George was born and lived his whole life in Ferryden. He married Mary McLeod and they had five children including Elizabeth (Betsy) - your 3X great grandmother.
At the time of George's death, Mary and one of their children had pre-deceased him. He died in the Infirmary on Bridge Street in Montrose (the town across the water from Ferryden). Cause of death was retention of urine which lasted seven days. He was 77 years old. He is buried in the graveyard of Rossie Island.
And also on this day - in 1941 - James Christie died. James is your first cousin twice removed. And in James we have someone in Aberdeenshire who isn't a farmer! James was a shoemaker. When he died the Aberdeen Weekly Journal wrote a nice little article about him which I may as well just quote as it tells everything that I know of him:
There was a large company at the funeral of Mr James Christie, shoemaker, Cuminestown. Mr. Christie was born in the village forty-seven years ago, third son of the late Mr and Mrs George Christie, Little Northburn. He served his apprenticeship at Cairncake and after being in the last war with the 5th Gordons and severely wounded, set up business for himself over twenty years ago.
Mr Christie was a popular member of the Quoiting Club, and a successful exhibitor of vegetables and flowers at the local shows. He was an A.R.P. warden.
The pall-bearers were: - Messrs Adam, Alexander, and Douglas Christie (brothers), and James Alexander, Ellon (uncle). He is survived by his widow (a daughter of Mr and Mrs James Willson, Greens), and a son and daughter.
I haven't heard quoits mentioned for a very long time. Do you know the game? A bit like horseshoes I guess except with rubber or rope rings. And how about an A.R.P. warden? They were volunteers during WWII who ensured that blackouts were observed, sounded air raid sirens and generally helped folks get into air raid shelters.
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| Cuminestown High Street (pretty quiet place!) |
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