Fort George or The Manse Ardersier.......... Chaplin ???....

[Tracey]

Can anyone confirm who the Chaplain at Fort George or The Manse Ardersier (not sure if they would have had a Chaplin ?) was in 1923/25 ?
Who ever he was i have letters but cant make out if his name is William ?Graham ...he was very kind to my grandmother when she went their to marry my grandfather and more than went out of his way to see they were married and even sent them money by way of a wedding gift as they were skint. If anyone knows how to find who he was i would be very greatful.

[grannysrock]

Hi Tracey

In the Scotsman ( www.scotsman.com ) there are many mentions of Rev William Graham, Ardersier from about 1920's onwards. A couple ( 1930 and 1936) mention that he was Chaplain to the regimental depot at Fort George - so you probably have the right name.

Also in 1949 , a Rev Wm M Graham M.A. of Ardersier conducted the marriage of his daughter Agnes Mary to an Arthur Smith of Mount Florida, Glasgow

Wm was reported to have seen Nessie ( the monster ) herself in 1947 .

I'm sure someone more informed than myself can tell you whether he can be traced via the Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae or some other Church publication or via the regiment .

Best of luck
Sally

[AnneM]

Hi

I would think that contacting the Church of Scotland would give you a result on this. Their website is on http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/ . I'm assuming that if he was a military chaplain he was of the established Church. Alternatively the Presbetery of Inverness might come up with the goods. There is a list of contacts on the site.

Anne
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[Tracey]

Hi

Thanks for the links i looked on ( www.scotsman.com ) but will take your word on it grannysrock as @ £7.95 for 24 hours access ! and i am still searching http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/ but havent found a link yet

[Natalie.little]

Hi there... Just came across this message through a google search. My great grandfather was William Graham and my gran, Agnes (referred to in the above post), lives in Glasgow. Not sure if you ever found what you were looking for but thought I should get in touch in case!!

[Tracey]

Hi Natalie

I posted because i have letters written by your gt grandfather to my grandmother and he was such a kind gentleman to her. I know they are personal letters written / typed in his profesional hand but both my grandparents are no longer with us and I am happy to email you copies if you would like them, its always nice to see something like this.....

pm me your email if you would like to see them

Tracey

[Natalie.little]

Thanks Tracey! I'd love to see them. Amazing to come across this - the power of the Internet huh?! Will pm you now

[Natalie.little]

Oh and he definitely saw Nessie!!

[Tracey]