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Old 02-01-15, 19:10
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Hi Merry,
Yes thats right, it's the same Family William C Donaldson 1908-1957. I did not have him in my tree. Have visited local library today and printed out records many thanks.

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Old 04-01-15, 12:06
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Gengrant......Have you traced your Alexander's family back further at all?

I always notice a Grant as I have them in my line. Mine are from Cabrach parish mostly, but my direct lot came to Australia in the 1830s. I also have Gordon and Kellas from the same area.
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Old 04-01-15, 17:22
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Hi HarrysMum,
Our line comes from Aberdeen my Grandfather was George king Grant 1875-1931. he was a Granite Letter Cutter and his Father John Forbes Grant 1843-1893 was a Granite Merchant at one time employing 35 men & 10 boys. My Uncle James Thom Grant was an Engineer in the Merchant Navy emigrated to New Zealand in 1927 and my Father William Wilson Grant also emigrated to NZ in 1938 after spending nine years working in Burma with Wilson Latham & Co. an Import Export Company.
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Have you got back prior to the 1843? A lot of them left the Cabrach area in the 1830s. I know it's a common name though. I've tracked them back through Culloden but can't quite work out the Gordon connection there as mine were called Graich Gordon's which apparently meant they changed sides or deserted. Considering I have Grants marrying Gordon's for generations, there must be some truth there I think.
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John Forbes Grants parents were Alexander Grant b1795 Aberdeen, Death 8th August 1847 in Newhills Aberdeenshire. His mother was Elspet Courage 1798-1867. Alexander Grants parents were Alexander Grant 1774 and Ann Taylor 1775

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Hope you are well. I have discovered your thread from 2015 re Alexander who is my maternal grandfather, so we could be cousins. Sadly, we don’t really know very much about him as we think he left the family around the early 1930s. I am trying to pick up a cold trail. Seeing all your information about your father and uncle and Alexander’s mother is really exciting. We do have a family tree, with Alexander Grant Senior’s descendants, but it is the Detroit family I have been trying to locate.
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Old 25-08-19, 13:02
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This could well be his death reg:

GRANT, ALEXANDER WILSON
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GRO Reference: 1952 J Quarter in ST. MARYLEBONE Volume 05D Page 278
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His exact date of birth would be helpful. He may be (or that person who died in 1952 may be) on the 1939 register. The dob would help prove/eliminate.
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Hi Merry dob 18 November 1900, Edinburgh, Midlothian
M to Ellen Smith October 1927 St George’s, Hanover square, London
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Old 25-08-19, 15:13
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This looks like them on the electoral rolls:

Alexander Wilson Grant and Ellen Grant 1937 and 1938 at 242 Belle Grove Road, Bexley, Kent

Yoo asked me by pm how to learn more about AWG's death. You would need to get a copy of the death certificate. The cheapest way would be to buy a pdf copy from here:

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/

You also said something about a second marriage?
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