Neil Pirie

Our Pirie Family Website

Our Pirie Family Website


Welcome to the website of Neil Pirie. I now live in Shropshire, England, although previously I lived in Hampshire, Kent and Surrey.

Neil at workWhat do I do?      Well, I am Civil Servant: Head of Data and Information Governance in the Digital & Technology Group at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in London. You can find out more on my LinkedIn profile.

Neil in the Wenlock Olympian Half MarathonIn my spare time I run for health and fitness. I may not be the fastest but I hold my own and enjoy participating in races. You can find out more on my Running page.

For several years I helped Bohunt School, Liphook, with their Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Bronze and Silver Award expeditions. This prompted me to bag some mountains and generally explore more. You can see my photos of various trips and expeditions on my Expeditions page.

Margaret Helen Pirie née Cheyne, with Ian, William and Rachel PirieResearch on our family history was initiated by my brother, Cameron, in 1998; well before the BBC TV series 'Who do you think you are?'  started the national craze for researching your roots. With plenty of leave to take from work I was able join in and spend time in archives in Scotland and Norfolk searching out documentary evidence.

We've also been contacted by many researching their family history, including a number of cousins who have then made contributions to the site. Have a look at the Family History pages to see the fruits of many hours of research.

Any comments or suggestions you might have are welcomed.  You can use the 'Contact us' link at the foot of this and other pages, or the 'Neil Pirie' link at the foot of the Family History pages.

What's new

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New feature added:   View recent updates that have been made to Person Pages on this site in the last 3 months. See the links provided at the bottom of the 'Family History' and 'Getting started' pages.

25 Jan 2024

Family History database updates, including more detail of family of John Bruce (b.1881) and Catherine Ann Mair (b.1878).

27 Aug 2023

Family History database updates, including descendants of George Pirie (b. c1804) and Margaret Lovie.

17 Jul 2023

Family History database updates, including even more descendants of Alexander Mair "Bo" (b.1812) and Janet Sclater (b.1815) kindly provided by Bob Mair of Durham, England.

25 Jun 2023

Family History database updates, including more descendants of Alexander Mair "Bo" (b.1812) and Janet Sclater (b.1815) kindly provided by Bob Mair of Durham, England.

27 May 2023

Family History database updates, including more information for William Buchan (b. c1835) and Elizabeth Stephen (b.1844).

14 May 2023

Family History database updates, including more details of the family of Alexander Gardiner Mair "Cock" (b.1894) and Catherine Wood "Doo" (b.1894) kindly provided by Sandy Mair-Dodman of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada.

29 Apr 2023

Family History database updates, including gallery photos of the families of James Donaldson (1820-1895) and George Donaldson (1863-1942) kindly provided by James C Donaldson of Overton, Lancashire, England.

23 Apr 2023

Family History database updates, including more descendants of John Wood "Park" (b.1806) [occupation: shoemaker] and Ann Mair (b.1812).

16 Apr 2023

Family History database updates, including even more descendants of George Wood "King" (b.1879) and Margaret Helen Mair "Bobbin" (b.1879) kindly provided by Bob Mair of Durham, England.

8 Apr 2023

Family History database updates, including family of John Wood (b. c1810) [occupation: mason] and Ann Mair (b. c1813).

26 Mar 2023

Family History database updates, including family of John Legg Topp (b.1858) and Helen Benzie (b.1868) kindly provided by Laura Simpson of Aberdeen, Scotland.

14 Mar 2023

Family History database updates, including family of Alexander Pirie "Buxer" (b.1886) and Annie Henry Riddoch (b.1885) kindly provided by Richard Smith of Toronto, Canada.

23 Feb 2023

Family History database updates, including descendants of Andrew Stephen Summers (b.1866) and Jane Strachan (b.1869) kindly provided by Steve Summers of Peterhead, Scotland.

2 Feb 2023

Family History database updates, including additional information for Alexander Mair "Mull" or "Bobbin" (b.1901) and Maggie Henderson (b.1900).

8 Jan 2023

Family History database updates, including updates and photos for twins Isabella Wood Pirie (b.1922) and James Clarence Alexander Pirie (b.1922).

31 Dec 2022

Family History database updates, including 1921 Census entries for households of Alexander Pirie "Priest" (b.1841), Alexander Pirie "Buxer" (b.1844) and William Mair "Shavie" (b.1875).

23 Dec 2022

Family History database updates, including 1921 Census entries for households of David Pirie "Buxer" (b.1864) and William Pirie "Buxer" (b.1888) kindly provided by Carolyn Hatt of Broadstairs, England.

14 Dec 2022

Family History database updates, including 1921 Census entries for households of Alexander Pirie "King" (b.1884), William Pirie "King" (b.1880), James Lanchester (b.1868) and John Stringer (b.1887).

23 Nov 2022

Family History database updates, including even more descendants of Alexander Mair Pirie "Buxer" (b.1870) and Isabella Cormack (b.1867) kindly provided by Bob Mair of Durham, England.

4 Nov 2022

Family History database updates, including even more descendants of William Mair "Dear" (b.1864) and Margaret Falconer (b.1867) kindly provided by Bob Mair of Durham, England.

10 Oct 2022

Family History database updates, including more descendants of James Slater "Mash" (b.1868) and Helen Slater (b. c1871) kindly provided by Paula Barlow of Beaconsfield, England.

15 Sep 2022

Updates to the Running page, including CSSC Queen's Platinum Jubilee Run in Battersea Park and Fleet Queen's Platinum Jubilee Fun Run in Fleet, Hampshire.

26 Aug 2022

Family History database updates, including photo of new monument to David Pirie "Buxer" (b.1924), Elizabeth Pirie née Findlay (b.1925), Clare Pirie née Stone (b.1945) and Fraser Gordon Pirie (b.1978) kindly provided by Carolyn Hatt of Broadstairs, England.

22 Jul 2022

Family History database updates, including even more descendants of James Mair "Shanker" and Helen Sclater (b.1786) kindly provided by Bob Mair of Durham, England.

30 Jun 2022

Family History database updates, including more descendants of James Mair "Shanker" and Helen Sclater (b.1786) kindly provided by Bob Mair of Durham, England.

16 Jun 2022

Family History database updates, including marriage of George Pirie "Skipper" (b. c1894) and Chrissy Phimister (b.1895) kindly provided by Bob Mair of Durham, England.

6 Jun 2022

Family History database updates, including the loss of Francis Alexander Watt (b.1925), husband of Catherine Innes (b.1920), overboard the fishing vessel 'Avoca' BF 40 on 3 February 1967.

19 May 2022

Family History database updates, including the loss of the Portknockie fishing boat 'Polly' BF 1684 in November 1895.

8 May 2022

Family History database updates, including family of Alexander Mair "Slater" (b.1866) and Margaret Mair (b. c1870).

28 Apr 2022

More Family History database updates.

10 Apr 2022

Family History database updates and updates to the Running page.

13 Mar 2022

Family History database updates, including family of Alexander Pirie "Buxer" (b.1782) and Jean Sclater (b.1790).

27 Feb 2022

Family History database updates, including family of John Pirie "Buxer" (b.1882) and Annie Scott (b. c1879).

18 Feb 2022

Family History database updates, including family of George Pirie "Buxer" (b.1884) and Sarah H. Richter (b. c1889) kindly provided by Marlo Denton of Edmond, Oklahoma, USA.

10 Feb 2022

Family History database updates, including family of William Mair (b. c1814) and Elizabeth Sutherland (b. c1819).

29 Jan 2022

Family History database updates, including family of William Mair and Ann Sclater (m.1778).

9 Jan 2022

Family History database updates, including family of John Donaldson (b.1814) and Mary Mair (b. c1818) / Margaret Runcie (b.1827).

1 Jan 2022

Family History database updates, including family of William Mair "Howdie" (b.1817) and Ann Pirie (b.1819).

24 Dec 2021

Family History database updates, including family of William Wood "Post" (b.1825) and Ann Smith (b. c1822).

20 Dec 2021

Family History database updates, including family of Margaret Harper (b.1801) and John Legg (b. c1801).

10 Dec 2021

Family History database updates, including family of Sarah Cribes Pirie (b.1927) and Joseph Mair Farquhar (b.1918) kindly provided by Bob Mair of Durham, England.

21 Nov 2021

Family History database updates, including family of James Pirie and Isabella Murrison (m.1847).

5 Nov 2021

Family History database updates, including Zulu boat 'Palestine' BF 1991 in the Boat Index and newspaper articles linked to crew members regarding the loss of Palestine and rescue of her crew by the Caister Lifeboat in 1899.

31 Oct 2021

Family History database updates, including photos of George Wood "Park" (b.1895), Ruth Wood née Cowie (b.1894), William George Wood "Park" (b.1918) and Violet Wood née Masson (b.1922) kindly provided by Tracy Wood of Leighton Buzzard, England.

28 Oct 2021

Family History database updates, including new Wood "Park" box charts and indent charts.

24 Oct 2021

Family History database updates, including family of Alexander Pirie (b.1851) and Christina Duff (b. c1856).

15 Oct 2021

Family History database updates.

10 Oct 2021

Family History database updates, including more ancestors of Constance Ewen (b.1926) and Vincent Breslin (b.1924) kindly provided by Norah Wood of Aberdeen, Scotland.

30 Sep 2021

Family History database updates, including descendants of James Pirie (b. c1778) and Elspet Copland (b.1802).

3 Sep 2021

Family History database updates.

22 Aug 2021

Family History database updates, including descendants of James Pirie (b.1821) and Helen McIntosh (b.1815).

4 Aug 2021

Family History database updates, including descendants of James Cheyne (b.1833) and Susan Lewis (b. c1839).

2 Jul 2021

Family History database updates, including family of William Forman (b.1901) and Mary Pirie "Buxer" (b.1904) kindly provided by Carolyn Hatt of Broadstairs, England.

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