Welcome to Gamrie Genealogy. The purpose of this website is to 
provide detailed family history for the area of Aberdeenshire covered 
by the Parish of Gamrie. This stretches along the coast from 
Macduff to Pennan and includes the villages of Gardenstown (known locally as 
Gamrie) and Crovie. We have more than 200 years of detailed family history starting 
1704 for the Parish of Gamrie available for secure online purchase.

The methods of research are both thorough and exhaustive; starting with the Government
census information (from 1841 to 1901) which provides a ten year 'snap shot' of life at the 
time of the census, each item of information is researched to determine exactly when and 
where each occurred - thereby effectively 'filling in the gaps' between successive censuses.

Once this mammoth task had been completed, attention was turned to the Parish records dating
back to 1704. This required large amounts of work due to the nature of the records, which can be
difficult to read because of the ancient inked script, the language used and the shear quantity
of information.

The results have been worth it! What we have is a uniquely detailed insight into the lives of
folks living along the coast between Macduff and Pennan over the past 300 years.

There are 9 main family names associated with the Parish of Gamrie, these are:
Anderson, Hepburn, Johnston, Lovie, Nicol, Watt, Webster, West and Wiseman, 
although all details are included of all other family names in the area.

This website is a unique resource for anyone involved in the increasingly
popular pass-time of genealogy (often mis-spelt geneology). Anyone
wishing to carry out research for their family tree whose family
originated from, or lived in the villages of Gardenstown or Crovie,
then our online shop should be of great interest. We
have broken down our information into ultra-detailed
10 - year pieces, from 1704 until 1855 for the 
"Od Parish Records", to the most recent of 
the 10 year census periods, 1901.