McRae family, Lintmill, Seafield, Cullen 1880s

[AnneG7]

Any information, however small, on the Lintmill area would be appreciated as I know very little about it.    My great grandfather Robert McRae and his wife and children were living in a dwelling at Lintmill Front Row in 1881 - I guess it is probably long gone now.

I am visiting the area later in the year and would obviously like to explore my family roots as much as I can whilst I am there.    My first visit to Scotland - I live at the other end of the country, in Devon, where my grandfather eventually finished up!

Look forward to any replies.
AnneG7

[KirstyG]

Hi Anne

There does seem to be some disagreement over whether Lintmill in in Banff or Moray! It is very close to the boundary line on the map.

There are some images of the area here i thought you might be interested to see.
http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NJ5165

It looks as though there are still the old cottages in the village so you may find the house your family lived in is still there.

The maps collection at the National Library of Scotland  are a good resource if you want to see what it was like when your great grandfather lived there.

http://geo.nls.uk/os6inch/google.html

If you zoom right in it will show you a good map of Lintmill from  the mid 1800s.

I'm afraid I don't have any local knowledge to share, but I hope this helps.

Kirsty

[AnneG7]

Hi Kirsty
Many thanks for your reply and the information and links.
I will check it all out!
Best Regards
AnneG

[tomk23]

Lintmill is less than a mile out of Cullen on the Keith road , it used to be Banffshire but it all goes under Moray now , they changed the boundries for what reason i am not sure .
             Tom

[Forfarian]

There does seem to be some disagreement over whether Lintmill in in Banff or Moray!

It is actually in both, depending on your definitions of Moray and Banff.

Lintmill is unequivocally and without question in the County of Banff, also called Banffshire*. It straddles the boundary between the parish of Cullen and the parish of Deskford, which runs along the Burn of Deskford at Lintmill. Both parishes are wholly within the boundaries of the County of Banff.

However the County of Banff as a local government area was done away with in the reorganisation of local government in 1975, and the parishes of Cullen and Deskford both became part of the new district of Moray, which includes about two-thirds of the County of Banff. So Lintmill is (also) unequivocally and without question in Moray. It is not, of course, and never has been, in the historic County of Moray.

The remainder of the County of Banff, including Fordyce, the next parish to the east from Lintmill,  became part of the new district of Banff and Buchan; this was done away with in its turn in 1994/5 and became part of the expanded Aberdeenshire.

Although it no longer exists as a local government area, the County of Banff still exists; the present local authorities have erected road signs where the main roads enter the historic county, and it remains as it was for ceremonial purposes; there is still a Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire, for instance.

*but never 'Banff County' or 'County Banff'. That style of designation is never used in Scotland.

[Deltafin]

I not sure if this will be of use but my Grandfathers brothers name was Robert Born 1866 Died 1949 Buckie and his Grandmother Christian [Nee Gordon] lived in Cullen in 88 Seafield Lane ??.

[AnneG7]

Dear Deltafin
I'm not sure that we have a family link, although I do have female decendants with the surname Gordon around the time you mention, although the dates for Robert don't appear to tie in with my tree.    If you have any more information I would be glad to hear from you.   
Best regards
Anne