HELP WANTED - FEB 93

SHARON DINGWALL (30) - 3547 - 84th Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6K OHI - would like any help concerning the following. Andrew DINGWALL b. ca 1760 possibly Fife m. ca 1788 Scoonie(?) Elizabeth LINDSAY b.? d.? Children Elizabeth b. 31 Jul 1789; Robert b. 6 Aug 1791 and James b. 3 Aug 1793, Scoonie. James m(1) Rachel LAWSON 30 Aug 1818 Scoonie, she d. 1820, m(2) Janet TURPIE 14 Jan 1830. Need confirmation whether Rachel LAWSON is d/o Rachel WEBSTER/Thomas LAWSON b. 30 Oct 1791, Scoonie. Also seeking information or descendants of Elizabeth LINDSAY, Janet TURPIE, Elizabeth DINGWALL and Robert DINGWALL.

SHARON DINGWALL (30) - 3547 - 84th Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6K 0H1 - seeks information about Mary ANDERSON b. 5 Apr 1829, Dunfermline, d/o John/Christina Anderson, m. 6 Nov 1852, Kettle, Thomas SWAN b. 14 May 1835, Leslie. Children born Wemyss: John 18 Mar 1858, Christina, b. 25 Mar 1860, Thomas b. 31 Jan 1863, Mary Ann Anderson b. 23 Jan 1867 m. 14 Jan 1902 Colinsburgh, Arthur DINGWALL. The Maiden name of Mary ANDERSON's mom CHRISTINA (?), Thomas SWAN's parents and who did their other children marry is especially saught after.

MARGARET STRONG (39) - 108E Geographe Bay Road, Busselton, West Australia 6280 - wonders if any readers can furnish her with any details on IRELAND'S MILL and Mr THOMAS IRELAND who started the Mill in 1858. In the book AULD BUCKHYNE 'A SHORT HISTORY OF BUCKHAVEN' by Mr Frank Rankin there is a picture of Ireland's Mill and a paragraph on Mr. THOMAS IRELAND on page 26 & 27. Also do any of the readers know where DYKENUCK is, as my great great grandfather JAMES IRELAND was born there to THOMAS and ANNE IRELAND nee SWAN, on 25th Jun 1810? - as I am trying to find out where THOMAS and ANNE were married, and when, and when ANNE was born, and who her parents were? Another query is 'The Loyal Tay Fencibles' - An ALEXANDER GIBB is mentioned age 24, born Kirkcaldy; Ploughman, Where and When Enlisted Edinburgh 1.5.1799, see page 47 Dec 92 Journal. I wonder if any of the readers know who his parents were as I have GIBB ancestors on both my grandfathers tree from Fifeshire, and my grandmothers tree from Midlothian?

KEVIN MURRAY (91) - 195 Whites Road, Mt. Duneed, Victoria 3216, Australia is following another lead to try to find his ancestor DAVID MURRAY. He seeks contact with anyone researching any of the following names. William LAMGLANDS (b circa 1770, Dundee?) m (circa 1790+, in Dundee?) Elizabeth PEEBLES. They had children Mary LANGLANDS, c 20/2/1799 Dundee, William LANGLANDS, c 2/12/1801 Kerriemuir, Ann LANGLANDS c9/10/1803 Dundee, plus others? Mary LANGLANDS m 15/1/1820 Dundee David MURRAY (b circa 1790+)(possibly Kevin's g.g.gf). 3chn. have been found on the I.G.I. - Elizabeth MURRAY C 4/8/1823 Dundee, John Laurenceson MURRAY b. 28/7/1825 Inverarity & Methy, William MURRAY b. 6/7/1827 Inverarity & Methy. Names of all the chn. are wanted hopefully a DAVID b circa 1829-30! - may have been born in Fife? As many details as possible of all the siblings & ancestors of any of the names mentioned above would be appreciated.

MAGGIE NORTHCOTT (92) - 13/139 Greys Avenue, Auckland, New Zealand - would like to know more about JAMES HYND born 4 October 1876 Dunfermline (and his parents JOHN HIND and MARION WILLIAMSON who married in Dunfermline in 1797). The rest of his brothers were coal miners but JAMES HYND had asthma and became a Tailor where would I look to find out who he was apprenticed to? Secondly My grandfather married in Salford 1887 - was there a depression in Fife at that time? Was there any organised emigration to the North of England for work?

Also I am doing a one named study of JAP in the DALGETY area. If any members have any information on variations of the name - please contact me. Is the name from the Low Countries of Europe - (Holland, Belgium) and brought to Fife by the Flemish weavers?? [Note - JAPP, JAPE,YAPE occur in Scotland. Also much earlier spellings occur of YEAP, YEP, JAIP, JAAP, JOP (also JOB and JOPP). JAPPIE and JAPPY seem to be modern diminutives of JAPP.

[Note from Ewen Collins]. Also any information on the following ancestors would be appreciated - KATHERINE COUIN married THOMAS JAP on 23 Aug 1759 in Dalgety. EUFEAN JAP married DAVID PATERSON on 14 November 1789 in Dalgety.

We have a Scottish group in connection with the NZ Genealogy Society - any information about Fife - or books on Fife would be greatly appreciated. Is there a FIFE LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY? If so could someone let me have the address?

MAGGIE NORTHCOTT (92) - 13/139 Greys Avenue, Auckland, New Zealand - would like any information on the following ancestors of hers in Scotland - BUCHAN, JOHN, married ELIZABETH WILSON 22 Mar 1846, Barony, Glasgow LKS. CATHERINE DEANS 1850+ Glasgow LKS married JOHN PATERSON. WILLIAM DOCHERTY 1830+ Glasgow LKS married SUSAN PATERSON. SUSAN GIBB married THOMAS MUIR in FIFE? date not known. ELIZABETH GIBSON 1750+ Dunfermline FIF married DAVID KILPATRICK. JANET SIMPSON, 1800+ Dunfermline married HENRY MOUBRAY. ELIZABETH FAIR, born 12 Sept 1793 Beath FIF married ROBERT BEVERIDGE.

SHEINA THOMSON (126) - 15 High Street, Aberdeen AB2 3EE, Scotland - is looking for the parents or other ancestors of DANIEL AITON who married MARGARET SIMON(D)S in the parish of Cockpen 5 Aug 1826. Their son MARK CHADWICK AITON b. 6 July 1827 and daughter CATHERINE b. 27 Jan 1829 in Abbotshall. Can anyone help? I have completed (as far as I can!) family histories and trees for the AYTOUNS of Inchdairnie and for the AYTONS of Kinaldie and am now working on the 'parent family' the AYTONS of Dunmuir, later of Ayton in Abdie parish. I will send copies to the FHS in due course. You may be interested to know that I am in touch with a Netherlander, Mr. Pieter Cor AITTOUN who is a direct descendant of THOMAS AYTOUN of the Inchdairnie family who fled to Holland in the early 18th Century because of his Jacobite sympathies. P.C.A. is now in the process of matriculating arms as AYTOUN of Inchdairnie and his house in Zuidhorn is called Inchdairnie.

Mrs JOAN BRADSHAW (169) - 4 Ashford Close, Lancaster LA1 4QH, England - writes to tell us that her Family History Society holds a Street and Surname Index for the 1861 Census from Preston North of Ribble up to Ulverston and includes Barrow in Furness and Lancaster and villages in between and is willing to help any of our members researching this area. They have a Workshop every month at Lancaster and some of the members are willing to do a little research for similar prices as our genealogical helper system. Also Does anyone have any knowledge of Fife people moving to Cornwall as miners? Some of surname HUSBAND seem to be down there and I wonder if they have wandered from Scotland? Any information will be appreciated.

Mr S.THOMSON (171) - 162 Halton Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B73 6NZ - would really appreciate any help in tracing the descendants of the names below. ROBERT THOMSON and his wife JANET MacDONALD took up residence at Grange Distillery Burntisland c.1851. The family consisted of 7 boys and 1 girl. William, Robert, Henry, James, George, Joseph, Lewis and Margaret. Robert snr. who was distiller manager died 1858, also son Lewis 1861 age 4yrs. HENRY and MARGARET both unmarried died 1921 and 1931 at Grange of Lindores, Newburgh, Fife. MY grandfather JOSEPH, engineer (Merchant service) disappeared c.1900 leaving a wife and six children. Henry also became distiller brewer and remained at the Grange till about 1885 with his mother JANET MacDONALD. At least one of the remaining four boys emigrated to U.S.A. A 1931 will of MARGARET mentions 3 nieces living in Philadelphia, namely Mrs. MARGARET H. WAINWRIGHT, Mrs. ELIZABETH ELLIOT and Mrs MABEL STANLEY CONRAD. Other persons named as residing in Burntisland or Kirkcaldy are ROBERT L.THOMSON, JOHN M.THOMSON and Mrs MARGARET H.THOMSON, also Mrs JANET M.HENDERSON and JANET LAW KINNELL.

BRUCE F.WESTWOOD (205) - 11747 Darby Street, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada V2X 5G1 - has on his computer records of some 2000+ persons and 750+ families and would be most pleased to share this information with anyone interested - see under Member Interests section for the various surnames of interest under (205). (His Wife's grandparents were of surname WALLACE andNESS and a family record of them plus notes have been sent to the society). Any inquiries will be welcome on all the above.

DAVID CHAPELL (210) - 8 Fir Leaze, Nailsea, Bristol BS19 2DH, England - is interested in BAYNE's in Fife. WILLIAM BAYNE, was born 22 Feb 1710 in Carnbee and married MOYES CHRISTIAN on 31 May 1741 in Carnbee, and was a tenant father. Their eldest son ALEXANDER BAYNE was born 24 Dec 1744 in Pittenweem and married EWING JACOBINA on 15 Jan 1780 in Edinburgh - he died 2 Jun 1823 at Kilham in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. ALEXANDER who moved to Yorkshire was a penniless parson.The youngest son and brother to ALEXANDER was WILLIAM BAYNE. WILLIAM however managed to leave two mills (one being New Mill in Cupar), a farm there and several properties in Cupar. I understand how the sasine system tells me what happened to his properties, but how can I find out how he came about them in the first place??

HELEN IRWIN (216) - Box 430, Ruthven, Ontario, Canada NOP 2GO is searching for her ancestors in Fife. ANDREW TURNBULL was born around 1817, probably near Leslie and raised on a cattle farm. He was one of several children and worked in a weaving mill at Coupar (Cupar?), then went to Kirkcaldy where he is said to have worked in a linoleum factory prior to emigration to Canada about 1845. ANDREW had a sister MARGARET and a brother JOHN, all of whom emigrated to Canada. ANDREW TURNBULL married AGNES SWAN in 1836 in Leslie or Coupar. AGNES was born in the Leslie or Coupar area around 1818. ANDREW died in Canada in 1898 and AGNES died in Canada in 1903. I am interested in tracing the SWAN and TURNBULL families in Scotland.

PEDIGREE CHARTS

Every single member will find one new PEDIGREE CHART sheet loose inside this journal - please fill this in and send it back as soon as is convenient. Even though you may have sent one to us in the past - this is a chance to send in new updated information. Please send to E.K.Collins, 24 Beveridge Road, Kirkcaldy, Fife XY1 lUX, Scotland. On receipt of then we will put on a card index by surname etc. all Fife persons ie. those who were born, married, died, buried or for whom there is information in Fife. This index will then be available at our workshops to the Society members.