Laurencekirk: have your say:

Hi Glenyss.
My Dad was born in and around the area, but specifically his grandparents were married in Blackiemuir Avenue - Gmother was a McIntosh and Gfather a Hutcheon. I too am in New Zealand and would love to make contact with you to see if we have mutual families.
Thanks, Meredith Moncur

I and my husband are visiting your area in June and wondered if there are any descendants of the McDonald & Hutcheon families still living in or around Laurencekirk. Mary McDonald, my ggrandmother was born (1839) in Laurencekirk. She had 11 siblings (Elizabeth, Alexander, Jessie, Margaret, David, James, William, Helen, Henry, Jane & Robert). Her father, Henry McDonald (1811-1899) was born, married & died there. His wife, Mary Hutcheon (1815-1900), was born in Fordoun and died at Blackiemuir Ave, Laurencekirk. Henry's father, grandfather, & ggrandfather also were born and lived in Laurencekirk. Mary's parents were born in Marykirk and Garvock and grandparents were married in Laurencekirk and Garvock.

We are planning to visit the Laurencekirk cemetery where several of these ancestors are buried and would love to meet anyone who is a descendant who lives in the area.

Love your website which has given me a great feel for the place and some great photos and are looking forward to our visit.

Thanks also for allowing me to 'have my say'.

Glenyss
New Zealand

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Thanks very much Alan. I wil have a look futher north!
Regards
Norm Buchan

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Norm Buchan,
Might be a slight confusion here, there
is a village of Hatton about 7 miles
south of Peterhead with a farm just out of the village with the same name, there
is also a Hatton 4 miles south of Laurencekirk but your own surname could
be a lead as to where you were as Buchan is the general term (geographically) for that area and also the most common surname.
Try the Peterhead website you might get more info from there. Good Luck.

Hi
I have been searching my family tree. I immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1951, when I was 1, and we returned to Scotland in 1953. The ships log shows our return address as being Hatton Cottage, Laurencekirk, although all I can remember is growing up in Peterhead until we immigrated to Australia in 1960. The log may be wrong and it could have meant to be Halton House. Would anyone be able to give me any information about this cottage so I may be able to work out why we went their!
Regards
Norm Buchan

Bill,
Johnston Road houses.

I remember Pirie and Goodall. Were they original tenants?

Bill,
Johnston Road houses.
1- DUNCAN
2- STRACHAN
3- HUTCHEON
4- MCINNES
5-WIGHT
6- MCBAIN
7- JESSIMAN
8- JENKINS
9- ?
10 - PATERSON
11- ABEL
12- MACKIE
13- ?
14- HIGH
15- ?
16 - OFFICER
Perhaps I wrong lets have suggestions !