On This Day in NOVEMBER .....

[GrahamSimons]

Died 25th November 1986 Montagu Vazie Simons, my 3rd cousin once removed.

He was "discovered" as a cousin by my father while leafing through a law directory. The middle name refers to my 3-greats grandmother's maiden name, and is as far as I know extinct as a surname in Britain, so the fact that there was a relationship was immediately obvious.

Monty had in his possession a copy of a family tree which we believe was drawn up around 1860, and which matched the one my father had inherited.

It's this sort of chance discovery that has moved my research forward more than once.

[nanny jan]

My gt. aunt Louisa Barham born 1872, daughter of George and Elizabeth Barham, in White Lion Yard, Holborn.

Sadly she died there in July 1873.

[genjen]

Today in 1641, my nine times great grandparents - Thomas Littlefare and Dorathie Sigsworth were married in Gateshead.

Littlefare has a wonderful array of spelling variations including Littelforth, Littlefair etc. I have opeted to stick with the above spelling for ease of filing! This marriage record is according to someone else's research but I am fairly confident that it is accurate.

In 1769, my four times ggps, Joseph Cunion and Margaret Jones were married in Spennithorne.

1873 - my great-great uncle, James Raitt was born in Old Machar, Aberdeen. Second illegitimate son of Jane Raitt, he became a golf club steward in Scoonie, Fife and my nan remembered visiting him as a child but he died relatively young from, we think, alcohol related disease.

[LizzieW]

Only got 4 very distant ancestors today.

My 6 x g.g.aunt and uncle married in 1739 (that's 2 ancestors!)
My half 2 x g.g.aunt was baptised in 1819
My 3 x g.g.aunt was buried in 1767

[genjen]

I am finding this to be a very useful exercise because it's making me check and double check lots of my information. I've found some serious errors in what I have entered on my various trees - I have FTM 2010 but also have online trees with A******y and GR. I think I must have had slight blips in concentration at times because what I have entered on one doesn't match up with the others.

Please note - we have been moved from TOT to Lighter Side, so that this calendar of BMDs doesn't suffer the fate of Off Topic threads and disappear into the ether after a month or so. But make sure we keep the posts genealogy based, or Bob will move us back again!

[terry h]

6g Aunt chr 25/11/1764 Edrom Berwickshire daughter of John Sharp and Alison Bowmaker.

4g Uncle James Burn, Blacksmith at Bowden, Roxburghshire m Janet Telfer 25/11/1835 he also died 25/11/1905. Son of James Burn, Blacksmith Lillisleaf Roxburghshire and Jessie Burn nee Davidson.

2nd Cousin 4 x removed John Nelson Hastie b 25/11/1862 at Cockburnspath, Berwickshire. Son of John Hastie and Isabella Nelson

2nd Cousin 3 x removed Margaret Roberts Haliburton b 25/11/1893

2nd Cousin 4 x removed Isabelle M Hastie, daughter of Thomas Hastie & Georgina Henderson Hastie nee Cowe  m William Parker White 25/11/1901, Warren County Iowa.

[terry h]

7g Grandparents James Falconer m Marion Cockburn 26/11/1704, Yester East Lothian.

5g Uncle Alexander Cowe b 26/11/1808 Ayton, Berwickshire, son of Richard and Jean Cowe nee Polwarth.

1st Cousin 5 x removed Robert Brydon b 26/11/1810, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire. Son of Adam & Isabell Brydon nee Hastie.

4g Grandparents John Gilchrist & Elizabeth Brunton m 26/11/1816, St Cuthberts, Edinburgh. Son of Peter & Agnes Gilchrist nee Denholm and daughter of James & Janet Brunton nee Wilson.

1st Cousin 5 x removed John Hastie m Isabella Nelson 26/11/1861 Foulden, Berwicksire. Son of Thomas & Esther Hastie nee Hoy & daughter of John & Margaret Nelson nee Patterson.

2nd Cousin 4 x removed Philip Hastie Bell m Agnes Chirnside 26/11/1878 Brockholes, Coldingham, Berwickshire. Son of James & Christian Bell nee Hastie.

3rd Cousin 3 x removed Gladys G Runciman m Walter Duff 26/11/1913 Des Moines, Iowa. Son of John W & Elizabeth Runciman nee Morgan.   

[nanny jan]

Henry Page, born 1826, in Greenwich;  son of Edward and Catherine.  He was a baker and my 1st cousin 4 times removed.

[genjen]

Henry Page, born 1826, in Greenwich;  son of Edward and Catherine.  He was a baker and my 1st cousin 4 times removed.

Ermmmm.....I think perhaps he shares his birthday with someone else, doesn't he?