ABERDEEN-L Archives
Archiver > ABERDEEN > 2000-05 > 0957750182
From: <>
Subject: Re: ABERDEEN-D Digest V00 #159
Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 19:43:02 -0600
Alison,
Do you have access Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Vol 2? If not what is the mailing
address?
Thankyou,
Iame
wrote:
> Subject:
>
> ABERDEEN-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 159
>
> Today's Topics:
> #1 New subscriber []
> #2 Re DUGUIDS [Marjorie Bundy <]
> #3 Re: MI Check? ["Alison Anderson" <A.M.Anderson@te]
> #4 Re: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary ["Alison Anderson" <A.M.Anderson@te]
> #5 Re: MI Check? ["Alan C. Morrison" <alan.c.morriso]
> #6 Margaret Smith [Anne Toll <]
> #7 Alexander HADDEN ["Thomas Hadden" <]
> #8 Alexander HADDEN ["Thomas Hadden" <]
> #9 Re: MI Check? []
> #10 Time to repost interests [david and kate ferris <]
> #11 Deskene family (skene) ["Wanda" <>]
> #12 Re: Re DUGUIDS ["George Jamieson" <george.jamieson]
> #13 Re: BIRNIE - Rathen ["Jacqueline R Gibson" <j.gibson@li]
> #14 CONTLAW CHURCH near Peterculter ["margo.hutchison" <margo.hutchison]
> #15 Fw: more new names for that virus []
> #16 re:surname COWIE and Jack Saunders ["Dave Ingram" <]
>
> Administrivia:
> To unsubscribe from ABERDEEN-D, send a message to
>
>
>
> that contains in the body of the message the command
>
> unsubscribe
>
> and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software
> requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too.
>
> ______________________________
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: New subscriber
> Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 02:26:17 EDT
> From:
> To:
>
> Hi
> I am starting to look for MOWATS in Aberdeenshire.
> There is a Fordyce MOWAT in our tree, and I note that there is a place in
> Aberdeenshire with that name. It seems an unusual name to give a girl, but
> the parents possibly had connections with the town/village.
> Any help will be gratefully received as we are travelling to Scotland next
> week to do some investigating.
> Ceri Mowat
>
> ______________________________
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re DUGUIDS
> Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 17:51:34 -0700
> From: Marjorie Bundy <>
> To:
>
> George, do you have any George Duguids from the districts you mention , or
> from New Deer,who would have been born between say 1870 and 1890? I knew a
> Duguid family of four girls in Newcastle on Tyne, the oldest born about
> 1912 the youngest about 1925-30. George the father was dead before I was
> born(1935) but he was reputed to have been fostered by my great
> grandparents Margaret and George Mitchell who with their family moved to
> England about 1900. We can find no evidence of a connection to George
> Duguid and our Mitchells.
> Regards Marjorie Bundy.
>
> ______________________________
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: MI Check?
> Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 09:06:19 +0100
> From: "Alison Anderson" <>
> To:
>
> MI stands for Memorial Inscription. Hope this helps
>
> Alison
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Thomas Hadden <>
> To: <>
> Sent: 07 May 2000 02:02
> Subject: MI Check?
>
> > What is an MI? Is it marriage?
> >
> > Thanks;
> >
> > Margaretann
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
> >
> >
>
> ______________________________
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
> Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 09:16:10 +0100
> From: "Alison Anderson" <>
> To:
>
> Hi Betty,
>
> The Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Indices contain details of most deaths
> recorded. There are four volumes. Volume 1 covers 1743-1822; Vol. 2 covers
> 1838-1855; Vol. 3 covers 1855-1870; and Vol. 4 covers 1870-1897.
>
> These books (titled 'Aberdeen Royal infirmary Deaths Recorded') are
> available through the Aberdeen & NEFHS. The latest price that I have is
> £4.50 each + P & P.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Alison
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dr. Elizabeth B. Holmes <>
> To: <>
> Sent: 06 May 2000 13:57
> Subject: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
>
> > Would someone please enlighten me about the ARI indices? What do they
> > contain and where could I get a copy of them. Betty
> >
> >
>
> ______________________________
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: MI Check?
> Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 10:28:17 +0100
> From: "Alan C. Morrison" <>
> To:
>
> An "M.I." is a monumental inscription, in other words the writing on a grave
> stone.
>
> Alan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas Hadden" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2000 2:02 AM
> Subject: MI Check?
>
> > What is an MI? Is it marriage?
> >
> > Thanks;
> >
> > Margaretann
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
> >
>
> ______________________________
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Margaret Smith
> Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 06:03:55 -0500
> From: Anne Toll <>
> To:
>
> Hi Marjorie:
>
> I have a Margaret SMITH who married a James MITCHELL in Alford in 1779. I
> am at a dead end trying to find information about her. This is earlier
> than your Margaret SMITHs but do you have an earlier Margaret SMITH who
> married a James MITCHELL?
>
> (I have been on vacation and only just catching up on email)
>
> Regards
>
> Anne
> Anne Toll
> 86 Harris Ave.
> Warren, RI 02885
> 401-245-1287
> fax 401-245-1287
>
>
> ______________________________
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Alexander HADDEN
> Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 08:42:31 EDT
> From: "Thomas Hadden" <>
> To:
>
> Hi All;
>
> How would I go about finding when Alexander HADDEN died? His wife, Jane
> Dalziel, was listed as a widow in the 1881 census.
>
> Margaretann
> ________________________________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
>
> ______________________________
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Alexander HADDEN
> Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 08:47:18 EDT
> From: "Thomas Hadden" <>
> To:
>
> My g grandmother, Jane Dalziel, is listed as a widow in the 1881 Census. How
> would I find out about my g grandfather's (Alexander HADDEN) date and place
> of death?
>
> Margaretann
>
> PS: Sorry if this is a duplicate message. I attempted to send it before
> and something strange happened. I will never be good at using a computer!
> ________________________________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
>
> ______________________________
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: MI Check?
> Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 10:00:03 -0500 (CDT)
> From:
> To:
>
> On: Sat, 06 May 2000, Margaretann <> wrote:
> >What is an MI? Is it marriage?
>
> MI = Memorial Inscription (what has been written on a gravestone)
>
> ... sometimes we get hung up on abreviations and forget that 'newbies' might
> not follow what we mean ;-)
>
> Slainte,
> Pat
> Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
> ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤
> Researching: [SCOTLAND/ENGLAND/IRELAND* to Ontario > Manitoba]
> Black*/ Porteous/ Birss/ McDonald/ Roszell/ Eagles
> James/ Allan/ Corry*/ Kellock/ Neilson*
> ENGLAND/UK to Maritimes: Wallace/ Bernard/ Barrett
> ICELAND to Manitoba: Nielsdottir/Johannesson
>
> More details @ "Our Family History" <http://www.mts.net/~siberian/>;
> The Porteous Associates <http://www.geocities.com/porteous_assoc/>;
>
> *Visit the Pavilion of Scotland - part of Winnipeg's Folklorama
> <http://www.tartans.com/pavilion/>; (my other "hobby"!)
>
> ______________________________
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Time to repost interests
> Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 16:27:43 +0100
> From: david and kate ferris <>
> To:
>
> Hello All,
>
> Thought I'd repost my interests as they might ring bells with some new
> members.
>
> DUFF: Aberdeen Huntly and Turriff 1850+
> Gamrie parish (Greenskairs) 1800 - 1850
> Fordyce parish (Sandend way) 1650+
> BURNET: Any area please! but known Gamrie parish 1800 - 1844
>
> SUTHERLAND & TAIT: Aberdeen mid 1800s+
> LAMOND: Aberdeen early - late 1800s
> BOOTH: Aberdeenshire early 1800s
> WATSON: Aberdeenshire early 1800s
> STEWART: Aberdeenshire early 1800s
> MITCHELL: Aberdeenshire late 1700s early 1800s
>
> Good luck to you all
> Kate
> Kate and David Ferris
>
>
> ______________________________
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Deskene family (skene)
> Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 11:31:28 -0600
> From: "Wanda" <>
> To:
>
> Hi I am new on Aberdeen-D. I am interested in the Deskene, Skene, Skeen
> family. The name seems to have evolved down through time. I am interested
> in the family history; who they were, what they did, where they lived and
> such. Thank you. Wanda.
>
> ______________________________
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: Re DUGUIDS
> Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 20:01:27 +0100
> From: "George Jamieson" <>
> To:
>
> Hi Marjorie,
>
> No connection that I can see but I've had some great information from other
> folks on the list which has opened up some new lines. I'll check for your
> George again when all the new info is entered.
>
> Regards
> George
> London UK
>
> ______________________________
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: BIRNIE - Rathen
> Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 20:33:29 +0100
> From: "Jacqueline R Gibson" <>
> To:
>
> Thanks everyone for the help
>
> Jacqueline
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jacqueline R Gibson <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 12:38 PM
> Subject: BIRNIE - Rathen
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is anyone researching the family of BIRNIE who lived at Dykers Croft in
> Rathen. I am researching my GG Grandmother, Jane LAIRD who was brought up
> by her grandparents Alexander BIRNIE and Isabella MACKIE. I found Jane
> LAIRD living with her grandparents in the 1861 and 1871 census and this she
> was born in 1855/1856 in Rathen. The 1881 census was unreadable but I do
> know that she returned to Dykers Croft in 1884 and 1886 to have two
> children, James STRACHAN LAIRD(the name Laird was dropped during childhood)
> and Jane LAIRD.
> >
> > My problem with Jane LAIRD is that I cannot find a Jane LAIRD born in
> Rathen 1855/1856. Her death certificate confirms her age and even
> searching around this time I still cannot find a birth of a Jane LAIRD. I
> have however found a birth of a Jane BIRNIE in 1856 in Rathen. She was
> illegitimate and her mother was given as Jane BIRNIE and the address was
> given as Rathen. I am now wondering if this Jane BIRNIE is actually my
> Jane LAIRD. I have tried to trace the Jane BIRNIE born in 1856 to disprove
> she is Jane LAIRD but I have not been able to find her.
> >
> > Can anyone help?
> >
> > ______________________________
>
> ______________________________
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: CONTLAW CHURCH near Peterculter
> Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 23:10:40 +0100
> From: "margo.hutchison" <>
> To:
>
> Hello listers,
> Unverified info (ie "my mother told me") that my g-g-father, JAMES REID,
> lived at Countesswells and was for many years an elder at Contlaw Church
> (early 20th century). On a recent visit to the area, we followed a sign for
> Contlaw and passed a house
> called Contlaw House which looked suspiciously like a conversion from a
> church - but I could be wrong. No sign of a churchyard there, and James Reid
> and family (eg wife Isabella) are not buried in the nearby Peterculter
> churchyard (ie, their names are not in the published MI booklet).
> So - was there ever a Contlaw Church? What denomination (I'm guessing it
> might have been one of the Free churches)? Is there a churchyard?
> Ten minutes before the ANEFHS shop closed at the end of my stay, I
> discovered the Reids in an Aberdeenshire census and found they were born in
> Kincardineshire, so they might have been buried in their "home" parish I
> suppose.
> Any information about Contlaw Church appreciated however.
> Margo in Glasgow
> Researching SLOAN, KENNEDY, BURGESS, KIRKPATRICK (Dumfriesshire)
> also SMITH, MCANDREW, FARQUHARSON, ARCHIE/ARCHIBALD (Aberdeenshire)
> and REID (Kincardineshire/Aberdeenshire)
>
> ______________________________
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Fw: more new names for that virus
> Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 08:08:33 +0930
> From:
> To:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 8:07 AM
> Subject: more new names for that virus
>
> > just released on our news more names for the love virus
> >
> > I CANT BELIEVE THAT
> > VIRUS ALERT
> >
> >
> > cheers Julie in Adelaide
> >
>
> ______________________________
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: re:surname COWIE and Jack Saunders interest posted Sat 6 May 2000
> Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 16:12:48 -0700
> From: "Dave Ingram" <>
> To:
>
> I'm searching for Daniel COWIE who may have emigrated from Scotland to
> Ontario Canada in late 1700s or early 1800s. Possibly connected with the fur
> trade with the Indians.
> Dave Ingram
>
>
> '
This thread: