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From: June A Held <>
Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] STRACHAN
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 12:44:19 -0600
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Michelle,

Sue stated they were not even married until 1844 (as does the marriage
record in the IGI), so they wouldn't be in Newhills. They might be living
with their respective parents in 1841 in Lumphanan and Aboyne. They were in
Newhills in 1861 and maybe 1851.

At 09:59 PM 3/13/04, you wrote:
>Hi Sue,
>
>The 1841 census for Aboyne is online at
>http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl
>
>Lumphanan and Newhills is not yet completed. But in the preliminary file
>for Newhills I did not find George Strachan and only one Margaret Nicol,
>age 74.
>
>
>
>--
>Michelle Jeffery
>1841 Aberdeenshire Coordinator
>1861-1871 Merchant & Royal Navy Coordinator
>FreeCEN~Bringing the UK Census online free
>http://home.chilitech.net/~mmjeffery/
>
>
>June A Held wrote:
>>Sue,
>>
>>You have not indicated where you have looked, so we don't know if you
>>have the following information.
>>
>>You start by finding the family in a census to find their home villages.
>>Is this your family in the 1881 census?
>>Dwelling Gorehead Croft 3
>>Census Place Dyce, Aberdeen, Scotland
>>Source FHL Film 0203454 GRO Ref Volume 190 EnumDist 1 Page 1
>>George STRACHAN M 50 M Lumphanan, Aberdeen, Scotland Rel Head Occ
>>Crofter Of 10 Acres
>>Margaret STRACHAN M 51 F Aboyne, Aberdeen, Scotland Rel Wife Occ Wife
>>Alfred WILSON 6 M Aberdeen, Scotland Rel G Son Occ Scholar
>>
>>If so, now get the 1841 census for Lumphanan and Aboyne and find the
>>families. Visit your local LDS Family History Center to rent them.
>>
>>BTW, apparently one of their daughters married a WILSON.
>>
>>This record in the LDS IGI File shows that the wedding record is
>>available. It might contain additional information. Visit your local FHC
>>to rent the microfilm.
>>
>>IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0
>>GEORGE STRACHAN
>> Spouse: MARGARET NICOL
>> Marriage: 04 AUG 1844 Lumphanan, Aberdeen, Scotland
>>Source Information:0993341
>>
>>The IGI also has these children for that couple. The source is in
>>microfiche 6035516.
>>Father: George Strachan, Mother: Margaret Nicol
>>ANDREW STRACHAN - Birth: 07 DEC 1855 Newhills, Aberdeen, Scotland
>>CHARLES STRACHAN - Birth: 15 NOV 1858 Newhills, Aberdeen, Scotland
>>ROBERT STRACHAN - Birth: 19 MAY 1861 Newhills, Aberdeen, Scotland
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>At 06:00 AM 3/14/04, you wrote:
>>>From: "sue rowe" <>
>>>To:
>>>Subject: [ABERDEEN] STRACHAN
>>>
>>>I am new to the List and I am trying to trace two people from Lumphanan.
>>>
>>>George STRACHAN was married to Margaret NICOL on 4th August 1844 at
>>>Lumphanan (according to the IGI) and I wondered if it was possible to
>>>find their birth dates or their parents names.
>>>
>>>Any help would be appreciated.
>>>Regards
>>>Sue Rowe
>>>Culburra Beach
>>>NSW



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