Hi there
I am trying to work out who my grandfather's birth father was. He was adopted at birth and didn't find out until about 20 years ago, by which time it was too late to ask his adoptive parents as they had both died many years before. On her death bed, his last living aunt told him that he had been adopted at birth, and that his mother had had an affair (she was single) with a married law professor at the University of Aberdeen. As my grandfather was born in 1926, I asked the archivist at the University of Aberdeen library for the names of academic staff from the Faculty of Law from the previous year and these are the names she gave me:
Professor
Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, KC MA LLB
Lecturers
Archibald Cameron Morrison, OBE MA LLB
Robert Moir Williamson, MA LLB
George Duncan, MA
Alexander Blacklaw, MA
University Assistant (part-time)
Robert P Masson, MA LLB
Based on some very quick internet research, I think the names above relate to the following people:
Alexander Mackenzie Stuart (d 1935), married to Amy Margaret Dean, and father of Alexander John Mackenzie Stuart (Baron of Dean, b 1924,d 2000).
Archibald Cameron Morrison. Fourth son of John Morrison, parochial schoolmaster, Logie Pert,
and Elizabeth Paterson Cameron, his wife. Born at Logie Pert, 29th July, 1870. Married at Paisley, 11th June, 1901, Agnes Sproul, dau. of John Nicolson, commission agent, Glasgow, magistrate and resident of Paisley.
Robert Moir Williamson. Fourth son of George Williamson, Alumnus, Mar. Coll., 1834-35,
farmer, land valuator, and guild burgess of Aberdeen, and Elsie Morrison, his wife. Born at Shempston, Duffus, near Elgin, 3rd June, 1867. Married, 2nd June, 1896, Katharine Hogg, dau. of Archibald M. Macrae, indigo planter, with issue : —
1. George Alexander.
2. Archibald Moir.
3. Robert Bertram.
1. Margaret Lesley.
George Duncan. Elder son of James Duncan, architect, Turriff, and Ellen Liddle, his wife. Born at Turriff, February, 1869. Married, 4th August, 1897, Eveline Louisa, dau. of Peter
Crombie, dental surgeon in Aberdeen, with issue : —
1. James Lindsay.
1. Anne Elizabeth.
2. Helen Margaret Eveline.
Alexander Blacklaws, S. of William B. ; /;. Aboyne, I2th Feb. 1859. Solicitor, Aberdeen. In 1888 he adopted the name of Blacklaw in place of Blacklaws. Clark Lecturer on Procedure, Evidence and
Commercial Law in the University, 1904.
Robert P Masson (found no info)
If anyone is related to any of the families above and could help me, please get in touch. Obviously I should point out that the father is not mentioned on his birth certificate, just his mother.
Many thanks,
Louisa
