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Scotland / Wilson Summers family fraserburgh 1890
« on: Tuesday 06 December 16 12:04 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there I am looking for anyone who might recognise Wilson and Jeannie summers, stayed in Briars cottage Victoria Street fraserburgh in the 1890s.  (These are my great great grandparents).  They had 13 children whom several moved to America.  I would love to hear from any long lost family members.  My 90 year old grandmother  (wilson's grand daughter) is still with us and remembers wilson and Jeannie with fond memories..thanks susan 

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Aberdeenshire / Re: SUMMERS Family in Fraserburgh
« on: Saturday 03 December 16 18:00 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Forfarian on Saturday 03 December 16 17:52 GMT (UK)
Fine. Now go to any message of Doug's, and click on the little icon that looks like a sheet of paper. Then you can send him a personal message.

Hopefully doug you will see this as just tried to PM you and a message appeared saying inbox full.....

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Aberdeenshire / Re: SUMMERS Family in Fraserburgh
« on: Saturday 03 December 16 17:37 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Forfarian on Saturday 03 December 16 17:35 GMT (UK)
Susan, Doug will only be able to contact you by PM (Personal Message) once you have posted three times. Reply to this and you will also be able to contact him by PM.

Thanks for this....haven't been on here before but after speaking to my grandmother today....I want to try and see if I can find family connected to us xx

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Aberdeenshire / Re: SUMMERS Family in Fraserburgh
« on: Saturday 03 December 16 17:17 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: yarmflo on Tuesday 16 October 07 01:27 BST (UK)
Hi, Ann!
Saw your interest in my Great Uncle Wilson Summers (1854-1937) of Briar Cottage, Hexagon St. (=Victoria Street), Fraserburgh.
I have also contacted James Craig on a separate website and sent him loads of info'.
Wilson was indeed a talented man; a master cabinetmaker, he was in business with a brother William (my Great Grandfather) as 'Summers Brothers Furniture Saloon' in Albert St, Fr., just round the corner from Victoria St.
The photo that James posted shows Briar Cottage (left) and Ivy Cottage (right) - these houses were built and occupied by the 2 brothers c 1900 - Wilson in 'Briar', William in 'Ivy' where they each raised their families; until the 1980s, my grandparents still lived at 'Ivy' and I spent many happy childhood holidays there.
'Briar' passed out of the family with the death of Wilson and was bought by a family called Robertson; Wilson was a talented amateur watercolourist and also wrote articles about his life in Fraserburgh for The People's Journal in the '30s - I have copies of his paintings & articles.
I have recently visited Ivy Cottage twice already this year - it's where my Dad was born in 1917.
Unfortunately, the photo of 'Wilson' that James posted to me (with the 'lady on the grass' in front of 'Briar') is NOT Wilson, at least not according to the well-documented photos of him that I have!
Many of Wilson's (13) children emigrated to Detroit, USA in the early 20th c.; I have copies of all of their Immigration Docs. via ellisisland.org and have made contact with three of his descendants (still living in Detroit, and N.Carolina).
Wilson's father, also Wilson (b.1829) was quite a character himself - he was a well-known 'celebrity' in Fraserburgh in his day, particularly as Captain of the schooner 'Philorth' which out-ran a French blockade of The Baltic during the Franco-Prussian War, successfully delivering his cargo of herring to the Baltic ports!
I don't know how much of this is of any interest to you, but feel free to write again and we may swap e-mails (?).
Doug (Summers).



Doug contact me think we are related

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Aberdeenshire / Re: SUMMERS Family in Fraserburgh
« on: Saturday 03 December 16 17:09 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there...not sure if this is of any interest but my 90 year old granny's grandfather Wilson Summers lived in 69 Victoria Street, fraserburgh....him and his wife Jean  (my granny thinks, memory is fading) had 13 children....some moved to America possibly Canada......Wilson would be my great great grandfather

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