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3rd April 16, 09:16 PM
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Welcome, Gerond, from another Davidson. I live in British Columbia and Inverness-shire, but I had a great-uncle who lived in Carberry for a number of years.
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4th April 16, 04:21 AM
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Welcome from Michigan. I enjoyed reading your introduction.
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4th April 16, 07:57 AM
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Hello and welcome from Southern California.
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4th April 16, 08:44 AM
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Welcome, from Inverness-shire, but currently a bit South of that.
" Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.
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4th April 16, 06:36 PM
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 Originally Posted by ThistleDown
Welcome, Gerond, from another Davidson. I live in British Columbia and Inverness-shire, but I had a great-uncle who lived in Carberry for a number of years.
I farm north of Carberry not far from Neepawa, what was your great-uncle's name? There are three different Davidson families still around including mine. Carberry was named for Carberry Hill in Scotland by the way. In the 2006 census over 40% of people from Carberry listed Scottish heritage.
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4th April 16, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by MacDhaibhidh
I farm north of Carberry not far from Neepawa, what was your great-uncle's name? There are three different Davidson families still around including mine. Carberry was named for Carberry Hill in Scotland by the way. In the 2006 census over 40% of people from Carberry listed Scottish heritage.
Yes, Carberry Hill near Fa'side in East Lothian. His name was Robert, was born in about 1840 and married Margaret Wilson. They had six children, I believe, among them a Richard and a William. Any connection?
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5th April 16, 03:44 AM
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5th April 16, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ThistleDown
Yes, Carberry Hill near Fa'side in East Lothian. His name was Robert, was born in about 1840 and married Margaret Wilson. They had six children, I believe, among them a Richard and a William. Any connection?
They homesteaded in 1878 on S.E. 31-11-14W near the small community of Petrel in the municipality of North Cypress. It says in my local history book that Robert invented a grain pickler. He also tried to make a perpetual motion machine for which he ordered special springs from England at a cost of $1000. I don't think any of his descendants are left in the district. Very cool to meet you here on X marks. I love heritage and history and its so neat to make these connections.
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5th April 16, 07:42 PM
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Yes, it is, and it happens surprisingly often on Xmarks. Robert also invented a Spark Arrestor for bee-hive burners that was widely used in British Columbia's Cariboo, I understand. The last spark was extinguished at the closure of a Quesnel sawmill in the 1970s.
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