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From: "Brad and Jen" <>
Subject: [ABERDEEN] Ballenlish, Kirkmichael, Banffshire
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:59:34 +1100
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This link http://www.abdnet.co.uk/genuki/BAN/Kirkmichael/index.html lists
Ballenlish under the Names, Geographical heading.

If you go to this link www.streetmap.co.uk and type in Ballenlish it will
show you where it is.

I hope this helps everyone.

Cheers,
Jen.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gavin Bell" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Roll call: ABERNETHY, HARVEY, LUMSDEN, STEPHEN,
FIDDES, SETON


> Does "Banff" mean the town of Banff, the parish of Banff or the County
> of Banff? They are all different, and would have different implications
> as to where Sophia's ancestors might be found. A marriage in 1856
> should normally state the bride's parish of birth, and Ballenlish is not
> the name of a parish in Banffshire. Neither can I find it anywhere in
> the list of over 6,500 Banffshire placenames which a couple of us have
> been working at.



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