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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Aberdeenshire => Topic started by: Alex and Jan on Wednesday 30 March 05 11:30 BST (UK)
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We have the Lamond family in 1901 but cannot read their ages - could someone give us their thoughts please ?
They are at 8 North Street, Peterhead
Barbara Lamond
Jane Lamond 25 ?
Robert Thom Lamond
Isabella Tarbitton 30 ?
Jane Tarbitton 2 ?
Barbara A Tarbitton 5 m ?
Alex & Jan
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My grandmother Barbara Ann Tarbitton was born on 23/10/1900
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hello
Do you have details on the rest of the family ?
alex and jan
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Were your parents were Greig's ?
We have researched this family for another grandaughter of Barbara Ann Tarbitton !
alex and jan
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William Shearer Greig.
During world war 1 he was a private in the 1st Gordon Highlanders (Number 8733 ) and must have been held as a prisoner of war, because I have a letter from King George, dated 1918, on Buckingham Palace notepaper, which welcomes him home on his release.
I know that during the early 1930's he was a fIreman on a steam drifter.
He died on active service during world war 2 and I found the following information on the war graves commission web site
William Shearer Greig
Rank: Engineman
Service Number: LT/KX103192
Date of Death: 18/09/1944
Age: 58
Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Patrol Service
Grave Reference: Sec P. Grave 22
Cemetery: Peterhead Cemetery (Constitution Street)
Additional Information: Son of Alexander and Annie Greig : Husband of Barbara Ann Greig of Peterhead
War Memorial Inscription (St Peters) Greig William S. Royal Navy Petty Officer
War Memorial Inscription (Drill hall) Greig P/O William S. R.N.
My mother was Jane (known as Jean) Lawrie Greig, the daughter of William and Barbara Ann Greig She married William Robert Cordiner, in Peterhead in 1956.
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We had your Mum as Jean born 13 Apr 1934.
The friend we have done the family tree for is Fiona, daughter of your Mums sister Mabel.
We are in Australia, are you in Scotland ?
Alex and Jan
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Yes, you have the correct date for my mothers birth. I did know that it was Fiona you were acting for. I am Fiona's cousin Robbie.
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Hi, I am looking for information on Robert Lamond who is mentioned in your post. He is my husband's grandfather and we know very little about him as he was killed in WWII and my father-in-law did not ever meet him. We know he was born 15/08/1909 and ended up at Hadleigh Farm in Essex for a while before emigrating to New Zealand in 1927 at the age of 17. He worked at several farms in NZ before enlisting in the army - he was killed in action in Crete in 1940. I am aware of his two half-sisters Barbara and Jane and have found a little information on Barbara's family but what we are really looking for is a photo if any of the family have anything.
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Several years ago, my mother asked if I could find out where Robert Lamond was buried. All that she could tell me was that he was killed in Crete during WW2. The only reference I could find was private 4952 Robert Lamond of the New Zealand Infantry who was killed in action on 20/05/1941 and is mentioned on face 13 of the Athens memorial, I could not find a grave. However the New Zealand connection made me abandon this search, I had assumed that I was looking a soldier in a Scottish regiment.
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That is certainly the same Robert Lamond - I recently obtained his military history from the NZDF which confirms he was killed in action in Crete and there is no grave, as was the case with many who met the same fate. My Father-in-law Kingsley (Robert's son) visited Crete a couple of years ago and saw his name listed on the memorial you refer to. The military records show that your grandmother Barbara submitted the medals request and war gratuity request on to the NZDF on behalf of her mother Isabella in about 1948 I think. I have been trying to locate as much info as I can on him as my Father-in-law doesn't know much about him as he ended up being adopted out - we are unsure if Robert knew he had a son or not. Does your family know much about Robert? I have been unable to locate any record of who his Father was as he is not named on the birth records. My husband visited Peterhead when he was in the UK about 15-20 years ago and obtained Robert's birth certificate. My husband's name is also Robert, referred to as Robbie, and he is of the same generation as you - I guess it would make you second cousins?
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Hi Nome78.
I have not had a serious look into my family history, but I hope to get the time to do that in the near future. I don't have any information about Robert, and there are no photographs of him that I am aware of. I knew nothing of him until my mother asked me to look for his grave. I have only just discovered a photo of my grandfather William S Greig with my grandmother Barbara Ann and my mother. It.s the only photo of him I have ever seen.
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Hi Bluetooner,
Good luck with searching your family history - I think I have found as much as I am going to be able to for my husband and father in law. Do you think there any other family around on your grandmother's side who may have known any more about Robert?