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Aberdeenshire / Re: George Melvin, Schoolmaster, Tarves
« on: Saturday 16 August 25 22:42 BST (UK) »
Thanks for those - fills in some more detail.
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Aberdeenshire / Re: George Melvin, Schoolmaster, Tarves
« on: Saturday 16 August 25 09:13 BST (UK) »
Well that fills in the descendants of George Melvin and Agnes Stewart (the Schoolmaster's parents) quite a bit.
But little on the their ancestors, who may be my ancestors. Surprisingly that George Melvin, Merchant of Aberdeen, is hard to locate in newspapers of the time.
Thanks for all the pointers folks.
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Gordon
But little on the their ancestors, who may be my ancestors. Surprisingly that George Melvin, Merchant of Aberdeen, is hard to locate in newspapers of the time.
Thanks for all the pointers folks.
Slainte
Gordon
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Aberdeenshire / Re: George Melvin, Schoolmaster, Tarves
« on: Saturday 16 August 25 09:08 BST (UK) »FindaGrave for that Robert
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01tx4/
The ehadstone has James, 'his only son' dying in New York. The Robert M emigrating in 1835 had two sone George and James?
A bit irrelevant for my problem anyway.
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Aberdeenshire / Re: George Melvin, Schoolmaster, Tarves
« on: Friday 15 August 25 03:57 BST (UK) »
Many thanks! I had some of those, but not all.
The news about Robert is exciting, and I'll follow it through tonight. I have found four accounts of George Melvin and all say there were only three children. No doubt someone said three and everyone copied.
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Gordon
The news about Robert is exciting, and I'll follow it through tonight. I have found four accounts of George Melvin and all say there were only three children. No doubt someone said three and everyone copied.
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Gordon
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Aberdeenshire / Re: George Melvin, Schoolmaster, Tarves
« on: Thursday 14 August 25 22:12 BST (UK) »
Thanks folks - some leads there which I will follow up.
He is possibly part of my family. I have a GF and GGF named George Melvin, and two more generations of Melvins I can pin down. And there are hints that the schoolmaster's extended family overlap with mine - like "I think there was someone who taught in your father's family". But stories aren't facts!
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Gordon
He is possibly part of my family. I have a GF and GGF named George Melvin, and two more generations of Melvins I can pin down. And there are hints that the schoolmaster's extended family overlap with mine - like "I think there was someone who taught in your father's family". But stories aren't facts!
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Gordon
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Aberdeenshire / George Melvin, Schoolmaster, Tarves
« on: Thursday 14 August 25 10:22 BST (UK) »
George Melvin was a renowned schoolmaster in Tarves for 21 years from 1843. There are many tales about him in local history circles.
Baptised 7 Nov 1796 (often given as 1797) in Aberdeen. Parents were George Melvin and Agnes Stewart. I cannot find their marriage.
There were two other children:
- James bapt 21 May 1794; found with his mother and someone else also named Agnes who might be a wife or sister. in Aberdeen 1841 census.
- Agnes bapt 30 Oct 1802 In Aberdeen
George Melvin the schoolmaster married his housekeeper Jean Angus on his deathbed, so she could get a pension due to schoolmasters' widows! Obviously they had no children. Her parents were John Angus and Isobel Hay.
I want to trace the families of his siblings James and Agnes but no luck: there are far too many George, James and Agnes Melvins and far too few records.
Has anyone encountered these folk?
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Gordon
Baptised 7 Nov 1796 (often given as 1797) in Aberdeen. Parents were George Melvin and Agnes Stewart. I cannot find their marriage.
There were two other children:
- James bapt 21 May 1794; found with his mother and someone else also named Agnes who might be a wife or sister. in Aberdeen 1841 census.
- Agnes bapt 30 Oct 1802 In Aberdeen
George Melvin the schoolmaster married his housekeeper Jean Angus on his deathbed, so she could get a pension due to schoolmasters' widows! Obviously they had no children. Her parents were John Angus and Isobel Hay.
I want to trace the families of his siblings James and Agnes but no luck: there are far too many George, James and Agnes Melvins and far too few records.
Has anyone encountered these folk?
Slainte
Gordon
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Aberdeenshire / Re: The Lamont/Lamond of Braemar
« on: Saturday 28 June 25 22:51 BST (UK) »
Umm ..
Either I am misreading this or you have an error:
You can't mean that Alexander Lamond married 37 years after he died.
A typo? Or is the marriage other people with the same names - which is common in Scottish genealogy because of the way names were re-used in families.
Either I am misreading this or you have an error:
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5th Great Grandfather is Alexander Lamond born 14 September 1724 in Crathie & Braemar and died August 3rd 1816 in Edinburgh married to Margaret Fraser born 1724 in Crathie & Braemar. The married 8 Jan 1853 in Braemar.
You can't mean that Alexander Lamond married 37 years after he died.
A typo? Or is the marriage other people with the same names - which is common in Scottish genealogy because of the way names were re-used in families.
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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: F. W. School?
« on: Monday 26 May 25 10:13 BST (UK) »
A bone mill, and a salt works there in 1859. Looks like the salt works outline in 1901 as well.
And the Free Church is still there in 1901.
Presumably 1859 plan is before provision was made to attract the Auchmithie fishermen.
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Gordon
And the Free Church is still there in 1901.
Presumably 1859 plan is before provision was made to attract the Auchmithie fishermen.
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Gordon
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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: F. W. School?
« on: Monday 26 May 25 10:00 BST (UK) »
Many thanks Alan. First sketch from the end of Hill Rd I guess.
Can I ask the source of these?
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Gordon
Can I ask the source of these?
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Gordon