18 known grandchildren.
I'd be interested in knowing what became of their son William Leslie Wood, born about 1843. He was a bank clerk in 1861, and a witness at his sister's wedding in 1863. Thereafter I have found no trace of him.
Also interested in exchanging notes on descendants of daughters Ann Hay Wood, who married Charles Nicoll, and Margaret Wood, who married William Geddes.
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Hello Forfarian,
A short note to let you know that I have checked my tree and the names you are interested in dont match anybody.
I believe there were a lot of Wood families in this area at that time.
Maybe some of the other people on the discussion group will have matches for your names.
Regards
Bill
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Thanks, Bill.
I believe there were a lot of Wood families in this area at that time.
Yes, there were rather a lot of them, to put it mildly ;)
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My WOOD connections are with the surnames CARNEGIE, INGRAM,INGRIM,MILNE,LAW.
They hailed from around Fordyce, Boyndie, Peterhead, Boharm, Alva.
They married into The MILNE, GOODBRAND,COCK, STEINSON/ STEVENSON, ROBERTSON,LORIMER,STRACHAN,LILLIE,BIRNIE,WEBSTER,BARCLAY,ELDER
and a few others.
Would love to make contact with anyone else with same roots ty.
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I have a John Mcgregor married to an Elizabeth wood they had a daughter Margaret Mcgregor who married a John hay in Cullen in 1835 does anyone have them in their history.
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Hi i have Mairs in my family my Great Aunt was Violet Mair from Portnockie her daughter was Joyce Mair
Regards
Gordon Mackernzie
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I'm a volunteer with Tayvalley Family History Society and we have been asked to try to trace descendants of William Pirie and Jane Tulloch. Their son, William b 1897, Forres, was killed in action on 6/6/1918 in France, serving with the Seaforth Highlanders. He had a brother, George who was in RAMC as a dispenser (of medicines) and a sister, Jessie Morrison Pirie.
In 1920 George's address was 29 North Road, Forres. Try as I might I can't find the death of William Pirie sen or Jane Tulloch!!!
Any help will be most appreciated.
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Jane Tulloch, wife of William Pirie and formerly of 29 North Road, Forres, died at 523 East 156th Street, New York, USA on 31 March 1929. This is from LIBINDX at http://libindx.moray.gov.uk/mainmenu.asp and refers to a death notice in the Elgin Courant and Courier of 3 May 1929. There doesn't seem to be a matching notice for William Pirie.
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Many thanks for such a swift response! This gives me something to work on this WET evening. :)
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Euphemia was the older sister (by 3 years ) of my father (Thomas)
Other brothers and sisters were Mary George John Jemima Alexander Findley Francis
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My WOOD connections are with the surnames CARNEGIE, INGRAM,INGRIM,MILNE,LAW.
They hailed from around Fordyce, Boyndie, Peterhead, Boharm, Alva.
They married into The MILNE, GOODBRAND,COCK, STEINSON/ STEVENSON, ROBERTSON,LORIMER,STRACHAN,LILLIE,BIRNIE,WEBSTER,BARCLAY,ELDER
and a few others.
Would love to make contact with anyone else with same roots ty.
Hi Kiwiceltic,
I was just browsing and came across your post with the Steinson/Stevenson connection. I also have the same names in my line. Margaret Steinson/Stevenson is my 4 x g grandmother, it is her line that married into my Wood line.
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I have an Albert Allan Pirie in my family tree. Born 1911, Alvah, Banff.
Kind regards
Ian
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I have history on Kittie Toper's ancestry, if you're interested :) Nellie, her sister, is one of my line of Findlays :)
Hello,
My family is listed below, please have a look :)
Marriage Notes for JAMES MAIR and CATHERINE FINDLAY:
At St nicholas Church, 19 Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, James Mair married, after banns, Catherine Mowat
Findlay, AKA Kittie Toper.Witnesses to the event were
Helen `Nellie` Findlay , sister of the bride, of 165 Seatown , Cullen , Banffshire, and Annie Mary Mair, brother of
the groom of 1 Campbell Street, Cullen.
Children of JAMES MAIR and CATHERINE FINDLAY are:
5. i. MARGARET FINDLAY4 MAIR, b. 22 Oct 1914, 165 Seatown Cullen Banffshire Scotland; d. 10 Jul 1998,
Aberdeen Infirmary.
6. ii. JAMES MAIR, b. 14 Jul 1921, Aberdeen , Scotland; d. 29 Dec 1982, Aberdeen Scotland.
iii. JOHN "IAN" MAIR, b. 22 Aug 1926, Aberdeen, Scotland; d. 14 Jul 1991, Aberdeen, Scotland.
iv. GEORGE 'DO DO" MAIR, b. 16 Sep 1928, Aberdeen, Scotland; d. Feb 2000, Aberdeen, Scotland.
4. ALEXANDER GARDINER3 MAIR (JOHN2, JAMES1) was born 02 Jan 1894 in Cullen, Scotland, and died 02 Sep
1964 in Aberdeen, Scotland. He married CATHERINE WOOD 06 Nov 1918 in Cullen, Scotland, daughter of
WILLIAM WOOD and MARGARET MAIR. She was born 01 Jun 1894 in Portsoy, Scotland, and died 21 Nov 1970
in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Children of ALEXANDER MAIR and CATHERINE WOOD are:
i. ALEXANDER GARDINER4 MAIR, b. 08 Jun 1920, 91 Seatown, Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland; d. 11 Sep 1940,
Lost at sea.
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