Crombie/Dougal Family

Post by **emanday** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:14 am

You might like to have a look at the site about the Great Eyemouth Fishing Disaster of Oct 14 1881 on http://www.geocities.com/scotborder/Eyemouth.html

It lists the names of the men lost during a terrible storm.

Dave Coles · Post by **Dave Coles** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:26 am

Thanks Mary,
I do in fact have a copy of the disaster, my Great grandfather William Crombie is shown as losing his life on the 'Florida' out of Eyemouth.
Thanks for reminding me about it, I will check out on the names that have shown up with my searches to see in any appear in the listings.
Dave.

Post by **emanday** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:04 pm

That poor family had a lot to cope with.

Sadly, William's brother James had died only a year earlier on 29 Dec 1880 when he fell into Eyemouth harbour.

Post by **emanday** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:18 pm

emanday wrote: Did you also know that their were TWO Robert Crombie's born to James and Agnes? One in May 1870 and the second in December 1871. I assumed that the first one died in infancy, but I've never looked for a DC for him. Maybe I should.

Just a wee update on that. The first Robert died of Whooping Cough on 9 Nov 1870.

On the subject of Jane/Alison/Alice Crombie 1857. I have a wee theory about why she was registered as Jane but later called Alison. I think Dad named her after her maternal grandmother instead of her paternal grandmother. Dare say this might have caused a wee bit of a family huff, so she got unofficially renamed to Alison to smooth some very ruffled feathers

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Dave Coles · Post by **Dave Coles** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 2:06 pm

Hi there,
I have been away for 3 weeks at my son's but now I am back in circulation once more I shall be trying to find out more history about my late mum, thanks for the help you have given so far. I look forward to our chats.
Best regards
Dave

Post by **emanday** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 3:26 pm

Nice to see you back.
Hope you had an enjoyable time.

Dave Coles · Post by **Dave Coles** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:16 am

Hello again Mary.
The first Robert Crombie did in fact die in 1970 (739/00 0038)
On the 1881 census is shows Alexander Landels and Alison Landels (nee Crombie) with two boarders:-
Alexander Colin Crombie Born 1875.
Robert Crombie Born 1872.
Checked out their birth details and they are both siblings of the above Alison and therefore sons of James & Agnes (nee Colin).
(Bet you know all this already eh!!)
Quick cuppa and get stuck in again.
Bye for now. Dave

Post by **emanday** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 1:56 pm

The first Robert Crombie did in fact die in 1970 (739/00 0038)

Erm

shouldn't that be 1870?

There were also...
William 1856
James 1859
Jane Collin 1863
George 1865
Agnes 1868

Dave Coles · Post by **Dave Coles** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:34 pm

OOPS! yes it should be 1870.
I have all the others names you listed except that I have a Jane Crombie not Collin b-1/07/1863.
She married Alexander Thompson b-1857. Are we talking about the same person?
Dave.

Dave Coles · Post by **Dave Coles** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:54 pm

Hi Mary,
I now have a copy of the birth details For Jane, it is of course the same one, I miss-read what you said, her middle name was Collin.
Thanks again.
Dave