Surname Saturday~ Middler

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Surname: Middler

Variations: Middle, Middell, Middler, and possibly others this is a residential name, it is an English name that derives from the 7^th century word “Middel” and meaning either a place between two other villages, or a person (Middler) who worked in the centre of (probably) a town or village. Another possibility is that Middle could refer to a dry area or island on a marsh, in the days before the drainage of the dens and lying regions.

JEAN MIDDLER: 5^th GREAT GRANDMOTHER

Jean Middler was born about 1738 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland; she married my 5^th Great Grandfather Charles Watson on the 15^th day of December 1768 in the Parish of Keithhall and Kinkell Aberdeenshire. Jean Middler died on the 24^th of February 1806 and is buried in the Kirkyard of Tarves in Aberdeenshire.

Jean Middler: 5^th Great Grandmother 1738-1806

James Watson: 4^th Great Grandfather 1772-1856

William Watson: 3^rd Great Grandfather 1803-1875

James Watson: 2^nd Great Grandfather 1844-1866

Mary Bella Watson: Great Grandmother 1866-1939

Melville Morrison Smith: Maternal Grandfather 1901-1945

Doreen Mary Smith: Mother 1928-1967

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