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<b>The sinking of the 'Jane' of Peterhead - October 14<sup>th</sup> 1881</b>		The sinking of the "Jane" of Peterhead - October 14th 1881
Towards the bottom of the face of the Memorial Stone erected by James Marshall is the following for his son, also called James -
Also of their lamented son, JAMES,
who was drowned in Dunbar Bay
With the Jane of Peterhead on the 14th Oct 1881 Aged 20 years.

This is the story behind those few sad words 		  
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<strong> A History Of Scottish Buchanans<strong/>		 A History Of Scottish Buchanans
Entry in Black's The Surnames of Scotland  		  
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<strong>MEDICAL WORK OF THE MINISTRY OF PENSIONS<strong/>		MEDICAL WORK OF THE MINISTRY OF PENSIONS
Published in the British Medical Journal November 13th 1937 		  
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<strong>The Origins of the Name Collinson</strong>		The Origins of the Name Collinson
This was passed to me by Joe Collinson 		  
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Alcohol-fuelled Knife Crime 1828		Alcohol-fuelled Knife Crime 1828
A Cautionary Tale based on High Justiciary Court records

Researched and written by Ruairidh Greig 		  
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Brigg Fair		Brigg Fair
A memoir of Joseph Taylor by his grand-daughter E Marion Hudson 		  
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James Lawrence Urquhart Biography		James Lawrence Urquhart Biography
A Biography by Ruairidh Greig his Great-Nephew 		  
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John MARSHALL - Mate of the 'Queen'		John MARSHALL - Mate of the "Queen"
On the 19th of October 1866 the “Peterhead Sentinel” reported the safe arrival of the seal and whale fishing vessel “Queen” after an absence of nearly 19 months. The Mate was John Marshall. During the whole period they had caught no fish, seals or whales and were only able to survive because of the knowledge that John Marshall had of the food caches placed by his father - also John Marshall 		  
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John Marshall and the Franklin Expedition		John Marshall and the Franklin Expedition
In 1850, John Marshall was taken on as mate on the Lady Franklin, commanded by William Penny, on a search which was headline news, to find the missing explorer Sir John Franklin and his expedition in search of the North-West passage. 		  
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John MARSHALL's Sailing Record		John MARSHALL's Sailing Record
Ruairidh says "These are from John Marshall's discharge certificates. There is a gap round about 1866-8, when a letter states he was on the Mazinthien, but I haven't included it because there's no official corroboration 		  
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Joseph Taylor from Lincolnshire, a Biographical Study		Joseph Taylor from Lincolnshire, a Biographical Study
by Ruairidh Greig - A paper he gave at a Folksong Conference some years ago- 1998 possibly, at Sheffield University. It was published in "Folk Song, Tradition, Revival, and Re-Creation" edited by Ian Russell and David Atkinson, Aberdeen 2004, pp 386-392. 		  
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The Humberston(e) Post Office		The Humberston(e) Post Office
Information by compiler except (L) Mr. & Mrs. Lofthouse.

Compiled by Andrew Reynolds, Post Office North Somercotes. Copyright, January, 1999 Many thanks and acknowledgements to P.O. Archives, Post office, Kelly's and White's Directories of Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire Post Offices-Eric Croft and Ken Smith Post Office researcher. 		  
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The Loss of the 3 Masted Barque Perseverance		The Loss of the 3 Masted Barque Perseverance
In 1901 James Marshall was lost at sea when the barque Perseverance, of which he was Master floundered 		  
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The loss of the ship “Joseph Green” of Peterhead at Greenland		The loss of the ship “Joseph Green” of Peterhead at Greenland
The ship “Joseph Green” sailed from Peterhead for the Greenland Fisheries on the 20th of February 1852. John MARSHALL was harpooner on board. This is the story of the crews survival after the ship was lost. 		  
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Thomas George Buchanan - The Great War		Thomas George Buchanan - The Great War
Memories of his Great War as told to his grandson, John Hemry Collinson 		  
  

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