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Title: Looking for help with surname TWEEDIE
Post by: randword76 on Monday 11 May 20 21:41 BST (UK)
Hello, this is my first new topic post. I am looking into the Tweedie line of my ancestry. I cannot get further than my 4th great grandfather, James Tweedie, who emigrated from Scotland to Canada in 1821. I understand there is a book with potential information that may be helpful to me.

WHYTE, DONALD. A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada before Confederation. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society. Volume 2, 1995. 435p.

Thats the book, but I am wondering if anyone has any information, suggestions, or advice in terms of looking for leads.

The info I have on James Tweedie is being born in 1797 in Torthowald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Married to Margaret Byer in 1819 in Kircudbrightshire (if I spelled that right), Scotland.
Title: Re: Looking for help with surname TWEEDIE
Post by: maddys52 on Tuesday 12 May 20 03:50 BST (UK)
I'm not an expert on Scotland and I'm sure others will be along soon who can help more - but I imagine ScotlandsPeople is the place to start.
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Free to search, and you buy credits to view certificates,
for example:
James TWEEDIE married Margaret BYER  14 Nov 1819 at Troqueer  (882/30 246)
   
Can't see a James TWEEDIE born 1797, though.
Title: Re: Looking for help with surname TWEEDIE
Post by: maddys52 on Tuesday 12 May 20 03:54 BST (UK)
Though there is a James TWEEDIE, son of James, bap 10 Jan 1779 at Torthorwald.
Title: Re: Looking for help with surname TWEEDIE
Post by: randword76 on Tuesday 12 May 20 04:47 BST (UK)
Thanks for looking Maddy. Im curious to know if the James you found is a piece of my puzzle or not. I will be looking at that website you mentioned. I have already seen the marriage record for my James and Margaret. It unfortunately mentions nothing of parents. The search continues, lol
Title: Re: Looking for help with surname TWEEDIE
Post by: garstonite on Tuesday 12 May 20 06:29 BST (UK)
born on the 9th January - christened the 10th

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYMD-PH8

ADDED Margarets surname slightly different on this record - BRYON

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTR7-J4D
Title: Re: Looking for help with surname TWEEDIE
Post by: Crumblie on Tuesday 12 May 20 09:04 BST (UK)
You will no doubt discover that Tweedie is often misspelt Tweedlie, Tweedly, Tweedily. It drives one of my cousins crazy when looking of rthat part of her family.
Title: Re: Looking for help with surname TWEEDIE
Post by: garstonite on Tuesday 12 May 20 09:24 BST (UK)
very true - my classmate was TWEEDLE which looks like it was a mistranscription years ago