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Perthshire / Re: Huntingtowerfield, Parish of Tibbermore.
« on: Saturday 30 May 15 23:27 BST (UK)  »
Hello Liz,

Yes I agree we have a connection and I have been trying to work it out.  My late mother's name is Isabella Bell Cook and that's the name I have used.  My great grandfather was Alexander Cook, he was a market gardener, married to Mary Cook and they lived at The Orchard Huntingtower.  The 1911 census shows him living there with his wife and 2 others.  Many years ago my mother benefitted from an estate of Alexander Cook residing in New Zealand and I do believe  he was a son of John and Isabella Cook.  Hopefully you can make sense of that information.  I lived in Scotland for 21 years and am now in West Sussex England.

Kind Regards,

Eileen

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Perthshire / Re: Huntingtowerfield, Parish of Tibbermore.
« on: Sunday 04 January 15 18:58 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

Just found this site and am interested that your family names are Bell and Cook.  My maternal grandfather was called Matthew Ewing Cook and from around 1925 his address was The Orchard Huntingtower, Inveralmond Estate.  My mother was Isabella Bell Cook and often spoke of the long walk to Tibbermore church.  Their house was a white cottage which you got to by walking along the back of the castle.  Mum often spoke of playing around the castle as her uncle managed it.  Matthew Cook was married to Euphemia Ramsay Henderson and they came from Paisley to live in Huntingtower for whatever reason.  They had 6 children Alex, Jean, May, Isabella, Ewing and Margaret.  I have visited their house which now appears to be  a shed for growing mushrooms.

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