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Kay's family stories: January 2014
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Memories and things I have discovered when researching the family tree. Hints in particular for researching Scottish ancestors. Monday, 27 January 2014. World War One Soldiers - part 4. Some Cumnock families had the heartbreak of losing more than one son. The family of James and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick of Sykeside near Cumnock, Ayrshire suffered two losses in the war. In 1901 the family was at Hillhead, Lugar. James Kirkpatrick 37 railway surfaceman b Dryfesdale, Dumfriesshire. Andrew Kirkpatrick 30 brother.
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Kay's family stories: How to add a Cumnock soldier to every man remembered
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Memories and things I have discovered when researching the family tree. Hints in particular for researching Scottish ancestors. Friday, 26 September 2014. How to add a Cumnock soldier to every man remembered. Thank you for volunteering to transfer our research to the British Legion's Every Man Remembered site. Kay will allocate you a few soldiers' names from http:/ cumnocksoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/. Go to http:/ www.everymanremembered.org. Choose " Commemorate someone I know. Choose a short Commemoration.
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Kay's family stories: How to spot mistakes in online trees
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Memories and things I have discovered when researching the family tree. Hints in particular for researching Scottish ancestors. Tuesday, 1 April 2014. How to spot mistakes in online trees. I have been researching the Thorburn family in Ayrshire starting with James Thorburn b 1835 Ayr and wife Margaret Ramage. James's parents were William Thorburn and Mary Begbie and the Begbie name is continued down through the generations. Wm Thorburn 25 coal cutter born Scotland not Ayrshire. Janet 15 b Ayrshire. In 18...
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Kay's family stories: July 2014
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Memories and things I have discovered when researching the family tree. Hints in particular for researching Scottish ancestors. Wednesday, 16 July 2014. Francis Sievwright, army surgeon. Francis Sievwright, army surgeon ca 1798-1872. First of all, I have no reason to believe he is related to "my" Sievwrights, but since I have researched this family I thought I would share my research. Maybe someone else will find it useful. 1798 born in Edinburgh - no parents on his death certificate. Birth: 27 Apr 1826.
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Kay's family stories: June 2015
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Memories and things I have discovered when researching the family tree. Hints in particular for researching Scottish ancestors. Sunday, 7 June 2015. David Earl: from Patna to Van Diemen's Land. I came across this story while researching the Earl family. Still not sure where this man fits in. In April 1823 David Earl appeared in court in Ayr and was convicted of knowingly passing 2 forged £1 notes. he was sentenced to death but this was commuted to transportation for life. Leaving on 29 March 1824. Meanwh...
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Kay's family stories: Francis Sievwright, army surgeon
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Memories and things I have discovered when researching the family tree. Hints in particular for researching Scottish ancestors. Wednesday, 16 July 2014. Francis Sievwright, army surgeon. Francis Sievwright, army surgeon ca 1798-1872. First of all, I have no reason to believe he is related to "my" Sievwrights, but since I have researched this family I thought I would share my research. Maybe someone else will find it useful. 1798 born in Edinburgh - no parents on his death certificate. Birth: 27 Apr 1826.
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Kay's family stories: Centenary of a Mine Disaster in New Zealand
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Memories and things I have discovered when researching the family tree. Hints in particular for researching Scottish ancestors. Friday, 26 September 2014. Centenary of a Mine Disaster in New Zealand. On the 12th September 1914 an explosion ripped through the Ralph Mine in Huntly, New Zealand. 43 miners lost their lives and many were horribly injured. I t was the second worst mining disaster in New Zealand. This centenary has been marked. In Huntly, New Zealand. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Kay's family stories: Phillips from Cornwall to Ayrshire
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Memories and things I have discovered when researching the family tree. Hints in particular for researching Scottish ancestors. Saturday, 26 April 2014. Phillips from Cornwall to Ayrshire. Link to the above tree. I can't place Ellen Jane Phillips in the 1871 census but she married Cornishman Arthur Burley in Loudoun in July 1872. In the 1890s they moved from Loudoun parish to Cumnock. Arthur died in 1915 in Galston and Ellen in 1927 in nearby Newmilns. Thomas Henry Phillips married Louisa Trudgian in 187...
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Kay's family stories: Margaret Thorburn 1841-1910
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Memories and things I have discovered when researching the family tree. Hints in particular for researching Scottish ancestors. Wednesday, 5 August 2015. Following on from yesterday's post:. Margaret Thorburn was the daughter of William Thorburn and Janet Stewart born about 1841 in Kilwinning. She married James King on the last day of 1860 in Galston. They had 5 children John, Charles William, Mary in 1869 and Margaret in 1872. Wee Margaret died in 1873. Maybe that was the catalyst for what was to follow.
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Kay's family stories: April 2014
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Memories and things I have discovered when researching the family tree. Hints in particular for researching Scottish ancestors. Saturday, 26 April 2014. Phillips from Cornwall to Ayrshire. Link to the above tree. I can't place Ellen Jane Phillips in the 1871 census but she married Cornishman Arthur Burley in Loudoun in July 1872. In the 1890s they moved from Loudoun parish to Cumnock. Arthur died in 1915 in Galston and Ellen in 1927 in nearby Newmilns. Thomas Henry Phillips married Louisa Trudgian in 187...
