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Ayrshire / Re: Begbie
« on: Sunday 03 May 15 20:57 BST (UK)  »
My Begbie is the one who is mentioned in Robert Burn's poem The Ordination.

There was a Robert, john, margaret, elizabeth, janet, anne, frances, grace and george.

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Ayrshire / Begbie
« on: Sunday 03 May 15 14:25 BST (UK)  »
Hi

Anybody researching the Begbie's from Kilmarnock 1780 - 1835?

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Renfrewshire / Re: Currie
« on: Friday 01 May 15 10:43 BST (UK)  »
Hi B;anched

I am descended from John Currie and Elizabeth Fulton via their daughter Catherine. Do you have a lot of info on the Currie's?

regards

A

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The Common Room / Re: How far back?
« on: Friday 01 May 15 09:29 BST (UK)  »
Interesting replies. Thank you.

A

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Midlothian / Re: John Arbuthnot Home
« on: Friday 01 May 15 08:51 BST (UK)  »
see above

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Midlothian / Re: John Arbuthnot Home
« on: Thursday 30 April 15 13:56 BST (UK)  »
Hi thank you for your posts.

John did marry Margaret McNeillie you are correct. The one in 1882 is not him I looked at at that.

I am beginning to wonder if he ran off and joined up- assumiing this is the same one. It looks like it given the relatively unusual middle name?

He is is the 1841 census aged 16 and in 1851 at home with Margaret aged 26. If he is in the army maybe he died abroad - Crimea war was on in 1850's or elsewhere?

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Midlothian / John Arbuthnot Home
« on: Wednesday 29 April 15 13:38 BST (UK)  »
Need help with this please.

John was born about 1825 in Edinburgh. Found him in 1841, married in 1846 and in 1851 census. Also found children born up to 1854.
John worked in HM Chancery office Edinburgh and appears in Edinburgh directories until 1855/56. Cannot find him on any later censuses or any death certificate. Wife recorded as "w" in 1861.

His death is recorded on a family gravestone again in Edinburgh with no dates of death etc.

Apparently a family member 50 year ago heard he died in Venezuela! Person is now dead.

Can anyone help or suggest anything that could help find date and place of death.

thanks

A


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The Common Room / How far back?
« on: Tuesday 28 April 15 13:20 BST (UK)  »
Is there any point in going back further than your great great grandparents?

Some of my relatives are interested in the family tree but only id they knew the person or have seen a photograph.


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Lanarkshire / Re: Surnames on birth certificates and illegitimate
« on: Tuesday 28 April 15 13:17 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for your replies.

The mum and stepfather never married. There is also no mention of the father's name on sibsequent marriage and death certificates.

Looks like father's name will never be known?

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