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Selkirkshire / Re: William PRINGLE b. 1730
« on: Monday 30 July 12 23:31 BST (UK)  »
Hi lindemann, my understanding (from he who knows whom I live with) is that a soutar is a shoemaker,- those with a strong association with Selkirk call themselves soutars.  It's also a surname but that's not what this string is referring to.  But I defer to Alan14578's better knowledge as he is the local!  I believe that shoemaking was an important Selkirk industry at one tim

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Selkirkshire / Re: William PRINGLE b. 1730
« on: Monday 30 July 12 11:31 BST (UK)  »
Alan, probably not a connection as Francis' surname is Begg not Beggs.   His father was Bill Begg - came to NZ in the 50s, and he had a brother Alf who stayed in Scotland, I think.  They're no longer alive but would have been in their late 80s now.

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Selkirkshire / Re: William PRINGLE b. 1730
« on: Sunday 29 July 12 23:39 BST (UK)  »
Hullo Alan14578.  My parter has corrected me - his Urquhart mother is from the Larbert/Falkirk area, and his father (a Begg) is the Selkirk connection.  We're taking her to Selkirk as she was happiest living there before the family came to NZ in the 1950s.   He says yes, all souters!  Regards Liz.

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Selkirkshire / Re: William PRINGLE b. 1730
« on: Sunday 29 July 12 22:13 BST (UK)  »
Hey, thanks Alan.  I am going to Scotland next week (with my partner who is taking his mother's ashes back to Selkirk where she was born (she was an Urquhart)).  As this is just a step or two from Roberton I plan to visit the cemetery.  I didn't know the two were close together so thanks for that.   John and Agnes were working at Toward Castle in Dunoon before they came out to NZ and I hope to get there too, though it looks like a fair way to drive.  Regards, Liz.

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Selkirkshire / Re: William PRINGLE b. 1730
« on: Sunday 29 July 12 10:41 BST (UK)  »
I see you're actually hoping to go back from the William of 1730.  I'd like to do that too!  From LDS records, I have a lead to another William Pringle born Hawick in 16.12.1711 that I speculate may be the father of the William you mention. The father of this William is John.  No other info.   Why couldn't they have had the odd names popular today - they may be easier to track!!

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Selkirkshire / Re: William PRINGLE b. 1730
« on: Sunday 29 July 12 10:35 BST (UK)  »
You may have this info by now, but....  I have the information you are wanting.  This William Pringle is my great-great-great grandfather.  He married Jean Robson of Howspasley Farm, Roberton, on 10.3.1758.  I don't have all the children you list in my info, but son Robert married Janet Burnett on 2.10.1788, and THEIR son John married one Sarah Johnstone on 12.12.1821.  Their son, another John, married one of the Oliver sisters mentioned in another reply to your request and emigrated to NZ in 1857.   If you want more info and have an email address I can send you a copy of my information from 1730 down to today for our particular branch of the family.

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