blankets farm oldmeldrum

[ter153]

hi guys
         thanks very much for all the great information and help given to me,sorry i haven replied sooner been busy lol.mcgraw i would love a picture that would be great thanks very much! Eva,thanks for the info.Rowana,thanks for your info too,Ian,ill see if i can get a copy of the book you mentioned.my maternal grandparents are burried at Newhills cemetery,and my mother did mention that my grt grandparents were there too,have just remembered this! but not sure if its james and agnes or not,but i will have to have a search and see if i can find them! and now its the summer hols ill have to try and get a look at blankets,thanks to every one again for the info and advice im very grateful

[cabrach]

By the way.  In 1757 a Hellen Alexander was born at Blankets to a William Alexander.  I'm keen to know more about these particular Alexanders should any reader come across this.  I've written a history of the Alexanders of Bourtie but the ones at Blankets are a mystery.

[Tars]

hello re the photos of the area posted earlier in fact these are photos of the area I took and posted on geograph if any more are required Id be happy to help . I live just around the corner . Regards Andy

[ter153]

thanks for everyones replies and help
havent been able to do much researching lately so have gotten a bit rusty 

[Blankets]

Hi my parents own Blankets and I'm currently sitting in the kitchen of Blankets replying to you.
I was trying to find out why this place is called Blankets when I came across this link.
My parents have owned this house for over 10 years now but there is so much they do not know, but if you still want some information we might be able to help.
Hope to hear from you soon

[flst]

Hi & welcome to rootschat! The author of this post hasn't been on here since March, but that doesn't mean they won't be back on! These posts aren't deleted which makes it easier to find things when you use a search engine. You'll find that here's always something interesting to read on these forums 
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[Anneatki]

Coincidence ? I've been trying to find gr grandad Alexander Morrison in 1861, when he would have been mid teens. Not with parents, so must be working somewhere, training to be a blacksmith ( see my first ever post for him in Stonehaven).
Anyway, last night I found him, as a ploughman working for the Walker family at North Mains of Barra, next to Blankets farm, according to Rowana.
I googled and got a picture of a lovely cottage! I'm wondering if it's the house the Walkers lived in, and also what the word "Mains" means.
Being on the other side of the world (kangaroo island) is not so bad when I've got RootsChat and google earth!  Anne