Agnes Spink m Charles Barker

[surfingpiglet]

Thanks Harry. You are a mine of information on fisher families. You helped me a couple of years back unravelling Cellardyke families on my fathers side. Really appreciate  your input.

[hdw]

I don't remember that but I'm glad I was able to help.

R.R. Spink the fish merchant married Euphemia Carstairs Brown of Anstruther who was descended from several Cellardyke fishing families. I am distantly related to those Spinks, and also, I think, to the Swankies of Swankie's Fish. But of course everybody with Auchmithie ancestry is related to everybody else.

The Auchmithie Roots website is the place to go for information about the Auchmithie families and their relationships.

Harry

[surfingpiglet]

Hi, I have just come across this post. Agnes Cargill Orr was my grandmothers sister - Annie Forbes nee Orr.  They were born and raised in Arbroath. She married Charles Barker and they lived in Potters Bar, Herts. All her family also moved to Potters Bar and Barnet. I don't actually know why they moved though. I don't know much about her unfortunately, but they are both buried in Arbroath.

[surfingpiglet]

Hi. Ferleanie.
I just saw your post.
I see Agnes was your Grandmother's sister.  Charles was brother of my husbands Grandfather. We have several photos of him young with the Barker family.  Do you have a photo of him with his family or when he was older.  The Barkers owned a large Hardware shop on Potters Bar High Street which was started by his father who had begun as a Builder with his father and brother.  Barkers Store was owned by his father, then Charles brother then his son. 4 generations down the shop was eventually sold in 1987. It was well known as  over the years as a supplier of ironmongery to local builders and tradesmen but also sold homeware, plants etc to the public in its shop as well as hardware.