May 27th

Over 200 years ago, in 1814, your 4xgreat uncle Joseph Donald was born in Garmond, Monquhitter. Aberdeenshire.  He was the 7th of 8 children for Alexander Donald and Jean Macintire.

And also on this day - in 1841 - David Paton Coull was born in Ferryden.  David is your 1st cousin 4X removed.  His grandfather, Joseph Coull is your 4x great grandfather.  David was the fourth child for Archibald Coull and Mary Noble.  Eight more children came after him.  I cannot find him in any records beyond the census which was taken shortly after his birth.  And while I can't find an actual death record, I fear that David may have died as an infant.

These two ancestors are both on grandma's side of the family.  Aberdeenshire is her dad's family.  Ferryden her mother's.  While researching my dad's side, I'm all over the place in England and Scotland.  For my mother's side - it's all Aberdeenshire (with a bit of Banffshire thrown in - which is "just up the road") and Ferryden except for some folks who headed for the new worlds of America and Canada.