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From: Lisa Elliott <>
Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Settlement Records
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 16:45:21 -0400
References: <F1112A1IkleVNnZYe6C00003fab@hotmail.com>


Hi,


Just my 2 cents here. My 4x grandfather was a stone mason/quarrier and lived in
Peterculter. He worked at the Anguston Quarry. His sons took yp the same trade
and brought to the US with them.

Lisa

Dorothy Nicassio wrote:

> Rhonda,
> Perhaps they sent someone down to England to recruit good stonecutters.
> Or maybe they advertized in the paper. They did have newspapers in those
> days.
>
> We have to keep in mind how small a place we are talking about. Scotland is
> about the size of the State of Maine in the USA. Distances were really not
> very far, although travel was more difficult.
>
> If indeed he was hired to stonecut in Aberdeen I would say he was probably
> recruited. Or another possibility someone from Aberdeen told him he might
> get a job there. Or possible searching for apprentices.
>
> Dorothy
>
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