Anderson, Shiells and Marr

[CelticMom]

I am interested in anyone research the surname ANDERSON, SHIELLS AND MARR in the East Lothian area.

Please get in touch.

regards,
Siobhan

[gladys1]

Hi Siobhan did you get my personal message for Combs and Marr  and Runciman.  Gladys1   

[bryso]

hi there,all three names are a popular surnames in dunbar
especially anderson and marr.may i suggest you try the DUNBAR COMMUNITY WEBSITE.a site which is free to join and post questions,as i have said before to others DUNBAR
has its own historical society with a wealth of knowledge
on parish records etc and they are willing to help when they can,(this will also help to raise the profile of rootschat)
if you can be more specific,names, dates etc someone should be able to help.i know a lot of people in east lothian
and my brother is married to an anderson.
thers a lot of andersons in the construction industry and marr is a popular name in the fishing industry.hope this is of some help to you and if theres anything else i can do to help just e-mail me and i will do what i can.just a word of warning though there a thousands of andersons in east lothian.happy hunting.
                                   bryso

[gladys1]

Hello bryso thank you for your message but i have been on east lothian a while back looking for any Marr family as my Comb family came from Dunbar which i have quite a bit of imformation on Combs,   one Comb married a Marr.      On my website there is a web site for Combs which all my Combs are on there which they started off in Blyth here and went back to Dunbar. regards gladys.     

[tess4207]

I am researching Shiells as well but they were from Leith .

[gladys1]

Hiya  tess i haven`t done any researching on Sheels which i know Jane Sheel married my George Crossling in Sedgfield County Durham.  Gladys. 

[Maggie J Ingram]

Hi Tess,

I'm also researching the Shiells family from Leith.  James Shiells (b.1878 in Leith) married to Agnes Seath.  James's parents were George Shiells and Mary Henderson.

Any connection to your Shiells?

Regards,

Maggie

[CelticMom]

I know very little about my Sheills/Sheils  famly.

I have Joan Shiells/Shiels born about 1800 in Haddington, I believe she was the daughter of Peter Shiells and Elisabeth Lemon. Joan Shiells married Robert Anderson and they had several children also born in Haddington.

I also have a Robina Shiells/Shiels in my tree who married John Paterson a Master Plumber of Plumbing company Paterson and Burns. I am unsure when and where Robina was born. But John Paterson was born about 1801 in Canongate, Midlothian. I have often wondered if Robina might of been a sibling of Joan, but haven't been able to prove this yet. As funnily the daughter of John and Robina married the son of Joan and Robert.

The marr's in my tree all seemed to originate from the Prestonpans area and indeed the majority were fisherman. The furthest back on the marr's that I have gone is James Marr who would of been born in the early 1700s he married a Margaret Veitch. The James Marr name seems to carry on down the line.

[Maggie J Ingram]

Hi Tess,

Thanks for your reply.  At the moment, I can't connect with your Shiells family.

Regards,

Maggie