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Roxburghshire / Robert John Beattie
« on: Saturday 07 January 12 12:27 GMT (UK)  »
Hullo M6,

Well, by my reckoning we're 3rd cousins!

Robert John Beattie and his brother William Campbell Beattie were my 1st cousins twice removed, their mother being my great-great aunt (and your great grandmother!) Elizabeth Porter.

I'm particularly interested in the brothers' experiences in the Great War (I know that WCB was a sgt. in the KOSB and was killed in 1917).

Do you have photographs of them both? Also, I'd love to see the family tree that you mentioned.

Bytheway, was RJB a postman at any time? I found an interesting pic in the Langholm Archives that might be of him!

Many thanks and best wishes, Robbie Porter

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Roxburghshire / Beattie family
« on: Thursday 22 December 11 16:06 GMT (UK)  »
Hi everyone,

I'm trying to find out more about the Great War service (if any) of Robert John Beattie (b. 1880 d. 1960); his younger brother William Campbell Beattie was killed in France in 1917. My great-great aunt Elizabeth Porter was their mother. Their father, Thomas Beattie, was David Johnstone Beattie's uncle.

There's a few tantalizing possibilities in the War Office records, but I need more specific details to ensure that I've got the right man.

If anyone can help, I'd be very grateful. Any pics would be particularly welcome.

It's a strange thing, but I came across the current owner of W C Beattie's 1914-15 Star in another online chatroom.

Very best wishes (and Merry Christmas!), Robbie


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Roxburghshire / Re: Beattie family in Hawick
« on: Monday 05 December 11 15:35 GMT (UK)  »
Hullo Bruce,

Many thanks for that, outstanding! I've heard of the book 'Hawick and the Great War', and I'm hoping that you can help me out a bit more.

My grandfather Robert Porter fought with the KOSB's during the war, was invalided at Gallipoli and subsequently was made a POW in 1917 in France. He survived, and died in 1947. Is he in your copy of the book?

Also, he had three cousins from Hawick, all killed. Three of them (Robert Porter, John Porter and David Porter were brothers, the sons of Robert Porter).

The other cousin was John Porter, son of John Porter. I'd be surprised if the brothers at least aren't in the book, I think it was the only example from Hawick of three brothers killed.

Finally, the last of the six cousins that I've identified was William Campbell Beattie, b. in langholm in 1892 and d. at Arras in 1917 (his mother was my great-great aunt Elizabeth Porter).

If there are any pics, I'd be particularly grateful!

Sending you thanks, Robbie

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Roxburghshire / Re: Beattie family in Hawick
« on: Sunday 04 December 11 20:59 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Ray,

Many thanks for this.

I'm guessing that Elizabeth was named for her mother, my 2 x great aunt Elizabeth Porter.

Stoney replied to me earlier on this site, and provided some useful information. Robert John Beattie's son Thomas had a daughter, Marilyn. Do you have their dates? It's likely that there will be Porter / Beattie descendants out there somewhere. Stoney also sent me a very useful Beattie genealogy, which I'm guessing you already have?

The Langholm / Hawick link MUST be there somewhere, unless of course there were two distinct Beattie families of outstanding stonemasons / sculptors operating at the same time just a few miles apart!

VBW, Robbie


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Roxburghshire / Re: Hawick and the Great War 1914-1919
« on: Sunday 04 December 11 10:28 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Bougie,

I've heard of the book 'Hawick and the Great War', and I'm hoping that you can help me out.

My grandfather Robert Porter fought with the KOSB's during the war, was invalided at Gallipoli and subsequently was made a POW in 1917 in France. He survived, and died in 1947. Is he in your copy of the book?

Also, he had three cousins from Hawick, all killed. Three of them (Robert Porter, John Porter and David Porter were brothers, the sons of Robert Porter).

The other cousin was John Porter, son of John Porter. I'd be surprised if the brothers at least aren't in the book, I think it was the only example from Hawick of three brothers killed.

If there are pics, I'd be particularly grateful!

Sending you thanks, Robbie

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Roxburghshire / Re: Beattie family in Hawick
« on: Saturday 03 December 11 07:41 GMT (UK)  »
Hi everyone,

My great great aunt Elizabeth Porter married Thomas Beattie of Langholm (1860-1927) and had two children by him: Robert John Beattie (1880-1960) and William Campbell Beattie (1892-1917; killed in action in France). I've been researching William Campbell's war experiences on-line in the War Office files (his were one of the 40% that fortuitously survived the WW2 bombing, and make fascinating reading).

Thomas Beattie is described on his tombstone as a 'Sculptor', which is typical of the Langholm Beattie's during this period: he was David Johnston Beattie's uncle, after all!

My first question is this. Are Thomas Beattie and David Johnston Beattie related to the Hawick Beattie's, and if so, how? The most well known of these are of course the sculptor father and son Thomas Beattie and William Francis Beattie, whose masterpiece is of course the Hawick 1514 Memorial, the famous 'Horse'.

My second question is: does anyone know whether Robert John Beattie married and had descendants? It would be interesting to know whether or not I have living Beattie relatives out there!

Sending you thanks and BW, Robbie Porter


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