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Kirkcudbrightshire / Re: Catherine Tate Scott born about 1803 in Kirkudbright
« on: Tuesday 30 November 10 04:25 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Woodydog...thank you for trying to find some information on our Kirkcudbright family...please excuse my slow response...partly due to the 'colonies' celebration of Thanksgiving but mostly due to my confusion!  Family members seem to insist that Catherine and Campbell were married in Kirkcudbright...I see that 90 percent of documents say that Campbell was born in Ireland, as were the first several children of the couple (rest born in Mississippi, USA)...rumor was the family originated in Scotland, then went to Ireland to start a linen business, then emigrating to the southern US...Catherine Tate Scott McCay's tombstone states that she was born in Kirdkudbright in 1803 but could that even be suspect?  I am trying to attach a photo of her stone fyi...anyway, should you have any ideas for me to investigate further, I'd be grateful.  Joanne

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Kirkcudbrightshire / Catherine Tate Scott born about 1803 in Kirkudbright
« on: Sunday 21 November 10 01:42 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, I am researching my husband's g-g-g grandmother, Catherine Tate Scott...she married Campbell McCay on Dec 24, 1821 and she and her husband immigrated to Mississippi USA in 1823...I have possible name of her mother as Elizabeth, dying in Antrim Belfast in 1841...nothing on her father.  Catherine is buried in Wintergreen Cemetery in Port Gibson, Mississippi (d. June 26, 1871) with Kirkudbright as her birthplace noted on her tombstone.  Anyone have any clues about Catherine's family?  Thank you!  Joanne

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Northumberland Lookup Requests / Re: Hume and Howie
« on: Monday 08 November 10 20:53 GMT (UK)  »
Just to say that the 1851 Canada West census states that Peter was born in Scotland and most of the Humes on that report said 'old kirk' under religion...

Joanne

Northumberland:  Hume, Howie
Suffolk:  Scotchmer, Lorimer
Berkshire, Gloucestershire:  Arkell
Kent:  Wharton, Addley
Ireland:  McNally
Yorkshire:  Tasker, Watson, Sanderson, Strickland
Norway:  Maartman, Reinertson
Somerset:  Mitchell, Budge, Bond, Brice
Scotland:  McKenzie, Cockburn





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Northumberland Lookup Requests / Re: Hume and Howie
« on: Monday 08 November 10 20:21 GMT (UK)  »
Matilda - yes, I was thinking that I might find information about parents on any marriage documents...and, unfortunately, Ontario death certificate information begins in 1869 and Peter and Catherine died 1862 and 1848 respectively...my home town in Ontario is a couple of hours from the area where these Humes lived and I hope to find some information along the lines of church records in person next trip...yes, poor Catherine's contribution was to have 6 children within 10 years and die 15 years earlier than her husband!

Not to worry, Christine...my misunderstanding...I am learning some history and I appreciate your information.

Joanne

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Suffolk / Re: David Scotchmer born in Woolpit 1813
« on: Monday 08 November 10 17:06 GMT (UK)  »
Great information, Dave...thank you very much!

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Suffolk / Re: David Scotchmer born in Woolpit 1813
« on: Monday 08 November 10 14:49 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you very much, Annette!  This has given my search new life...I appreciate that!  Joanne

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Suffolk / David SCOTCHMER born in Woolpit 1813
« on: Monday 08 November 10 03:35 GMT (UK)  »
Hello - This is my ggg grandfather, said to be a furniture broker living in Bury St. Edmunds...I have found that he married Hannah Lorimer ("Lorimer" is my grandmother's middle name) born 1812 in Westley...they were married May 1, 1838 in St. James Anglican Church, Bury St. Edmunds...their oldest son, Alfred (1840-1926) emigrated to Canada, while the other three siblings remained in England.  I would be interested to discover David and Hannah's parentage and continue as far back as I can with this branch of my family.  Thank you for any assistance.  Joanne




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Northumberland Lookup Requests / Re: Hume and Howie
« on: Monday 08 November 10 03:04 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you everyone for your suggestions and information...all very helpful and interesting!  That's what is the most fun about researching family...trying to imagine their daily lives, conditions, motives...here is a link which gave me some insight into Peter Hume and perhaps you'll find someone of interest for your own family search:

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onwellin/pioneers/1pioneers.htm

Matilda:   apparently Peter Hume was a shepherd by trade so this could explain his moving about in his early family life.  Perhaps he was motivated to travel to the 'new world' to practice his religion?  or was enticed by the offer of plentiful land good for sheep.  I will try checking Newcastle weddings...and appreciated the info on Kirknewton. 

Diddy:  I will send message to Meadbh in the next day or so re. the wedding in Wooler.

Christine:  I am not understanding why this couple would marry in the 'Gretna Green' type ceremony...their marriage in the presbyterian church was not legal so they then went to this Gretna Green place to make it legal?   

Janis...thanks for the searches...I will also get out the map and find Akeld and Lanton...and Colin, a photo of 2 of the countryside in this area would be wonderful...I would add to my tree over at ancestry.com if that's OK with you.

I often wondered how these pioneers could stand the cold climate of Canada (I was born there but live in Texas now), yet when I see how far north in England they were living, they probably felt right at home!

Thanks again, Joanne 

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Northumberland Lookup Requests / Re: Hume and Howie
« on: Saturday 06 November 10 02:23 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Christine...thanks for the information...I should have said that my 3-g grandmother, Isabel Hume (child of Peter Hume and Catharine Howie), was stated to have been born in "New Castle on Tyne Eng" on her son's death certificate...so what is being considered is if her parents were married in Wooler in1802 and had a couple of kids there, could they have moved and had their last child in Newcastle in about 1812?  And then many of them hop a ship to Canada in about 1830?  Or did Isabel just say she was from Newcastle all those years because most people would have heard of it in Canada?  On the border question, thanks for that information - I may be imagining it but I sense a bit of patriotism as some people have placed "Born in Scotland"  or "Northumberland Native" on their tombstones in this small cemetery in Ontario.  Thanks again.  Joanne

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