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Hi Allan,

My Great x3 grandfather was James Raeburn or Reburn, born in 1790 and his parents were James Raeburn and Isobel Stewart (or Stuart), who were married in 1779. They had five children in total, James, Jean, Barbara, Mardaret and Elspet. I got the details from the Scotlands people website, with a lot of help and guidance from people on rootschat. Henry Raeburn and Margaret Allan would be my 5Gr grandparents, so we must be 5gr cousins.
I've not come across Henry Raeburn snr and Margaret Castles yet so I'll see what I can find out about them.
All the best,
Rickr

Hi Gadget,

Thanks for the help  There are no other James Reburns born in the area around the right time.

His children don't help much, second daughter is margaret, same as possible mother, but his son is James, not Henry and there are no other Henrys in our family.

The marriage entry gives no other clues except the location.

I may have to settle for being 'reasonably' sure!

Rickr

Hi Monica,
I looked at the will and death certificate for James Raeburn. He died at Denhead in 1877, the death was notified by his son, James Jnr, and everything was left to James Jnr, apart from a few small bequests.

The only mystery is that James senior was single and I've not identified the mother of James Jnr.

However James senior is definitely the father of John Raeburn, so I'll mark my original post as 'completed' and set about trying to find out more about James Raeburn and Isobel Stewart, the parents of James senior.

Thanks for all your help, I would never have got this far without you.

Rickr

Hi Monica,
Thanks for the help. I've managed to confirm the link to James and found his parents - Robert Raeburn and Anne Grant. His birth was recorded in 1794 in Gamrie and Macduff parish, Banff.

The next step is to try to find Robert's parents, it never ends!
Rickr

Thanks Monica,

I've looked on the Scotland's people site and I can't find any likely death record for John between 1861 and 1871.

Any suggestions where else I might try?

Regards,
Rickr