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Banffshire / Re: James Reid & Isabel Taylor's parents & missing children's births in Grange
« on: Saturday 17 February 18 22:11 GMT (UK)  »
There was also a United Free Church at Grange at Whitehill. It is now a house. The Reverend John Primrose, the Secession Minister at Grange had relatives in Pictou, Nova Scotia and that may account for other Grange natives emigrating there. See:- http://www.rothi.co.uk/primrose.html

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Banffshire / Re: Farm/croft of Riddentrath, Fordyce
« on: Tuesday 06 January 15 16:54 GMT (UK)  »
In Scots "ridden" means recovered or established and "roth" is a legal term for a clear title so maybe that could be the derivation.

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Banffshire / Re: John NEISH-mason
« on: Sunday 23 November 14 21:59 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Alisdair,
The position of one of the steadings at Foulfolds (the one with the horse mill) seems to be under the waters of the new landscape feature:- http://maps.nls.uk/view/82870629
My ancestor James Reid was listed as a crofter in 1841 and the family remained there into the 20th century. The Reids were the most numerous (equal to the Smiths) in Rothiemay at that time.

The account for the Rev William Hay's stipend at Rothiemay around 1710 does not list Foulfolds although the farm of Cairnhill was listed at "one plugh of land, inde £5 1 boll 3 fir" and the other farms in Rothiemay are all listed.

There is an estate plan of 1821 in Aberdeen Special Collections for the "Plan of farm and crofts of Cairnhill with possessions of Fowlfolds" so it may be that Cairnhill was subdivided when the Duffs took over the estate.

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Banffshire / Re: John NEISH-mason
« on: Friday 21 November 14 15:11 GMT (UK)  »
Fowlfolds wasn't actually a farm but a group of six crofts. One of them was tenanted by my Reid ancestors. I don't think there was a pond at that time either. The landscape has been altered a lot by the current owners.

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Banffshire / Re: Farm/Croft of Rusk or Risk, Fordyce
« on: Monday 03 November 14 18:14 GMT (UK)  »
Looks like a good bit of detective work!

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Banffshire / Re: Farm/Croft of Rusk or Risk, Fordyce
« on: Monday 03 November 14 12:11 GMT (UK)  »
Not sure if this is any help but a Risk or reisk is an old Scots word for a boggy bit of ground covered with rushes. e.g.

"The land callit the Bischopis reysk"; c.1580 - The Church and Churchyard of Fordyce. Cramond, William; Banffshire Journal Office, Banff, 1886.

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Banffshire / Re: Birkenburn FARM, Keith
« on: Sunday 17 February 13 14:36 GMT (UK)  »
Birkenburn was a Gordon house until the 18th century. There is another Birkenburn in Gartly that may get confused with it.

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Banffshire / Re: New Book Of Banff With Over 200 Photographs
« on: Sunday 26 August 12 21:45 BST (UK)  »
It might be worth getting in touch with the architects for the new Brambleburn house as they would probably have taken photos of the site before it was cleared.

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Banffshire / Re: grave yard look up
« on: Sunday 06 May 12 23:48 BST (UK)  »
Had a look yesterday. Gray is a common name in Ordiquhill but I didn't notice any of the first names you mentioned.

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