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Migrations I: from Aboyne to the four corners of the earth
Dunedin On the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island lies the small city of Dunedin (duh-NEE-din), named in honor of the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh (ED-in-bur-ah , not eed-in-burg), which is confusing unless you are aware of the Gàidhlig name of that ancient city: Dùn Èideann (tun-EE-chin). There are other Dunedins in the world…
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The Cromar-Robb line III: toponymies, diminutives and one-name studies
World-wide distribution of the Cromar and Robb surnames in 2014. Dark red equates to higher frequency, transitioning to pale yellow representing lower incidence. Robb is more geographically dispersed, but Cromar seems to be easier to trace. We’ll explore why. | Screen-captures from Forebears A couple of posts back, I had arrived at a mid-point in…
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Ann Meston (1802-1883): providing further insight into families allied with the Cromars
It’s been over two months since I promised here and here to take a deeper look at Ann Meston, one of the farming wives of the Cromar men along my patrilineal line. I feel a bit guilty, as I had been on quite a roll, working back up the time ladder from Janet Bonar, wife…
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Ron Cromar and me
I’m hazarding a guess that Ron Cromar passed away around 2016 or not long thereafter, based on the dates of internet accounts and chatroom activity that I’ve run across in my research. In the 2012 article accompanying the picture above, it mentions that he was living and working in Banchory, well east of Aboyne but…
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Ann Cromar redux — or reconsidered?
A surprise revision It has been nearly a month since the post where I promised to continue my exploration of the wives of the Cromar men, moving forward in time up my direct patrilineal line. The next ancestor promised was to be Ann Cromar, wife of John Cromar, who had been briefly and abstractly discussed…
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Cromars in the Scottish Postal Directories
“Improvements” changing livelihoods In our exploration of the Jacobite period and its aftermath, we’ve run across many historical descriptions of life in rural Scotland and the nature of farm life. Many sources describe the hardships of subsistence agriculture, which as recounted are hard enough without any other encumbrances. But imagine that life overlaid with an…
