Cumming & Browne Family History

Hi! Amongst many other things in a fairly busy life, I'm researching the family history of both myself and my wife - trying to keep track of all the various lines is quite complex but it does have the advantage of always having something else to research when one particular brick wall proves too much...

I have taken the time to give some detail of my research so far in the hope that someone will find a connection. The eight main surnames shown are those of our grandparents. Individuals shown in bold are our grandparents. Please get in touch if you think there may be some link!

My side of the tree

Cumming (Scotland)

From the area around Forres, Nairn & Elgin (just to the east of Inverness).

Surnames: Cumming, Sutor, Mackenzie, Urquhart, More, Fraser, Mackenzie, Macdonald, Bremner

Cumming

1 James Cumming b: 23 May 1782 in P of Edinkillie, MOR d: 12 Mar 1861 in Burghead, P of Duffus, C of Elgin
.... married Gordonetta Jane Sutor b: 05 Apr 1798 in P of Edinkillie, MOR m: 12 Apr 1822 in P of Edinkillie, MOR d: 20 May 1866 in Burghead, P of Duffus, C of Elgin
- 2 William Cumming b: 24 Mar 1823 in Tormore, P of Edinkillie, MOR d: 20 Dec 1897 in Elmbank, P of Ardersier, INV
- .... married Catherine Mackenzie b: Abt. 1828 in Knockbain m: 10 Jun 1848 in Parish of Forres d: 09 Oct 1883 in Mains of Connage, P of Petty, INV
  - 3 James Cumming b: Abt. 1850 in Forres
  - 3 John Cumming b: Abt. 1852 in Forres, MOR d: 04 Apr 1919 in Little Balblair, P of Nairn, NAI
  - .... married Margaret More b: 23 Jan 1856 in Kinchyle, P of Croy, INV m: 27 Jul 1877 in Newlands of Cantray, Croy, P of Croy & Dalcross, INV d: 05 May 1923 in 123 High Street, Nairn, NAI
    - 4 William Cumming b: 05 Sep 1877 in Newlands of Cantray, P of Croy & Dalcross, INV d: 19 May 1953 in Town and County Hospital, Nairn, NAI
    - .... married Margaret Fraser b: Abt. 1879 in Macduff, BAN m: 05 Jun 1903 in 13 King Street, Nairn, NAI d: 13 Feb 1943 in 9a Rose St., Nairn, NAI
      - 5 William John Cumming b: Abt. 29 Jul 1908 in Nairn, NAI d: 24 Aug 1973 in London
      - 5 Hugh F Cumming
    - 4 Donald Cumming b: Abt. 1879 in Petty
    - 4 Catherine Cumming b: Abt. 1881 in Petty
    - 4 Jemima Cumming b: Abt. 1882 in Petty
    - 4 Alexander Cumming b: Abt. 1883 in Petty
    - 4 James Cumming b: Abt. 1885 in Petty
    - 4 Christina Cumming b: Abt. 1888 in Petty
    - 4 Thomas Cumming b: Abt. 1890 in Petty
    - 4 Colin Cumming b: Abt. 1893 in Croy
    - 4 Charles Cumming b: Abt. 1894 in Cawdor
    - 4 Maggie Cumming b: Abt. 1896 in Cawdor
    - 4 Bathia Cumming b: Abt. 1898 in Cawdor
    - 4 Janeann Cumming b: Abt. 1899 in Cawdor
  - 3 Catherine Cumming b: Abt. 1854 in Forres
  - 3 William Cumming b: Abt. 1855 in Petty
  - 3 Alexander Cumming b: Abt. 1858 in Petty
  - 3 Jamesina Cumming b: Abt. 1860 in Petty
  - 3 Donald Cumming b: Abt. 1862 in Petty
  - 3 Thomas Cumming b: Abt. 1865 in Petty
  - 3 Elizabeth Cumming b: Abt. 1867 in Petty
  - 3 Janet Cumming b: Abt. 1870 in Petty
  - 3 Charles Cumming b: Abt. 1872 in Petty
- 2 Jannet Cumming b: Abt. 1826 in Moray
- 2 Alexander Cumming b: 08 Mar 1830 in Ardclach, Nairnshire
- 2 Charles Gordon Cumming b: 01 Apr 1831 in Ardclach, Nairnshire
- 2 Robert Cumming b: 16 Aug 1833 in Ardclach, Nairnshire
- 2 Donald Cumming b: 03 Sep 1835 in Ardclach, Nairnshire
- 2 Jane Gordon Cumming b: 18 Jul 1838 in Ardclach, Nairnshire
- 2 George Cumming b: Abt. 1842 in Duffus, Moray

Mackenzie=

1 John Mackenzie
.... married Catherine Urquhart m: 27 Nov 1829 in Urquhart and Logie Wester, ROC
- 2 Catherine Mackenzie b: Abt. 1828 in Knockbain d: 09 Oct 1883 in Mains of Connage, P of Petty, INV
- .... married William Cumming b: 24 Mar 1823 in Tormore, P of Edinkillie, MOR m: 10 Jun 1848 in Parish of Forres d: 20 Dec 1897 in Elmbank, P of Ardersier, INV
  - 3 John Cumming b: Abt. 1852 in Forres, MOR d: 04 Apr 1919 in Little Balblair, P of Nairn, NAI
  - .... married Margaret More b: 23 Jan 1856 in Kinchyle, P of Croy, INV m: 27 Jul 1877 in Newlands of Cantray, Croy, P of Croy & Dalcross, INV d: 05 May 1923 in 123 High Street, Nairn, NAI

More

1 Colin More b: Bef. 25 Jul 1781 in Crosshill, P of Avoch, ROC d: Bef. 1851
.... married Margaret Fraser b: Bef. 27 Aug 1791 in Halfdavoch, P of Avoch, ROC m: 05 Jan 1816 in Avoch
- 2 Margaret More b: Bef. 09 Jan 1817 in Avoch
- 2 Isabel More b: Bef. 10 Feb 1819 in Avoch
- 2 Christian More b: Bef. 30 Nov 1820 in Avoch
- 2 Colin More b: Bef. 07 Mar 1823 in Avoch
- 2 Donald More b: 28 Oct 1824 in Avoch, ROC d: 19 Jan 1878 in Cantraywood, P of Croy, INV
- .... married Christina Macgregor b: 07 Mar 1834 in Bracklish, P of Petty m: 28 Dec 1855 in Nairn, NAI d: 19 Sep 1906 in Clephanton, Croy, NAI
  - 3 John More b: Abt. 1851 in Killernan, Ross-shire
  - 3 Margaret More b: 23 Jan 1856 in Kinchyle, P of Croy, INV d: 05 May 1923 in 123 High Street, Nairn, NAI
  - .... married John Cumming b: Abt. 1852 in Forres, MOR m: 27 Jul 1877 in Newlands of Cantray, Croy, P of Croy & Dalcross, INV d: 04 Apr 1919 in Little Balblair, P of Nairn, NAI

Macleod (Scotland)

From the Point district of the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles (Ross & Cromarty).

Surnames: Macleod (Swordale), Murray (Garrabost), Macdonald (Upper Bayble)

Waite (England)

Lincolnshire: Waite, Atkin, Freshney (Minting), Starmer, Loughton, Dawson, Moore, Horne, Sylvester.

Norfolk: Wells (Dereham), Learner, Allan, Rix, Hawes, Meachen (Yaxham), Baxter (Hingham), Bear (Beeston)

Ashman (England)

Somerset: Ashman, Hanney, Weeks, Hibbard

Staffordshire: Micklewright, Windsor, Griffiths

Wiltshire: Hibberd

Gloucestershire: Neale

Shropshire: Rogers

Leicestershire: Hallam

Surrey: Woodbine

Warwickshire: Hawkins, Beard

My wife's side of the tree

Browne (N. Ireland)

Armagh: Browne

Tyrone: McCamley (Carnteel, Aughnacloy), Moore

Stewart (N. Ireland)

Antrim: Stewart, Marshall, Reilly

Down: Skelly

Herbert Stewart & Sarah Georgina Skelly also spent some time in Montreal, Canada

Jackson (England)

Oxfordshire: Jackson (Witney), Bartlett (Standlake), Cantwell (Coggs), Wiggins (Burford), Dean (Burford)

Surrey: Russell (Thames Ditton)

Cornwall: Bickford, Jenking, Watts (all St. Just in Roseland), Thomas (Falmouth), Polkinghorne (Constantine), Ould (Constantine)

Dorset: Hill (Weymouth & Melcombe Regis), Talbot

Lyons (N. Ireland)

Londonderry: Lyons (Loughermore, Cumber Upper, Crindle), Clarke (Altahoney), McIlmoyle (Gortnessy), Curry

My website (which is not nearly as good as I wish it to be!) is http://wulliam.rootschat.net. Please pm me if you think there may be a connection or point of common interest. Kind regards, William

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