This page - last edited 10 Dec 2003 Go to surnames listings page Go to contacts page
Below is the current list of enquiries
submitted in
2002. 1998
list.
1997
list
1999
list
2000
list 2001
list
2003
list
2004
/05 list
Comments
page
These
enquiries are listed with latest entered at the
top.
199
WILSON
Seeking information about Ralph
Wilson, b St. David, Dalgetty, Fife, about 1755; spouse Christian
Sta(e)house b St. David about 1759. Their son John's IGI entry says b
5 April 1781 in St. David. The Wilson's are the ancestors of Florence
Mary Wilson married to Harry Allan Bate of Ottawa, ancestors of my
children through my husband Frederic H. Peters. According to the
Parish Register of St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, John was a grocer (md
Margaret French). Were John's parents were Ralph and Christian. Harry
Allan was Colonel-in-Chief of the Governor General's Footguards,
Ottawa in the early 1900s and was the son of Sir Henry Newell Bate,
an Ottawa grocer. -
Joan
Gilday - details - 04 Sep 2002
198
ROBERTSON / SANDERS
Christina Robertson, an artist, born
Sanders, born Kinghorn, Fife, about 1798. She had a brother Thomas.
Is it possible she is listed as having been born or lived in
Linktwon. There was a Thomas Sanders born there in 1784 so it is just
possible there is a connection. IGI is not herlpful.
Christina ended her days in Russia
painting the Imperial family and
members of the aristocracy. Her prices were very high, but it's odd
that no documents seem to exist about her life.
Alan Bird- details - Llangollen,
Wales. UK - 20 oct 2002
197
MOORE - ROBERTSON/ROBINSON. James
Moore, born Kirkcaldy, 1822. Married Christine Robertson/Robinson at
Dysart, Fife. They had 4 daughters, all born Dysart - Margaret b1843,
Mary b1846, Janet b1850, Jemima b1852. James occupation was a Mason.
Family to West Australia 1855.
Rae
Worcester - details - 10 May
2002
196
- PINKERTON
- My gg grandfather Benjamin
Pinkerton b. 1816 Edinburgh. Married Jane Anderson, on June 6, 1845.
Children from this marriage: Benjamin (1845) and Janet (b 1849)
Benjamin (1845) married Jessie Smart in 1874. Children from this
marriage: David, Margaret, Benjamin. Looking for information on
David. Maraget married a Macmillan; their children grew up in
Kirkcaldy. Benjamin came to Canada, and I am his great
grandaughter. My grandfather Benjamin settled in a town
called Herscel,
Saskatchewan, in Canada. He died in
1972, Vancouver, BC. His sister had two sons; David, a physician in
Kirkcaldy, and either Allan or Archie, a lawyer, in Scotland. Their
last name would have been MacMillan. As for grandpa's brother David
Pinkerton, I only know of his name and that he was born approximately
1875, in Kirknewton and Calder.
Lexi Clark - details. 09 March
2002
195
HENDERSON - JOHN HENDERSON murdered
his employer James Millie at Monimail. He was tried on 8.9.1852 in
Cupar and publicly hanged on 1st October 1852. I believe that I am
related to him. Members of the Henderson family lived until recently
in Dundee and Angus. My grandfather was a mill owner in Dundee and
there were connections by marriage with the Hoods and Flemings - both
well known Dundee families. Can anyone point me in the right
direction? -
Ken
Lawson - Edinburgh -
details
- 8 Jan 2002
194
- NICOLL - Francis Nicoll was b 1770
at Draine, Morayshire, to John Nicoll merchant, Lossiemouth, Elgin.
He studied at King's College, Aberdeen to be a preacher coming to
Auchtertool, Fife in 1797 (age 22).The degree of DD was conferred
upon him by St Andrew's University in 1807 when he was preaching in
Forfarshire; in 1809 he became
moderator of the general
assembly . In 1819, he was presented
by the Prince Regent to the parish of St Leonard's, Fife, and became
principal of St Leonard's and St
Salvator's (University of St
Andrew's). In 1822 he rose to be
rector of St Andrew's
University, and he drew up the
address presented to George
IV during the royal visit in August
of that year; he died on 8 Oct 1835. He married Anne Ramsay in
Edinburgh 25th Oct 1814 ; she died 18th Feb 1842; they had issue -
Anne Grace b. 2 Aug 1819 d. 18 Feb 1836; Francis Patrick b 16 Dec
1823 d. 6 Aug 1876 Qld Australia; Isabella b 17 Oct 1825. Any further
info appreciated -
Andrea
Doherty. -
details.-
Queensland, Australia, 18 July 2002
193
- BOWMAN
In about 1817 Thomas Bowman or
his son became partner owner of the ship
Vitoria
- probably named after Wellington's victory in the Spanish city of
this name. Another member of the syndicate which owned this vessel
was my great great grandfather George Winter, of 10, Montpelier
Street, Walworth, Surrey (now south London).
George was one of the first
Englishmen to emigrate to Ceylon in about
1825. Thomas Bowman's nephew was
Haverstock Hodsell Bowman whose son Edward Ainsworth Bowman married
one of George's daughters. Their son Edward Deslandes Bowman married
my 2 grandfathers' (they were brothers) sister Eveyln Gertrude -
known as Sissie. The Bowmans inherited the estate George originally
bought from an indigo planter named Mr Henley. This was called
Baddegama Estate, near Galle & Hikkaduwa, Ceylon. My paternal
grandfather Alfred William Roosmale Cocq Winter bought a part of this
plantation. This was known as Pillagoda Valley Estate, belonging to
A. W. Winter & Sons. My mother's Mary Marguerite
Bowman (Mrs Perry and then Mrs George Butler) told me Thomas Bowman
was a gamekeeper to the local laird and saw his portrait in the
laird's stately home. I don't know who the laird was. Any information
about any Bowman family of Crail or the local laird would be greatly
appreciated. See my web pages
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pillagoda
(some pages are
VERY
large) -
Wendy
Garcia nee Winter - Spain - details
-03-July-2002, 7-Nov-2004
192
- WALKER The following
information was found, in 1952, by my grandfather. I believe that the
James Walker, baptised June 6th, 1756 Saline, FifE is my ancestor.
Any further information on this
family would be of great interest.
If this connection is correct , I have much data on his descendants
in America. The Old Parochial Registers of Saline, Fife between 1746
- 1783 state: June 6th, 1756. Alexander Walker and Christian
Henderson in Craighouse - child Baptized - James. Further children
recorded in the OPR of Saline are: Margaret a natural child baptized
15-June-1754. Janet born 18-Jan-1770, baptized 20-Jan-1770. William
baptized 7-March-1773. In entry 1770, the father Alexander Walker is
described as a miller in Craighouse. The Old Parochial Register in
Saline are a copy of accounts of "Marriage Money received for the use
of the poor". The following entry appears: "June 6, 1755 Given by
Alexander Walker and Christian Henderson for being proclaimed in
order to marriage. ...... 18 shilling".
Patricia
Gardner - details - Arlington,
Virginia, USA - 2 Jun 2002
191
- BEATON
- The Beaton family (Bethune, Beton)
were a well connected family at the time of Mary Queen of Scots.
James Beaton b 1473
d 1539 at St Andrews Bishop of
Galloway 1504, Archb. of Glasgow 1509, Archb. of St. Andrews 1522,
Lord Treasurer 1515. I believe that he was the s. of
John Beaton, 5th Laird of Balfour b.
1440 d. 1507 Keeper of Falkland
Palace and Marjory Boswell, his wife. John Beaton may be the younge
son of John Beaton b. 1415 Holkettle d 1499 Balfour and Catherine
Sterling b. Abt 1418. David Beaton b
1494 d. 1546 assassinated at St. Andrew's, Cardinal Archbishop of St.
Andrews and nephew of James above. I
think he was the s. of John Beaton of Balfour b. abt. 1465 (br. Of
James above) and Elizabeth or Isabel Moneypenny. The cardinal had a
mistress, Marion (or Mariota) Ogilvy d. of 1st Lord Ogilvy of Airlie
by whom they had a no. of illegitimate children incl. Margaret b.
abt. 1530 m. David Lindsay 10th Earl of Crawford b. 1527 d. 1574.
James Beaton b 1517 d 1603 Paris,
Archbishop of
Glasgow,
Mary Q of Scot's ambassador and
confidante in France. He was the son
of John Beaton of Auchtermuchty b. abt 1490 eldest bro. of David
above. Elizabeth Bethune b abt 1518 mistress of James V 1513/42
mother of Jean Stewart b abt 1538 d 1588 m. 1553
Archibald Campbell 5th Earl of Argyll
b. 1530 d. 1573. I believe that
Elizabeth is the d. of Sir David John Beaton of Creich b 1495
Keeper of Falkirk
Palace m. Janet Hay b 1499 (her
antecedants inknown). Sir David is the s. of Sir David Beaton 1st
Laird of Creich b. abt 1456 Lord High
Treasurer of Scotland. He m. Janet
Duddington d, aft 1541. This Sir David is the s. of Robert Beaton b.
1433 and Mariot Lindsay b. 1433 d bef 1468. He is probably the elder
bro. of John Beaton, 5th laird of Balfour b.1540 (see first name
above) . Janet Beaton b. 1519 d. 1569 (probably sister of Elizabeth
above) m (1)1540 Simon Preston of Craigmillar b. 1514, m (2) abt 1542
James Crichton b.1515, m bef. 1544(3) Walter Scott of Buccleuch b Abt
1495 d 1552 killed in Edinburgh St. by Kerrs (ancestors of Dukes of
Buccleuch). Sir David Beaton of Creich b Abt 1519 Keeper of Falkland
Palace (who did he marry?) He appears to be bro. of Elizabeth and
Janet. He seems to have 3 children: Mary Beaton b. abt 1540 b. bef
1594 one of the four Maries that
accompanied Mary Q of Scots to France as a
child, m Alexander Ogilvy of Boyne
m. 1565. David Beaton b. abt 1543 Master of Mary Q of S's household
while imprisoned in England (who did he marry?). Andrew Beaton, bro.
of David, who was also in Mary Q of S's household, and sought to m.
Mary Seton, another of the four Maries, but was drowned returning
from France after seeking a dispensation for her vow of celibacy in c
1580. I have some doubts about the
links in some of this data. Is there
a pedigree that I have not found?
Robert
Stedall -
details
27-Jan-2002
190
- YOUNG - Thomas was the son of
George YOUNG and Jane( Jean) URE. He married Catherine DANKS, born 23
November 1835, at Milesmark Cottage (Dunfermline area) on 30 July
1855. Catherine's parents were Francis DANKS and Catherine ORR. They
migrated with three children to Australia in 1862.
Barbara
Don -
details
- Caloundra, Queensland, Australia - 01 Feb 2002
189
- BEATON - I am interested to
establish the pedigree of the Beatons
of Creich in 16th Century. I am
researching Mary Beaton, one of the 4 Maries b. abt 1540 d of David
beaton of Creich, but do not know her mother. David Beaton may be the
sister of Elizabeth Bethune mistress
of James V, King of Scotland and
mother of Lady Jean Stewart, who m. Alexander Campbel,
5th Earl of
Argyll in c. 1553. I am interested
to establish any relationship to David Beaton, Cardinal Archbishop of
St. Andrews, and Lord Chancellor assassinated at St. Andrews 1546.
Robert
Stedall -
details
- 27-Jan-2002
188
- MCKENZIE STALKER, Daniel was born
November 28, 1823 near Grantown,
Strathspey, Cromdale Parish,
Inverness. He came a coachman in
Dollar,
Clackmannan in the early 1840's and
married Catherine Stalker b April 15, 1827 in
Newburgh,
Fife, to Master Mariner Peter
Stalker and Margaret Tosh. Daniel and Catherine were married November
11, 1848. They went to Limekilns, Fife and had son Peter Stalker
Mckenzie on September 11, 1849. His family moved to
Georgetown, Onerio,
Canada, where John Stalker McKenzie
(Sept 18, 1856) and Duncan Stalker Mckenzie (September 16, 1858) were
born. From here they went to Detroit,
Michigan, USA and had daughter
Catherine Stalker McKenzie on March 13, 1863. They then went to Grand
Chain, Pulaski,
Illinois and had twins Daniel and
William on Dec. 5, 1868. The family moved to
Reno County, Kansas
where after Daniel's death in 1884
his wife Catherine remarried a Dougal McArthur; after his death she
went with her children to Elmira,
Idaho and married a William Scott.
The family then went to and fro from
Seattle, Washington to Idaho. The
brother William had children in Scotland: Margaret (Maggie) b 1854 md
a Shortliff; Janet b 1856 (md Charles Gilmore). The oldest daughter
remained in Put-In-Bay, Ottowa
County, Ohio; the second lived near
Sarnia, Lambton County,
Canada. There was a son called
Willie. Have searched to find the McKenzie parents of Daniel and
William and if there were more siblings. Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
Richelle Buckles - details -
5-Jan-2002
Comments,
submissions and suggestions welcome -
Hugh
Reekie
h.reekie@ieee.org