by Warren Nunn
Gertrude Duncan was an extraordinary woman. Born into a publican’s family in England, she grew up to have a significant role in hospital administration in America. Gertrude was the third daughter of Hellen Silver and Alexander Duncan and was my maternal...
by Warren Nunn
Census records are a treasure trove of information for genealogists and can produce a number of ‘yes!’ moments of discovery. As census-taking improved and more information became available, the task of tracking a person or a family was also made much easier. Back in...
by Warren Nunn
Isobel Menzies Silver (1860-1934) lived with her brothers at Harvieston Farm before getting married later in life (aged 46) to a widower named John Duncan, who was the brother of Alex Duncan who’d married her eldest sister Helen and moved to England. There is a...
by Warren Nunn
Alexander (Sandy) Silver (1858-1907) with his wife Helen Jane Watt and the three children who survived to adulthood. Top right is Alexander (Sandy) junior, and below is John. Both these brothers died in World War 1 and only James was not called up. He moved to...
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
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...
