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From: "Mary M. Lander" <>
Subject: Re: Beveridge
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 15:39:37 -0600


Thanks so much-------your combining everyone's information should help a
lot. Here's my
meager information.

Mary Lander



From: David Meldrum <>
To: Mary M. Lander <>; <>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: BEVERIDGE


> Mary,
>
> I am afriad I cannot tie this in with my Catharine Beveridge.
>
> I also have in a different branch a Margaret Beveridge b 29.5.1787 of John
> Beveridge and Helen Oliphant, but that is likely to have been in Kinross
not
> Fife.
>
> Regards,
>
> David Meldrum
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary M. Lander <>
> To: <>
> Date: 17 November 1999 16:23
> Subject: Re: BEVERIDGE & FERGUSON
>
>
> >I, too, 'have' only one BEVERIDGE-----------Margaret--------and only the
> >information that in December 1785 she married James McARTHUR, and they
> >happen to be my GGG-grandparents
> >(thank heavens, or I wouldn't be here). All I know about James is that
his
> >parents were James McARTHUR & Elizabeth Jamieson. Nothing about
Margaret's
> >parentage. Their children
> >were--in order of birth--Margaret, John, Janet, Barbara, James, William,
> >Elizabeth, John,
> >ANDREW (my GGgf) and Peter. Occasionally some of you other FIFE
> descendants
> >post a query about a Beveridge (for some reason the Beveridge information
> >seems to stop with one
> >person, or perhaps two), and once in a while the birth date or marriage
> date
> >seems possible
> >that there could be a sibling or cousin relationship. I have no idea
where
> >Margaret was born,
> >but nine of her children were baptised at Dunfermline, one at Pittencrief
> >(and I understand that Pittencrief is within Dunfermline---does this just
> >mean that there were in different churches in Dunfermline?). I just keep
> >hoping, as do the others I've seen messages from just
> >lately, that someone on the list will post information that includes our
> >particular person.
> >Mary Lander
> >--- - Original Message -----
> >From: David Meldrum <>
> >To: <>
> >Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 4:10 AM
> >Subject: Re: BEVERIDGE & FERGUSON
> >
> >
> >> Don,
> >>
> >> My Beveridges and Fergusons were all in Fife late 18th early 19th
> >centuries,
> >> but I'll keep your email on file.
> >>
> >> David.
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: don holmes <>
> >> To: David Meldrum <>
> >> Date: 17 November 1999 08:08
> >> Subject: Re: BEVERIDGE
> >>
> >>
> >> >Hi David
> >> >I only have one BEVERIDGE name and that is Janet's. I'm not really
sure
> >of
> >> >that, so anything I can get I will check
> >> >With regards to Ferguson I don't have much on that name either.
> >> >Donald FERGUSON came to New Zealand from Glasgow where he was born
about
> >> 1828.
> >> >My GGM Mary HEGGIE and Donald had a number of children but I don't
think
> >> they
> >> >married. I found his grave in Whangaroa North Island and he died 1878.
> >> >If that sounds like a connection I have more on the Ferguson family
> >> >
> >> >Regards
> >> >Don
> >> >
> >> >David Meldrum wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Ken and Don,
> >> >>
> >> >> Sorry, I don't have the earlier listing, and therefore do not have
> >Ken's
> >> >> email address.
> >> >>
> >> >> Could be of interest. I have a Catharine Beveridge who married John
> >> >> Drysdale and whose daughter Janet married James Ferguson in
> Dunfermline
> >> 10
> >> >> November 1802.
> >> >>
> >> >> Could Catharine have been a sister of Janet?
> >> >>
> >> >> Don, what is the Ferguson connection that you are researching?
> >> >>
> >> >> Regards,
> >> >>
> >> >> David Meldrum
> >> >>
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: don holmes <>
> >> >> To: <>
> >> >> Date: 16 November 1999 21:52
> >> >> Subject: BEVERIDGE
> >> >>
> >> >> >Hi Ken
> >> >> >I have a Janet BEVERIDGE who married a Robert BOWER in Dunfermline
> >about
> >> >> >1784 and had a son William BOWER born 1789. Do you think this could
> be
> >> >> >the same family.
> >> >> >I also have HEGGIE's in my line from Methven Perth. David HEGGIE
> >married
> >> >> >Isobel CAMPBELL 1838 in Fowlis Wester and had my GGMther Mary
HEGGIE
> >in
> >> >> >Methven 1842.
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >______________________________
>

To: <>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 10:27 AM
Subject: Beveridge


> For all of you that only have one Beveridge to track down count
> yourselves lucky. I am tracking two Beveridge lines both in Fife. This
> family seems to have a tendency to avoid record keeping.
>
> I would be willing to put together a spreadsheet of the listers Beveridge
> ancestors to see if we can establish connections. Send your information
> to me at .
>
> Jan Cox
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