In 1547, according to M'Kay book Kilmanrock, there were 11 Adam families in Kilmarnock. This was the fourth largest number after Brown, Boyd and Smith. Mike Boyd Brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: <gemwood@xtra.co.nz> To: "Meg Greenwood" <scotquester@bartnet.net> Cc: <AYRSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [AYR] John Adam in 1651 > Meg > > re John Adam 1830 etc > > The scotsgenealogy website shows MI's available Kilmarnock/Loudoun... I > am > unsure how many you will find for Kilmarnock in the publication. They also > have the CD's of burials - which I have purchased, and will do look-ups > for > you. > > I checked Scotland's People website and the deaths listed on their > catalogue > are Kilmarnock - High Church 1728-81. There are no other death/burials > listed > > Nyle - NZ > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 Meg and others - here's what I've been able to find on some of the 18th century Adams. James Adam, bonnetmaker, was born at the end of the 17th century - from his death record, the birth would be around 1684 but I haven't found it. He married twice. The first marriage was to Janet Murchland. Her father was John Murchland, 'farmer in Kilmars', and I don't have the mother's name. (There is a child born to a John Murchland and Grizel Harper, but I think either this was a second marriage of John or it was a different John. I haven't looked out that record.) Alas, the Kilmaurs births don't start until too late for John's marriage and Janet's birth. John Murchland died before his daughter Janet's marriage. James Adam and Janet Murchland had children who were named: Jean (1715) Elizabeth (1718) d.1730 John (1721) Mary (1723) Mary (1727) d. 1737 Janet (1729) d. 1733 John (1732) d. 1733 Janet (or Jean?) (1734) d. 1736 James (1738) At you see from the names and the recorded deaths, they didn't have much luck with the children. I have found death records for most. Quite possibly only James survived, and possibly the oldest, Jean (if the younger child who died was named Janet not Jean - I've not seen the birth record, but the death of the child born in 1734, dying in 1736, is transcribed 'Jean'). Janet Murchland herself died on 21 April 1742 (from 'flux'). James remarried, on 4th September 1742, to Margaret Houston. Their married record describes her only as 'indweller' with no mention of family. They had two children registered: John, b 31 Aug 1744, baptised 2 November 1744 Janet, b 29 Jan 1747, baptised 31 January. 1747. This last child seems to have been the Janet Adam who married James Mushet, nailer in Kilmarnock, around 1771. There's no extant marriage record that I've found. They had many children, and I'm descended from the seventh, John Mushet. Back to the Adam line. James Adam, the bonnetmaker, died in 1756 aged 72, putting his birth around 1684. As said, I haven't found the birth record - however there is a John Adam, bonnetmaker, who died in October 1731 aged 79, who could be a candidate for his father or at least a relative. Most of the other Adam name I've found are of other trades - shoemaker, merchant, etc. So that's where I am just now. As Meg pointed out, the Kilmarnock records aren't complete. But when you find people in the 18th century records, they are excellent as birth numbers and occupations are given. The 17th century records are much more sparse, and there were an awful lot of Adams then. And while James and John Adam were bonnetmakers in Kilmarnock, they may have been born outside the town and other records are not as early as Kilmarnock's. All best - hope this is of use to somebody! Jenny At 11:03 +1000 23/2/10, Mike Boyd wrote: >In 1547, according to M'Kay book Kilmanrock, there were 11 Adam families in >Kilmarnock. This was the fourth largest number after Brown, Boyd and Smith.