Here's the names I am interested in from Ayrshire if anyone else has the same interests: McHarg – Maybole, Symington, St. Quivox Smith – Symington Hodgeon – St Quivox McClatchie - St Quivox McConnell – Straiton, Dalrymple, Ayr Neill – Ayr Hood – St Quivox McMurtie McPhail Dow

Listed above are my Ayrshire ancestor names.   My brick wall is finding "my" Elisabeth Cochran.  She married George Barr in 1846 and they had several children and emigrated to the USA in the 1860s.  Also looking for Margaret and James O'Neil who came from Ireland.  Margaret married James Howard from Dalry and James was her father.   Any connections out there?   Sharon Marconi Illinois, USA

Hi Laurna, Do you have much on Alexander McKie? I have a line of McKie/McKay/McKee/MacKay (the different strands used different spellings and sometimes changed them as they went) supposedly descended from a pilot who was guiding ships down the Minch from Tongue in the far north and ended up in Ayrshire. The earliest I can identify is George McKee who married Mary Reid in 1803 in (Old) Cumnock. Their children included: William 1805 (married Margaret Goldie - almost certainly Elizabeth's sister) Mungo 1808 (my gg-grandfather married Elizabeth Goldie) Hugh 1809 (married Agnes Wilson) James 1812 (married Ann Wilson and later Isabella McClymont) Mary 1824 (married William Hodge) John Boswell 1826 (married Robina Bain) I'm sure there must have been others as I don't have births for some of these but found them by their marriages and/or deaths. I have more on all of them if you are interested. Mary Reid outlived George who sadly died before 1851 and, due to loss of the Auchinleck 1841 can't be found that year. Mary Reid died 1863. Best regards, Mary

Hello Listers, I too have recently joined this list. I am researching these families. James Mitchell, baptised 27/6/1816 Kilmarnock son of James Mitchell and Janet McGill. He married Eiizabeth Crawford 2/8/1844 Kilbernie. Their children were Janet, James, Elizabeth, Margaret, Eveline, William, Stephen, Robert Alexander, Mary Ann Jane and Martha. James Mitchell was an ironstone miner and lived and worked in Kilbernie, Beith, Kilmarnock. He died 24/6/1887 in Riccarton Hurlford. Researching ancestors and descendants of Hugh Parker baptised 20/10/1771 Stewarton, son of William Parker and Marion Fulton. Hugh Parker married Frances Hall 12/5/1802 in Stewarton. Their children were Joseph, Marion, Elizabeth, William, William, Frances, Janet, Archibald, Hugh, Margaret and Catherine. I am descended from Joseph Parker who married Isabella Patterson in Lanarkshire 20/11/1828 I am also researching the Fulton and Wylie families. Marion Fulton's parents were Hugh Fulton and Janet Wylie. I am quite happy to share what information that I have on these families. Cheers Pat in Australia

Both wrote more than one book on Ayrshire and Wigton families. Mike Boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "E Cunningham" <ecunningham@att.net> To: <ayrshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 4:33 AM Subject: Re: [AYR] Paterson's & Robertson's Ayrshire Genealogies > Mike et al: Both books are available on Google Books full view--search > Ayrshire Genealogy > ecunningham@att.net > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi there Anne I have a Samuel Ralston born Ireland, married Dalry, Ayrshire 1847,Margaret Whiteford born Dalry Ayrshire and they both came to Australia 1852. Just wondering if Margaret could be connected to your James Whiteford. Margaret was the daughter of David Whiteford and Janet Crawford and she had a brother James born 1835. Lyn Mildura -----Original Message----- From: ayrshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ayrshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Perplexed1 Sent: Sunday, 31 October 2010 10:49 PM To: ayrSHIRE@rootsweb.com Subject: [AYR] WYLLIE, WYLIE, KERR, MORTON, WOTHERSPOON and variants Hi all - my roll call Thomas Wyllie and Jean/Jane Morton was married at Craigie by Kilmarnock in April 1806. Their children were George bn 1808 Bowhouse, Margaret bn 1813 Dunlop, Thomas bn 1817 Dunlop, David 1819 Stewarton and Jean bn 1821 Stewarton. I assume there may have been another child or two between George and Margaret but have never found records for children during this time. Jean married James Whiteford in 1849 at Mid Glencraig in Campbeltown. They emigrated to Australia in 1852. Thomas Wliie farmed at Caddel Farm Ardrossan, Skellyhill and East Muirshiel. He died while at Caddle Farm in 1846. Jean/Jane Morton's father was George Morton. Her mother may have been Jean/Jane Wotherspoon. George Morton was according to family associated with Newmilns. I have a photocopy of a post card of Newmilns from the early 1900s when Australian family members travelled to Scotland, showing what they say was their great grandfather's residence. He may have been associated with Skellyhill Farm. Margaret married Robert Kerr, I believe on 26 May 1837 at Caddle. He was born in Dalry between 1807 - 1812. He may have been married twice. Hope to hear from people with connections to these families. Anne ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi there I am just wondering if my John Ralston who married Sarah Halliday (I believe in Ireland) are connected to the Ralston and Halliday names in your roll call. The Ralston family went across to Scotland in the 1830's and worked as miners mainly in Lanarkshire. I did find their grandson and my ancestor Samuel Ralston in West Kilbride on the 1841 census. Samuel and his wife Margaret Whiteford b. Dalry, Ayrshire came to Australia in 1852. A long shot I know however I do have a fair bit of information on this family and willing to share if there is a connection. Lyn -----Original Message----- From: ayrshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ayrshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of The Duffs Sent: Monday, 1 November 2010 2:33 AM To: ayrshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [AYR] roll call - DUFF SCOLLICK ROBERTSON MARR MacFARLANE AIRD ALEXANDER ALLAN ALLISON ARBUCKLE ARCHIBALD ARMOUR ARMSTRONG AULD BAILLIE BAIRD BANKS BANNATYNE BANNERMAN BARR BASTICK BENNETT BEVERIDGE BIGHAM BLACK BLACKADDER BLACKWOOD BOWIE BOWMAN BOYLE BRIDGES BRITTIAN BROADBECK BROWN BUCKLEY CAIRNS CAMPBELL CARSWELL DALE DAVIDSON DOCHERTY DORNAY DOUDS DOWDS DOWNIE DUNCAN DUNKLEY DUNN EVANS FAGAN FAIRLIE FATHER FERGUSON FISHER FITZPATRICK FRAZER FREW GILLION GOOD GORDON GRANTHAM GRAY HALE HALL HALLIDAY HAMILTON HUGHES HUNTER HYND JOHNSTONE KEADIE KERR KEY KIDD KIRBY KIRKWOOD LAGADU LAWSON LIDDLE LINDSAY LOVE LONG MACKIE MAIN MANSE MAR MARCER MARR MASTERS MCALPINE MCCABE MCCLEAN MCCLUCKIE MCCLUSKY MCDONALD MCFAYDEN MCGEACHIE MCGECHIE MCGOWAN MCGRATH MCINNIES MCKAY MCKECHNIE MCKENNA MCKILLOP MCLAREN MCMILLAN MCMILLIN MCVIE MERRY MITCHELL MONTGOMERIE MONTGOMERY MORRISON MORTON MOUNCE MUIR MULLEN MURRAY NEIL OSBORNE PATERSON PATTERSON POLLOCK QUEEN RAESIDE RALSTON RAMSAY RANKINE RIGGINS ROBERTSON SCHOLICH SCOLLICK SHAW SKELLY SMILIE S! MITH SPOWAGE ST.CLAIRE STEVENSON STEWART STORRIE SUTTER SWAN TAYLOR THOMPSON THOMSON TWADDLE WADDELL WALKER WALLACE WARDROPE WATSON WHITE WHITFIELD WILLIAMSON WILSON WYLLIE ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Jeanne In 1820's George Robertson, wrote a series of Books inlcuding:- "A Genealogical Account of the Principal Families in Ayrshire, more particularly in Cunninghame", By George Robertson, Vol 1., 1823 and in the 1850's and 1860's James Paterson wrote books like:- "History of the County of Ayr: with Genealogical Account of the Families of Ayrshire." By James Paterson, Vol II, 1852 The staff at the Burns centre will know all their books and which ones have Campbell families in them. Mike Boyd Brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: <TwoSides22@aol.com> To: <ayrshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 11:23 PM Subject: Re: [AYR] Campbells in Ayrshire > Mary and Jean > Have you asked the "Robert Burns Centre" at Kilmarnock to look at George > Robertson's and James Paterson's books of the 1800's on Ayrshire > families - > to see if your families may connect to any that they have published? > > > Thanks Mike. I've never heard of the center or the books. Can you tell > me a little bit about them? > > Jeanne > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Ewan I have an Annie Steed in my family tree.  She married Alexander McKie, my Great Great Uncle, on 3 March 1882 at Crosshill.  They lived in Kilmarnock and had 10 children, but sadly Annie died on 29 March 1903 when she was 43 years of age and the cause of her death was due to burns she received but so far I have been unable to trace what happened to her.  Her parents were Hugh Steed and Helen Burnie.  Just wondered if this was perhaps a connection to your Steeds, especially with her seemingly coming from the Crosshill area.   ________________________________ From: Ewan Steed <genealogy@ancestryroots.co.uk> To: ayrshire@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, 1 November, 2010 7:55:45 Subject: [AYR] ROLL CALL Good morning Think the idea of a "Roll Call" is great and would like to add my "tuppence" worth! My main Scots paternal line is STEED/STEAD mostly through Ayrshire (Crosshill/Kirkmichael/Dailly area originally) from about 1815 to the present day. Also LENNON: McCARTNEY: McFADZEAN: TORLEY: TAIT: COOK: LARKIN.  ALso BRYDEN: PREACHER: McBURNIE (and various spellings): PENNYCOT: McKENZIE: BRANNAN: STRACHAN: CONNELLY. The above are some (not all) of the lines I am following if anyone wishes to contact me we can see if there is a link. Ewan Ayrshire On-Line a great source for Ayrshire Libraries: FHS: etc. www.ancestryroots.co.uk/ayrshire-onlineindex.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Anne Herdman <anne.herdman@gmail.com> Date: 1 November 2010 08:48 Subject: Roll call Smiths, Martin, Law To: ayrshire@rootsweb.com Looking for info on Thomas Smith born Kilmarnock around 1855 who married the widow Catherine Law Martin in 1886. Children born in Kilmaurs: Thomas Smith born 1887; Lizzie Smith born c 1890; Mary Smith born 1895. Old Thomas and Catherine died at their son Thomas's home in Stevenston in 1922 and 1924 respectively.

I should have also mentioned that a Robert Peblis [Peebles], burgess and bailee of Irwein [Irvine], died about 1605, his testament testamentary and inventory being recorded on 26 September. A testament testamentary means there is an actual will included, so there should be mention of family members. Loretta -----Original Message----- From: ayrshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ayrshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Loretta Layman Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 9:58 AM To: ayrshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AYR] ROLL CALL: Peebles For persons researching Peebles (I'm sorry I deleted that email) who may be looking at the late sixteenth century, here's a tidbit from extracts at the website of the National Archives of Scotland [NAS Reference No. GD3/1/8/1/10]: On 10 November 1595, Margaret Montgomery, relict of the umquhile [deceased] Patrick Pebleis (Peebles), burgess of Irvine, executed a letter of reversion stating that she would resign lands of Bourtreehill to William Lyn for payment of the sum of [blank] hundred and fifty merks. The exact number of merks is not clear, but the letter mentions also that William, by charter and sasine, had vested Margaret in those lands. Unfortunately, the original charter and sasine appear not to have survived. However, the reversion is among the family papers of the Montgomerys, Earls of Eglinton, inferring that Margaret was of that family of Montgomerys. Loretta ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

For persons researching Peebles (I'm sorry I deleted that email) who may be looking at the late sixteenth century, here's a tidbit from extracts at the website of the National Archives of Scotland [NAS Reference No. GD3/1/8/1/10]: On 10 November 1595, Margaret Montgomery, relict of the umquhile [deceased] Patrick Pebleis (Peebles), burgess of Irvine, executed a letter of reversion stating that she would resign lands of Bourtreehill to William Lyn for payment of the sum of [blank] hundred and fifty merks. The exact number of merks is not clear, but the letter mentions also that William, by charter and sasine, had vested Margaret in those lands. Unfortunately, the original charter and sasine appear not to have survived. However, the reversion is among the family papers of the Montgomerys, Earls of Eglinton, inferring that Margaret was of that family of Montgomerys. Loretta

Hi Mary, Have you tried looking for MCQUINN as well.My husband has an Irish ancestor whose surname was QUINN but was often transcribed as QUEEN. Good luck with your research. Regards, Penuel Ellis-Brown On 1 Nov 2010, at 07:00, ayrshire-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 09:37:47 +0000 > From: Mary Paton <em.paton86@iinet.net.au> > Subject: [AYR] McQueen and Davidson > To: ayrshire@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <8of33u$jda3pb@outbound.icp-qv1-irony-out3.iinet.net.au> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Hi Marc, > > Is there a Gaelic rendering of McQueen - I feel sure there is - and > that may be the key. Or of Davidson for that matter? And all the many > spellings and variations of all names? For years I was sure I > couldn't find a marriage for my Sarah Mcneill to Andrew > McEwan/McEwing until someone mentioned the name McEown and there it > was - Andrew McEown and Mayzie McNeill 1824. > > Cheers, > Mary

Looking for info on Thomas Smith born Kilmarnock around 1855 who married the widow Catherine Law Martin in 1886. Children born in Kilmaurs: Thomas Smith born 1887; Lizzie Smith born c 1890; Mary Smith born 1895. Old Thomas and Catherine died at their son Thomas's home in Stevenston in 1922 and 1924 respectively.

Good morning Think the idea of a "Roll Call" is great and would like to add my "tuppence" worth! My main Scots paternal line is STEED/STEAD mostly through Ayrshire (Crosshill/Kirkmichael/Dailly area originally) from about 1815 to the present day. Also LENNON: McCARTNEY: McFADZEAN: TORLEY: TAIT: COOK: LARKIN. ALso BRYDEN: PREACHER: McBURNIE (and various spellings): PENNYCOT: McKENZIE: BRANNAN: STRACHAN: CONNELLY. The above are some (not all) of the lines I am following if anyone wishes to contact me we can see if there is a link. Ewan Ayrshire On-Line a great source for Ayrshire Libraries: FHS: etc. www.ancestryroots.co.uk/ayrshire-onlineindex.htm

Roll call; My Watson family came from Dumbarton but Robert married Marg.Boyd of Galston Ayr, daughter of Andrew & Eliz.(Robb)BOYD - Andrew was a twin to Catharine Boyd- parents James & Margaret (Gilchrist from Loudoun)Boyd. There is a few brick walls here. Regards Sharon C of Ont.CDA

John BRODIE and Mary WALLACE who married about 1825 maybe in Dumfries Peter BRODIE and Janet PATTISON who married 1846 in Old Cumnock. Mary BRODIE and John ROGERSON who married 1846 in Old Cumnock John BRODIE and Catherine RAMSEY who married 1853 in Kilwinning Samuel BRODIE who married Ann AGNEW in 1857 in Irvine Agnes BRODIE born 1842 - seeking more info William BRODIE married about 1865 to Ellen McNally or McInally Thos Brodie family also has ties to BRAWLEY, DAVIDSON, BROWN (Angus Ramsey Brown, John Ramsey Brown, William Duncan Brown to name a few), CARLIN, McGINTY,SWEETEN or SWEETON, CRAWLEY,DOCHERTY, DONNELLY, FINDLAY, STEWART, McCARTNEY, ROE Another line is William KIRKPATRICK married to Jane KIRKPATRICK came from Armaugh, Ireland in 1840's John KIRKPATRICK married to Jane PORTER in 1858 in Kilwinning James PORTER married to Eliza FORSYTH Margaret KIRKPATRICK married to Thomas JEFFREY Jean Jane KIRKPATRICK married to Archibald McINDOE Other names connected to these lines are HUNTER, McKINAW, McCRORIE, McKAY, MILLER, MUIR, GRANT, WILLIAMSON,YOUNG Barbara

I am still looking for information on McLELLAN, Robert (abt 1827-1863) & Janet McLACHLAN (1827-1886) and their children John (1854) James (abt 1856) Isabella (1857-1885); Robert 1860-1887); Margaret (1861-?); Jean (1863-?).John & James particularly seem to have disappeared. Also anything on Thomas McCANDLISH (abt 1838-1919) and Margaret McLACHLAN (1838-1919) at Skelmorlie.  They had no children but Thomas had a daughter Elizabeth Sutherland McCANDLISH from his first marriage  who married James TENNENT in 1914 in Skelmorlie. Anne Maye

Hello, list. My direct ancestor is my great-grandmother, Agnes Logan, b. 21 Aug 1863 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland. She emigrated to the US in 1870 with her entire family and married my great-grandfather, Joseph Lomax, in Philadelphia, PA. No one in my rather large, extended family seems to know anything of the rest of her family, so I'd be interested if anyone has any connections. They are: Father: John Logan, b. 1822, Scotland, occupation: carpet weaver Mother: Janet Logan, b. 1822, Scotland, occupation: keeping house Sister: Jessie Logan, b. 1853, Scotland, occupation: carpet weaver Brother: William Logan, b. 1855, Scotland, occupation: carpet weaver Sister: Maggie Logan, b. 1861, Scotland, occupation: carpet weaver All this info was in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1880 census.

Hi all - my roll call Thomas Wyllie and Jean/Jane Morton was married at Craigie by Kilmarnock in April 1806. Their children were George bn 1808 Bowhouse, Margaret bn 1813 Dunlop, Thomas bn 1817 Dunlop, David 1819 Stewarton and Jean bn 1821 Stewarton. I assume there may have been another child or two between George and Margaret but have never found records for children during this time. Jean married James Whiteford in 1849 at Mid Glencraig in Campbeltown. They emigrated to Australia in 1852. Thomas Wliie farmed at Caddel Farm Ardrossan, Skellyhill and East Muirshiel. He died while at Caddle Farm in 1846. Jean/Jane Morton's father was George Morton. Her mother may have been Jean/Jane Wotherspoon. George Morton was according to family associated with Newmilns. I have a photocopy of a post card of Newmilns from the early 1900s when Australian family members travelled to Scotland, showing what they say was their great grandfather's residence. He may have been associated with Skellyhill Farm. Margaret married Robert Kerr, I believe on 26 May 1837 at Caddle. He was born in Dalry between 1807 - 1812. He may have been married twice. Hope to hear from people with connections to these families. Anne