Place names

[themonkeymonkey]

Yes Katharine had a son James in 1826, thank you all so much for your help.

[MonicaL]

A little here on the family of James Ligertwood Esq of Tillery that you mention, Annie:

About 1750, the Forbeses sold the estate to James Ligertwood, a magistrate and merchant in Aberdeen, and for some time convener of the county. He married Jean (not Marjory as inadvertently stated by numerous writers), daughter of John Robertson of Pitmillan and Foveran. Of their family, John was a physician in Aberdeen; Alexander was an officer in the army ; Margaret married (contract dated 21st November, 1775) Sir William Seton, sixth Bart. of Pitmedden; while Jean and Barbara died unmarried
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Monica

[Rosinish]

Interesting finds on each Monica but...

No sign of a Katharine/Catherine etc. i.e. I wonder if she was named after her paternal g/mother?

Annie

[MonicaL]

It is always hard isn't it to pick up on mothers' names in the OPRs for Aberdeenshire, with their practice of only listing fathers' names 

Monica

[themonkeymonkey]

Definitely is, I keep going down the wrong paths with Barbara, been trying each one from the Aberdeenshire area but maybe she never was born in Aberdeenshire, aghhh.

[Flattybasher9]

There is a birth of a Barbara Ligertwood, 6th December 1778 at Cruden to a Richard John Ligertwood.

Malky

[themonkeymonkey]

Flattybasher9 I keep coming back to that one, she would have been 17 when she gave birth.  Her father is down as John Ligertwood not Richard, I will see if I can dig further, thanks.

[edwardoscar]

Hi

Hope I can help shed some additional light. This is from the virtual church minutes on Scotland’s People. (Virtual Records/ Record Creator Search/Longside/Minutes 1748-1797/Pages 306-308).

The Longside Church Records for 1796 show that Katharine was indeed born illegitimately to William Park and Barbara Ligertwood - they both went through the typical church court for their ‘fornication’.

I strongly suspect, although can’t prove, that this is the same William Park who is my 5th Great Grandfather. He was born in Rathen in 1772 and moved to Longside in the years before he got married. He eventually married Elizabeth Carr (or Car) in 1799. They married in Longside. She was from Crimond (next to Rathen) and they settled at Wester Rora, a few farms over from Dumpston. He died in 1839 in Auchtydonald (also Longside). Elizabeth died in 1870, aged 94, also at Auchtydonald farm. William was an Agricultural Labourer.

As I say, I cannot confirm, but given locations and timings, it’s a very strong possibility this is the same William Park.

Funnily enough, my x6 Great Grandfather was the minister of the Episcopal Church in Longside - he would have maybe heard of the affair - although the Presbyterian and Episcopals weren't best friends.

Brian