The Harleys of Dunfermline

[weemanswife]

Sorry made a mistake it was Robert Campbell Harley 1898 but it was the wrong one.

[Lindsay Farmer]

Hi,
Joan contacted me through ancestry to let me know about this thread.  I suspect that it was my "Farmer Family " tree on ancestry that was referenced earlier in this thread. 

Robert Farmer (married to Grace Campbell) was my 3 X great-grandfather.  I have a lot of supporting records for Robert, Grace and daughter Janet.   I didn't really track Janet's children as I was primarily interested in the Farmer line.

If you are interested I have at least 3 more generations of Robert Farmer's ancestors,  documented back to the 1750s.   If you send me your email address I can give you access.
Regards, Lindsay

[rescobie]

Hi Weemanswife,appreciate all your research but when
Andrew Clark Harley married Helen Lyall Robertson at the Crown Hotel
Cowdenbeath on 6th January 1940 his age is given as 21 so his birth would have been around 1919.A Robert Farmer Harley is a witness so I presume
this could have been a brother or cousin.
Their respective addresses...11, Whirlbut Crescent & 15,Whirlbut Crescent
Dunfermline.Any further info on this family?
                                                               R.

[Lindsay Farmer]

Hi Rescobie,
Andrew Farmer Harley listed previously born Nov 1908, also died in Dunfermline in 1908, an infant..  It seems a little weird to us nowadays, but it was not uncommon to re-use a name, if the first child died.
There is a birth record for Andrew Clark Harley born 1918 in Dunfermline, although the record image is not viewable from ScotlandsPeople.
Does the marriage record from 1940 for Andrew Clark Harley list William HArley and Janet FArmer as his parents - if so, then he is still part of this family group.

Hope this helps, Lindsay

[rescobie]

Hi Lindsay,
          Yes William Harley & Janet Farmer were listed as his parents so it looks as though you are on the correct line.
                                          Many thanks,
                                                             R.

[rescobie]

Have found an obituary for one Andrew Clark Harley on 11th Dec.2008
at Colchester aged 90 years & wondered if there was any way of checking the possibility of this being my father.....Andrew Clark Harley
born Dunfermline Fife 1918?

[Lindsay Farmer]

English Death certificates can be order on-line from the General Register Office (GRO) for England & Wales at:
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/
Certificates are 9.25 GBP (Pounds)
I have used this service, but don't know if there is any restriction on records as recent as 2008 ?  I suggest you create an account and start entering the search data, to see if it will allow you to submit the request.

Good luck

[twoshooze1]

hello my name is paul goodey, i am andrew clark harley's grandchild.
sadly he is not with us anymore, but my mother marion (*) (maiden name (*)) has always expressed great interest in finding you, as she would be your half sister. she was an only child between andrew clark harley and elsie norris.
my grandfather was a wonderful man, and i miss him dearly everyday.
he liked to be referred to as jock, and was a tallented musician (moth organ and jewes harp) and the heart and soul of a party, and partial to his wiskey!
im not sure you are still using this site but i pray you get this, so i can tell you all the questions you may wish to know about your father
kindest regards
paul goodey.

[twoshooze1]

if anyone else is reading this and can contact rescobie id really appreciate it, its taken us a very long time to get this far, and now im so close..
thanks
paul