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Re: Fortune family of Fife, Scotland and California
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 03 September 13 18:39 BST (UK) »
I have just read the last two posts and am glad to hear of another family link.  I will watch to see how things develop.
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Re: Fortune family of Fife, Scotland and California
« Reply #19 on: Monday 30 March 15 10:17 BST (UK) »
I think we have a distant connection to this family as well, via the daughters of Rev Forrester and Rev Brown of Kilrenny, Fife.  Was it was Rev Brown's daughter who married a Rankin?

https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=EAcWAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA215&dq=james+forrester+kilrenny&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-nj_VKmRDqa3mAXOr4CQCQ&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=james%20forrester%20kilrenny&f=false

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Re: Fortune family of Fife, Scotland and California
« Reply #20 on: Sunday 24 April 16 23:40 BST (UK) »
hello have only just stumbled onto FORTUNEs being in my direct line all from Fife as far as i can see.George MOTION m Georgina FORTUNE .Found thru members on this site day 1 so thats cool just going thru verifying
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Re: Fortune family of Fife, Scotland and California
« Reply #21 on: Monday 25 April 16 00:21 BST (UK) »
Hi Julez,

Sorry to hijack thread  ::)

Can you give dates for George Motion & Georgina with parents, children & areas please?

I have a fair bit on the surname Motion but I don't have a George & wondered if I could make a fit for him  :D

I also have the surname Anderson connected with Motion.

Annie


South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

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Re: Fortune family of Fife, Scotland and California
« Reply #22 on: Tuesday 03 May 16 22:15 BST (UK) »
I recently looked at the baptism of Isabella Johnston.  She was the wife of James Forrester, minister of Kilrenny.

She was the daughter of Andrew Johnston and Euphame Clephane and was baptised at Anstruther Easter on 16 August 1756.   The witnesses to the baptism were George Clephane of Carslogie (Euphame's brother) and someone Bethune of Fingask.

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Re: Fortune family of Fife, Scotland and California
« Reply #23 on: Wednesday 04 May 16 00:00 BST (UK) »
Hi Hurworth,

I think from what I have been reading, your dates of request are abt. 100 yrs prior to any info. on this thread?

Annie
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

"OLD GENEALOGISTS NEVER DIE - THEY JUST LOSE THEIR CENSUS"

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Re: Fortune family of Fife, Scotland and California
« Reply #24 on: Wednesday 04 May 16 00:07 BST (UK) »
Hi Annie,

My post wasn't really a query.

Isabella Johnston (daughter of Andrew Johnston and Euphame Clephane) married James Forrester.

Their daughter Mary Forrester was the second wife of Rev Brown.  Their daughter Helen Brown married George Fortune.

I wasn't sure the Fortune descendants had this information about this maternal side of the family.

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Re: Fortune family of Fife, Scotland and California
« Reply #25 on: Wednesday 04 May 16 00:13 BST (UK) »
Quote from: hurworth on Tuesday 03 May 16 22:15 BST (UK)
someone Bethune of Fingask.

Hi Hurworth,

An alternative for the surname Bethune would be Beaton if that helps?

Annie
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

"OLD GENEALOGISTS NEVER DIE - THEY JUST LOSE THEIR CENSUS"

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Re: Fortune family of Fife, Scotland and California
« Reply #26 on: Wednesday 04 May 16 00:18 BST (UK) »
Thank you.   Yes, it could help. 
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