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Aberdeenshire Lookup Requests / Re: irvines/ mains of drum,new deer
« on: Monday 16 February 15 19:37 GMT (UK)  »
I have a feeling my MIL is one of those people! I've looked at the tes she's given me and the dates on her family tree and none of them match what are on the headstones as death dates in new deer. One of the head stones that is also written up I the Aberdeenshire and North East scotland family history page has a William Irvine, died 17th feb 1896 and on the stone lists 5 children who all passed, all from Mains of Drum, but I can't find them on her tree.  They must be somehow connected but the dates and names just don't match.

Like I say I'm very new to this, she's given me her details to login so need to go through it and find out how (if) the irvines in new deer cemetery link to her family. If they didn't all call their children William or john it would help!

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Aberdeenshire Lookup Requests / Re: irvines/ mains of drum,new deer
« on: Sunday 15 February 15 19:18 GMT (UK)  »
I'll have to contact my mother in law in australia, I've been to Huntly street as I knew he was born there, do you know what happened to his mother as she isn't in the house with him in 1881.  I'm sure she's worked it back to mains of drum but I haven't been able to contact her by email since we arrived so I don't have details. I'd like to be able to back another few generations from john and find the burial sites etc

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Aberdeenshire Lookup Requests / Re: irvines/ mains of drum,new deer
« on: Sunday 15 February 15 15:31 GMT (UK)  »
Absolutely fantastic! Going for a look around new deer and new pitsligo on Monday so now I know I'm on the right track!

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Aberdeenshire Lookup Requests / Re: irvines/ mains of drum,new deer
« on: Friday 13 February 15 20:32 GMT (UK)  »
im a bit new to this and apologies as I realise this is a very old thread so perhaps obsolete.  Im from Elgin, Moray, have moved to Perth WA and my mother in law is very into geneology.  Her great great grandfather was William Irvine from Mains of Drum.  When I went to New Deer today, I found 2 headstones, one refering to a William Irvine  who died 1854 aged 48, wife Margaret Murrison died 1887 aged 79.

however the neighbouring stone has a William Irvine, did 1896 aged 66, wife Agness Hay Mitchell died 1926 aged 79. 

were there 2 families living at mains of drum or were these cousins in some way?  I didn't get to do much looking around but might go back to search for other Irvines!

also her great grandfather who emigrated was William Irvine Bruce.  Any idea where the Bruce might have come from?

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