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Recent Updates 2007
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Please see also the
Project Status Page for more detailed information about database additions,
researchers' contributions and other updates.
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07 DEC 2007
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Some recent additions to newspaper and other documents mentioning the Brebner/Bremner doings around
the world:
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07 December 2007
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26 November 2007
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20 November 2007
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14 OCT 2007
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I often re-visit cemeteries at different times of the day, and especially if a later visit happens to occur on a sunnier day.
Sunlight at the right angle can make all the difference between a legible stone and one that can be overlooked on an overcast day.
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Canisbay Kirkyard, CAI (Both updated and new photographs and transcriptions)
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Canisbay Kirkyard Extension, CAI (Both updated and new photographs and transcriptions)
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12 OCT 2007
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Almost caught up on cemetery photographs and transcriptions! These are from assorted locations:
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Canisbay Kirkyard, CAI (updated photographs for existing transcriptions)
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Canisbay Kirkyard Extension, CAI (updated photographs for existing transcriptions)
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Wick Old Kirkyard, CAI (some photographs for existing transcriptions)
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Maple Grove Cemetery, Munising, MI, USA
Some gravestone photographs courtesy of Mike Taff of descendants of the
Tarland Brebner group.
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Hillside Cemetery, Hinchinbrooke, QC, CAN A single gravestone of David Will and Jean Bremner
from Strathdon, ABD.
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Genealogy...
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Hill Side Cemetery, Hawkesbury, ON, CAN Gravestones of John Johnstone and
Jane Bremner and family in Hawkesbury.
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Genealogy...
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11 OCT 2007
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Still more new cemetery photographs and transcriptions:
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Bower, CAI
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Olrig Cemetery, CAI
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Wick New Cemetery, CAI This now includes over 130 transcriptions, most with images. May be slow
to load on dial-up!
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10 OCT 2007
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And more new cemetery photographs and transcriptions:
Crosskirk St. Mary, CAI (new images)
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Halkirk Cemetery, CAI
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Keiss, CAI (updated, new images)
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Reay New Kirkyard, CAI
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St. Trostan, Westerdale, CAI (new images)
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Thurso (New) Cemetery, CAI
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09 OCT 2007
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Some more new cemetery photographs and transcriptions:
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Kemnay Cemetery, ABD
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Marykirk New Cemetery, KCD
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Newburgh Cemetery, FIF
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08 OCT 2007
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Now that the summer weather here in Canada is finally coming to a close, I'm back inside and getting around to posting the many cemetery transcriptions
made in Scotland last May. Please note that these are a work in progress and may not include all Brebner/Bremner graves, especially in the
larger cemeteries.
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Barry Cemetery, ANS
• Dundee Eastern Cemetery, ANS
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Dundee Western Cemetery, ANS
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Monifieth Cemetery, ANS
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Tealing Kirkyard, ANS
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30 JUN 2007
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During my trip to Scotland in May, I took part in a BBC Radio Scotland interview along with Allan Bremner for their new series
"Digging Up Your Roots". The program is due to air on July 1st, and will be available on the
BBC site for about a week after
the original broadcast (select "Listen again...").
Photo: John Brebner and interviewer Claire White in Allenvale Cemetery, Aberdeen.
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28 JUN 2007
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Thanks to Jim Bremner in Belleville, Ontario, additions to and connections with the Plevna, Ontario Bremner family from Keith, BAN into
the larger
family of William BREMNER and Jean WILSON have been made. On a recent visit to Belleville,
Jim kindly allowed me to copy many of the old photographs
and artifacts. Some of these photographs were tintypes made about 1860, and probably in Keith before the family emigrated to Ontario.
The identities of these individuals is still a matter of speculation... please
have a look at these family photos and see if any of these old faces are familiar!
Photo: James Bremner (1816-1909), s/o William Bremner and Elspet Allan.
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30 MAY 2007
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On my recent trip to Scotland, a few days in Caithness allowed the transcription of a number of documents relating to James Bremner,
Engineer and Shipbuilder. These included:
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Subscription for the portrait, including high-resolution copy of the painting hanging in Wick Town Hall.
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Photographs of his house in Pulteneytown
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Details and photos of the monument overlooking Wick Harbour
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Gravestone in Wick Kirkyard
Details of his life from various newspaper accounts...
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Men of the North...
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Obituary... The Northern Ensign
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Obituary... John O' Groat Journal
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Details of his daughter Sarah Wood's unfortunate death...
For other articles please use the
Site Search keyword facility.
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29 MAY 2007
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After returning from another research trip to the north and north-east of Scotland, the BMD databases
and many of the genealogies of Aberdeenshire Brebner/Bremner families have been updated with detailed information of
Aberdeen City marriages now up to 1949. Please search the marriage database,
or view the compiled genealogies for more details.
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27 JAN 2007
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The new site is now operational! While the old site, which made its debut in 1999, has served the Brebner/Bremner research community
well, it was time for a fresh look. This marks only the fourth such change since brebner.com first went on-line
in 1994. I hope that you find this more minimalist design effective and easy to navigate. It will more easily accommodate the
addition of new information, perhaps for the next seven years! Text and .pdf files will also be updated over the next few months.
As always, I welcome any comments or criticisms!
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23 JAN 2007
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Addition of
the searchable database for the 1841 United Kingdom have been posted.
As with all datasets, content is updated monthly.
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21 JAN 2007
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The Brebner/Bremner entries for the Canadian 1851-1911 Censuses are now available for searching. While the 1881, 1901 and 1911
census data is approaching completion, other years are still a work in progress. Updated monthly.
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20 JAN 2007
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Please bear with me as I update brebner.com to its new look for 2007. I expect the process to take about two weeks. Some pages
may be temporarily unavailable during the upgrade, others may revert to the older style.
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17 JAN 2007
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Many of you responded to my December request for photographs, and I'm pleased to announce that the
photo and portrait
database has been expanded by over 75 images in the past two weeks. I'm always on the look-out for more photographs,
especially those from the 19th century. Please have a look at the
photo suggestions and guidelines page before sending
those photos of your ancestors.
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