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Offline MrSaunders

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Argentine Mystery
« on: Sunday 01 September 24 19:07 BST (UK) »
I purchased this CDV with the following message on the back. I’m fairly confident in most of it except for:

1. the last word on the first line
2. if there is a middle initial or not
3. the day in December

“Wishing all at ???
A Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
J. D. McCulloch
Santiago Del Estero [Argentina]
Dec 7th 1890”

Keen to hear other opinions 😊
Thank you!

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In Scotland:-
McCulloch, Saunders, Sanders, Sanderson, Saunderson, Anderson, Ward, Graham
In England:-
Lovell, Ward, Didmon, Harman

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Re: Argentine Mystery
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 01 September 24 23:20 BST (UK) »
  1 Looks like Berryleys and there is a Berryleys farm near Keith, Moray, Scotland

2 the second initial looks like 'D"

3 can't get the date in December though looks like 'Dec the XXX possibly '8th'

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Re: Argentine Mystery
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 01 September 24 23:42 BST (UK) »
For the date, I was thinking it was "Dec7 th  1890", with the "7" crammed right after "Dec", space, then "th" followed by 1890.

Great find for Berryleys, Shanreagh!   That is what it looks like to me as well.

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Re: Argentine Mystery
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 03 September 24 16:03 BST (UK) »
Thank you Shanreagh and Bbart!

I found Berryleys in 1904 at NLS: https://maps.nls.uk/view/82870401#zoom=5&lat=10193&lon=8401&layers=BT

In the Parish of Grange, I found the Wilson family living at Berryleys in 1881 and 1891 census. Andrew Wilson described as Farmer of 252 acres of which 223 are arable employing 4 men 2 boys and 2 girls.
In Scotland:-
McCulloch, Saunders, Sanders, Sanderson, Saunderson, Anderson, Ward, Graham
In England:-
Lovell, Ward, Didmon, Harman


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Re: Argentine Mystery
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 03 September 24 19:29 BST (UK) »
Andrew Wilson was definitely the tenant at Berryleys at the time of that Christmas card; he appears a lot in the newspapers, and quite easy to track.

The following is Andrew's obituary from Aberdeen Press and Journal, 07 October 1914. Maybe something in it will help connect Andrew Wilson, or a family member, to Mr. McCulloch.

Death of Mr Andrew Wilson, Haughs, Keith

The death took place yesterday morning of Mr Andrew Wilson, farmer, Haughs, Keith, in his 85th year. Mr Wilson, who had been ailing for some time, was born at the farm of Corsairtly, Keith, which his father, the late Mr Andrew Wilson, occupied for a considerable time, and carried on an extensive business in the manufacture of lime at Douglas Brae Lime Works, since disused.
Mr Wilson, Haughs, at the age of 25, entered on a lease of the farm of Montgrew, Keith, where he remained for 27 years.  He then went to Berryleys, also on the Fife Estates, Keith district, and farmed it for 19 years, and 16 years ago he proceeded to the farm of Haughs.
Deceased was a devoted member of the old U.P. Church and leaves two sons -- Mr Andrew Wilson, who farms Copperhill, near Elgin; and Mr George A. Wilson, who manages Inchgower Distillery, and is now Major Wilson, of the 6th Gordon Highlanders (T.F.),, and is at present stationed at Bedford; and four daughters, one married to Mr George Davidson, banker, Rothienorman; and another to Dr McCallum, Kendal.