Interested in John SPIER or SPIERS of Garden Street, Ayr. (& Possibly Wallacetown) I think his father was William and the family were cabinet-makers. I have a table inscribed in pencil inside the base as being made by John in 1836 “at the time when lightening hit the Ayr steaple” An internet search seems to say that John died young b: 26 JUL 1818 d: 31 OCT 1840. Any history on this family of cabinet-makers would be much appreciated. Thanks. This from an Internet posting .... hoping it is the correct Garden Street family: 1 Robert Spiers b: ABT 1743 d: 27 JAN 1810 + Jane Reid b: 28 MAR 1740 d: ABT 1833 2 William Spiers b: 14 MAR 1778 d: ABT 1844 + Jane / Jean Stewart b: 6 MAY 1786 d: 21 JUL 1874 3 Alexander Spiers b: 22 MAR 1808 d: 8 APR 1837 + Mary Young b: ABT 1804 d: FEB 1853 4 Margaret Young Spiers b: ABT 1834 4 Jane Stewart Spiers b: ABT 1836 4 William Spiers b: ABT 1833 3 Robert Spiers b: 21 JUN 1810 d: 26 SEP 1836 3 William Spiers b: 7 JAN 1812 d: 17 NOV 1881 + Marion McConnell b: ABT 1813 d: 24 JAN 1885 4 William Spiers b: NOV 1839 d: ABT 1842 4 Marion Spiers b: ABT 1843 d: OCT 1905 + Donald Cameron b: 21 JUN 1835 d: 30 APR 1894 5 Clementina Low Cameron b: 3 OCT 1871 5 Marion Elizabeth Spiers Cameron b: 1 FEB 1875 d: 24 JUN 1907 + James Howat Kerr b: 7 OCT 1874 d: 7 AUG 1932 6 John ?Jack? Kerr b: ABT 1906 d: ABT 1974 6 Margaret Kesson Hamilton Kerr b: 19 JAN 1907 d: 1971 + Charles Napier Cochrane b: 7 SEP 1903 d: ABT 1970 7 Jim Cochrane b: 10 DEC 1928 7 Angus Cochrane b: 6 AUG 1933 d: 6 JAN 1934 7 Frazier Cochrane b: 1 MAY 1939 d: MAY 1999 5 William Spiers Cameron b: 30 MAR 1877 d: ABT 1958 + Margaret McDonald b: ABT 1873 6 _____ Cameron 6 _____ Cameron 5 Donald S. Cameron b: ABT 1880 4 Jane Stewart Spiers b: ABT 1845 d: ABT 1847 4 William Spiers b: ABT 1849 d: ABT 1906 3 John Spiers b: 13 MAR 1814 d: 25 JUL 1816 3 James Spiers b: 19 APR 1816 d: 22 JUN 1835 3 John Spiers b: 26 JUL 1818 d: 31 OCT 1840 3 Stewart Spiers b: 22 OCT 1820 d: 19 JUL 1899 + Elizabeth Carstairs b: 6 APR 1820 d: 22 NOV 1906 4 Jane Stewart Spiers b: ABT 1855 d: ABT 1941 4 Marion Carstairs Spiers b: ABT 1858 d: ABT 1937 4 Mary Stewart Spiers b: ABT 1859 d: ABT 1953 + Samuel A. Jackson b: ABT 1861 d: ABT 1924 5 Stuart Spiers Jackson b: ABT 1889 d: MAR 1918 + Helen _____ 4 Isabella Veness Spiers b: 26 JUN 1862 d: 16 JAN 1901 3 Jane Spiers b: 10 JUL 1823 d: 13 APR 1841 3 Thomas Spiers b: 16 OCT 1825 d: ABT 1852