Helen died in Lodgehills in the Parish of Boyndie in the County of Banff in Scotland. The County of Banff (or Banffshire) lies above the county of Aberdeenshire. She was 90 years old and she died from infirmities of age. She was at the time of her death a widow her husband, John Christie, a mason, having died some 20 or more years before.
Helen and John had eleven children the youngest of whom was your 2xgreat grandfather, Adam Christie who's popped up in this blog a few times already. Adam and most if not all his siblings worked their way south into Aberdeenshire (not very far in our terms of distance)
Also on this day but in 1924 Adam William Gray Christie married Alexa Craig Newton.
Adam is your 1st cousin 2x removed. Adam Christie, your 2 x great grandfather (as above) is this Adam's grandfather.
The marriage took place in Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Harthill is a village about half way between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Quite a ways from Aberdeenshire where Adam was born and raised. He was 41 at the time of this marriage. He'd been married before and was a widower. His profession was Horse Trader. Alexa was a housekeeper aged 45 and had not been married before.
And lastly, on this day in 1927 William Fisken died. William is on my dad's side of the family. We have a few William Fiskens but this one is your 1st cousin 3X removed. Your 3X great grandfather, Peter Fisken, is William's grandfather.
William was born in Luss - that lovely village on Loch Lomond. You may be interested in knowing that he got married in the Gorbals but not so happy to learn that he died at age 56 on this day in a mental hospital - the Gartloch Asylum in Glasgow. Cause of death: atheroma of the aorta which I think means the build up of plaque in an artery. Also Myocardial degeneration - heart disease.
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