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Comment by Kim Barrett on February 19, 2011 at 6:29pm

Hi William - re: your post about the Barracks. I am a great-great granddaughter of Capt Alexander Barrack. Documents from The Aberdeen and NE Scotland Family History Society show his father, Alexander, as being the second child of William Barrack and Barbara Pirie, born 1802. In turn, his grandfather William is shown as being the first son of Alexander Barrack and a Christian Brock or Brook, and born 1 November 1767, some time after the death of George Douglas, 2nd Earl of Dumbarton. My records end with the generation before, being an Alexander Barrack and an Isabel Wishart. The only date recorded is their marriage - 11 Oct 1741, at Ellon, when the Earl would have been quite old (for that time). I don't have anything back further, but this last Alexander, if he were married at, say, 20, could be in the frame as the imported Barrack. The Earl would have been in his 30s when this Alexander was born, if Alexander married at 20-ish. The Barracks back to him were all millers, farming and milling in the area, before Captain Alex's generation took to sea and left. We are intrigued to know just how our Barracks became associated with the theory of an illegitimate son of the Earl..indeed why there is even a theory about a child..albeit it would have had to have been in this earlier generation..

Comment by Iain Kennedy on July 27, 2010 at 8:54am

Thanks for the update William!

Comment by James P. LaLone on July 27, 2010 at 8:41am

Researching BEGG / BEIG / BEG family that appears originated in Perth then moved to Angus (Forfar), residing around Dundee. Married into COUPAR, RAMSAY, INNES, BELL and ANDERSON families. Jim.

Comment by William Douglas on July 27, 2010 at 3:36am

57,000 of historic records from the Perthshire area were made available by the website Ancestry.co.uk this week.

The records date from 1566 to 1901 and cover records from school admissions and surveys of the local militia. They include the Perthshire School Registers of Admissions and Withdrawals, which contains the names of around 75,000 pupils covering the period 1869 to 1901.

Each record typically contains the name and date of birth of the child, their home address and notes on their academic progress.

The Perthshire Militia Survey of 1802 also forms part of the archive. It contains more than 1,300 records of men in every household who were eligible to fight in the militia. The records were collated from forms sent to households in 1802 demanding that every able-bodied man between the age of 18 and 45 made themselves known.

Comment by William Douglas on July 8, 2010 at 7:20am

Working on another line, I stumbled upon three family history stories from Perthshire:

• The Douglas Family of Balnabodach, Findo-Gask and Scone
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• The Douglas Family and its connection to the Borenich Burial Ground
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• The Douglas Family of Borenich and Muirhead, Liff

Comment by Nancy Smith on March 3, 2010 at 5:33am

I am trying to find information on James Wishart who married Barbara McPherson He was born in 1852 in

Comment by William Douglas on November 1, 2009 at 4:51am

Perthshire maps

I have just found these two maps from 1885, which may be of interest:
East Perthshire
West Perthshire

Comment by William Douglas on October 22, 2009 at 6:56am

Sir John Bisset, (1777- 1854) born and died in Perth, was Commissary-General to the forces, serving with the Duke of wellington in the Peninsular War.

Little has ben written about his family life. This is how Gentleman's Magazine of May 1854 recorded his death: Died 3rd April 1854 in Perth, Scotland "Sir John Bisset, KCH, KCB. He held the office of Commisary of the Forces under the Duke of Wellington during the whole of the Peninsular war and was appointed Commissary-General in 1811. He was knighted in 1832 and nominated KCB in 1850. By his death a pension of 550l has reverted to the crown. Sir John was a native of Perth, and he resided there for many years past." -

Sir John was an executor of the will of one Thomas Willan whose life I am also trying to untangle. I am keen to learn more about Sir John Bisset, and his relationship to Thomas Willan. One of Willan's grandchildren was named Rev Charles Bisset Douglas-Willan, so I feel there must be some connection. Another of the exectors was Robert Douglas of Woolwich Warren a Lieutenant General in his Majesty's Regiment of Royal Artillery. He was father-in-law to Thomas Willan's daughter, Isabella.

Can anyone help identfy John Bisset, of Perth?

Comment by Rosemary Miles on October 9, 2009 at 11:21pm

My connection with Perthshire (apart from living in Perth, Western Australia) is my great great great parents, Charles Fraser born Blair Atholl 1793 and Charlotte Anderson McKay. They lived in Aberfeldy and had 6 children, James, Christian (my great great grandmother), Ann, Catherine, Janet and Charles. Christian married (? can't find a record of a marriage) John Gow and they had a son, Daniel who was my great grandfather. I visited Perth and Aberfeldy when I was in Scotland for The Gathering in July this year.

Comment by Iain Kennedy on October 8, 2009 at 1:21am

Fascinating story William! Not heard that one before.

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