Caird from Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Bella Alberta Caird was born in 1917 in Southwold, Suffolk, England, she was my mother.She was the daughter of Charles Andrew Caird and Alice Harriet Revell, who were married in Willesden London in 1914.
'Adopted' at the age of 18 months, she was brought up in Glasgow, Scotland. Her new adoptive parents were Thomas Kelly and Mary, and they lived at 15 Braid Street, Glasgow.Mum was baptised in Glasgow, April 1919 when her name was changed to Mary Theresa Kelly.The only record she had of her 'adoption' was a handwritten note in pencil, with an address in what looks like Harrogate, England.The mystery here is, why would a couple from Glasgow come all the way to England to adopt a child?I will probably never know.Mum would never let me do any tracing on her family while she was alive.
When she died in 1995 I was determined to find her natural family. After researching for two years, ploughing through census records, births, marriages, and deaths, in both Scotland and England, and writing letters to anyone with the same surname, I finally made contact with her first cousin in England and a third cousin in Scotland. A wonderful moment.
This Home Page is dedicated to her memory and is about the family she never knew.
My husband's SMART line from Kirriemuir, in Scotlandis also included.
If you find anything that interests you, or would like more information please e-mail me.
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Caird from Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Updated March 3, 2009

Family Photos

  • Mum aged 8 at First Communion (18 KB)
    First Communion
  • Bella A Caird 1917 - 1995.My mother (22 KB)
    Bella at a dinner party in the 1950's.I can remember mum getting dressed for this party with my cousin Grace.Mum's dress was a dusky pink and Grace wore a fluffy creation in pale lemon.
  • My sons (56 KB)
    David on the right, and Michael in Ipswich Suffolk, just after Michael's graduation.
  • Oak trees near Auchenblae, Kincardiineshire, SCT (58 KB)
    Oak trees near roadside on Auchenblae to Stonehaven Road said to have been planted by James CAIRD born 1742.Taken by Charles Kirkland, Auchenblae, photographer
  • My brother Thomas (57 KB)
    Thomas with a TV soap star from Coronation Street
  • Thomas LEITCH and wife Grace LUMSDEN (186 KB)
    My paternal great grandparents, Fife, Scotland
  • Headstone at St Ternan's, Arbuthnott, Scotland (29 KB)
    Charles Caird was my 3 x great grandfather, headstone also shows some of his family, courtesy of Ross Napier.
  • Parade George Square, Glasgow circa 1940 (51 KB)
    Mum is in the forefront holding the banner.Glasgow Corporation Transport Staff.If anyone can identify a closer date I would appreciate a contact.
  • Andrew Cairdborn 1869 -1905 (33 KB)
    My great grandparents,Andrew Caird who was born 1869 in Brockenhurst, Hampshire, (he was a builder to trade, and appears on the 1881 census at Fisherton Anger, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, age 11) pictured with his wife Elizabeth Powell, and their youngest son Eric.Andrew died in Twyford, Middlesex.It is thanks to my mother's first cousin with whom I have made contact, that I have this photograph.
  • St Ternan's Church, Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire (41 KB)
    Place of worship for many of my ancestors
  • GraceMulheron and daughter Grace (22 KB)
    My paternal grandmother Grace Lumsden Leitch Mulheron and my Aunt Grace
  • Glasgow clippie (20 KB)
    Mum in uniform in her time as a clippie on the buses in Glasgow before WW11.
  • Evemy Agisters, New Forest, Hampshire, England (24 KB)
    Charles Evemy, centre with his son Albert on the left and Mr Taylor, Charles brother-in-law.The Evemy's were gamekeepers, or agisters in the New Forest, Hampshire, for several generations.They were a well known New Forest family, and there is a stained glass window in Burley Church to the memory of Charles, who was Church Warden for many years.We believe that Evemy is a Huguenotname and that they came to England some time in the 1600's.Charles is my 3 x great uncle, and I have contact with his great, great grandson.Through him I was able to find a book called Records of Burley, a New Forest village, now out of print, which is full of details about the Evemy family.Land records, house histories and lots of photos, which speak a thousand words.
  • Wm Caird and wife Elspet Frost (1 KB)
    William Caird, a monumental mason, 1784-1864 wife Elspet. Many of my Caird family were masons.
  • First day as a clippie on the trams (21 KB)
    Mum circa 1939 in her clippie (conductress)uniform on the trams in Glasgow.She wrote several monologues about the people she worked with on the trams and buses.
  • John William Caird 1831-1878 (50 KB)
    John William, son of Wm and Elspet, emigrated to Australia
  • Evemy ancestor (18 KB)
    This is either Charles EVEMY, Agister of the New Forest, Hampshire, England,or his father Samuel
  • EVEMY Charles, agester in the New Forest 1843-1925 (57 KB)
    Charles EVEMY, my 3xgreat uncle and brother of my great, great grandmother Selina EVEMY.
  • Birthday party (31 KB)
    Brother Thomas and myself on his 56th birthday, in 2002.
  • EVEMY ancestor (32 KB)
    Either Charles the son 1843-1925 or father Samuel 1810-1888
  • BROOMFIELD George,born Eling 1854 (91 KB)
    The old Burley Post Office, showing George BROOMFIELD and some of his many children. George's daughter Elsie, married William EVEMY in 1898.
  • Mum (31 KB)
    Mum and her dog.This photo was taken when mum was 21 and living at 26 Braid Street Glasgow.If you look closely you will see she is wearing a small brooch on the bodice of her dress, I have it still.
  • EVEMY at Queens Head, Burley (64 KB)
    Family gathering.Charles Evemy my 3 x great uncle is shown front row left with white beard.
  • Cupar Violet 1932, Scotland, UK (35 KB)
    My dad Tom Mulherron was an official of the club and is back row extreme right.http://www.thefifepost.com/cuparvioletfc.htm
  • Ancestry Connections Genealogy Award (15 KB)
    Award for sharing my genealogy, see link in links section.
 

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