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Aberdeenshire / Re: Euphemia LAING, died Coull 1835
« on: Thursday 03 June 21 15:27 BST (UK)  »
Dear Seaton Smithy,

thank you for clarifying The Clerihue place of death and all the information from Nassau. That's great detective work.

It stated in eclegen.com/ministers that there was a cousin connection between the mothers of Fiddes and Clerihew. I found that they were more likely to be second cousins as their fathers are likely to be cousins who were both living at Loanhead at one time or another. Living at Loanhead, the mothers were also more likely to be close like sisters and may have lead to the confusion that they were sisters.

As the fathers were more likely to be cousins, I looked into this possibility and have found the connection between Peter 1734 and Alexander 1737 and thought it might just be a strong possibility and Peter's birth year was a strong possibility. Tough and Leochel Cushnie were neighbouring districts.

Without census records and death records it does get more complicated!

i have no other link to Smiths other than my own line.

I have done a DNA sample through Ancestry and can get some indication of family connections. I appear to have a link to Alexander 1737.

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Euphemia LAING, died Coull 1835
« on: Sunday 07 February 21 17:18 GMT (UK)  »
Hello
Thank you for taking the time to reply to my query.
I think Loanhead of Corse is the key. It appears there are William (1771) and Euphemia living there and also William(1758) and Elizabeth Sutor/Soutar living there. It could be the two are related and may be cousins.
William and Elizabeth had 7 children. Charles 1779-1857, Elizabeth/Elspet 1781 who married Alexander Clerihue, William 1784 my likely great, great grandfather, Helen 1786-1814, John 1788 -1862, Barbara 1790, David 1798.
I have Elizabeth/Elspet's baptism. William Smith of Lonhead a daughter, Elizabeth 28th Oct 1781.
I understand that Elizabeth/Elspet are interchangeable like Patrick/Peter. On a census Elspet is wife to Alexander Clerihue in Tullynessle.
 I now know that William and Euphemia had an Elspet born in 1814 and a Margaret born 1799. Margaret married Robert Fiddes.
I have a book Your Father and I by Isabella G MacLean which thought that Elizabeth 1781 and Margaret 1799 were sisters as their sons who became ministers were thought to be cousins. It is possible Margaret and Elizabeth were maybe cousins.
Did you know there were other Smiths living at Loanhead?

I was looking at the Drumin connection.
Katherine Stewart only daughter of Gordon Stuart married Reverend George Forbes of Leochel Cushnie and would have lived at Corse. Is it possible that a Smith came with her to Leochel?

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Euphemia LAING, died Coull 1835
« on: Wednesday 20 January 21 19:50 GMT (UK)  »
Hello I have just found out that my 2nd great grand-aunt, Margaret Smith married to Robert Fiddes was daughter to William Smith, farmer at Loanhead Leochel Cushnie and Effy Laing. It states it on her death certificate as she died 21 Nov 1866. Her sister was Elizabeth Smith who was married to Alexander Clerihue living in Tullynessle. Both these women had sons who joined the ministery, Alexander Clerihew born 27.Dec 1820 and John Fiddes born 25 Mar 1823. The Smith family were very religious and appeared to have been married or had children baptised at Old Machar but this is because there was a famous preacher Dr Kidd who was an evangelist who was a preacher at Gilcomston Chapel of Ease Old Machar district.
My second great grandfather was William Smith who died at Skene 30 Jul 1852. He was born in Leochel Cushnie and was 68 when he died. This puts his birth in 1784.He married Mary Milne at Old Machar in 1818. I think he is very closely related to Margaret and Elizabeth above. Margaret was born 1799. Elizabeth born 1781 puts her a bit too early.
I think William married to Euphemia may have been born 12 May 1771 to Peter Smith and Margaret Cocker.
I did find a Euphemia Laing born 31 Oct 1754 to Andrew Laing and Elizabeth Shewan but that seems too early.




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