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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Craiks in Brechin
« on: Monday 08 March 10 03:44 GMT (UK)  »
Just to add to my last post.  In cross referrencing what I got from Ancestry and the new information, the birth dates are quite different, and going by the ones from the census' and what you said about rounding down the ages, I can see the reason why I've been hitting some dead ends.  I can see that I'll need to begin using Scotlandspeople to verify what I have before I proceed.

Since you have been so helpful, maybe I can ask a bit of advice.  According to Ancestry.com (1881 census) Gearge b. 1833 was living at 35 Nursery Fens with his niece Isabella Lowson.  Now, I know that another branch of Craiks owned a Linen/jute mill in Forfar as did the Lowson family.  I am having a heck of a time trying to figure out how the Craik and Lowson families intersected.
Using Scotlandspeople, how would I proceed with a search to see which Craik daughter married a Lowson?  Would I just go down the list of all female relatives until I found a Lowson marraige?
I very vaugely recall my father mentioning a split within the family (which would explain James boarding away from home and that he was staying with his wife's family at the time of the 1891 census and his death). It has me wondering if the split was somehow related to the Lowson connection who were Craik rivals in business. I'm hoping that discovering a Craik/Lowson marraige will offer a clue.

Thanks again
Ian

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Craiks in Brechin
« on: Monday 08 March 10 03:10 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks so much for the information to add to my search.  James was my great grandfather.  He died at 31 years of age, and by that time was already a merchant travelling between Scotland and South Africa (I'm going on the assumption that since the family had been in the linen/jute business for some time, that he was involved with that trade).  It was on a return trip to Scotland that he died in Arbroath- actually a few months after the 1891 census was taken. I can only think that my grandfather must have stayed behind on South Africa for this trip, because that is where my dad was born and our family lived until 1970 when we moved to the US.
It was an old, very faded picture of James' grave in Arbroath that stimulated this search, and once I had it enlarged and enhanced, I had a few dates to get going.
May I ask whether you too are doing Craik research?  Never the less, I greatly appreciate you taking the time to do the look ups.  This thing has become all-consuming and every answer stimulates another question.

Regards
Ian William Craik

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Arbroath Year Book & East Forfarshire Directory Lookup Offer
« on: Friday 05 March 10 19:51 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Derek,

My great grandmother's (Isabella Stewert Bell) family lived at 45 Rossie Street in Arbroath. The birth date I have for her is 1863. Her husband, James Craik died in 1891, and I have a picture of a memorial to him in (I believe) Arbroath.  I don't have her death date though. Does your source have any reference to her death, or perhaps James Craik's death and the cause (he was 31)?

Regards
Ian Craik
Massachusetts, USA

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Craiks in Brechin
« on: Friday 05 March 10 18:12 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: lizdb on Friday 05 March 10 16:46 GMT (UK)
James Craik's birth cert will give his mum's maiden name.

Thanks, but I don't have his birth certificate. The best I have is that he was a merchant going between Scotland and South Africa, leaving my grandfather in South Africa.  He died (I believe in Arbroath) in 1891 at age 31.  I can't even locate my grandfather's information, since there aren't many records available from South Africa.

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Craiks in Brechin
« on: Friday 05 March 10 16:42 GMT (UK)  »
I have begun researching my family using Ancestry.com, with obvious limitations.

So far:

William Bell Craik (Grandfather)
James Craik 1860 (gr grandfather) - married Isabella Bell
George Craik 1833 (gr gr grandfather) - married Jean (?) 1834
George Craik 1801 (gr gr gr grandfather) - married Jean Nielson 1799

All seem to have been born and lived in Brechin. If anyone could fill in the blanks regarding dates of death, etc, it would be gratefully welcomed.

Regards
Ian William Craik
Massachusetts, USA

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