Steve - thanks for the information regarding the Alert. I was aware of this article, but I had forgotten all about the letter from William Nicol to his wife...
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Alison Kennedy
alison501012
Feb 8, 2010 12:10 am
Malcolm Thanks very much for your suggestion - agree that this sounds like a good idea and will check article out asap. Alison ________________________________...
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Alison Kennedy
alison501012
Feb 8, 2010 12:32 am
Hi Mary Thanks very much for taking the time to forward the article. I have done some background work already but sometimes events took place which didn't...
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scotnel4
Feb 8, 2010 11:32 am
... Hello Alison, I don't know if this is the kind of thing you are looking for but I have never been able to find the death of a George Simpson Murray of...
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Margie
fisherquine2000
Feb 8, 2010 12:51 pm
Alison, I have the extracts from both the Peterhead Sentinel and Buchan Observer of 1876 about the death at sea of Andrew Cow from Burnhaven - Margie...
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Henderson, Roy
roy_henderso...
Feb 8, 2010 12:59 pm
I have seen some email on this and to the best of my knowledge the website is not currently being published - thus, for the time being you click in vain - and...
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Henderson, Roy
roy_henderso...
Feb 8, 2010 1:13 pm
Not sure if this would be of any interest Alison, but one of my relatives Edward Angus was lost at sea, aged 24, on a voyage to New Zealand in 1867. Edward was...
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William Leslie
pleslie23
Feb 8, 2010 2:45 pm
Hello Folks; My brother just sent me this UTube video from a cousin in Peterhead. It shows some of our ancestors at work in Peterhead. ...
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garden217@...
garden217...
Feb 8, 2010 7:19 pm
Hi Roy, thank you for your reply regarding the current status of "Peterhead Genealogy" website. Best wishes James.......
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Margaret Hector
mmnorman1955
Feb 9, 2010 12:45 am
Hi Alison I have a relative, William Boyd, master and commander of the Brig "Mary Grey" who was drowned in the Hooghly River near Calcutta in 1842. This might...
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DeLories Vaughn
jimdevaughn
Feb 9, 2010 3:02 am
You speak of William Nicol and his wife Helen(Milne) They were my ggreat uncle and aunt. It broke my heart to read the letter that he sent to Helen. What great...
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Diane Roberts
sunsetdi
Feb 9, 2010 3:08 am
Alison, Although this book does not have that many names it does have a short chapter on Peterhead Whalers that describes life at sea and how the town of...
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Elisabeth Wilson
wilsontrek2004
Feb 9, 2010 11:55 am
Also not sure if this really fits the study, but my great great grandfather William Gordon died as a result of being crushed on the slip at Montrose when he...
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alex-jean Ritchie
ugiepark1
Feb 9, 2010 12:31 pm
For Alison : Below is a list of some Peterhead shipmasters who either died at sea or in a foreign port. This may or may not be of assistance to you depending ...
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C & J Hinricks
kiwibay
Feb 9, 2010 8:00 pm
WILLIAM ALLAN Born : November 13th.1845, son of William Allan & Helen Wallace Died : At sea on October 27th.1893 (Aged 48) (Death Certificate : 023/MR Entry...
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PHMorrison
phmorrison2003
Feb 9, 2010 10:16 pm
Hi Alex, The Alexander Morrison on this list is the youngest son of my GGG Grandfather, Thomas Morrison, and Elizabeth Walker. I guess his vessel was named...
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v11buk
Feb 10, 2010 4:06 pm
Hi Alison Some more information for you that might be of help - One of my 2x grt uncles, George WATT (1824-1883) was a seaman and worked on the whaling boats...
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Alison Kennedy
alison501012
Feb 10, 2010 8:50 pm
Everyone I would like to say a big thank you to everyone, too many for me to thank individually, over the last few days, who have given me information and...
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DeLories Vaughn
jimdevaughn
Feb 11, 2010 5:52 pm
I need some help on the Cemeteries in Peterhead. Last fall I had ordered the CD for St Peters Old Churchyard thru the Peterhead Historical Society. For a long...
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Henderson, Roy
roy_henderso...
Feb 11, 2010 9:20 pm
DeLories, Please excuse a brief reply but I have just read your email on my mobile and wanted to at least give an immediate response. This list is monitored by...
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DeLories Vaughn
jimdevaughn
Feb 13, 2010 1:16 am
Dear Ian, Roy & Yahoo Groups Thank you for you kind emails. First let me say that I have NO anger with those at the Peterhead/Buchan nor the Aberdeen Society....
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Iain Birnie
iainbirnie
Feb 13, 2010 12:52 pm
I'm researching my Peterhead family - my gg grandfather Alexander Wilson Herd and his father James. AW Herd's wife was Margaret Simpson (possibly also from...
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Alison Kennedy
alison501012
Feb 13, 2010 6:44 pm
Iain James Hird (or Herd) & Amelia Wilson feature loosely on our family tree through their daughter Margaret (Maggie) who married James Finnie (2 May...
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Cci
catherinecvj...
Feb 14, 2010 6:50 am
Hi Iain, You might already have this. No relations to me. James Herd, seaman in Peterhead a son Alexander Wilson born 18 Aug 1844 bap 23 Aug 1844 before...
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alex-jean Ritchie
ugiepark1
Feb 14, 2010 4:36 pm
For : Alison & Iain Could the John Herd mentioned in your postings be the following Shipmaster : JOHN HERD (c21930 Liverpool 1863) Born : c1838 Peterhead ...
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JANETTE BROOKS
janette6389
Feb 14, 2010 5:49 pm
does anyone have any information about the Rollo family who lived in Auquharney 1800s-1900s ? thank you,janette. ... From: alex-jean Ritchie...
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Mary Barnes
marysb1936
Feb 14, 2010 11:47 pm
... Hello DeLories, I'm curious to know just how you are related to William Nicol and Helen Milne. Is it through the Milne side of the family or the Nicol...
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william_scheyer
Feb 15, 2010 11:54 pm
Hi All: I am trying to locate the death and burial records of my ggg grandfather Robert Davidson a seaman from the Peterhead area. To the best of my knowledge...
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Cci
catherinecvj...
Feb 16, 2010 4:52 am
Hi William, How are you, This is DEATHS from Scotlandspeople 1841-1859 Best wishes, Catherine This is the DAY, MONTH, and YEAR 9-11-1841 Robert Davidson other...
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F Ratchford
thebigknights
Feb 17, 2010 4:52 pm
Hi All, A number of us have been working out the various Davidson families in Peterhead, and I am delighted to add some further information that might link in...
