Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire
Oldmeldrum photos
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Oldmeldrum maps
Historic maps of Oldmeldrum and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Oldmeldrum maps
Memories of Oldmeldrum
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Kirkton of Bourtie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
My grandfather, Robert Urquhart, was born at Mosside of Longfolds, in the parish of Bourtie, 11th January 1874. His parents were James Urquhart and Mary Ann Urquhart, nee Jackson. Mary Ann died 20th March 1876. The Informant was James Urquhart, widower. Robert Urquhart's brother, James, died 19th April 1876, just one month after the death of his mother, Mary Ann. Like... [more]
Shared on 13 May 2009
I spent most of my childhood in Tarves, my father was James Argo the bank manager. I remember cycling all around the grounds at Haddo House, attending Evensong at the private chapel on a Sunday night. I remember Duthie Webster and the Christmas parties they gave for the children of the village. I remember singing in the choir at Craigdam Church.... [more]
Shared on 05 September 2009
Inverurie/Inverury County of Aberdeen
James Urquhart, aged 20 years, Farm Servant, living at Wellbush Kemnay, married Mary Ann Jackson, aged 23 years, Domestic Servant, living at Little Hillbrae, Bourtie. The date was 28th April 1860, and the venue was High Street, Inverurie.
The parents of the groom were James Urquhart, Crofter, and Margaret Urquhart whose maiden surname was recorded as Gordon (this maiden surname... [more]
Shared on 13 May 2009
My family ame from Inverurie but I would be 16 before I visited. Aunt Jeannie lived at Chapel Cottage, North Street and was the chiropodist. Great Aunt Magde also lived there, she owned Reid's boot and shoemakers in Market Place, this had belonged to my grandfather.
Having been brought up in West Yorkshire and all the mills, arriving in Inveruie... [more]
Shared on 01 April 2009
Extracts From Oldmeldrum & Aberdeenshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Oldmeldrum, inspired by Frith photos.
Aberdeen - A History and Celebration
The Water House was designed by John Smith (1830). The top storey was a cistern, supplying water to the city, all of which was below it at this time. No longer required in the more sophisticated days at the end of the century, it became what it had always appeared to be, a rather superior tenement.
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Aberdeen - A History and Celebration
The modern city is still based on the viaduct streets of the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Aberdeen - A History and Celebration
From a compact site in the middle of Aberdeen, this company sent machinery all over the world. As this advert suggests, they specialised in food processing plant.
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