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Roseline was born in Insch in 1916 and died 23 June 2003 in Stonehaven. She had married Richard Simpson of Altens, Nigg in 1939. Sadly, Richard was captured in Singapore and was forced to work on the Burma railway where he died, the day before his 29th birthday. I know that he left two young daughters to be brought up by his wife.
Roseline was the daughter of James Balgowan of Dellavaird, Auchinblae.
My mother, now 102 years old keeps asking if I have heard anything about Richard's family. She is Richard's cousin and daughter of William Arthur and Mary Gordon Pittendreigh.
I did post about the Simpson family at Altens about 8 years ago and got a short reply from Altens1, but as there were only 2 posts I was unable to send a personal message.
If anyone knows about Roseline Simpson's family or can put me in touch with any of the Balgowans or help me to further them on my tree I would be most grateful.

Good luck with further research.

1831. To be sold by auction by Mr Durrant at the Star Inn, Mayfield, Saturday 13 Aug 1831 at 3 pm under the will of John Weston, deceased, the Water Mill called Merry-Weathers and the dwelling house contiguous-- Also the wind mill at a short distance and about 6 acres Also the productive farm Merryweathers and Little Luckerscrouch Abt 60 acres + buildings etc etc From Sussex Advertiser. I think this John 1747-1831 married Sarah Johnson in 1775.
He was the son of Mary Burtenshaw, born Bolney Sussex and John Weston 1724-1785 . Married Feb 1743 at Nuthurst.

I found the info at             http://www.dswebhosting.info/Suffolk/SRODServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Site31&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=show.tcl&dsqSearch=(RefNo==%27IC500%2F1%2F248%2F38%27)
Which has a list of wills from 1600s onward. It says Access Status Open.

Thanks Rosie. My mother was born in Whitehall Place and lived in Ruthrie Terrace for most of her time in Aberdeen. She trained as a nurse at Woodend Hospital and was a fever nurse in the City Hospital towards the end of the war. That's where she met my dad.