Comments on: Canonbie Militia List – 1802

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 15:55:35 +0000

In reply to adminaa. Thankyou

By: adminaa

adminaa — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 18:55:16 +0000

In reply to Karen. The first thing to note that the first name Jasin was never recorded in the pre-1855 Old Parish Registers in Scotland at all. And there were only 3 people baptized Jason ever in the whole of Scotland. I've come to the conclusion that the original transcription from the handwritten version (not done by me) was incorrect. There was a James Calvert who married an Agnes or Nancy Rule in Canonbie parish in 1794 and went on to have a few children. I'm pretty sure that's who this is.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 13:04:36 +0000

In reply to adminaa.

Hi
Did you manage to find out anything further about Jasin Calvert?
Kind regards
Karen

By: Ron HOLMES

Ron HOLMES — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:16:28 +0000

The Adam SCOTT (Farmer from Shillingmoss/ Shielingmoss in Canonbie) is my 4 x great grandfather. An interesting find, Thank you.

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:05:58 +0000

In reply to adminaa. Thankyou

By: adminaa

adminaa — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 13:51:34 +0000

In reply to Karen. Hi Karen, There were Calverts at Orchard farm since the 17th century I believe. But the name Jasin (or even Jason) was almost unheard of at that time in Scotland which makes me wonder how this name came about. As you say, the name does not appear in any other sources for Canonbie of which I'm aware. I would speculate that Jasin was born with another more ordinary name but had, for some reason, become known by this name. I'll email you privately with some further thoughts soon.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 18:41:04 +0000

Hi
I m related to Jasin Calvert of Orchard..not sure how though as it’s not a name that I have come across before..my Calverts all lived at Orchard in Canonbie and there doesn’t seem to be any other records…that I can find…of him
Do you know anything more about him and what happened to him
Many thanks
Karen

By: adminaa

adminaa — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 20:11:41 +0000

Hi Lois. In the OPRs I can only see two Christian Armstrongs born in Canonbie around the right time neither of which have a father called Henry. No 1 was born in 1776 to James Armstrong and Janet Armstrong, and no 2 was born in 1787 to James Armstrong and Isabel Elliot. What is the evidence for the father named Henry ?

By: Lois

Lois — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:48:56 +0000

Hello from Aus, During searches this page got my attention. Every time I have looked at my Armstrong connection, I always seem to put it in the too hard basket. My great grandmother was Jeannie Armstrong RAE, daughter of John Armstrong RAE born abt 1817 Roxburghshire, (he married Betsy Welsh in 1845 at Hawick, came to Australia 1853), his parents were Robert RAE, a weaver born abt 1776 & Christian ARMSTRONG, (father Henry?). I have found a copy of John’s baptism at Hawick in 1817, but trying to find who Christine, his mother, belongs to has been a bit of a challenge. I have found someone else has her connected to Henry ARMSTRONG and Helen ELLIOT from Canonbie ?? Henry’s father being Andrew ARMSTRONG and Ann IRVINE. With these surnames being on your 1802 list it got my attention. Do any of the people I have mentioned have any connection to your Andrew ?? REGARDS Lois

By: adminaa

adminaa — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 20:32:35 +0000

In reply to David R. Armstrong.

I can find one Crozier in neighbouring Castleton parish in Roxburghshire. http://www.scan.org.uk/VirtualVault/Borders/page212.htm