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Aberdeenshire / Re: Jane Ann Thomson born 1879 Longside
« on: Thursday 07 February 19 17:59 GMT (UK)  »
Hi fist & Dorrie, That looks really promising fist. I will get the certificate, fingers crossed it’s her,
I have the certificates for Isabella Birnie Thompson (they spelt Thomson wrong on the cert.) She married John Bell Hendry in 1920 in Old Kilpatrick in Dunbartonshire (that looks promising with fists find) She was 19 at the time so it looks like she gave Helen a home. Isabella died in 1958 still in Old Kilpatrick Dunbartonshire.
I will post what i find tomorrow. Many thanks once again. Izzy

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Jane Ann Thomson born 1879 Longside
« on: Thursday 07 February 19 16:37 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Annie, I bought that certificate from Scotland’s People but it has Skelton as her married name and not her maiden name. Thanks so much for searching for me. I have spent the day looking for Helen on Ancestry, Scotland’s People and Deceased online but no luck so far. Regards Izzy

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Jane Ann Thomson born 1879 Longside
« on: Thursday 07 February 19 13:59 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Dorrie You are brilliant, why didn’t I think of comparing the signature... Yes it matches so I can say for certain the Plantation death certificate for Jane Thomson is correct. Another brick in the wall. Thank you,
Izzy

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Jane Ann Thomson born 1879 Longside
« on: Thursday 07 February 19 12:43 GMT (UK)  »
Hi flst, I have Helens birth certificate, born 1910 but can’t find any other records for her. She was quite young when her parents died. Strange that she wasn’t mentioned on her fathers soldiers effects list. I need to do more work. Maybe the next census will help in my search. Thank you for taking the time to help. Many thanks Izzy

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Jane Ann Thomson born 1879 Longside
« on: Thursday 07 February 19 12:28 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Annie, Thanks for taking the time to reply to my post. I think Milnathort is the correct one as it ties
in with the rest of the info and the newspaper article Cristeen found.
The Annie Clubb  on the death certificate is a puzzle unless Jane Thomson’s father married again after his wife died in 1898. I will have to do more research. I have Clubbs in my tree but can’t see a connection to them. I don’t think I will ever have a complete tree. lol.
Thanks again
Izzy

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Jane Ann Thomson born 1879 Longside
« on: Thursday 07 February 19 00:18 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Dorrie. I have been compiling my family tree for the last 20 years and in that time I have gone way back in time and with the help of Scotland’s people got all the info and  certificates i needed. It helped when my family except for a few lived all their lives in NE Scotland. But I came up against a brick wall with my Gran and Grandad. This site and all you lovely helpful people managed to put me right in just a couple of days. Cristeen finding the newspaper article was the final piece.
Thanks All
Izzy

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Jane Ann Thomson born 1879 Longside
« on: Wednesday 06 February 19 23:39 GMT (UK)  »
Sorry I spelt Milnathort wrongly I took the spelling from the Ancestry site and they have it as Milnathorp.
Cristeen Thank you very much for finding the marriage for Ann Dodds and James Skelton. Its all beginning to fall in to place thanks to all you knowledgeable people on this site. I have been puzzling over this for years. Its nice to know his name is on the memorial alongside his brother George.
 I have to apologize to CaroleW  too as I had disregarded the Plantation death certificate in 1914  as Jane Thomsons mothers name was wrong. I can see now that this looks like the correct one. I suppose it was an easy thing for James to get wrong as Janes mother had died in 1898 and maybe he didn’t know her. I do have this 1914  certificate Dorrie thanks for all your help too.
Thank you to everyone involved in helping me. What a wonderful site this is.
Kind regards
Izzy

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Jane Ann Thomson born 1879 Longside
« on: Wednesday 06 February 19 19:42 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Ruth & Dorrie, Thank you both very much for your help. The James Skelton who died in 1918 I think can rule out as his birthplace Milnathorp, Kinross-shire is wrong although I don’t know why he is on the Peterhead War Memorial and his Father on his army effects sheet is recorded as Joseph Skelton which is the name of my great grandfather. Quite a puzzle.
As you say the records of his death might have been lost. So many died in that terrible war.
I know my Dad, who is the James Thomson Skelton born 1906 in Peterhead, told me he had lost both his parents when he was very young, now I wish I had asked questions...
My Mums name was Jeanie Mcwilliams Willox Burnett born 28th May 1917 in Peterhead she and my Dad were married 29th July 1938 Peterhead.
On the subject of Jane ann Thomson I have all the certificates for her parents and siblings and they all seem to have died quite young. Just strange there is no record that I can find on Jane. I just hope I live long enough to see the next census which might throw a bit of light on things.
As ever thanks for everyone’s help. regards Izzy

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Jane Ann Thomson born 1879 Longside
« on: Wednesday 06 February 19 15:29 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Dorrie, Many thanks for reading my post. I am not sure if that’s my James Skelton the service number is 51196 and his wife’s name is Annie Dodds. He could have remarried after my Gran died but I can’t find a marriage certificate for that marriage. I really need to see his sign up papers to make sure he is my Grandad.
He wasn’t a widower in 1911, the family were spread over pages 14 and 15 on that census an Jane is on it.
Thank you and the rest of the forum very much for taking the trouble to help me it’s much appreciated. Regards Izzy

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