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Title: Birth county on 1851 Scottish census - COMPLETED
Post by: JonathanC on Monday 23 May 11 09:57 BST (UK)
I read 'Glenbervie' as the town on the 1st line, can anyone please read the county?

Many thanks for any help.
Title: Re: Born county on 1851 Scottish census
Post by: Teddles on Monday 23 May 11 10:53 BST (UK)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenbervie
Title: Re: Born county on 1851 Scottish census
Post by: JonathanC on Monday 23 May 11 11:11 BST (UK)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenbervie
Thanks for that, but I'm still unable to read the county.
Title: Re: Born county on 1851 Scottish census
Post by: Teddles on Monday 23 May 11 11:15 BST (UK)
Glenbervie is located in the North East of Scotland in the Howe o' the Mearns. One mile from the village of Drumlithie, and eight miles south of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire,  this picturesque rural area is home to Glenbervie House and estate.

The old, quaint kirkyard in Glenbervie is the final resting place of the great grandparents of the noted Scottish poet Robert Burns.



Is it in Aberdeenshire?

Title: Re: Born county on 1851 Scottish census
Post by: Gadget on Monday 23 May 11 11:18 BST (UK)
It's in Kincardineshire

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/KCD/Glenbervie/index.html

I've been struggling to read the 'county' - could it be written as  Mearnshire  ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Born county on 1851 Scottish census
Post by: JonathanC on Monday 23 May 11 11:22 BST (UK)
Thanks.  I do know that it 'should' say Kincardineshire, but I'm fairly sure it starts with an M.  Maybe I should just put Kincardineshire into my records, but I'm keen to know what it really says.  I can't read Mearnshire, I think it's likely to be some archaic form.

 
Title: Re: Birth county on 1851 Scottish census
Post by: Gadget on Monday 23 May 11 11:33 BST (UK)
I see Mearnsh(r - as superscript)
Title: Re: Birth county on 1851 Scottish census
Post by: JonathanC on Monday 23 May 11 11:41 BST (UK)
I see Mearnsh(r - as superscript)
You may well be right, thanks.  I'll leave the topic open for a while to try to get another pair of eyes to confirm...
Title: Re: Birth county on 1851 Scottish census
Post by: Teddles on Monday 23 May 11 11:55 BST (UK)
Glenbervie is located in the North East of Scotland in the Howe o' the Mearns

I see Mearnsh(r - as superscript)

Title: Re: Birth county on 1851 Scottish census
Post by: JenB on Monday 23 May 11 12:05 BST (UK)
Seems that Kincardineshire was also known as Mearns http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kincardineshire
hence (presumably) Mearns shire  ???
Title: Re: Birth county on 1851 Scottish census
Post by: Gadget on Monday 23 May 11 12:21 BST (UK)
Yes - The author, Lewis Grassic Gibbon,  wrote about it and it's people.


Title: Re: Birth county on 1851 Scottish census
Post by: JonathanC on Monday 23 May 11 12:36 BST (UK)
Thanks to all.