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Stirlingshire / Re: Agnes Hendry Kerr Smith 1895 Larbert mystery.
« on: Tuesday 19 February 13 23:34 GMT (UK)  »
WOW!! Thanks so much for replying.  That's fascinating.   So your dad and my dad were cousins?  I remember as a child coming to Burntisland to visit.  I have a photo of me and my mum and dad on a beach with a little boy who looks about 3 years old with red curly hair.  The photo must have been taken about 40 years ago because I look about 7 years in the pic.  Im new to this sight and unsure how to post things.  All my family tree stuff is stuck in a folder in no particular order...I really need to work out a filing system..lol!.

Btw I didn't know my gran Mary Ann had a sister Agnes Hendry Kerr.  I only knew of the one further back in the tree (your dad's grt gran). I will ask my brother if he knows any stories of drownings.

I would love to see your photos and other stuff.  I will try to post this photo that I have to you too  and see if you know who the young boy is.  Im guessing he was my dad's Auntie Jean's grandson.

Apparently my dad hated the violin and ive heard my grandfather (Andrew Brown)was quite cruel to the boys, hence the reason my dad joined the merchant navy at the age of 15 yrs.  Anyway will leave this for another time.  Will speak soon.  Alison

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Stirlingshire / Re: Agnes Hendry Kerr Smith 1895 Larbert mystery.
« on: Monday 18 February 13 20:17 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there, Agnes Hendry Kerr (married name Smith) was my great great grandmother.  Her husband was Thomas Smith and they married 30/12/1870 at Greenock east.  Thomas Smith was a watchmaker, and Agnes was a millener.  Agnes's mum was Catherine Kerr m.n McArthur and her dad Stewart Kerr who was a teacher.

Agnes and Thomas Smith's son was Thomas Smith and he married Sarah Ballantine.  They stayed in east Adam St Edinburgh.  Their daughter was Mary Ann Mcknight Smith and she was my father's mother.  My father was Thomas Smith Brown.

Would love to hear from you!!

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Fife / Re: SMITH GreatGrandparents grave in Aberdour
« on: Monday 18 February 13 19:57 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, just sent a msg to you re above.  Forgot to mention my maiden name was Brown.  My dad was Thomas Smith Brown. Hope you got my previous message as i posted it via personal msg instead of just clicking on reply.  silly me just getting used to this :P

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Ayrshire / Re: Ballantines/Ballantynes of Ayrshire/Lanarkshire
« on: Monday 18 February 13 13:03 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, Do you know of any Ballantines from Furnace Row in Bo'ness?  My Great Gran was Sarah Ballantine and had 3 sisters, Eliza, Jane and Mary.  Her mum was Mary Ann (m.n McKnight) and her father Thomas.

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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Sarah Ballantine, 57 Furnace Rd, Bo'ness
« on: Tuesday 12 February 13 18:16 GMT (UK)  »
My great grandmother Sarah Ballantine stayed at 57 Furnace Row.  She was aged 9years in the 1881 census. Her mother was Mary Ann Ballantine and her father Thomas Ballantine.  Mary Ann and Thomas were born in County Tyrone, Ireland.  Sarah had 3 sisters, Mary, Jane and Eliza.  If this relates to anyone, i would love to hear from you.


Hi Alison Fair, Welcome to Rootschat, I have split this from previous topic which was complete. Tidybooks

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