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Introduction
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Aberdeenshire or the County of Aberdeen (Scots: Coontie o Aiberdeen, Scottish
Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is a registration
county of Scotland. This area (excluding Aberdeen itself) is also a lieutenancy
area.
The county bordered Kincardineshire, Angus and Perthshire to the south, Inverness-shire and Banffshire to the west, and the North Sea to the north and east. It had a
coast-line of 65 miles (105 km). The coat of arms of
Aberdeenshire County Council was granted in 1890. The four quarters
represented the Buchan, Mar, Garioch and Strathbogie areas. In 1975 the Local
Government (Scotland) Act 1973 reorganised local administration in Scotland into a two-tier system
of regions and districts. Aberdeenshire, along with the City of Aberdeen,
Banffshire, Kincardineshire and most of Morayshire were merged to form Grampian Region, with the former county being divided
between the districts of City of Aberdeen, Banff and Buchan, Gordon and Kincardine
and Deeside. Today Aberdeenshire (Scots: Cooncil o Aiberdeenshire, Scottish
Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar
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The following are surnames
of persons, found within our databases, as having been either born, married or
died at this location. |
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Alexander
Comyn; |
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more about each surname listed above click on the corresponding LINK. Additional
information regarding these surnames may also be found at: |
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Ancestral
GenSite(s)
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FAMILY
HISTORY NOTES |
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GEN-SITE PROFILE(s) |
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Buchan
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LOCATION: |
Sovereign state:
United Kingdom;
Constituent country: Scotland; Council Area: Aberdeenshire;
District:
Banff and Buchan |
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DESCRIPTION: Buchan
historically a georgaphical area of Aberdeenshire is now one of the six committee areas and administrative
areas of Aberdeenshire
Council, Scotland. The council area was formed by merging
three districts of the Grampian region, Banff and Buchan, Gordon and Kincardine
and Deeside. The area
is also an historic district and earldom, shown on maps as early as 1708. The Earldom of Mar and Buchan formed one of the seven original
Scottish earldoms; later the Earl of Buchan became separated from Mar. There is also
a town of Buchan. The district was eventually combined into the county of Aberdeenshire, along with Marr and later The Mearns.
The Primary Settlements in
Buchan are
Boddam · Crimond · Cruden Bay · Fetterangus · Hatton · Longside · Maud · Mintlaw · New Deer · New Pitsligo · Peterhead · St. Combs · St. Fergus · Strichen and Stuartfield.
Other Settlements
are Buchanhaven · Inverugie · Lonmay · New Byth and Old Deer. |
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: Alexander Comyn; |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s):
Buchan - Wikipedia |
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Deer Abbey
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LOCATION: |
57° 31′ 0″ N,
2° 3′ 0″ W 57.516667, -2.05 Sovereign state:
United Kingdom;
Constituent country: Scotland; Council Area: Aberdeenshire;
District:
Banff and Buchan |
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DESCRIPTION: Deer Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in
Buchan, Scotland.
It was founded by 1219 AD with the patronage William
Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan, who is also buried there. There was an earlier community of
Scottish monks or priests. The notitiae on the
margins of the Book of Deer record grants made to the Scottish
religious community in the 12th century and a claim that it was founded by
Saint Columba and Saint Drostan. The old religious community was
probably absorbed by the new foundation. The history of the abbey after the
1210s is obscure until the 1500s, when it was beginning to be secularized.
The abbey was turned into a secular lordship for Commendator Robert Keith II
(becoming Lord Altrie) in 1587. |
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: William Comyn |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s):
· Deer Abbey |
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The red star in
the map at the left designates the location of the seat of government for
this district. A marker shows
the location of identified ancestral Gen-Sites. |
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The list below will assist in your research regarding the matching of your ancestor’s birth, marriage, death dates and the locality within this county at which these events may have occurred. |
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ABERDEENSHIRE
- Gazeteer of Place Names Towns and villages: Aberchirder; Aboyne; Ballater; Braemar; Daviot; Ellon; Fraserburgh; Fyvie; Huntly; Inverbervie; Inverurie; Kintore; Logie Coldstone; Lonmay; Maud; Mintlaw; New Deer; Old Deer; Oldmeldrum; Peterhead; Portlethen; Portsoy; Rosehearty; St. Comb's; Tarland; Turriff; Westhill |
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Web resources
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General Resources |
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· United
Kingdom and Ireland - rootsweb.com · GENUKI:
UK & Ireland Genealogy · UK
Genealogy (Portal for UK Family Research) |
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Cyndi’s List - United Kingdom
& Ireland Index ·
IGI Batch #’s (British Isles & North
America) ·
Genealogy
SiteFinder: United Kingdom ·
A vision of Britain (a library for local history) ·
UK Genealogy Archives of Family History |
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Locality Specific
Resources |
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· Peterhead and Buchan Tourism Web Site ·
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·
Aberdeenshire (historic) - Wikipedia ·
Aberdeenshire at the Open
Directory Project |
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OUR GENEALOGY REFERENCE LIBRARY |
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The
following Link
will take you to our library of genealogy reference books that pertain to Aberdeenshire. Here
you will find books about the history and records of this county and other places such as towns and churches. British
Isles & Ireland Research Library Countries, Counties, & Localities |
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Deer
Abbey a Cistercian monastery in Buchan, Scotland was founded by 1219 with the patronage William Comyn, Earl of Buchan]who is also buried there. |
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images relating to this ancestral location we would
greatly appreciate hearing from you. |
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have any images that pertain to this location. ANCESTRAL LOCATION PHOTOGRAPHS and IMAGES |
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