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From: "Mary Young" <>
Subject: Re: Robertina Walker Black
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 10:35:18 -0000
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Hello, Bruce
There are 2 possible sets of parents for JOHN (one mother was Ann, the other
Isabella). EUPHEMIA was probably daughter of George Mackay & Isabella McLean,
who are in the 1881 at Moin House. The George Mackay, grandson living with
them is probably John & Euphemia's son. (All these "probablies" because I
have been caught out before, depending on the IGI alone!).
EUPHEMIA BUCHAN MACKAY was born 3 months before the local doctor, ROBERT
WALKER BLACK, died. So we think her family gave her a completely new name, in
his memory - Trish suggested that he may have saved mother and/or child.
I take your point, about the middle given name being used in the family. My
mother-in-law, who was born in Scullomie, always called her sons by their
middle names.
"Mary" is actually my own middle name. My mother was from Yorkshire and it
happened there too. :-)
Mary in muggy Edinburgh

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