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Add a message to this board Boards Menu Search Boards Carol Burns uk Jul 22, 2003 Hello there, I am researching my husband's family tree and have come up against a brick wall! Nothing new there really with researching is it? Anyway my husband is Peter James Burns b 1961, Scarborough, North Yorks, UK. His parents were James William Burns b 1916 Northumberland and Beryl Pansy Davidson b 1925 Maymyo, Burma. The parents of James were Peter james Burns b 1876 Northumberland and Catherine Elizabeth Turnbull b 1877 Northumberland. Parents of Peter were Hugh Burns born about 1854 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland and Jane Horsburgh b 1851 Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland Parents of Hugh Burns were Agnes Neilson (or Wallace as she had married before)b 1814 Kelso, Scotland and Peter Burns b 1817 - 1818 in Ireland. This is where the brick wall appears. Peter was from Ireland and we do not know if it was North or South. He married Agnes after 1846 as she had a son, William Wallace b 1846 Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland. In the 1861 Census they are living in Kelso, Scotland with both William and Hugh. We think Hugh was their only child as he was born in the mid 1850's and by 1861 there should have been others. Going by the tradition of calling the first son by the father's father's name we think peter's father could have been Hugh. Peter was a labourer at the time of the 1861 census and had died by 1875 when Hugh and Jane married. Hugh's usual residence at that time was Loan End,Northumberland, England and he went over to Hutton, Berwick to marry Jane. They then moved back to Northumberland where they had Peter James the next year. Agnes was living with William and his wife by 1881 but was nowhere to be found by 1901. Does anyone have any links to this family in thier research??? If so please contact me at peter@japburns.freeserve.co.uk We would love to find relatives in the Burns side of the family. We have found relatives on the Horsburgh and Davidson sides but nothing at all for the Burns' Thank you for taking the time to read this and I look forward to any replies Carol Burns Reply to this message   Hannah Horseheads, NY Jul 21, 2003 Looking for information on my GGGGgrandfather Thomas Henderson. The info I have is sketchy. He was believed to have been born in Scotland, around 1792. At some point he immigrated to the US, where he married Susan (Unknown) b. 1791, in Massachusetts, Maine, or Maryland (abbreviated MA on old documents). They later moved to Pennsylvania, where they had 6 children: William b. 6/3/1812; Dussie Nathaniel b. 1822; Rawley b. 1826; John b. ?; Sarah Jane (nicknamed Sallie or Sally) b. 1830; & Liza (possibly Elizabeth, Lisa or Elise) b. ? Thomas was "a cooper, a maker of barrels and items with staves". I don't have a date of death but I do know that he was buried near Knob Fork, which is in Pennsylvania. For a while the family lived in West Virginia, it is believed. Any information at all would be muchly appreciated! Reply to this message   Sharon Mansell Alice Springs NT Aust Jul 20, 2003 Looking for relatives of James Ogilvy ANDERSON, born Scotland circa 1844 and living in Australia in 1880's Reply to this message   Sharon Mansell Alice Springs NT Aust Jul 20, 2003 Looking for relatives of my great-grandfather Robert George ANDERSON, born circa 1860 in Abernethy, Perthshire Scotland. Parents: William ANDERSON and Margaret OLIVER. Reply to this message   Elizabeth Steen Australia Jul 17, 2003 JOHN BEATTIE DOB: 9 Febuary 1943 Glasgow I am John's sister and been trying to make contact for a long time. Should this ring a bell for anyone please get in touch. Ever hopeful. Reply to this message   HEATHER BELL SPAIN Jul 15, 2003 Looking for my father Bruno Sondaj or any of his relatives. He was last known to be living in Nottingham in the mid fifties. He may have changed his name as no phone records have been found. Reply to this message   Barb Bodin Kilmarnock Jul 13, 2003 Am looking for information on Isabelle Rennie b. March 8, 1894. She was born in Hawaii while her father was working there. Her parents names are Evan Rennie and Mary Lyons both born in Scotland. After her father was killed her family moved back to Kilmarnock where she visited along with her daughter Clarice in about 1933. (She was living in Bozeman, Montana at the time). We believe she had two sisters. She married Clarence Hensler date unknown. Last know address of the family she visited is 53 Witch Road, Kilmarnock. Thank You. Reply to this message   nick turner new zealand Jul 10, 2003 hoping to contact jillian grams from aberdeen or glasgow, ran cross country in the U.S. at the university of Evansville from 1992-1997, also art major. would love to get email or ohone if possible. thanks Reply to this message   Prev Next Add a message to this board Boards Menu Search Boards