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Perthshire / Re: Muthill, Perthshire.
« on: Saturday 17 November 12 20:49 GMT (UK) »
Thank you. I will check this out next time I am in Edinburgh.
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Somerset / Re: Elsie May
« on: Monday 22 October 12 22:18 BST (UK) »
Thanks very much indeed, K! That's amazing! I am going to be in Bristol (well, Shirehampton), at Christmas (our son Magnus works there), so I will check out the street. Kind regards, Gordon
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I am trying to find out information about a woman called Elsie MayShe was born 19/12/1887 at 9 Walpole Street, Bristol in the registration district of Barton Regis sub district Saint Philip and Jacob. Does anyone know if that that street still exists in Bristol, I am not from there, but see no street by that name on the map of Bristol I have in front of me. Now, Elsie May possibly married an elderly gentlemen called Robert Hunter Bruce, a wealthy tea-planter and landed proprietor in the north of Scotland, who once lived in Amoy, China. They had three children, in London, I believe, but later separated. Robert Hunter Bruce may have had a property in Clifton, Bristol. I think Elsie May may have came from a very much humbler background. Any information at all would be greatly appreciated.
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Canada Lookup Request / Robert Mouat
« on: Thursday 18 October 12 18:56 BST (UK) »I am trying to find out about Robert Mouat, who was born in the Shetland Isles (SHI), Scotland, but who emigrated to Canada, and, as you can see from this excellent Shetland Genealogy source (Bayanne), died in Toronto, in 1894. Robert Mouat ended up with a bad reputation in Shetland, he leased a lot of land and, according to his tenants, treated them very unfairly, He ultimately went bankrupt, about 1870, and as I said, ended up in North America. I am trying to find out more about him, including why exactly he went bankrupt. I wondered if any of his descendants or relatives can tell me any more about him. I'm not very hopeful, but who knows!
http://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I109497&tree=bayanne_1
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Scotland / Re: James Park Bruce
« on: Thursday 11 October 12 09:23 BST (UK) »
THank you all very much indeed! I'm amazed! I will follow up your leads shortly! Thank you.
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Scotland / James Park Bruce
« on: Wednesday 10 October 12 23:04 BST (UK) »
I am trying to find out about a James Park Bruce. He was born on 10th May 1847, in Shetland, and was a medical student in Glasgow. He died on 30th May, 1871, but I'm not sure where, or what the cause of death was. His father was a landed proprietor, or laird, his name was John Bruce. I would like to know what the cause of his death was. I've tried searching Scotlands People, but without success. Perhaps he died in England. He would have been 24 years of age when he died.
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Ireland / John Beresford, Ireland
« on: Friday 14 September 12 20:46 BST (UK) »
Hello, I have just found out from a Roots.Chat member in Lanarkshire, Scotland, that my maternal great-grandfather, John Beresford, was born in Ireland, he was given as 27 in the UK census of 1881, by which time he had moved to Airdrie or Glenmavis in Lanarkshire. His occupation is given as a quarryman. So he must have been born about 1854. I'm afraid that's all I know about him, so I'm not very hopeful! But if anyone in Ireland can offer any suggestions as to John's origins I would be most grateful. Linda.
1881 census
Beresford John 27 Born Ireland occ Quarryman
1881 census
Beresford John 27 Born Ireland occ Quarryman
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Lanarkshire / Re: Beresfords
« on: Friday 14 September 12 18:07 BST (UK) »
My goodness! I've just found all your replies. Thank you all so much! I will sit down later and have a closer look at them. I am very much new to Roots Chat, I can see I will have to use it more often! I will get back to you shortly again. Delighted for the moment. Linda
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