Oag's, Gunn's & Corners, Watten and Thrumster

**Garnet** · 26-Sep-10, 14:06

Looking for connections from/to Oag's, Gunn's and Sinclairs from Watten to Oag's and Corners from Thrumster. so far only know some Corners came from Sarclett area with the others from Watten, sadly don't have first names. I believe some of the ones from Watten originaly came with the clearances. Any help would be apreciated, thanks in advance.

**Tighsonas4** · 26-Sep-10, 20:25

hello garnet
dont know about the watten side but in thrumster[sarclet]a few gunns butonly mind one corner however as for oags theres so many you would need first names or more infmo as there is families galore of oags there
if i find a site will come back to you but am not much good at this game best of luck tony

**Tighsonas4** · 27-Sep-10, 21:49

Originally Posted by Tighsonas4

hello garnet
dont know about the watten side but in thrumster[sarclet]a few gunns butonly mind one corner however as for oags theres so many you would need first names or more infmo as there is families galore of oags there
if i find a site will come back to you but am not much good at this game best of luck tony

have sent you a pm tony

**tiffers** · 01-Oct-10, 21:49

Interested in the name Corner as I have a Janet Corner married to Charles Keith dont have dates of bith for them but have their 4 children george b 1774 Alexander 1779, David 1766 Mary 1777 in wick Caithness.

**Garnet** · 03-Oct-10, 13:09

Hi, tiffers that sounds great, are they connected to you and can you pm me where/how you found them. thanks in advance as thet say.

**tiffers** · 03-Oct-10, 14:04

Have sent you a pm

**Tricia** · 03-Oct-10, 17:13

Originally Posted by Garnet

Looking for connections from/to Oag's, Gunn's and Sinclairs from Watten to Oag's and Corners from Thrumster. so far only know some Corners came from Sarclett area with the others from Watten, sadly don't have first names. I believe some of the ones from Watten originaly came with the clearances. Any help would be apreciated, thanks in advance.

too many possibles here.
Any dates etc would be good.
eg
elspeth oag m francis sinclair 1774 Thrumster/Wick
henrietta ross oag m john sinclair 1888 - went to Australia 1909

andrew corner m henrietta oag - sarclet

Tricia
a MORE from Wick

**tiffers** · 04-Oct-10, 11:13

Hi Tricia
I have a Isabella Swanson , daughter of Charles Swanson & Helen Bain who married a Malcolm Groat More in 1901 in Edinburgh. His parents being Robert Phin More & Catherine Miller More.
Are you connected in anyway with this More's

**tiffers** · 04-Oct-10, 13:31

Sorry my mistake it should read Catherine Miller Groat

**Tricia** · 04-Oct-10, 23:05

yes they are my MORE family.
Malcolm Groat More (died 1928) is a 2 cousin 3r.
Where do you relate.

**tiffers** · 04-Oct-10, 23:29

Tricia
My husband is 1st cousin 2xremoved of Malcolm More's wife Isabella Swanson
Tiffers

**Tricia** · 05-Oct-10, 21:10

Originally Posted by tiffers

Tricia
My husband is 1st cousin 2xremoved of Malcolm More's wife Isabella Swanson
Tiffers

I don't have much keyed in on Isabella's family at present except her parents and then of course lots on the MORE family.
That will be my task tomorrow

any help welcomed

Tricia

**Garnet** · 06-Oct-10, 01:42

Hi Tricia, thanks for that info, so far I've spent more time looking at what everyone else is doing and I'm well impressed, overawed actually. An awful lot of you have put so much work into your 'trees' that you're even helping mesmerised, not sure where to start, beginners like me, so it's off to the registrars/groat/cemetery etc armed with the info you, tiffers and toni gave me. Again thanks. A

Garnet.....

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**tiffers** · 06-Oct-10, 08:38

Hi Garnet
there are a lot of corners on this site http://www.cursiter.com/txt-exe-files/Corner.txt
good Luck with your research
Tiffers

**Mamie_2** · 30-Nov-10, 16:57

Originally Posted by tiffers

Interested in the name Corner as I have a Janet Corner married to Charles Keith dont have dates of bith for them but have their 4 children george b 1774 Alexander 1779, David 1766 Mary 1777 in wick Caithness.

Margaret 1762
Charles 1769
John 1771
Elizabeth 1783 born Watten

**spurtle** · 01-Dec-10, 18:47

Originally Posted by Garnet

Looking for connections from/to Oag's, Gunn's and Sinclairs from Watten to Oag's and Corners from Thrumster. so far only know some Corners came from Sarclett area with the others from Watten, sadly don't have first names. I believe some of the ones from Watten originaly came with the clearances. Any help would be apreciated, thanks in advance.

I remember Willie Corner, who lived in the first house on the left at Sarclet as you enter the village. I think he must have been a repairer of clocks, because his house was always full of them.

**Garnet** · 02-Dec-10, 02:32

Tiffers Mamie 2 and spurtle many thanks for your information, I have come accross Janet and Charles before (possibly in tiffers post) I also have a James Forbes -m- Margaret Commings who's dgtr Jane b 1834 Sarclet who in 1861-m-David Corner b 1833 Sarclet the son of Wm Corner-m-Helen More. no dates for them yet.

Sputle you say you remember a Willie Corner can you give a rough time span for this and was he an elderly person at that time? Clocks that's interesting, he would be well known then. Won't get to see any stones in this weather as a lot of Thrumster's are lying flat Thanks-you all again for your kindness and help. Garnet.

**spurtle** · 18-Jan-11, 18:49

Willie would have been there until the late 60s. He was certainly an old man when I went there. I remember the district nurse being there, and he had a sort of box-bed which I seem to remember being in the middle of the room, so not a proper one, which was usually built into or against the wall. Goodeness, such a long time ago! Will ask someone else who knew him for you

**Garnet** · 18-Jan-11, 19:52

Thank-you Spurtle, we/I think then that he may have been an uncle of our.....father...I think!!! I really must get off my rearend, but I'm a bit poorly (dramatist!) got this awful flu tho! Garnet.

**Tricia** · 18-Jan-11, 21:03

Originally Posted by Garnet

Tiffers Mamie 2 and spurtle many thanks for your information, I have come accross Janet and Charles before (possibly in tiffers post) I also have a James Forbes -m- Margaret Commings who's dgtr Jane b 1834 Sarclet who in 1861-m-David Corner b 1833 Sarclet the son of Wm Corner-m-Helen More. no dates for them yet.

Sputle you say you remember a Willie Corner can you give a rough time span for this and was he an elderly person at that time? Clocks that's interesting, he would be well known then. Won't get to see any stones in this weather as a lot of Thrumster's are lying flat Thanks-you all again for your kindness and help. Garnet.

May help with some Corner family.
1901 in Sarclet
Name: David Corner
Age: 67
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Relationship: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Wick, Caithness
Registration Number: 43
Registration district: Wick
Civil Parish: Wick
County: Caithness
Address: Corbigoe No 4 (Old Hall)
Occupation: Crofter
ED: 12
Household schedule number: 58
Line: 17
Roll: CSSCT1901_12
Household Members: Name Age
David Corner 67 Head (Widower of Jane/Janet Forbes)
William Corner 28 son
Christina Corner 26 sons's wife ( This is Christina Janet Forbes MORE born 12 Mar 1875)
Christina R Corner 6 mon g'daug
David Corner 1 g'son
Jamesina Farquhar 16 gnd neice