Author Topic: Looking for Sandilands family, Fife (Read 4834 times)

GRAA · « **on:** Sunday 25 June 06 12:50 BST (UK) »

I am looking for information on the Sandilands family.
I believe my great grandfather was a coal miner from the Cowdenbeath area.

Gadget · « **Reply #1 on:** Monday 26 June 06 18:10 BST (UK) »

Hello Graa

Welcome to Rootschat

Could you possibly give more details of your grt grandfather - birth date, marriage, children.

I had a quick look on the Scotlands People website www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk and found 12 Sandilands in Fife in the 1881 (census picked at random). They are all resident in Dunfermline - 9 of whom are living at 16 Reid Street and the remaining 3 are living at 22 1/2 Priory Lane. Neither families have coal miners amongst them, although there is an 'engine turner'.

There's really not much point my looking any further until I have more information from you. I promise to do my best then

Gadget

GRAA · « **Reply #2 on:** Monday 26 June 06 19:27 BST (UK) »

Hello Gadget,

Thanks for the info. I am visiting my mother tomorrow evening and should be able to get more precise details from an old birthday book.
Also I believe she has some photographs. I meant to get all this together before I started my quest, but having come across RootsChat at the weekend, I couldn't resist trying my luck.

Regards
Graa

Gadget · « **Reply #3 on:** Monday 26 June 06 19:38 BST (UK) »

We all try to help, so when you get more info do put it up.

Gadget

PS - I'm looking for Sandilands/Sandlands on the Shropshire/Denbighshire/Montgomeryshire borders $:-\$

GRAA · « **Reply #4 on:** Monday 26 June 06 19:58 BST (UK) »

I will try to get as much info as possible from my mother, who knows there may be a link with your search.

Graa

carolineasb · « **Reply #5 on:** Wednesday 28 June 06 14:05 BST (UK) »

Hi Graa,

My husband's grandmother was a Sandilands - but her family all appear to be from Dunfermline & are not Coal Miners. She did marry into a family that came from the Kelty/Beath/Cowdenbeath area who were Coal Miners though.

Rgds

Caroline

wendyladd17 · « **Reply #6 on:** Friday 19 November 10 20:38 GMT (UK) »

Per 1901 census I have a George Sandilands 1859 Abernethy, Perth married to Betsy Sandilands bn 1857 in Auchterderran, Fife. There son George 1894 bn in Kirkcaldy married my great aunt Chritina Isobel Page.

jimmijam · « **Reply #7 on:** Friday 10 December 10 19:43 GMT (UK) »

Hi Wendy,

There's another rootschatter researching Sandilands from Abernethy. I've found a number of gravestones from Abernethy Graveyard, and have posted them here:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=500569.new

You never know!

Best wishes, Jimmijam

carolineasb · « **Reply #8 on:** Sunday 24 March 24 12:16 GMT (UK) »

Quote from: wendyladd17 on Friday 19 November 10 20:38 GMT (UK)

Per 1901 census I have a George Sandilands 1859 Abernethy, Perth married to Betsy Sandilands bn 1857 in Auchterderran, Fife. There son George 1894 bn in Kirkcaldy married my great aunt Chritina Isobel Page.

George Sandilands who was born 30 October 1858 and married Betsy Patterson is my husband's Second Cousin 3 X removed per Ancestry

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