**LOOK !! - New Entry at DUNCAN Updated - 23 July 2009
BARNETT Visit Lindsay Swadling's Home Page -- Lindsay Swadling
BLAIR Visit John Blair's One Name Study on Blairs drawn from all over Scotland ,1550-1880. Also about his collaboration with the LDS in this work. -- John Blair
BRANNAN, William - Visit Frances James
BURNESS Visit The Burness One Name Study -- John Burness
BURNETT To read a family story about Lighthouse Keepers around the Coast of Scotland visit The David Coull Burnett Page -- David Burnett
BUTTARS Visit Grant Buttar's Home Page -- Grant Buttars
COULL To read about Quarter Master James Coull,and Captain David Coull who sailed from Montrose, visit The Coull Page -- David Burnett
CRUICKSHANKS for an overall view of this family name go to Go Cruickshanks Ken Cruickshanks
DAVIDSON & ARBUCKLE The Web Site for these families created by Patti Davidson-Peters is at This Link - contact Patti
DOIG,DOEG,DOIGE,DOG A One Name search is being carried out. Origins in Kilmadock Parish Perthshire,14th cent. Largest concentration of family now around Dundee. For early Family history visit Ken Doig's Home Page -- Ken Doig
DUNCAN - DONALDSON - KERR Don Duncan has created a web site about these Angus families - Don Duncan
Don has created further pages on ANDERSON - ROBBIE - FENWICK, GOODALL - which is at Anderson together with GOLD - GOODALL - SKINNER at Gold
KIELLOR To read all about a One Name Study on this name visit One Name Studies for Kiellor and Rawden -- Pat Stedman
MONIKIE , a large site which reviews the entire area, including Newbigging. WWW.MONIKIE.ORG.UK . write to the webmaster . This site also includes a large study of the STIRLING surname, and variants. See entry below.
NAIRN & STRACHAN A very interesting page has been put together by Neil PHEASANT on these two local families. It can be reached by visiting his "Cormack and Pheasant Family History" -- Neil Pheasant
PAYNE Information on research into the Payne family in Dundee and elsewhere can be found at Paynes of Dromore, Co Down,Ireland to Dundee, Scotland . -- Camille
PEARSON David Pearson from Vernouillet in France has developed a Page giving the history of the Pearson surname in Scotland since the 13th century, including some notabilities in Angus! Pearsons of Angus, Scotland. -- David Pearson
PETRIE Karen Hutten of the USA has put together a Page on her Petrie family which is at
The Petrie Page Subsidiary Pages are at /ODT6-0001.html and /GENE4-0001.html. -- Karen Hutten
PETRIE Norma Thain of Angus maintains a Mailing list at rootsweb.com which is Petrie-Scotland-L@rootsweb.com .The usual rootsweb.com subscribing arrangements apply, insert "-subscribe" into the address after the "L", and put "subscribe" in the message heading. Norma Thain
ROBBIE For details of "Scotland Robbie Genealogy" Visit
Mark Robbie's Home Page -- Mark Robbie
ROBERTSON James Cooper - He trained as an engineer at Baxter Bros, Dundee,became Erection Shop Foreman,during one of many depressions in the jute trade in Dundee, he went to India in1875, and worked his way up to becomeManager of the Serajgunge Jute Mills, outside Calcutta. He was one of many Dundonians to make a career in the jute mills around Calcutta. He was never at home for the Census in Dundee! Jim Robertson's Home Page - go to Robertson Wanderings -- Jim Robertson
SKIRLING. The Owner has assembled a large study on this surname - including variants - SKIRLEN & SKIRLINE - This can be found at his "Monikie" Page.
SPANKIE A One Name Study covering Angus- offering help.
STIRLING. The Owner has assembled a very large study on this Surname , and it's variants, which can be found at his "Monikie" Page
TAYSIDE - A MARITIME HISTORY To learn all about Tayside's Historical links with the Sea , seafarers, and merchants visit TAMH// -- Douglas MacKenzie
WADDELL Go to A Waddell Family John Waddell
WILSON - Bonnie William Wilson's Family Tree - the family of William Hartley Wilson & Margaret Williamson of Newbigging/Monikie, and Van Diemeens Land, Australia Bonnie William
WISEMAN/WYSEMAN A site of interest to all researching these names,also McKAY Wyseman & McKay Home Page -- John Wyseman-McKay
YULE Estelle Yule PRYOR has a One Name Study going - and her Web Page is Yules World-Wide -- Estelle Pryor
ANDERSON Researching many ANDERSON threads around Arbroath.
George b:abt 1800-20 m: Mary FERRIER
James Muir b: 1833 m: Agnes PATERSON
James b:1863 m: Mary Jane HADDEN
Agnes b:1892 m: robert DURIE
John b:1893 m: Janet ?
Maurice b:1894
Kate m:David BERWICK
Norah b:1900
The last five people were siblings of the researcher's Grandmother, Christina Drury Anderson who married Robert Troup.
Gordon Troup
AYR/AIR John. b: 1807 Dundee, emigrated to Sydney, NWS in 1835. m:1837 @Sydney, Catherine SEYMoURof Sydney. He became licensee of the Dundee Arms public house, in Gloucester Street in the Rocks area of Sydney Cove.He held this license from 1837-1841, when he experienced financial problems in the 1839/40 period.John Air transferred his license to John Wright, and went to sea as a Mariner.
His Father John Ayr b: Dundee abt 1780 was a Mariner when he m: 1803, but was later noted as a carpenter at the ch. of his son John in 1807. The main thrust of this research is to identify the original owner/builder who named the Pub - The Dundee Arms. Jim Robertson
CHARLESTON HOTEL, GLAMIS Various BDM Certs, and Census reports indicate that this Hotel had been managed by the Findlay, and Alexander families from abt 1865, thro' to the 1930s. Simon Alexander
D'ALL Descendants of Robert D'All - and of son Alexander. George b:1875 m:1895 Jessie Gow ROBERTSON He killed in action, family of daughters emigrated to Canada. Samuel b:1876 m: 1900 Agnes Dryden SCRYMGEOUR b:1881 Hilltown Dundee, sons Alexander,(to Canada),James &William (to Hong Kong) Alexander b:1878 m:1900 Isabella BRUCE eldest son Harry Bruce D'ALL m: Helen KING went to Canada with son Harry King D'ALL Helen anxious to fill in gaps - were there other children of Robert and Mary? S.Davidson
DURWARD Heather is looking for info re ancestry of Mary Durwar, parents believed to be David DURWARD & Elizabeth MURRAY Heather
FORBES Further to William Wallings info - Robert FORBES b:1888 Auchinblae, Kincardine m: Mary CARNEGIE of Brechin d:USA - Upholsterer - had elder brothers David, and John clark, David living in Brechin 1943. Their Father William FORBESb:1855 m: 1877 Glasgow Annie CLARK:d:1901 Brechin. William's Father - David FORBESm:Mary SCOTT both d: before 1901. William Walling
HENDERSON Comprehensive listing of descendants of Robert in and around Goondiwindi, Qld held by Denis Moloney
KYD/KYDD/KIDD searching for info on any of the following - George E KYD Jnr m:1829 Cotton of Gardyne Agnes GIBSON ,George E
MacKENZIE John, of the Glen Shee MacKenzies. Married Elizabeth MacKENZIE dau of Donald Bain MacKenzie & Ann OGILVIE of Braemar, Aberdeenshire @ Dundee 1833 from the C of S - per St Andrew's RC Church Records. 4 chn baptised at St Andrew's RC Cathedral, Dundee.1833/1838 of whom only the last, Charles survived.He was born in Jan 1838, after his Father's death at sea during 1937. his Mother Elizabeth, John's widow, was one of 10 chn of her parents, who m'd:Braemar, 1803.Husband John was C of S, Elizabeth was RC. Anxious to research John's family particularly. Jane Liebzeit
PETRIE One Name research Project - Angus & all Scotland. database - 12,000 entries 1600s onwards.Census, Gravestones etc info for swap and collaboration. Norma Thain
SIMPSONMarriages of Henry SIMPSON"S Children.
SOUTAR Children of David SOUTAR and Elizabeth WEBSTER of Forfar were : -
SPANKIE Jenny Spankie runs a One Name Study, covering Angus - glad to help anyone. Jenny Spankie
SUTHERLAND The parents of Nicholas SUTHERLAND were Alexander amd Mary FINDLAY; his siblings wereAlexander b:1761, Hugh b:1762, Isabel b:1764, Mary b:1773, Patrick b:1775, and Elisabeth b: 1776?. He had 5 chn in KCD b: 1802-1807. He served in KCD Volunteers and Forfarshire Militia.
He m: 1826 Edinburgh, Mary HENDERSON , emigrated to Canada 1832 & d:1844. Alec Sutherland
WARDEN Comprehensive lists of descendants of Alexander in and around Goondiwindi Qld held by Denis Moloney
WEIR Alexander - He farmed at Oathlaw, was the son of David
/John WEIR and Jean REATT
He married Catherine/Kathryn SMITH their children were baptised at Kirkton of Oathlaw (10 in all) Joan Beckley
WOOD James b:1781 Montrose - Recap from main entry -
Alexander m:Mary DICKINSON, James m:Jane GEEKIE,
Elizabeth m:David FIFE,Andrew m:Charlotte PATTERSON,William m:Janet SIDEY, Agnes m:John BANKS. Andrew and James took their families to Canada.
Norma Morrison
Elizabeth (1792-1866) m: 1816 Forfar, Chas PATULLO (1792-1871)Chas a Weaver, they had 9 children.
Thomas b:1794.
George (1796-1867) m:1824 Forfar Ann WHYTE He was Grocer & Tollkeeper, they had 9 children, lived Eassie & Nevay for a time.
Alexander (1798-1843) m:Forfar,Margaret PATERSON (1797-1846)He was a Mason, they had 7 children.
David (1801-65) unmarried, a Mason.
Mary (1804-66) m:1836 Forfar James GIBSON his 2nd wife.
He was a Weaver, they had 2 sons.
John (1807-85) m:1837 Forfar Elizabeth LEYS no children.
He was a Mason, who had an illegitimate son John, to Margaret ROBERTS b:1833 John jnr (1833-99) also a Mason.
Ron Soutar
son James m:Isabella , their son Robert Cook b:1842 ? d:1917 b'd Montrose, m:Agnes LUMSDEN b:1853 d:1923, b'd Montrose.
dau Isabella b:1814 St Cyrus, d:? Montrose.
dau Peggie Jeanie b:1816 Benholm,KCD,d:? Montrose
Dave Wood