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Rothienorman, Aberdeenshire

Rothienorman maps

Historic maps of Rothienorman and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Rothienorman maps

Scotland map

Historic map of Scotland

Aberdeenshire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Aberdeenshire

Rothienorman maps
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Rothienorman photos

We have no photos of Rothienorman, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Fyvie, Daviot, Oyne, Insch, Oldmeldrum

Memories of Rothienorman

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Aberdeenshire memories

Camping by the Ythan

In my last two years at the High School six  of us girls from there camped by the Ythan river at Gight Castle, they were Jeannie Smith, Doreen Ruddiman, Nora Henderson, Isobel Argo, my sister and I, Margaret Argo. We had two tents and took turns of cooking, shopping in Methlick, and drawing water from the Ythan to boil for drinking.... [more]

Shared on 07 September 2009 by Margaret Chick.

Turriff, Aberdeenshire 1851

My great-great-grandparents show up, at Turriff, in the Scotland Census of 1851 :-
Address: Bridgend of Gask (I wonder where this place/croft was?).
The Head of the Household was James Urquhart ,'Farmer of 4 acres and Day Labourer.' He had been born at Turriff. His wife was Margaret Urquhart (nee Dey). She had been born in the Parish of Bellie, Banffshire.... [more]

Shared on 05 June 2009 by R Urquhart.

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 by R Urquhart.

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 by R Urquhart.

Auntie's Shop

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 by Dorothy Anderson.

happy childhood

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 by Margaret Chick.

KEMNAY

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 20 May 2009 by R Urquhart.

CLATT - REID FAMILY

Hi, my 2, 3 & 4xgreat-grandparents come from the area around Clatt. The Reid family farmed Tofthills farm for many years, but this came to an end in 1879, when both John Reid and his wife, Elizabeth Davidson, died, and Elizabeth's sister, Margaret, and her husband, William Bisset took over running the farm and bringing up John & Elizabeth's... [more]

Shared on 22 November 2009 by Jan Saunders.

Extracts From Rothienorman & Aberdeenshire books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Rothienorman, inspired by Frith photos.

Aberdeen - A History and Celebration

Reclamation started in the early 17th century, as shown on Parson Gordon's beautiful city portrait of 1661. The small medieval city clusters around the Castlegate.

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Aberdeen - A History and Celebration

Here carved in granite on the Victorian Town House, these indicate the age and status of the city. Only Perth and Aberdeen have the Royal Tressure of Scotland on their arms.

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Aberdeen - A History and Celebration

This is where Aberdeen was to go. It would take seven centuries from the granting of the first written royal charter. The dark spire in the foreground is that of the Tollbooth, the old headquarters of the council, built about 1616. The Town House extends from there to the taller tower, built about 1870. The statue is of George, fifth and... [more]

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