Crichton Family

[Piglet01]

Jane Crichton born Jan 19 1855 - at 13 Chapel Street, Aberdeen

Parents Andrew Crichton  35 yrs, Porter, Born Old Pitsligo.  Married Old Meldrum 1840.  Mother Elizabeth Crichton  maiden surname Dawson, 39 year , Huntly.

Got to run - work calls.  :O)  extract sent to mnj897.....

[ev]

hi all

jane gordon christie baptised 6th november 1841 st nicholas aberdeen
parents james christie and mary simpson(IGI)

ev

[mnj897]

All,

Thanks again for all you expert sleuthing - I've certainly now got many more leads than I had.

I managed to find Andrew Crichton's death entry on SP which threw up a couple of interesting snippets:

He died in a fire in the Market Building in Aberdeen on 29 Apr 1882 - so far I've not managed to find any archive info on the fire.

On his death entry his father is given as James Crichton, farm overseer and mother as Catherine Cooper.  However, there is an RCE which gives his mother as Catherine Cobban.  So that knocks out my theory of her maiden name being Connon (see earlier reply).

[mitchell]

Hi mnj,

As you have the date of Andrew Crichton's death, you should be able to get a copy of the article covering the fire in the local papers of the time...I'm sure there will be something. Contact the Local Studies staff at Aberdeen City Libraries http://www.rootschat.com/links/01f8/  they should be able to send a photocopy for a small charge.
Good luck
Elaine

[jivebunny]

Hi Mitchell,

Hopefully you will pick up this comment as the bulk of the previous posts are in 2008! My family name is Bannerman and I can add some information on the children mentioned i.e. William and Mary - Jane. They were children of John and Barbara Bannerman. Barbara's maiden surname was Dawson presumably a sister of Elizabeth Dawson. John and Barbara were married 17th June 1858 - three months before the birth of William! John was a brother of William Bannerman - the one who was described as a landed proprietor in Ceylon. I note from your posts that you ascertained that he had returned to Ceylon. Can you remember how you established this?
A few months ago I was in Aberdeen and visited Jessiefield(mentioned in various posts) which was a farm on the outskirts of Aberdeen. Originally it was a piggery but the present tenant runs it as a storage facility mostly. I took some pictures if that would be of interest.

Regards

Jivebunny

[melsimba66]

This is hopefully still an active thread , I have both Bannerman ,Crichton(or Crighton ?) in our family tree, My Grandfather was William Rettie Tough born Feb 5 1908 Chilliwack BC Canada His mother was Bathia Bannerman Tough born 1873 New Pitsligo, her mother and father were James Bannerman born 1824 in Strichen and Mary Crichton  born Aug 4 1832 Lonmay they married June 6th 1870 I also have your Andrew Crighton and Elizabeth Dawson with her birth being 1844 or is this all wrong now??  I just started this search this summer and am very new at the Family Tree investigating . I am a bit confused as to where the name Crichton became Crighton and even Creighton? In an 1851 census it has her father as Creighton , on another finding i thought I was looking for a Crichton ,but the evidence came up with Crighton , she was married 3 times , the first to a Alexander Begg,1852 , then to William Rettie 1855, and finally to James Bannerman 1870. 

[jivebunny]

Hi Melsimba,

I'm interested in the details for Bathia Bannerman. I have her married to George Tough in 1902, but after then no information. Did they emigrate to Canada?

James Bannerman who you mentioned married Eliza Crichton in 1870 having previously been married to Eizabeth Winchester who possibly died around 1860 though I've not found her death record. James was a brother of my great grandfather William Bannerman and he was killed in a rock fall in a quarry on the outskirts of New Pitsligo!

Regards
Jivebunny

[melsimba66]

My grandfathers mother Bathia  Bannerman was born Sept 1 ,1873 Aberdeen County . It has been  questioned as to whether her first born Alexander was of a different father , I have no date of his birth ,only that he was born in Aberdeen, (My Nana did research in the late 70's and did not know herself so it has been an uncertainty ever since )  . They were married July 10 1902 , and after that they moved to Chilliwack BC  on Oct 4 1903, I am still looking for the ship passenger list
 There second child George was born Feb 2 1904, Mary (or Marie) was born Sept 18 1905,  My grandfather William Rettie was born Feb 5 1908.  And on June 22 1912 their 5 th child Bathia (Beth) was born , but tragically Bathia died soon after her daughters birth , George decided to return to Scotland ,  He decided to leave Alexander in Canada ,and the infant Beth  was placed in the care of  the Robert Hamilton family on a neighboring farm . George , along with the remaining children went back to Scotland   for quite a few years, then came back to Canada , but only bringing his son George with him , my grandfather William and his sister Mary (Marie) returned at a later date. George died in Vancouver BC June 24 1926   , both Bathia , George and other members of our family including my grandfather are buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery   in Rosedale near Chilliwack BC.

    You have James marrying Eliza , , but I believe its Mary ?
 I have Eliza as being married to your Gr Grandfather William in 1860??     
    I would love to know more about this line of Bannermans , I could only go as far back as John Bannerman who married Elizabeth Robb  May 6 1792  ,  But  I can not get any information on them or past them .   

[Piglet01]

Hello Jivebunny

Ref. your being unable to find a death entry for Elizabeth Winchester.  her death entry is available to download from the offical govt website (ppv), at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk


 1860 BANNERMAN ELIZABETH WINCHESTER WINCHESTER F 41 NEW PITSLIGO /ABERDEEN 227/0B 0034 

Regards,   Steve