Petty Parish Church

[weemary]

Hi Helen

do you have Beaton or Bethunes in the MIs

thanks
mary

[helentucker]

Hi Helen
   Thanks for the message. Regarding the McKenzies I can't think of anything else to check, but are there any Wilson names in there because Donald McKenzie married Margaret Wilson and I'm having as much trouble with that name as I am McKenzie. This is for a similar period i.e 1830 back to say 1750.
Many thanks
David

Hi David,
Sorry no luck with the Wilsons, except for a Donald Wilson who erected a stone for his wife who d. in 1886 aged 49. No mention of his dates, only their children.
Also a Catherine b @ 1860.

Helen

[helentucker]

Hello Helen

Many Thanks for offering a lookup for me.  I have Donald Johnston/Isobell Ralph,  John Johnston/Ann Smith and Alexander Lawson/Janet McIntosh.

Heather

p.s I see you have names in Moray if you need any lookup's please let me know as I live in Moray and go to the Heritage Centre every week.

Hi Heather,
 aaarrrgh lotsa Johnstons but not those forenames, or else those spouses.
Ditto for Smith and McIntosh.
Thank you for your offer of lookups, however i bide in lossie 
and am in the college most days so we could arrange to hook up so you can rifle through the booklet yersel if you like 
Helen

[helentucker]

Hi Helen

do you have Beaton or Bethunes in the MIs

thanks
mary

Hi Mary,
sorry theres no mention of those surnames in the booklet i have.
please ask again though for other names you may have in that area.

Regards,
Helen

[weemary]

Thanks Helen, I know they are buried there -  just no headstone I guess

thanks again

[helentucker]

Mary,

thats unfortunately the case with most of my Petty people.
There are some buried stones with no legible inscriptions but that doesnt help us huh.  Thank goodness for other records.
There are other graveyards nearby though, such as Ardersier, plus the newer one at Petty - so it depends on your dates.
Helen

[Aley]

Hi Helen

I was wondering  if you could look up in the MI's Old Petty Church Book,  a Walter and Catherine Ross.

Thank you
Aley

[helentucker]

Hi Aley,

Sorry but they aren't listed in the Old MI's book.  There are several Ross's but not those first names.  There's a Katherine Ross, spouse of Allexander Denune, d. march 1663 also a Catherine Rose but thats the closest i found.  The christian name Walter is unusual for the area, in fact theres only one in the whole book, a Walter Clark.  Did he have family in the area which may match the Ross's in the book?
I'm sorry i couldn't find you a direct match but am willing to help in any way i can.
Helen

[Aley]

Hi Helen

Thank you for looking.

I am trying to find what cemetery they are buried in.  I don't have dates when they died. Only that Walter Ross was last listed on the 1861  Inv  Petty  Brechlide census. His wife Catherine McDonald Ross was listed as being a widow in the 1871 census, Inverness-shire Parish of Petty ED 7/2 Brechlich.
So it looks like Walter died in that 10 year span.
 
The last I have on Catherine McDonald Ross, is the Valuation Rolls for County of Nairn,
1900-01 Proprietor and Tenant of Brackley of Farm, House & House - Mrs. Catherine Ross. thereafter Walter ( Son ) until 1905-06  Nairn.
  Looks like she died between 1900 - 1901.

Could they be buried on that farm.  Does anyone know where this Brackley Farm is?

Aley