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From: John Chalmers <>
Subject: Re: New member - PATERSON/PATTERSON and SUTHERLAND
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 16:46:25 -0500
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In message <>,
Lynette Begg <> writes

>
>I am researching my 4 x great grandparents Daniel SUTHERLAND born about 1763
>and Jean PATERSON or PATTERSON born 1761, both from Torryburn Fife. Being
>an Aussie, I would appreciate clarification as to whether the Parish of
>Culross, County of Perthshire in 1787 is the same as the Torryburn area of
>Fife in today's Scotland.

Culross is both a town and parish. The town lies on the banks of the
River Forth in Fife.

The reason for the confusion is that the parish came under the control
of the church diocese of Perth - even though geographically and
politically it lay in Fife - and quite separate from "The County of
Perth".

Having said that it would be worth checking both Fife and Perthshire
records - see:

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/FIF/parishes/Culross/


>I have a marriage for them registered as being in
>Torryburn and Culross. I would appreciate any clarification on this from
>anyone please.
>
>Many thanks in advance,

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