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Inverness / Re: McBean/Alvie
« on: Wednesday 06 May 09 13:34 BST (UK)  »
Hello Terry

The William McBean I refer to is the son of William McBean and Isabella Davidson.

The children were:-
John  born 16.06.1809  and baptized 18.06.1809
Lachlan born 20.10.1810 and baptized 29.10.1810
Margaret born 5.06.1815 and baptized 23.06.1815
Alexander born 25.05.1817 and baptized 05.06.1817
Isabell born  29.10.1819 and baptized 9.11.1819
William, born 25.09.1821 and baptized 19.19.1821. Died 03.05.1889
Samuel born 25.04.1823 and baptized 04.05.1823

There is reference to Lachlan McBean on the internet.  I believe he went to Australia.

Hope this helps.

Jean

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Inverness / Re: McBean/Alvie
« on: Monday 04 May 09 16:37 BST (UK)  »
I've just found something interesting about my great grandmother.  She had an illegitimate child by William McBean of Alvie.  The childs name was Georgina.  My great grandmother was Jane Clark but she didn't marry William McBean, she married Charles Douglas in Perthshire.  Georgina was brought up by her father and she married James McLean in Alvie.

She obviously knew her mother was now Jane Douglas (nee MsClark).  Isabella (Bell) who was Janes sister was on the 1871 census as general servant in William McBean's household.  She died there of gastroenteritis. 

There parents were John Clark and Elizabeth Gordon (with MacPhersons and Camerons thrown in too).  They were crofters in Strone, Kingussie.  Georgina was born in Strone in 1861 and died in Cromdale in 1952 aged 91

I've had a busy afternoon finding skeletons in the cupboard.  Hope this helps someones family tree because it's certainly opened my eyes today.

Jean

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Newhills in Aberdeen
« on: Friday 19 December 08 18:44 GMT (UK)  »
I have had another look at a death certificate for my great uncle and he died at Whitemyres House and as my great grandfather was a farmer it is most likely that it is Whitemyres Farm.

Jean

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Newhills in Aberdeen
« on: Monday 15 December 08 11:06 GMT (UK)  »
My great grandfather James Donald lived in Old Skene House of Whitmyres (miss spelling Whitmyees) in 1881 census and it was in the parish of Newhills.  In his will it had the following "I James Donald of Maidencraig".  When he died he was living in Cullerlie.

I'm sure this will be of interest to you.

Jean

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