Where were James Landles parents married?

Post by **emanday** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:52 am

Just uploaded a BC for James Landles, later spelled Landels, who married a Great Aunt of mine, Mary Laing McDonald (who I didn't really know I had till Jack found her for me

).

His parents Alexander Landles and Alice Crombie were married in 1880, it says, but the place looks suspiciously like Eyemouth or Evemouth. Is there a place in Scotland that might have a very similar name?

BTW just to add to the confusion, on James MC and DC his mother is shown as Alice Craig, so either Alexander got it wrong when he registered wee James birth, or the later entries are wrong!

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Gallery URL added - AndrewP

Post by **AndrewP** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:00 am

Hi Mary,

Yes, it looks like Evemouth, but like you, I would go for Eyemouth.

There is a corresponding marriage on SP, give or take a little on the spelling.

1880 LANDELS ALEXANDER, CROMBIE ALISON, EYEMOUTH /BERWICK 739/00 0004

All the best,

AndrewP

Post by **emanday** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:07 am

Thanks Andrew. I've tried to find an English marriage for them without any success and was hoping it might be a wee place tucked away in a remote part of Scotland

I'll just have to keep trying the English records.

Post by **emanday** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:31 am

I'm such a wally

Eyemouth in Berwick -

Got my Eyemouths and Weymouths confused, didn't I!

And guess what, my Alexander was born in 1855

By that time he was the youngest of four sons and I'm a happy bunny

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:33 pm

Hi Mary

Looks like your Alexander in 1881:-

Dwelling: High St
Census Place: Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0224031 GRO Ref Volume 739 EnumDist 3 Page 19
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Alexander LANDELS M 26 M Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Cooper
Alison LANDELS M 24 F Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Rel: Wife
Robert CROMBIE 8 M Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Rel: Boarder
Occ: Scholar
Alexander CROMBIE 6 M Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Rel: Boarder
Occ: Scholar

Best wishes
Jean

Post by **emanday** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:07 pm

Thanks Jean. The two wee Crombies were probably Alison's nephews or something. I've sorted out the Craig influence on James MC and DC - that was his Grandmother's maiden name.

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:29 pm

Hi Mary

Found these living next door and next door again to Alexander:-

Dwelling: High St
Census Place: Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0224031 GRO Ref Volume 739 EnumDist 3 Page 18
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
James CROMBIE M 37 M Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Fisherman
Allison CROMBIE M 39 F Cockburnspath, Berwick, Scotland
Rel: Wife
Robert CROMBIE 8 M Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
John CROMBIE 6 M Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Margaret CROMBIE 4 F Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Rel: Dau
Agnes CROMBIE 6 m F Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Rel: Dau

Dwelling: High St
Census Place: Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0224031 GRO Ref Volume 739 EnumDist 3 Page 18
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
William CROMBIE M 26 M Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Fisherman
Mary CROMBIE M 26 F Ireland
Rel: Wife
Mary A. D. CROMBIE 5 F Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Rel: Dau
Occ: Scholar
James M. CROMBIE 3 M Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Rel: Son
William CROMBIE 1 M Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Rel: Son

Best wishes
Jean

PS who were Alexander's parents? Might have found likely candidates for them!!!

Post by **emanday** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:47 pm

Thanks for that Jean,

I've printed that off to do a few wee DOB calculations, but the Crombies seem to have lived very close to the Landels, (etc spellings) and I'm having trouble sorting out who belongs to whom

Alison Crombie, wife of Alexander, should have been born around 1857, but she just doesn't want to be found. I did get an Alison Craig Crombie born in 1870 and with that middle name, she has to be a younger rellie (I'm assuming here - always dangerous

). There is a wee Crombie born in 1857, female but not named and born to a 20 year old Jane. I can't read what they have written in in place of a childs name though, so maybe the bairn died shortly afterwards. I'll look for a DC maybe, just to confirm?

Honestly, just as you are beginning to see a wee pinlight at the end of a very long dark tunnel in one line, two other lines take you up another dark tunnel (wi an even wee-er pinlight!)

Which, as I'm sure everyone else has discovered, is the certain cause of our collective insanity

Post by **emanday** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:53 pm

Jean,

PS who were Alexander's parents? Might have found likely candidates for them!!!

They were William Landels and Isabella Craig, married 1845 at Lamberton Toll, Berwick. On Alexander's 1855 BC there were already three sons living, but I can only find the births for Peter 1849 and William 1846, then the remainder of the kids come along later.

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:53 pm

Hi Mary

Just answered my own question. They were William and Isabella Craig.

This looks like them in 1881:-

Dwelling: High St
Census Place: Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0224031 GRO Ref Volume 739 EnumDist 3 Page 11
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
William LANDELS M 58 M Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Retired Farmer
Isabella LANDELS M 61 F Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Rel: Wife

Bet wishes
Jean