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My
mother found this scrap of paper in some old papers of her father.
She wrote the note to me on the top left corner. Thomas Milne
married Agnes Christall and one of their children Jane married
John Duguid Dey. Their youngest son, James married Mary Anna
Houston Runciman (my grandparents).
The surname of the Christall family is spelt Chrystal in all
documents seen so far. The Christall and Milne families were
market gardeners and lived in and around Aberdeen.
Puzzle
it out. If you can find a connection I will be grateful but
no prizes for the correct answer!
Research
at New Register House, Edinburgh revealed that my grandfather
was not exactly accurate in recording these details for posterity.
The family must have decided to use the more conventional spelling
for their surname as all family members are listed under Chrystal.
The
confirmed facts are as follows:-
Alexander
Chrystal (born about 1777) married Margaret Hill (born about
1777).
Children
| Agnes
Chrystal (1798 - 1859) |
Peter
Chrystal (1802 - ) |
| Alexander
Chrystal (1804 - ) |
Rachel
Chrystal (1806 - ) |
| Elizabeth
Chrystal (1808 - ) |
James
Chrystal (1811 - ) |
| George
Chrystal (1817 - ) |
William
Chrystal (1817 - ) |
| Francis
Chrystal (1820 - ) |
Family of Agnes Chrystal
Agnes
was born at Newhills, Aberdeen and was married to Thomas Milne
(1797 - 1868).
Children
| Anne Milne (1819 - ) |
Elizabeth Milne (1821 - ) |
| Thomas Milne (1823 - ) |
Agnes Milne (1825 - ) |
| Jane Milne (1830 - 1919) |
William Milne (1832 - ) |
Peter Chrystal: His marriage is not
recorded. His daughter (name unknown) married a Thomas Balfour
who was the son of the Rev Lewis Balfour DD, Robert Louis Stevenson's
grandfather. The Chrystal/Balfour link has been researched but
so far I have found no record of a marriage between these families.
There is every possibility that the marriage was conducted in
a foreign land as Thomas Balfour was, according to my grandfather,
residing in Khartoum.
Thomas Milne married Helen Park.
They had four boys and two girls.
Jane Milne married John Duguid Dey
(1832 - 1918). They had six children, three girls and three boys.
Their youngest son James Dey (1871 - 1938) married Mary Anna Houston
Runciman (1875 - 1945), my grandparents.
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