Help needed to decipher a 'Tee name' please

[meelymunch]

Hi, I found an illegitimate birth cert of one of my ancestors and it has the father's details on it too.
He was William Mair - a fisherman at Portknockie. He has a tee name at the end of his name but i can't make it out.

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-1656

Any help appreciated.

Cheers, Carole.

[AndrewP]

Hi Carole,

I can't make aything useful out of the tee name. It may be worthwhile completing a contact Form on SP telling them that the downloaded version is difficult to read. The should send you a fresh scan of the page by e-mail.

All the best,

AndrewP

[Tracey]

Is this him ?

NM123423
WILLIAM "SHANKER" MAIR
28 JUN 1872 to 17 JAN 1905

Occupation : FISHERMAN
Date of Birth : 28 JUN 1872
Place of Birth : PORTKNOCKIE
Spouse's Name : MARGARET JANE WOOD
Date of Marriage : 06 DEC 1901
Place of Marriage : SEAFIELD CHURCH PORTKNOCKIE
Headstone Ref : H223
Date of Death : 17 JAN 1905
Place of Death : AT SEA OFF ORKNEY

Even if it isnt the same man the "Shanker" looks similar to whats on the certificate.
But if it is him your lucky that there is quite a lot of information on him on www.moray.gov.uk

[meelymunch]

Cheers Tracey,

Yes the illegitimate baby Williamina Mair was born Dec 1900 - and the mother was Margaret Jane Wood

Thanks, Carole

[Tracey]

You will have just missed my edit above !

That was on www.moray.gov.uk

[joette]

Thanks for the link Tracey have been tracing a few more McKimmie's on it.
Nice to know that Balnamoon Hill was still the family address George McKimmie & Isabella Moir were first there in 1851 until their daughter Margaret died there in 1923.After that?

[meelymunch]

Thanks for the help Tracey,
I now know that William Mair 'Shanker' went down on the Zulu fishing boat Evangeline (Registration: BF 1952 ) in a big storm off Orkney in 1905. All men on board died.
He left wife Margaret a widow with 3 children.

Very sad,
Cheers, Carole