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nick

nick Report 10 Oct 2012 23:58

looking for relatives of james alexander copland born in the st nicholas district of aberdeen,scotland on the 1/10/1916 who had several sisters. He left scotland as far as i am aware in his teens and joined the navy. he was married to a woman called maisey howell and they had a son called james arthur and a daughter named diane.
last search 2005 with no replies so second time lucky as i would love to meet my relatives in scotland?????????????

jax

jax Report 11 Oct 2012 00:25

Hi Nick

Have you tried looking in the search trees for any contacts?

Researching:
In Essex,Hertfordshire,Cambridgeshire,East and North London and Kent...My lot did'nt travel much

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 11 Oct 2012 00:32

Is this the marriage?

Marriages Sep 1942 (>99%)
Copland James A Howell Chichester 2b 990
Howell Evelyn M Copland Chichester 2b 990

Rose

Researching:
I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 11 Oct 2012 02:04

Try 192.com. The son looks to be in the area still.

Rose

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I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

jax

jax Report 11 Oct 2012 02:11

Rose I think the son maybe Nicks father

I think you may need scotlandspeople to find out the siblings of James which is a pay to view site

If you purchase the marriage cert you will find out his fathers name

Researching:
In Essex,Hertfordshire,Cambridgeshire,East and North London and Kent...My lot did'nt travel much

jax

jax Report 11 Oct 2012 02:14

Yes it is... more info on this old thread under a different membership number

http://www.genesreunited.co.za/boards/board/ancestors/thread/355049

Researching:
In Essex,Hertfordshire,Cambridgeshire,East and North London and Kent...My lot did'nt travel much

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 11 Oct 2012 04:58

Thanks Jax,

I assumed he was looking for Diane and James Arthur.

Rose

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I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

Reggie

Reggie Report 11 Oct 2012 08:55

Nick didn't return to his thread in 2005......I wonder whether he'll do so now?

If you do return, Nick...............

You can't look for people without having some idea of names and birth years.

So get some credits for Scotlands people, and find the info about the supposed sisters.

As you know the location of James's birth and the exact date, one assumes you know the names of his parents, to help with identifying these females.

Then.......look in 'search trees' to see whether anyone else on this site is researching any of them.

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I am in no way related to anyone for whom I do lookups To acknowledge any info I may post, please do NOT click on my name. There is a large white box entitled 'Add your reply' for the purpose.