Luce Bay is in Galloway. On 16 Mar 2013, at 06:18, "Marny Howe" <[email protected]> wrote: > I am researching Gilbert McHutcheon, I think born in Ayrshire, in 1700s. The following is the information I have on him, so I desperately need some advice or help: > 1. Came to the Isle of Man from the Luce Bay area. He sailed from there or he was originally from there. > 2. He married Catherine Dawson in 1779 in the parish of Patrick, Isle of Man. > 3. They had four children: George in 1782, Catherine in 1784, John in 1792, and Margaret in 1794. These are baptism dates. > 4. He died in 1796 in Peel, Isle of Man. > 5. I have a copy of his will where he only mentions and names his widow and his children. No mention of family elsewhere. > > There are a number of Gilbert McHutcheons born around the same time in Barr by Girvan, Kirkoswald, Dalmellington, and Dailly. Can anybody claim any of them so I can thin down my list and maybe find out where my Gilbert McHutcheon came from. > > Another possibility is Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway. > > Marny > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message