Wow: My Great Great Grandfather's mother was Mary Elizabeth Sangster. She died 5-Feb-1878 in Rupanyup Victoria Australia. Mary migrated to Australia in 1861...
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De
jimdevaughn
Jun 9, 2012 5:33 am
I noted your message, Leonie, regarding Wm Gray Jr. etc. His parents Wm Gray and Christian Sangster are my GGGG Uncle and Aunt. Wm Gray's brother, Thomas...
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Leonie Harding
leonieharding
Jun 11, 2012 1:51 am
Hi DeLories  Yes, I would be interested in your website. What is it?  Do you know the name of Capt. William Gray's ship that he sailed to Australia on? ......
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gmail
nashvillehick
Jun 22, 2012 2:45 pm
Based on DNA tests, it appears that I have a male ancestor who lived between Peterhead and Maud before 1739, when Edward, my g-g-g-g-g-g-grandfather left...
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lost_without_me
Jul 3, 2012 11:32 pm
Greetings, It would be great to hear from any Davidson/Davisons who show ancestors who emigrated to the USA in 1684/1685. I am researching William Davi(d)son...
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Mary Barnes
marysb1936
Jul 5, 2012 6:28 am
Hi Bill, I have Davidsons from Peterhead among my ancestors, but I haven't been able to trace any of them as far back as the 17th century, so I don't know if...
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Billy D
lost_without_me
Jul 5, 2012 5:15 pm
Greetings Mary: Thank you for the information and you are correct, William Davidson/Davison is very common as is Robert, James, John, Andrew, etc. I'll keep my...
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Wade Buchan
wsbphd
Jul 7, 2012 4:55 am
I've just updated the Birth Index file, with approx an extra 1000 entries. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Peterhead/files/Peterhead%20Indexes/ Regards, Wade....
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Wade Buchan
wsbphd
Jul 7, 2012 6:38 am
I've updated the Marriage Index file. A very big thanks to a friend from Peterhead that supplied about 300 Peterhead Marriages Certificates. ...
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Alex MacPhee
alexmacphee
Jul 7, 2012 9:59 am
Hello Wade, Many thanks for the work you put in to these helpful indexes. The Marriage Index lists the marriage of one of my ancestors, Archibald McDougall...
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A MacPhee
alexmacphee
Jul 7, 2012 10:02 am
Oops. Why do you only notice typos after you've pressed the 'Send' key? Catherine was born in 1867, not 1887 as I mis-typed. Alex...
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Wade Buchan
wsbphd
Jul 7, 2012 3:11 pm
Hi Alex, Yeah, that is what I did with a couple of my last posts, hit send only to notice a typo. Do have a copy of the marriage certificate you could send me...
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A MacPhee
alexmacphee
Jul 8, 2012 4:03 pm
Wade, Can you let me have the e-mail address to send to? I sent it to the one appearing on your last reply ('bigpond') but it has just bounced. Regards, Alex...
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Peterhead@yahoogroups...
Jul 9, 2012 9:10 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Peterhead group. File : /Conner a...
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spickette
Jul 12, 2012 7:26 am
Hello Everyone, I am looking for a James Rothnie (born in Methlick) on the crew list for the Ship Columbia. He signed on the Traveller on 23 May 1855 when it...
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candjhinricks@...
candjhinrick...
Jul 22, 2012 10:57 pm
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Mopar Man
mchapman...
Jul 29, 2012 9:48 pm
I'll be visiting Peterhead, Aberdeen and Edinburgh in a little more than a month and I'd like to to a bit of genealogical research of my Wallace and Buchan...
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Billy D
lost_without_me
Jul 29, 2012 10:06 pm
I can't offer any advice on where to visit but congratulations on your trip. I've been to Aberdeen and Edinburgh (while stationed for 3 years at Edzell) but...
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Mopar Man
mchapman...
Jul 29, 2012 10:23 pm
Thanks, Bill! We’re definitely going to the castle in Edinburgh. I’m going with my wife, uncle and aunt so I’m going to try and separate from the group...
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Mary Barnes
marysb1936
Jul 29, 2012 11:40 pm
There is also the Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society (see http://www.anesfhs.org.uk/). Their headquarters is at 158-164 King Street,...
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Alison Kennedy
alison501012
Jul 30, 2012 5:17 am
When you are in Aberdeen, would suggest you try visiting the Local Studies Information Centre of the Central Library, Rosemount Viaduct - tel. 01224 652512 -...
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margaret339587
Jul 30, 2012 7:22 am
... If you visit the castle, be sure to see the Hall of Remembrance. It holds books containing the names of all those Scots men and women who died in the...
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Elisabeth Wilson
wilsontrek2004
Jul 30, 2012 9:19 am
... Couldn't agree more - it's a great place. ... I was fortunate and just walked in off the street. The cemetery itself is then easy to search, as the...
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Billy D
lost_without_me
Jul 30, 2012 11:11 am
Too bad I didn't know my most distant known ancestors were from Peterhead/Aberdeenshire (James Davidson/Janet Cheyne) when I was stationed over there, I...
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Mopar Man
mchapman...
Jul 31, 2012 4:23 am
Many thanks to everyone who's chimed in on this thread. I'll definitely hit the ANESFHS in Aberdeen and the Central Library if there's time (I've only got a...
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MARGIE DAVIDSON
margiedavids...
Jul 31, 2012 2:04 pm
Hi, Don't know when this thread started but if interested the photographic display is open till end August - before you make an appointment with the registrar...
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Gweneth Myers
gwenethmyers
Jul 31, 2012 9:49 pm
G'day I was at Scotlandspeople back in 2009. My advice would be to have a plan of what you want to research as you have limited time. Find out what you need...
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Margaret Geddes
margaretmged...
Jul 31, 2012 10:40 pm
Dear Gwebeth  Peterhead@yahoogroups.com are very helpful along with the Family history societies. If you have the ancestor approx date of birth and where (in...
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MARGIE DAVIDSON
margiedavids...
Aug 1, 2012 8:58 pm
Had a look at families on display today and laughed - your Buchan family occupy a whole board with photographs of the sons- one Robert was known as Baker Bob...
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Mopar Man
mchapman...
Aug 2, 2012 3:10 am
Margie, thanks much for all the efforts. I’m completely stoked to see these pictures. I’ve sent you an email with a couple of questions on the private...
