Alness Ross's

[myross]

Hi Lorna

Thanks you are a star !!!!

Myra

[maclennan25]

Hi there, i made it to the library (and the dodgy machine awaiting repair lol) and only had half an hour so chose both Finlays' dates to look at

rsj 5/10/1951
page 1, death notice,

Ross. At Foulis Smithy, Evanton on 28th September 1951. Finlay Ross in his 84th year.

no further obituary in this paper or the following week's paper.


rsj 2/10/1970
page 1, death notice,

Ross. As the result of a fatal accident on 27th September 1970. Finlay Ross, Foulis Smithy, Evanton, agedc 62 years. Eldest son of the late Mr & Mrs Finlay Ross. Interred Alness Churchyard.

rsj 2/10/1970
page 5, obituaries,

FOULIS FATALITY
Mr Finlay Ross (62) was discovered dead at his home, Foulis Smithy, Evanton at the weekend by his cousin from Alness. Ross Sutherland police sasid later death was as a result of a shooting accident. Mr Ross and his father were blacksmiths on the Foulis Estate for more than half a century. He was a bachelor.

hope this helps a little
Lorna

[myross]

Hi Lorna

You have been to a lot of trouble for me and  I cant thank you enough,
My what a sad end to Finlay.

I did actually visit Foulis Smithy when I was up there thanks to Joan Ross and the old buildings were still there altho' there are new owners who seem to have renovated the old house, and to respect their privacy we kept a respectable distance .
Thanks again Lorna you have been a great help I will follow this lead.

Myra

[maclennan25]

wondering if this is Hugh and Lillias?

http://gravestones.rosscromartyroots.co.uk/picture/number1229.asp?st=hugh%20fraser

Lorna

[maclennan25]

forgot to add that i think all you need to do for ross-shire is to email them  saying that you are looking for info on... and could they please print the following on their letters page and website. including an email/postal address for people to contact you.

rsj email: editor[at]rsjournal.co.uk
rsj seeking the past webpage: http://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/categoryfront.php/id/114/Seeking_The_Past.html


also
igi has results for Finlay & Elizabeth and some of their children. not sure if you have these yet. if not i can post them here if you want. i also have the 1881 census disks (somewhere) and i can look up Finlay, etc and see if there are any more children if you want?

Lorna

[myross]

Hi Lorna

This is indeed  Hugh and Lillias grave, they were Finlay's [blacksmith] wifes parents and Lilias was in fact a Munro.
I have Finlay and Janes marriage certificate and they were witnesses.

I has asked for an ad to be put in the RJ I cant do it on line as I have problems with my computer email, so I sent thru my own  email privately.

I also have the 1881 census and the one before that thankyou when Finlay was 38 and elizabeth was 37, the only children they had then was Harriet aged 5, Finlay aged 4 and Lillias 11 mths [ thats not too clear ].
My grandad Donald wasnt born then.
Thats all I have up till now .

I wonder if you could help me with the address 71 Main street ALNESS now High street, I went to investigate when I  was up there and thought I had found finlay and elizabeths family house of 1881 but was told the numbers aren't what they were then and they had turned the whole street around which means that the numbers are starting from  the other end , its all very confusing .

There seems to be some papers missing regarding the original layout of the street, I was hoping to get some pictures of the old house but dont know which one it is.

Could you advise me on this as to where I would get any info
Alness Heritage Centre tried very hard without success,  they mentioned something about a place in Edinburgh that may have information but I dont know where to start

Thanks Lorna
Myra

[maclennan25]

hi there,

there are a great range of maps for family history researchers at : http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html but even when using the 'enhanced zoom' on the 1880 Alness map which has incredible detail, there is no way to tell the numbers on the high street.

i know there is a victorian map of that area on ebay just now, but i don't know if it would have enough detail either. Amazon might be a possibilty but i haven't had a chance yet to look, sorry.

another trip to the library might help, but unfortunately i can't get there now until next month...

websites that might help:
ambaile.org.uk
invergordonarchive.org
scran

or inverness has a really good archive now, i'm not sure if they have a searchable website but i have phoned them in the past and asked if they had specific records and they were very good and even went looking when they weren't sure and phoned me back later. http://www.highland.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/what-to-see/archives/highlandcouncilarchives/

below is a link to an image from ambaile of Alness high street c1910...
http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/component/image?id=43728&zoom=2

sorry i can't do any more at the moment, but let me know how you get on and if you still need anything when i get back, i'll try and get to the library for you then. i'll also let you know if/when your query appears in the rsj.

hope i've been at least a little helpful

kind regards,
Lorna.
p.s feel free to p.m me if you'd rather and i will send you my email address instead of posting publicly...

[maclennan25]

letter now in ross-shire

http://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/8276/Finlay_Ross_and_Elizabeth_Stewart.html

[myross]

Hi Lorna

thankyou so much for info

Myra