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Moray (Elginshire) / Re: knockando house
« on: Wednesday 16 October 24 18:39 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Anne Burgess
for posting this recent photo of West Mains of Knockando on link to https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5736590,  I attach an older photo of same

[NB - this is NOT Knockando House, albeit it is in the same Geograph square.]

However, Mains of Knockando is still of interest; my GGgfa James MORRISON founded the United Free Church there, and his son also continued as an elder until his own death in 1922 (= 63 years of eldership between them).

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Clackmannanshire / Re: John McDermond V.C. - Family buried in Greenside?
« on: Sunday 27 December 15 17:16 GMT (UK)  »
You might find out more from ClacksPast at Clackmannanshire Council eg the following refers to articles in local press in 1963 : http://www.calmview.eu/ClacksPast/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=00691&pos=1
Sorry I've mislaid my Pre-1855 Clacks MIs.

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Clackmannanshire / Re: Tobias Bauchop married Janet Vanan
« on: Monday 14 September 15 10:39 BST (UK)  »
Spelling was inconsistent, well into the 19th century in Scotland, people wrote what they thought they heard.

Bauchop
Bau - as in football, or fitba'
ch   - loch, not lock
op   - I think as in operation rather than as in open, unsure

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Clackmannanshire / Re: Greenside Cemetery; Bonthrone Gravestone?
« on: Thursday 27 November 14 21:31 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Hermit73

Although I agree with The Clackmannan Person that Greenside is an old graveyard, inscriptions on stones continued until at least mid 1950s, and a David BONTHRON sure was buried there in 1909.

We really do need to look further than MIs cos not everyone could afford a gravestone - kirk session and burial records could help.  Who owned the lairs?  A name on a stone does not mean someone is actually buried there.  (Sorry i don't know when burials ceased at Greenside). 

There are two parts to Greenside Cemetery: to the west is the older one around the old kirk; to the east is the newer part which is nearer Kilncraigs.  Hermit73, I think I sent you photos a few years ago of where I reckoned your DB was buried.

Burial records for Clackmannanshire (1866-2014) are now available free online at www.clacksweb.org.uk/community/burialrecords/ From this you will see, Hermit73 that a David Bonthron was buried on 12 April 1909 in New Ground, Section C, ?stone? 150, lair 1.
This is a good resource to explore.


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Clackmannanshire / Re: Memorial Inscriptions
« on: Monday 21 April 14 17:39 BST (UK)  »
Don't forget more recent Clacks burial records (1866-2014) online at http://www.clacksweb.org.uk/community/burialrecords/  There are 69 Penmans in these records, oldest is 1886 Greenside, Alloa and in Clackmannan kirkyard oldest is 1903 15 yr old Mary Penman.  Agree that number of lairs on stone mean how many can be buried there.  Usually on top or back.  Don't know whether this is just a Clackmannanshire/ Central Belt thang, or more widespread.

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Clackmannanshire / Re: Tobias Bauchop married Janet Vanan
« on: Friday 28 February 14 17:35 GMT (UK)  »
Landj, I'll be in Dunfermline too, will pm you.

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Clackmannanshire / Re: Tobias Bauchop married Janet Vanan
« on: Tuesday 25 February 14 22:12 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all

I assume you are aware that the Bauchop house is the oldest extant house in Alloa - it is a lovely old building.

For burial records, lairs purchases etc from 1866 to present, go to www.clacksweb.org.uk/community/burialrecords.  This is fairly new online;you can also use wildcards there.
From a straight search on BAUCHOP, there are 11 records in early 20th century.

Perhaps a search on possible collateral lines may help?

Wishing you all success in your endeavours
alvagirl


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Clackmannanshire / Re: Stalking my ol' Granny
« on: Sunday 27 January 13 20:32 GMT (UK)  »
Hello OchAyeTheNoo

Kincardine (not to be confused with County of Kincardineshire in NE Sc) is in County of Fife, on the banks of the (Firth of) Forth over which the Kincardine [road] Bridge was built in 1930s, and a few years ago the Clackmannanshire Bridge was built which makes Kincardine a much quieter place.  Tulliallan is a placename in outskirts of wee Kincardine, they have a cemetery with restored old gravestones, improved by volunteers.

Dunfermline is in Fife.
Anr neighbouring parish is Clackmannanshire, "The Wee County", to NE, main town of late being Alloa. The north of Parish is sheltered by the Ochils (hills) over which sheep were driven then shorn & fleeces sent to mills of the Hillfoots Villages, and it was weel kent for this, several firms & families incl notably Paton, Cochrane, Johnstone etc.  So Tulliallan may be a name of either a firm based in Kincardine, or in the Hillfoots.  Some sort of company records exist if you google.

YES, there are local history/ family websites eg  www.rocinante.demon.co.uk/klhg/klhgindx.htm is the website for Kincardine-on-Forth Local History Group.  Clackmannanshire Field Studies Group can be found at http://www.cfss.org.uk.

Both of these, and other websites & info can be found thru Clackmannanshire Council excellent website at www.clacksweb.org.uk.  The library & archives are in a state of flux of late, but helpful as aye.  I was last week in touch with the archivist at Clacks Council who was most helpful & prompt in searching on TOMA* events in the (currently) inaccessible card index to local newspapers so that I could look these up in Sauchie library on microfilm.

Hope this helps
Alvagirl in the Hillfoots
* TOMAs of Cowdenbeath who not yet linked to your Angelo Toma & COSTADASI/ LEONARDI of Dunfermline, then Alloa
* Castiglione Vara, La Spezia, Liguria is in the mix.

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Scotland Resources / Re: Commissariot Records Register of Testaments
« on: Monday 16 July 12 21:32 BST (UK)  »
As Forforian said, go to scotlandspeople website for v useful info re wills, testaments & inventories to 1901 (handy for getting free hints to some probable death dates too).

April 2011, ScotlandsPeople merged with NAS to become the National Records of Scotland (NRS).  They have recently merged some pricing & payment methods, so rather than £5 sterling flat price for any such doc, it is now 10 credits (credits as on SP) ie about £2.33, half price.  It was always a bargain esp if you had many pages.  And now it is a steal!

Go to  http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/Content/Help/index.aspx?1263

AlvaGirl

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