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Re: McKenzie family
« Reply #9 on: Friday 09 February 24 14:41 GMT (UK) »
Yes. Turfbeg is to the north of Forfar Loch.

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15.8&lat=56.64713&lon=-2.89356&layers=257&b=1

They wouldn't recognise it now, because it's now built over as a suburb of Forfar.
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Re: McKenzie family
« Reply #10 on: Friday 09 February 24 14:57 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou.

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Re: McKenzie family
« Reply #11 on: Friday 09 February 24 18:42 GMT (UK) »
Might be worth considering checking the 1789 OPR baptism. Just worried that it is the same family, with a second son named James. You may get some clues from it like location etc.

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Re: McKenzie family
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 18 June 24 13:33 BST (UK) »
I'm seeing a 60 year old James McKenzie who is showing as a gardener on the 1841 census is this who you think is your relative? It's just there's a 60 year old 'Ag Lab Army Pensioner' living Kirriemuir also called James McKenzie how did you rule him out?
North East Scotland above the Tay...
JOLLY, Johnston,Thom, Rae, Davidson, Fielding, Sherret
FEARN, McKenzie, Stirling [brick wall], Robb, Wilson, Stott
RUSSELL, Fullerton, Christie, Cochrane, Davidson, Coutts, Easton, Scott
FRASER, Henderson, Noble, Mundie, Goodall, Thain, Neish, Moir

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Re: McKenzie family
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 18 June 24 20:08 BST (UK) »
Because the right people in the family were living with him at Liff im 1841.

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Re: McKenzie family
« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 19 June 24 09:18 BST (UK) »
Ah OK, I looked for baptisms for those listed in Liff but found none, does not help that the 1841 census omits to tell us the relationships within the household.

 
North East Scotland above the Tay...
JOLLY, Johnston,Thom, Rae, Davidson, Fielding, Sherret
FEARN, McKenzie, Stirling [brick wall], Robb, Wilson, Stott
RUSSELL, Fullerton, Christie, Cochrane, Davidson, Coutts, Easton, Scott
FRASER, Henderson, Noble, Mundie, Goodall, Thain, Neish, Moir

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Re: McKenzie family
« Reply #15 on: Wednesday 19 June 24 10:45 BST (UK) »
James McKenzie (1779 - 1847) had an interesting life. He joined the 21st Rgiment of foot in Ireland, around the time that Ireland joined the Union, which caused riots that had to be put down. In 1805 they were stationed on the south coast of England and were part of the guard at Nelson's funeral. They then went off to the Mediterranean - North Africa, Egypt and Italy. In 1812 they were sent to the USA and were defeated at the Battle of New Orleans, where James was wounded - lucky not to be killed, as many of the regiment were. His final posting was to France (after Waterloo), where they had to guard the remnants of the French Army. I suppose that gardening was a welcome change after his time in the Army.

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