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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Moray (Elginshire) => Topic started by: Alberta exile on Friday 26 December 25 07:19 GMT (UK)
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Hi all
I am looking for help with John Robertson who married Girsel Roy on October 25 1783 They had 3 kids Alexander 1786, Isabel 1787,Thomas 1789. Girsel could also be grizel or even Grace
Merry Christmas to all
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Exactly what help do you need?
If you are clearer in what you are looking for, time will not be wasted finding information that you already have.
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They had 3 kids Alexander 1786, Isabel 1787,Thomas 1789.
First son baptised -
JAMES ROBERTSON
parents - JOHN ROBERTSON / GRIZEL ROY
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Forres
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As Knockando is in Morayshire (not Aberdeenshire), there could be something in https://libindx.moray.gov.uk/mainmenu%2Easp - there are a couple of burials of John Robertsons.
I see that Alexander and Isabel were also baptised in Forres (which is also in Morayshire); only Thomas in Knockando. Have you seen Thomas' original baptism record? Does it say where in Knockando the family lived?
Does the marriage record tell you anything useful?
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Do you have this information?
Marriage record and baptisms of children give this information -
John Robertson in Broomhill in the Parish of Forres, Grizel Roy of the same parish
Other mentions of place have “Broomhill of Bards yards ”
One of the witnesses at James baptism was Isobel Roy in Knockando.
Baptism of Thomas 1789, son of John Robertson and Grizal Roy in Ballin Thian(?).
One of the witnesses was Thomas Robertson in Milton.
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Other mentions of place have “Broomhill of Bards yards ”
That's going to be Burdsyards, also known as Burdshaugh. See https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.7&lat=57.60647&lon=-3.61917&layers=257&b=ESRIWorld&o=100 but I'm not sure exactly where Broomhill of Burdshaugh/Burdsyards was.
Baptism of Thomas 1789, son of John Robertson and Grizal Roy in Ballin Thian(?).
Can you post the extract with this name on it?
One of the witnesses was Thomas Robertson in Milton.
Milton of Knockando still exists. See https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5718621
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Baptism of Thomas 1789, son of John Robertson and Grizal Roy in Ballin Thian(?).
Can you post the extract with this name on it?
Attached
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the Th in "Thian" is written quite differently from the Th in "Thomas"
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Ballintean anyone, it’s quite a way across the hills, but …
Or more likely a variant on Ballintomb? Much closer at hand.
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Exactly what I've been wondering.
The original looks like Ballindhean, so I thought it might be Ballindean https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15.6&lat=57.49610&lon=-3.40724&layers=257&b=ESRIWorld&o=100 which (unlike the assorted Ballinteans I've managed to find so far) is in the parish of Knockando.
There's no trace of it on modern maps - the place where it was has been forested, harvested and replanted but the hill behind it still bears the name https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3207157
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Good spot Forfarian!