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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Christening William Clark Petty Inverness
« on: Yesterday at 17:59 »
Thanks for all the added details.  It has added a few clues that I ma working on.  Not any results as yet and Scotland's People is presently not processing a payment for credits.  Hopefully back online soon as there seems to be a number of possible siblings  baptized in Petty 1731-1738.  However, there also may be two John Clarks in Petty having children at that time.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: James Gibbons birth Quebec Canada
« on: Thursday 25 December 25 18:06 GMT (UK)  »
Could anyone read the snip James Gibbons birth attached to original post?

Any French I learned is long gone  and image not great,

Merry Christmas and all the best for 2026

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Armed Forces / 99th Regiment Canada Soldier John Gibbons
« on: Wednesday 24 December 25 19:02 GMT (UK)  »
Searching for more information on a John Gibbons born about 1787 location unknown.

Birth date based on a marriage record from 14 Mar 1808  Montréal, Québec, Canada where he married Mary Collins born about 1789. He was a grenadier in 100th regiment at time of marriage age 21. 

The baptism of daughter Mary Ann Gibbons, born  10 JUN 1816 ,in Garrison Montreal, notes that John Gibbons is deceased.

Have not been able to find a record of John Gibbons in the 99th/100th regiment.  Any suggestion on a source to check for his records?

Merry Christmas all and all the best for 2026

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Canada / Re: death of Honora CONSTANTINE nee KIELY (married NFL)
« on: Monday 17 November 25 18:57 GMT (UK)  »
You are correct on baptism. It was 15 May 1782

Parents as you noted

Name   Jonathan Constantine
Gender   Male
Event Type   Marriage
Marriage Date   6 Nov 1780
Marriage Place   St John's, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Spouse   
Mary Bidgood

Wasn't sure if you had the records so attached them

Unable to find death.


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Devon / Re: Ann Leach born about 1755 Devon
« on: Sunday 21 September 25 19:48 BST (UK)  »
Thank you. 

I looked up the two on google maps and showed a travel time of two hours and 13 minutes.  I failed to note it defaulted to bus as method of transportation.  :P

That was our boy Mico.  We have had five over the years.  Last two lost two years ago within 9 months.  They are wonderful cats.

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Devon / Ann Leach born about 1755 Devon
« on: Sunday 21 September 25 17:01 BST (UK)  »
Looking for additional information on my 3rd great-grandmother Ann Leach. Some researchers report birth at  Gilscott Farm, Devon,England  about 1755.  A search for  Gilscott Farm gives no result and messages to the folks that have posted that name have not been returned. Another user reports birth Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England which seems a long distance in 1750s. Again no replies to person posting that location.

On 24 Apr 1774 she marries John Handcock in Coldridge, Devon, England.  That detail is from parish records. No mention of parents. Another parish record reports an Ann Handcock  buried Coldridge  19 Dec 1791 so possibly her but nothing definitive.

A search of Coldridge parish records for a Leach family in 1750s finds nothing but some records from that period are damaged.

A recent search of  England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936 found a  baptism in Plymouth, Devon on 30 May 1754 to George and Ann Leach, Denomination Presbyterian. 

I have found records here in Canada that records baptisms that are a central repository of members of a religious  group and the actual birth and/or baptism location is elsewhere.  A report to a central authority so to speak. Are the Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers possibly similar.






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Inverness / Re: Donald Clark Birth 14 DEC 1821 • Petty,Inverness,Scotland
« on: Saturday 23 August 25 18:16 BST (UK)  »
Adding the original document that lists the marriage for easier reading hopefully. Still struggling with 1851 Census that has Donald and Jane with daughter Jean and a son Hugh Walter Clark  born about May 1850 in Petty. However, that Donald is listed as born Cawdor, Nairn. 

Hugh Walter Clark appears on moray.gov.uk listing father as " DONALD CLARK ARDERSIER"  Hugh dies at  16 HAUGH ROAD INVERNESS 28 Sep 1867  but no additional details.  From Banns we know Donald from Petty, Jane from Ardersier. Would it fit that Hugh's info lists father from Ardersier?

So many Clarks in the area  :)


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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Occupation Robert Dunbar 1891 Canada Census
« on: Saturday 16 August 25 15:09 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for that information!

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Occupation Robert Dunbar 1891 Canada Census
« on: Friday 15 August 25 18:21 BST (UK)  »
I am trying to connect the 1891 Canada census to a great granduncle Robert Dunbar

Robert Dunbar
Birth 16 JUL 1831 Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
Death 26 JUN 1913  Clinton,Huron, Ontario, Canada

Various documents report his occupation as bricklayer.  In an 1885 directory he is in Brant County living at the Exchange Hotel  Occupation Brick Layer.  Another directory same year lists occupation Mason

The 1891 census in in Brant and the location seems to be a hotel or rooming house with a Dougald Campbell listed as Hotel Keeper.

I can't decipher the occupation in attached.  It does not seem to be bricklayer.  In 1901 Census he is in Wroxeter , Huron , Ontario, Canada living with relatives and occupation bricklayer


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