sgmcgregor
17-Jun-11, 23:36
Good evening,
....or maybe I should say "Good night" given the time I am posting this.
I have a George Downie (1855-1893) married to Mary Miller (1858-1932), and was wondering if anyone knows the origin of the Downie family in Caithness. George was a fisherman, and was lost at sea on the 14th or 15th of February 1893 on a fishing boat registered as WK327 Charlotte. Mary Miller is my family line, but I thought that Downie was an unsual name, and was wondering whether anyone knew what part of the world it originated from - surely it isn't a Caithness name?
George Downie's parents were George Downie and Ann (Annie) Oag, and Sarclet (Thrumster) is the area of interest.
Any information would be very helpful.
Regards,
Steven
....or maybe I should say "Good night" given the time I am posting this.
I have a George Downie (1855-1893) married to Mary Miller (1858-1932), and was wondering if anyone knows the origin of the Downie family in Caithness. George was a fisherman, and was lost at sea on the 14th or 15th of February 1893 on a fishing boat registered as WK327 Charlotte. Mary Miller is my family line, but I thought that Downie was an unsual name, and was wondering whether anyone knew what part of the world it originated from - surely it isn't a Caithness name?
George Downie's parents were George Downie and Ann (Annie) Oag, and Sarclet (Thrumster) is the area of interest.
Any information would be very helpful.
Regards,
Steven