Could the death in 1732 be of his father? Entirely possible his wife had a similar name to his son's wife. Sometimes need to think outside the box especially with the older information. Louise On 8 July 2010 16:02, <ScotsCotNM@aol.com> wrote: > Hello listers, > > I've come up with a REAL Howie wrinkle. The understanding I have had is > that John Howie who wrote THE SCOTS WORTHIES was the only son of the first > marriage of John Howie of Lochgoin to Martha Thomson, and that after her > death his father married Janet Meikle, and then Mary Borland. > > BUT, I noticed in the Fenwick burial list that "Jannet Muckle" wife of John > Howie of Lochgoin died in 1732, and Martha Thomson died in 1742! So > there's something not right it seems. I'm wondering if John Howie was born > in > 1732 instead of 1735? And then the names of the 2 wives got muddled? > > Has anybody else noted this and sorted it out? > > Ken Cuthbertson > Albuquerque, NM > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Good advice Louise. I have a family in which three different generations all married women by the same first name and two other generations married women by the same last name. -----Original Message----- From: ayrshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ayrshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of park louise Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 11:11 AM To: AYRSHIRE@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AYR] Howie of Lochgoin Question Could the death in 1732 be of his father? Entirely possible his wife had a similar name to his son's wife. Sometimes need to think outside the box especially with the older information. Louise