Where is this ?

Post by **Tracey** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:09 pm

This birth place - the one above South Stirling - is supposedly in Scotland but although it is written clearly enough i just dont know what it is saying. Any help appreciated when the image i have uploaded becomes visable.
http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-947
Many thanks

Tracey
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Post by **AndrewP** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:20 pm

Hi Tracey,

Was this written outside of Scotland? My feeling is that it says Concarden (Kincardine?). Is the person from South Stirling in the same family group? This could be Kincardine, Perthshire, only a few miles from Stirling.

All the best,

Andrew

SuMacd · Post by **SuMacd** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:26 pm

Could it be Cowcaden as in Cowcaddens, Glasgow?
Susan

Post by **Tracey** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:27 pm

Hi Andrew

Yes now you say it i can see it but further down the page if the same person wrote it there is a perfect C in County. The manifest was for a ship sailing from Liverpool to Boston so i suppose written in Liverpool ?

Post by **Tracey** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:42 pm

That looks even more like it Susan

Im looking for Alexander Geddes born c 1868 and these are the only two that come up for Glasgow on the list of returns so based on Susans suggestion could someone tell me which one of these it would/could be please ?

1869 GEDDES ALEXANDER AITKE M GLASGOW CENTRAL DISTRICT GLASGOW CITY/LANARK
1867 GEDDES ALEXANDER HARVE M CALTON GLASGOW CITY/LANARK

Thanks

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 2:21 pm

Hi Tracy,
Not too sure what you are looking for here.
However the Alexander Harvie Geddes comes frae a well kent Glasgow Family.
http://www.glasgowhumanesociety.org/off_history.html
http://www.glesga.ukpals.com/green/georgegeddes.htm

Davie

Post by **Tracey** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:39 pm

Not too sure what you are looking for here.

Hi Davie, neither am i yet !
I found our elusive Bessie Geddes on a few of Ancestry's ship lists. On them she is travelling with or going to husband Alexander Geddes. The two births above are the only ones on SP that fit the bill (not allowing for fibs) assuming the place name i cant understand is in Glasgow. This Alexander and Bessie lived in Rhode Island and he was a storekeeper.

I just got in from work and will read through the links in a bit.

Many thanks

Tracey

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:32 pm

Again Tracy,
I had another wee look at the entry.
While it looks like Cowcaddens, I would doubt if anyone from Glasgow would give the district rather than the town or village.
As far as I an aware The Cowcaddens was never a village but only a district.
If you let me know the date of the Ships entry I may be able to throw more light on it for you.
Awrabest
Davie

Post by **Tracey** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:42 pm

Hello Davie

It is the...........SS Baltic 27th March 1907 sailing from Liverpool to New York.

Thank you for taking the time

Tracey