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Kincardineshire / Re: Milne Family kincardine Nigg Parish
« on: Monday 20 June 11 11:17 BST (UK)  »
Hi
You'd think there could be some link somewhere with my Mary Lyall Campbell Milne and your Milne and Lyall but I can't see anything just now maybe with some  more digging! I've found a couple of trees with Helen Mearns and her parents on ancestry.com so will have a closer look when I get a chance and see if there are any names in common.

Macbaryn

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: who did he marry?
« on: Thursday 19 August 10 03:04 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Danchaslyn I think you are right, thank you.
Macbaryn

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: who did he marry?
« on: Tuesday 17 August 10 04:46 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Nick I agree, I know for certain that Alexander Law was shown as a gamekeeper and had a child (David law) by Elspet Winton around 1838 this is supported by census and marriage documents. The old family tree may be wrong with Alexander's dob and dod too so I think perhaps I should just ignore the whole thing and stick to facts I can support.

I think I'll start here again afresh and stick to facts!

Karyn

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: who did he marry?
« on: Tuesday 17 August 10 01:06 BST (UK)  »
Hi Jill
Thanks for the information, I'm thinking my Alexander law would probably have been before Duff House was built, I've been doing a lot of research on google and have found mention of a lot of gamekeepers none of them mine. It may be that he was gamekeeper for James Dewar of Vogrie as I've found an old newspaper article that talks about an Alexander Law gamekeeper in 1799.
I'll keep looking...

Grateful for te help!
karyn

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: who did he marry?
« on: Sunday 15 August 10 13:39 BST (UK)  »
Hi Jill

From family writings Alexander Law would have been around 1780-1840 can't find anything to support either date but I have Alexanders son's wed cert which shows his Father as Alexander law gamekeeper dec'd this was at 1864. His mother is shown as Epspet Winton but i'm pretty sure the name on this document is laurent or lamont not winton.
I've been looking all over the place and Elspet winton is on all the census records and her son David law but no Alexander anywhere, no wed cert and no birth cert for David (1838).
I'm now wondering if he was married at the time of David's birth to the Lamont/Laurent person... really clutching at straws I know.
How would I go about accessing the Earl of Fife's house on census records? I think Alexander may be gone by 1941 but who knows! worth a try!
Thank you
Macbaryn

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: who did he marry?
« on: Sunday 15 August 10 07:55 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Greensleeves I have a Lamont as a middle name in my family tree so this could be where it comes from, unfortunately I can find no record of a marriage for Lamont or laurent I will have a look for any births.

Thanks for the help
macbaryn

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: who did he marry?
« on: Sunday 15 August 10 06:59 BST (UK)  »
Thank you! That was quick! That makes sense, been loking at it too long I think!
Yes Laurent looks right if it is it's a whole new avenue for me to work on...

Need all the help I can get!
Macbaryn

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / who did he marry?
« on: Sunday 15 August 10 06:52 BST (UK)  »
Hi all
I'm having trouble with my Alexander law still but have come across this document mu Gt uncle wrote, wondering if anyone can help read what Elspeth's last name says? I think it goes:
Mother used to say Alexander Law was attached in house (something??)with the Earl of Fife. Records say he was a gamkeeper married Elspeth Laurent??? domestic servant so probably in some way both were attached to teh Earl's household & travelled with them.
Any suggestions gratefully recieved
Thank you

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Banffshire / Re: Law family
« on: Sunday 15 August 10 00:34 BST (UK)  »
Hi Ev

Thanks for your replies, Yes Elspet Winton was his mother I have Elspet and her family all sorted, have even been delving into a bit of local history about where she was living and if there was a possibility she would meet this gamekeeper anywhere but no luck as yet. This Alexander Law must have dies before the 1941 census just my luck....
I don't think they did marry can't find any records and she is listed as unmarried in the 1941 census and was still Winton when she died.
I appreciate your efforts!

macbaryn

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