by Warren Nunn
By Aberdeenshire Silver descendant Warren Nunn John Silver is a bit of mystery man. An older, unmarried brother of my great grandfather James Silver, he is an interesting character to investigate but his final resting place is uncertain. John and his brother Alexander...
by Warren Nunn
John Silver (6 Apr 1856-unknown) did not marry and farmed at Harvieston, near Stonehaven, with his brother Alex. Alex (Sandy) died in 1907. Even though John left Scotland and headed to Australia, no death record is yet found for him there. However, there is a 1920...
by Warren Nunn
Helen Silver who married Alexander Duncan. Helen Silver (1852 – 1915) married Alexander Duncan and moved to England where they are found on a farm at Byfleet in Surrey in 1891. Given they had children born in different counties, they moved several times between...
by Warren Nunn
Alexander Silver and Isobel Falconer Silver family members: At left is Isobel Falconer who married Alexander Silver with her three sons Alex (standing), James (left, who went to Australia) and John (who also left Scotland and may have ended up in New Zealand). The...
by Warren Nunn
Below are some entries from a diary kept by Ina Silver (daughter of James & Ann Silver) on her trip to Scotland in 1914, with her widowed mother Ann Findlay Silver & brother Ronald Silver. June 1914 to Nov. 8, 1914 Portions of this diary were copied by Mary...
by Warren Nunn
In correspondence from James Murray Silver, he refers to a letter that mentions the Harvieston Silvers: There is an interesting reference in a letter written by Geo. Robertson (b. 1894, a grandson of my aunt Isabella Robertson nee Silver), to our common cousin, James...
