Searching for Neilson's in Lanark...

[bethsam]

Hi Legs

Did a check with my last credit on SP and found that Betty H Neilson married Archie Gracey in Lesmahagow, 1891 - looks like your wooden leg man!

Regards
bethsam

[joette]

Congrats to all.I have trawled through the OPR for CrawfordJohn for hours & they are beautifully kept & there are lots of Neilson's Coltharts on them.Never found any of mine who claimed they were born there but it was a pleasure to look at them & worth the £2.70 it cost at my LDS Family History Centre.

[Legs11]

Hi Bethsam,

I've sent you a PM with my email address. Yes, Betty did marry Archie Gracie.....He is the wooden leg man!! I have also been in contact with my granddad's cousin in New Zealand, I'll give you her details too, just drop me an email!

Legs
xxxxx

[Jean]

Hi Bethsam,

I also have a Thomas and Margaret Neilson from Leadhills. They are my 4 X great grandparents. Their daughter Mary born c 1795 died 25 Feb 1878 married James Moffat.

Jean


Other Leadhills and Crawford names, Brown, Baird, Paterson, McDonald, Hair, Williamson, Swan, McMeekin,
Also over the border into Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, McCrone, Hoatson, Lorimer, Paterson, McMeeckin,

[dgracie]

Legs,

Hello, I have information on the Archibald Gracie that you posted about. I am interested in hearing about any descendants he may have that you know of. I also would like to hear more about the wooden leg if there is more to that story.

Send me an email if you want the images of the registration data and the dates for the Gracie ancestors. Here are the names:

Archibald Gracie b 15-Oct-1865 (Crossford, Lesmahagow, Lanark), d 12-Feb-1932 (Cornsillock, Dalserf, Lanark), married Betty Neilson 17-Aug-1891 (Crossford, Lesmahagow, Lanark)

Father - James Gracie, Mother - Sarah Brown
Paternal grandfather - Archibald Gracie, grandmother - Agnes Muir
Maternal grandfather - Maxwell Brown, grandmother - Janet Currie
Paternal g-grandfather - Thomas Gracie, g-grandmother - Jane Whigham

Dave Gracie
Researching Gracie, Stewart, Muir, McKnight, Walkinshaw, Willison, McKendrick, Whigham

[kinsearcher]

Hi Legs,
long time after your message, but am a bit curious to know if you have info about Neilsons in Glasgow - maybe even know about this couple? Willow Reid MASSIE and Robert NEILSON were married in 1913 in Dennistoun, Glasgow, Lanarkshire.
Thanks,
James.

[Mary22]

I'm not sure if anyone is still interested as this reply is about 5 years late but reported earlier was my grand father was dead but at that time he was alive. He died in 1914 December fighting in WW1. His name was William Hoatson Neilson - born 1872 in Lesmagowan HIs elder brother was called Thomas -somewhere I have a family group of the family.

[Russell]

Hello Mary and Welcome to Talking Scot.
Its lovely when a new member comes on with family information to share. Legs and Bethsan don't appear to have been on the board recently but they should get notification of your post. You could send a PM and if they still have the same e-mail address you would be able to exchange information.

Russell

[Currie]

Hello Mary,

The death of Guardsman W. Neilson, 9335, Scots Guards, was reported in a long list of casualties. See the Glasgow Herald, 4th March, 1915, page 11, column 3. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=G ... page&hl=en

The Scottish National War Memorial has his place of birth as Blackwood, Lanark, and date of death as 18 December, 1914.

He was probably among those buried during the Christmas truce of 1914. http://www.1914-1918.net/truce.htm

All the best,
Alan