Greig ancestors /Aberdeen area

[sandal1]

Hi guys - I have only just read the most recent postings from the Freecen down - wow you've amazed me. I'd have never found all that in a million years. Alan you've obviously done a lot of searching and Annette also. Thanks so much. You do realize I'll be up till midnight now - very excited!
Cheers.

[nelmit]

If you go to the Aberdeen county map (near the upper left corner directly beside the B in Banffshire) and follow the enumerator's route in 1841 you will see the two place either side of Rashiebottom - Thwells (Fawells) and Thielbog (Shielbog). There are 2 places between these locations, one called Crownhead. I wonder if they were previously the Rashiebottom homes.

Regards,
Annette

[Currie]

Thanks for the map Annette and hello Sandal1,

I had a look at the Inverurie one, I’ll try Google Earth.

No google results for Rashiebottom however there are three results in google Books http://www.google.com.au/books?hl=en and two of are interest because the Milne name crops up but the snippets are useless and I can’t expand on the results but at least it seems to bring the name forward to at least 1912.

The Clydesdale Stud-book. ...‎ - Page 340
by Clydesdale Horse Society of Great Britain and Ireland - 1908
XI.; dam, bred by the late Mr. Milne, Rashiebottom, Fintray, by Rob Roy (713),
Vol. I. ; gr.-dam, bred by the late Mr. Maitland, .

Celtic Place-names in Aberdeenshire: With a Vocabulary of Gaelic Words Not ...‎ - Page 271
by John Milne - 1912 - 345 pages
RASHIEBOTTOM. If the nature of the place suits the name it must be English, but
as it is on a slope it may be Gaelic and represent Bothan …..

Still looking,
Alan

[nelmit]

Here it is on this map

Choose the bottom right section and Rushybottom is at the top right.

Regards,
Annette

[Currie]

Great work Annette,

It looks like it’s on top of a hill of some sort. It should be a fascinating place to visit.

After all that I can now shut down for the night.

All the best,
Alan

[nelmit]

Great work Annette,

It looks like it’s on top of a hill of some sort. It should be a fascinating place to visit.

After all that I can now shut down for the night.

All the best,
Alan

Goodnight Alan , I agree it will be a great visit - I'd better go and get on with some housework!!!

[sandal1]

Hi guys - yep I'm still at it - but going to bed now (maybe) it's well after midnight!-Annette re where I click on "this map" - I get the map sections but can't select the bottom right to enlarge it - did you have any problems with it? Fantastic work guys. By the way - I checked the IGI re birth of Mary Haugh Greig born 1851 and parents were George Greig and Mary Mill so probably a different family - that solves that mystery. thanks heaps. goodnight.

[sandal1]

finally got the map to work but can't find Rushybottom! What is it near? thanks.

[nelmit]

finally got the map to work but can't find Rushybottom! What is it near? thanks.

Zoom in to the north east and it's right at the top above KEITH HALL.

Regards,
Annette

[sandal1]

Yea! finally found it. my laptop is a bit slow and only zooms in very small increments so it was hard to ge a perspective but once I found Keithhall there it was. I was pleased to see it is "Rushybottom" on the map not quite as embarrassing as asking directions to "Rashiebottom"! What a great resource that National Library of Scotland site seems to be - I can see myself wasting a lot of hours there when I get time. I really am getting a handle on my ancestors whereabouts now and am sure it will be an amazing help when we tripping around over there eventually (February 2011) sounds along time off but I have some serious saving to do. I know a lot of things will be shut then unfortunately but have you any idea of what weather to expect in that area in February - hopefully not to much ice and snow to stop us driving.
take care
Sandra