One of my ancestors lived in Peterhead I have found him in 1841 but around 1850 or perhaps a little earlier he immigrated to South Australia. I am wondering if...
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thebigknights
Aug 12, 2008 12:42 pm
Hi there, I noticed from an old post, that a member was compiling a list of shipmasters from Peterhead. I've tried contacting them, without success. I am...
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scotnel4
Jun 11, 2008 5:32 pm
Hello Ken and Malcolm, Thank you so much for your input to my post - your replies make very interesting reading. I just wish I could find this George Murray's ...
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Ken May
kenjmay
Jun 6, 2008 8:34 pm
Hi folks. I see a witness was George Milne. Would that be the George Milne of Hillhead o' Cocklaw? His daughter Jan(n)et Milne married John May. Regards Ken...
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malcolm.simpson@...
May 21, 2008 1:32 pm
Hello Nel, George Simpson (shipmaster of "Traveller")and John Murray appear to have been very good friends hence John Murray calling his son George Simpson...
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scotnel4
May 20, 2008 10:26 pm
Hello Catherine, Thank you so much for your reply to my post. I have the OPR record of the George born in 1831 but I've never seen the others showing John...
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Cci
catherinecvj...
May 19, 2008 7:07 am
Hi Nel, This might help you or might add more bricks to the wall. Your not alone, I'm standing infront of my own brick wall. 1841 Peterhead census Ls Peter's...
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doris Cruickshank
refieh2002
May 18, 2008 8:35 pm
Ian, Sorry to be so slow it responding to your question. I'm not tracing any Mackies but one does show up in business with a relation in Portland, Oregon, USA....
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scotnel4
May 18, 2008 1:17 pm
Hello, I've been reading your posts re Peterhead Whalers with great interest and enjoyment especially since the names Murray and Simpson keep cropping up.. I'm...
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malcolm.simpson@...
May 7, 2008 2:21 pm
Dear Fiona, Have just read your e-mail about the "Alert".My gGrandfather James Taylor was the Mate during that terrible voyage,the passage home being his first...
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Hazel Holt
weelass1
May 3, 2008 3:08 pm
I would be interested in helping with a tidy up. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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R.J.B.Collinson
richard_jb_c...
May 1, 2008 2:09 pm
Thanks James My tree is at www.family-trees.org.uk All the best Richard R. J. B. Collinson United Kingdom www.family-trees.org.uk From:...
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cmosfets@...
usstweedy
May 1, 2008 2:03 pm
Richard If you look at my web site http://angelfire.com/ny4/peterhead you will find the Cardno family of Peterhead. Also I have some Pattullo's from the Dundee...
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Cci
catherinecvj...
May 1, 2008 7:01 am
Hi Richard, Sorry I've taken so long to answer, the hockey season has started. You might already have this info but here's what I found. I surmised this is the...
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M La Rooij
mlarooij
Apr 30, 2008 1:02 am
Great! It's so long since I thought of them I forgot they might have a website!! Marion ... From: Kathy Trevelyan To: peterhead@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Kathy Trevelyan
kathytrevelyan
Apr 29, 2008 11:31 pm
Marion, thank you! I have just looked at the Colindale website and they do indeed have the Buchan Observer! I'm going to try and get there in the next couple...
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Kathy Trevelyan
kathytrevelyan
Apr 29, 2008 11:06 pm
Thanks Alison, it's a good idea, and in many cases would probably be the answer but he was the illegitimate son of Jane Davidson, who later married, and was...
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ALISON KENNEDY
alison501012
Apr 29, 2008 9:23 pm
Hi Kathy, If you have the details of Charles Duncan Rice's illness, death & funeral it's very unlikely that the Buchan Observer will contain any other...
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Anne Allan
annea52
Apr 29, 2008 7:14 pm
I have been following this thread with interest. It is perhaps something that the FHSB could look at organising. We can discuss it at our next committee...
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Henderson, Roy
roy_henderso...
Apr 29, 2008 10:21 am
Scanning the Buchan Observer archives would certainly not be a trivial project Kathy! I've done a few quick calculations based upon some conservative estimates...
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M La Rooij
mlarooij
Apr 29, 2008 6:45 am
Hi, Have you tried the Colindale library in London? They have a wdie coverage of British newspapers so presume that will include Scottish. Marion ... From:...
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Kathy Trevelyan
kathytrevelyan
Apr 28, 2008 11:19 pm
Hello again, he died when he was only 58 and, as far as I know, he was still in post at the time. It was actually 1930 when he died, not 1931 as I mistyped...
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William Leslie
pleslie23
Apr 28, 2008 2:06 pm
Hello Colin; I will let you know if something comes about but I still think that this would be a good project for the FSHB. It could be an annual outing, like...
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keithbaigrie
Apr 28, 2008 1:17 pm
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colin collie
crhc43@...
Apr 28, 2008 12:55 pm
Hi William If you are forming a friends of St. Peters Cemetery group let me know as I would be quite interested. Colin To: Peterhead@...:...
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Henderson, Roy
roy_henderso...
Apr 28, 2008 10:19 am
I am sure the Buchan Observer would have made mention of any public subscription Kathy. I don't think editions from the 1930s are available online - some from...
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Kathy Trevelyan
kathytrevelyan
Apr 27, 2008 7:28 pm
Hi Roy, I'm sure I found the right lair as I enlisted the help of a stonemason who was carving a headstone in the cemetery! Charles was survived by his wife...
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Henderson, Roy
roy_henderso...
Apr 27, 2008 7:19 pm
Hi Kathy, Firstly, are you CERTAIN you found the correct location? It might just be worth checking that the stones on either side do match with the lair ...
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kathytrevelyan
Apr 27, 2008 6:00 pm
I went to Peterhead recently and looked for my grandfather's grave in the Constitution Street cemetary. I got the lair number and set off to look for the plot....
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William Leslie
pleslie23
Apr 27, 2008 4:36 pm
Hello Colin; My family also placed a new stone on my grandparents' grave in the Constitution Street Cemetery which is better looked after than the upper part...
