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JenW

JenW Report 15 Apr 2009 00:20

i cant find the marriage. do you know when it was?

Potterbill

Potterbill Report 14 Apr 2009 23:29

Hi Tracey,
I would suggest that your grandfather was Harbour Master at GIRVAN (South Ayrshire) not Gurvin. If you search Scotland People site for his b.m.d. I'm sure you will turn up a wealth of detail as it is easy to search. Good luck.

Researching:
Anderson Brechin, Angus. Anderson Clackmannanshire . Thow Rickarton Stonehaven Kincardinshire

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 11 Apr 2009 22:50

Donald Anderson is a fairly common name for Scotland so you will need more info. Have you got his marriage cert to Martha? If so that will give you information on his birth date. I'm not familiar with Scottish certs but I think they have a lot more info than England/Wales ones.

Also have you tried googling his name + harbour master + the name of the harbour if you know it. It's amazing what comes up sometimes.

Ozi.

Tracey

Tracey Report 11 Apr 2009 22:41

hi i am looking for any information i could get on my greatfather, his name is donald anderson i think he was born in glasgow in the late 1800's he was a harbour master in gurvin that is all i know apart from he was married to a martha foster mackellor