Neish, Watson, General

Margaret Neish (nee Watson) Locket

Posted Wed, 2006-10-04 10:06 by peter

I received an email from from a jeweler in possession of a locket dedicated to Margaret Neish.

The full inscription is as follows:
Margaret Anne Neish
Wife of William Neish
Of Tannadyce Forfarshire
Only daughter of George Watson Esq "RE"
Of Calcutta and Aberdeen
And His Wife Catherine Anne Cock
Born at Calcutta
15th. January 1819
Died at Tannadyce House 13th. November 1882
Deeply Loved and Lamented.

The jeweler would love to sell this to someone who is a direct descendant of the family mentioned (unfortunately I am not!)

Please use the contact form and I will pass on the details.

Find a relative

Posted Thu, 2006-04-27 17:45 by peter

I've found many people were using the guest book on this site to try and contact other Neishes. In order to make this easier, you can now use the following links to enter your information or search for other Neishes.

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Add your details

Note: You can also browse through the guestbook, but unfortunately many peole have not included their email in the main body.

Holidays in Scotland

Posted Tue, 2006-03-28 16:27 by peter

If you are a Neish, then you must go and visit your ancestral homeland in Scotland. If you live there already, then you will know what I am talking about. I went to Scotland for a visit back in 2001.

Neish Island

Neish Island and Loch Earn

Fairies stop developers' bulldozers in their tracks

Posted Mon, 2005-12-12 15:02 by peter

Developers are having a hard time in St Fillans on Loch Earn, anscestral home of the Neishes. Ancient stories and legends are preventing developer from having their way in this part of Scotland. In particular, moving ancient stones is said to bring bad luck and might even kill the fairies.

This article (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1881612,00.html#) has the details and even mentions the Neish legend.

Images of births, deaths and marriages

Posted Wed, 2005-12-07 09:38 by peter

I've put some images of birth, death and marriage records for some people in my family tree. You can find them here.

Watson Family Bible

Posted Tue, 2005-12-06 13:40 by peter

My Gran has a bible which records births, deaths and marriages going back to 1739. I thought this could be of interest to others and the best place to allow people to find this stuff is on the web. Some bits I couldn't read; I've put that stuff in [square brackets]. I've probably made some spelling mistakes or misintepreted the handwriting too. Feel free to drop me a note if you find any relatives on this list!

Descendents of Peter Neish

Posted Tue, 2005-12-06 12:58 by peter

The attached file is a tree of the descendants of my my great great great great grandfather Peter Neish (born 1811). See also the genealogy images on which much of this tree was based.

Ebenezer Hepburn descendants

Posted Tue, 2005-12-06 12:51 by peter

Have a look at the attached file to see a family tree of my ancestors. Most of the information in this file came from a family bible originally owned by Ebenezer Hepburn who was the chief magistrate in Dumfries Scotland in the 1760s.

About the Neish Name

Posted Mon, 2005-12-05 13:30 by admin

The name Neish goes back to Scotland and has some interesting history associated with it - especially the conflicts with Clan McNab. I visited this region in 2001 and it is a wonderful part of the world. It was great visiting Loch Earn and seeing Neish Island.
 

Loch Earn (from Perthshire website www.perthshire.co.uk)

I've always read that Neish is a sept of the Clan MacGregor, but there is another opinion says that it comes under McInnes.

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