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by Moray_Lass
Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lorimer Conundrum
Replies: 7
Views: 459

Re: Lorimer Conundrum

Yeah - but it got me a bit further on the William Lorimer, with references and not guesswork. :lol: I now know that Soldier-John is local and not passing through, as she turned up at his father's house. Their relationship had been going on for 2 years, they claim he promised to marry her, though he ...
by Moray_Lass
Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lorimer Conundrum
Replies: 7
Views: 459

Re: Lorimer Conundrum

Thanks for the heads up Wilma, I should have kept going, I know better, having had one drag on for years :oops: What a saga, but nothing in the Fordyce Presbytery minutes, sadly. First 1814 entry is April. But Ann Begg is a witness in Ann Smith case against William Smith in October in Ordiquhill. If...
by Moray_Lass
Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lorimer Conundrum
Replies: 7
Views: 459

Re: Lorimer Conundrum

Thanks KT - that does open things up a bit more =D> Still no baptisim record for William sadly so his BOD is still vague. I wonder where the whole Begg/Oglivie marriage came from on the Death Cert, unless Isabel Begg is Ann's sister and William's son got confused. (no sign of her being a sister in t...
by Moray_Lass
Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lorimer Conundrum
Replies: 7
Views: 459

Lorimer Conundrum

I have an ancestor giving me a headache and the newly released Kirk Session Minutes have drawn a blank. I am going round in circles and need some fresh eyes on this problem. ](*,) Can anyone see something I am missing and do you think the Death Cert info can be trusted? William Lorimer born - c1814 ...
by Moray_Lass
Wed Mar 17, 2021 3:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Virtual Volumes on Scotlands People
Replies: 11
Views: 779

Re: Virtual Volumes on Scotlands People

I need to dig out my list of fatherless children that I couldn't look up until I could get into the Records Office in Edinburgh. =D> And guess who is luckily on holiday next week, timing couldn't be better for me =D> :- \:D/

But what will we do when we bring down the server with demand :roll:
by Moray_Lass
Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:09 pm
Forum: Scottish People
Topic: William Wilson (Born 1816, Elgin, Moray)
Replies: 3
Views: 288

Re: William Wilson (Born 1816, Elgin, Moray)

Hi Pinemartin Where did you get that Wiliam was born 1816 in Elgin? I'm not finding a birth for a William Wilson in Elgin 1816 in Scotland's People or Family Search and nothing old enough in Libindx (my go-to for anything Moray), http://libindx.moray.gov.uk/mainmenu.asp Found two with father George ...
by Moray_Lass
Thu Jun 25, 2020 2:49 pm
Forum: Institutions
Topic: Astral House, Gray Road, Liff, Angus, Scotland.
Replies: 14
Views: 1588

Re: Astral House, Gray Road, Liff, Angus, Scotland.

Huntly is much further north, near the border with Moray - so you are lookin at more than one Astral House.
by Moray_Lass
Wed May 27, 2020 11:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Alias surnames
Replies: 4
Views: 651

Re: Alias surnames

When I saw the title I thought they were going to talk about Tee-names, but that isn't how they are recorded, and I'm not sure if it stretches up to Black isle. My maternal family is riddled with Tee-names, it is a Fishing Village things. They are recorded as John Wood "Deacon" or George "Sailor" Fl...
by Moray_Lass
Sun Feb 23, 2020 12:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Decyphering a death reg
Replies: 18
Views: 879

Re: Decyphering a death reg

Going back the the G* idea I just ran a quick search on Family Search; Jane Ross born 1805-1815, Father * Ross, Mother Jane * and came up with Jane Ross 13 Nov 1815 Alves Moray - F James Ross, M Jane Gill Janet Ross 28 July 1814 Duthil Invernessshire F Colin Ross M Jane Grant Jannet Ross 2 Jan 1809 ...
by Moray_Lass
Sat Feb 22, 2020 3:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Decyphering a death reg
Replies: 18
Views: 879

Re: Decyphering a death reg

Could you give us some more details - I'm trying to look for births with a mother's surname starting G and father Smith, but I'm having to guess at Jane's age and that she was born in Fife. Even the Father's full name and the mother's first - if you can read them - would help.