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Scotland / Re: Eskimo roots
« on: Saturday 16 February 08 17:25 GMT (UK)  »
Have thought of dna analysis.

Already I know my blood group is rare B+. Only 7% of the population in the Uk have it. More common in Asia. And as it is thought that people from Asia moved over to North America in ancient times..well I am sure of the link. And yes the dna would confirm part of it I'm sure

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Lanarkshire / Re: Shields Nute Glasgow Cornwall Lothian
« on: Saturday 16 February 08 17:09 GMT (UK)  »
My Alexander Knowles born 26.9.1835 at Stenton. Married Lillias Shields 11.05.1855 Their children Isabella 1856 at Stenton,Alexander 1858 at Prestonkirk, Annie.W.1861 at Stenton,John Knowles 1863 at Stenton (my Great Grandfather),Robert Knowles 1870 at Athelstaneford.


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Scotland / Re: Eskimo roots
« on: Saturday 16 February 08 16:59 GMT (UK)  »
I had thought that may be the case. But have considered that the name maybe Danish as Denmark had sovereignty over Greenland at the time.
But yes the true Eskimo name is probably lost.

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Scotland / Eskimo roots
« on: Saturday 16 February 08 13:52 GMT (UK)  »
Has anyone have an oral tradion in their family of an ancestor being an Eskimo?

I do it comes from my grandmothers family who are Begg,Thomson people.
The timeframe would have been around 1700. This is a period when Eskimo people were often crew on whaling ships. These ships sailed from Greenland to Scotland on a regular basis.
I have cousins,including me, who have an Asian shaped eye's. We all have, or I did when I was younger, jet black hair.
I would be grateful for any information I can get.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Shields Nute Glasgow Cornwall Lothian
« on: Saturday 16 February 08 10:20 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: f1rocco on Sunday 27 January 08 06:57 GMT (UK)
Wow...My Brain is mush again...Here is the latest


http://www.scotlandgenweb.org/readarticle.php?article_id=13

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1861 Census of families....

 Pg. 7

Highfield Cottage

John THOMSON/head/m/29/ploughman/Moreham, ELN

Jane THOMSON/wife/27/Dirleton, ELN...((Makes Her born on abt 1834))

James THOMSON/son/3/Dirleton, ELN

Alison Y H THOMSON/dau/10m/Dirleton, ELN99



Highfield House

John WOOD/head/m/46/shepherd/Haddington, ELN

Janet WOOD/wife/52/St. Cuthberts, MLN

James ROSS/nephew/u/19/labourer in quarry/St. Stephen, MLN



Pg. 7

Highfield Cottage

Alexander KNOWLES/head/m/27/ploughman/Stenton, ELN

Lillias KNOWLES/wife/27/Whittinghame, ELN
(((AKA  Lillias Shiells))Born abt 1833

Isabella KNOWLES/dau/4/Stenton, ELN

Alexander KNOWLES/son/3/Prestonkirk, ELN

Ann W KNOWLES/dau/1m/Dirleton, ELN

Alexander SHIELLS/brother in law/u/21/ploughman/Stenton, ELN
((Makes his birth abt 1840))


Highfield House

James BLACKIE/head/m/59/ploughman/Tranent, ELN
((Alexander Blackies Brother))

Euphemia BLACKIE/wife/52/Tranent, ELN

Euphemia BLACKIE/dau/u/18/ag lab/Tranent, ELN

Jane BLACKIE/dau/u/16/ag lab/Tranent, ELN

Helen BLACKIE/dau/12/scholar/Tranent, ELN



Congalton Toll

Andrew PRINGLE/head/m/68/toll collector/Haddington, ELN

Jane PRINGLE/wife/78/collectors wife/Edinburgh, MLN

John PRINGLE/son/u/48/gardner/Garvald, ELN

Jane SHIELLS/gdau/u/20/housekeeper/Stevenson, Haddington, ELN
((Makes her born 1840))

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I took the name Lillias and search Latter Day Saints site and found this

John SHIELLS B:  abt 1772
 
D:  16 Aug 1859
Nungate, Haddington, Scotland
M:  27 May 1797
Whittinghame, Haddington, Scotland

Married

Lillias (Lilly) FOGGO B:  abt 1769
Duns, Berwick, Scotland
D:  5 Sep 1859
Nungate, Haddington, Scotland
 
Their Child


John SHIELLS B:  16 Apr 1802
Garvald, Haddington, Scotland
D:  20 Jun 1874
Northig, Morham, Haddington, Scotland
M:  14 Nov 1828
Whittinghame, Haddington, Scotland
 
 
Marries

Isobel or Isabella NISBET B:  31 Jan 1808
Stenton, Haddington, Scotland
D:  26 Sep 1876
East Gate End, Nungate, Haddington, Scotland



Their Child

Lillias SHIELLS B:  3 Dec 1833
Papple, Whittingham, Haddington, Scotland
M:  11 May 1855
Whittinghame, Haddington, Scotland

No other Children show but by using the info from the 1861 Census...Its says

 Alexander is the Brother of Lillias Knowles  aka Lillias Shiells
Born Abt 1840

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  So Im thinking...Shiells were good farmers and each families side had run on seperate farms near each other..........From this it looks like my George Shiells father John was maybe brothers of the other John Shields family listed above......The only old similarity is the Mairrage of both John Shiells to two different Nibets within 6 years and in the same area.......

Thanks

**EDIT**...I searched and Johns Father was John and Isabella fathers father was John so maybe having two children named John...Also Lillias is also a subsitute for the name Isabella........


Going to sleep now....Urrggghhhh

Alexander Knowles and Lillias Knowles are my ggGrandparents. Thought you might be interested.

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East Lothian (Haddingtonshire) / Re: KNOWLES OF EAST LOTHIAN
« on: Saturday 16 February 08 10:05 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: habanero on Wednesday 07 September 05 20:12 BST (UK)
If anyone has Knowles surname interest in East Lothian, please feel free to contact me as I have plenty of info I can pass on to you.

Hello,
My name is Reg Knowles. It would appear that my family roots are in and around Prestonkirk. I would be greatful for any information you can give me.
Thanks
Reg Knowles

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