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Aberdeenshire / Re: Crichton Family
« on: Wednesday 25 January 12 05:49 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
Thanks for the reply. I'm pretty overwhelmed - very new to this genealogy research! I'm afraid that all I have to go on is the research my grandmother did in the 60's and an obituary for Alexander Dyce (1816 - 1887). However, she didn't reference the information so I'm not sure exactly where she got the information from. She seemed pretty certain though that he was the father of James who came over to Grahamstown, South Africa, and as she actually lived in Grahamstown and conducted the research there as a student (they have excellent archives there) I'm loath to doubt her. James' daughter Helen Judith was her grandmother and she probably confirmed this information with the family too. I would have to contact people in Grahamstown who have access to further records to see if I can get my hands on some actual records to prove that Alexander was James' father, but for now I'm still going to take it as truth.
It'll be interesting trying to solve this so please let me know if you have any other information!!
mary-Anne
Thanks for the reply. I'm pretty overwhelmed - very new to this genealogy research! I'm afraid that all I have to go on is the research my grandmother did in the 60's and an obituary for Alexander Dyce (1816 - 1887). However, she didn't reference the information so I'm not sure exactly where she got the information from. She seemed pretty certain though that he was the father of James who came over to Grahamstown, South Africa, and as she actually lived in Grahamstown and conducted the research there as a student (they have excellent archives there) I'm loath to doubt her. James' daughter Helen Judith was her grandmother and she probably confirmed this information with the family too. I would have to contact people in Grahamstown who have access to further records to see if I can get my hands on some actual records to prove that Alexander was James' father, but for now I'm still going to take it as truth.
It'll be interesting trying to solve this so please let me know if you have any other information!!
mary-Anne