Hello Everyone I am resending this message as I was using the wrong email address for the Border List ----- Original Message ----- From: Rob and Mona Peperkorn To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com ; DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com ; CUMBERLAND-L@rootsweb.com ; Border-L-request@rootweb.com Sent: April 9, 2000 9:53 PM Subject: Carson/Beck/Harkness/McMaster/Jackson (LENGTHY) Hello Everyone I have spent most of today, putting together an email for another Lister and thought perhaps I should share with everyone as there maybe some information that someone could use. I must forward you it is quite lengthy. Regards Mona William Harkness m. Janet Walker on July 5, 1796 in Closeburn, Dumfries children Thomas Harkness b. April 26, 1797 -closeburn Alexander Harkness b.October 28, 1799- closeburn William Harkness b. August 20, 1801- closeburn John Harkness b. November 5, 1803 - closeburn Mary Harkness b. April 8,1806 b.closeburn Robert Harkness b. April 1, 1811 - Laught Morton, Dumfries Robert Harkness m. Janet Jardine December 17,1833, Annan, Dumfries Children all born in Annan William b. April 17, 1836 David b. December 13,1837 Elizabeth b. August 12, 1839 Thomas b. August 20, 1841 Agnes b. June 19, 1843 Robert b. March 9, 1845 Margaret b. February 15, 1847 Andrew b. February 27, 1849 Jane b. August 16, 1851 Robert b. November 23,1855 David Harkness b.1837 m Jessie Carson b. March 5, 1844 - date of Marriage June 8, 1869 in Tradeston,Glasgow, Lanark. In the 1881 census David's occupation was given as Corn Miller children of David Harknes and Jessie Carson Georgina Beck b. Mar. 3,1870 in Annan, Dumfries Mary Agnes b. Mar. 18, 1872 in Bowness, Cumberland Alexander Beck b. Apr. 1, 1874, Bowness, Cumberland John A b. Sep.11, 1875, Dalston,Cumberland Isabel Carson b. Feb 20, 1878, Dalston, Cumberland George Beck b. Jul 7, 1880 Dalston, Cumberland Esther b. Nov 4,1882, Cockermouth,Cumb David b. Jan 20, 1886, Cockermouth,Cumb. Carson Information Robert Carson b. approx. 1810 in Penpoint, Dumfries d. January 16,1894 in Maxweltown,Dumfries age 87 married Esther Beck b. approx. 1813 in Morton, Dumfries, d. July 1892 in Maxwelton, Dumfries - age 79 Children of Robert Carson and Esther Beck Margaret b. Aug 7, 1842 in Closeburn, Dumfries d. 1855 in Holywood, Dumfries - age 13 Jessie b. Mar 5,1844, Holywood lived at 21 Howgate Street, Maxwelton d. May 29, 1904 - Cockermouth married David Harkness Mary b. March 12, 1851 lived at 21 Howgate Street, Maxwelton d. Jan 29, 1874 @ 15 King Street, Maxweltown, Dumfries - age 23 Agnes b. March 5,1852, Terregles, Kirkcudbright, Sct Agnes according to the 1881 census was an Ironer in Dye Works, in 1891 Finisher in Dye Works and lived at 21 Howgate Street, Maxweltown Isabella b. July 30, 1856, Holywood, d. April 12, 1876 in Maxwelton, Dumfries - age 19 My connection David McMaster b 1883 ? d. Mar 13,1953 in Cockermouth married Esther Harkness b. Nov 4, 1882 in Cockermouth d. August 28, 1914 - date of marriage June 11, 1907 Children of David and Esther Jessie b. June 26, 1908 in Cockermouth d. June 4, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario Canada Jessie m. Albert Eric Jackson, Sr. born Feb 22, 1903 in Cockermouth and d. Dec 6, 1980 in Toronto, Ontario Canada - date of marriage October 12, 1927 Norman Tolson b. Oct 1, 1910 d. Oct 5,1942 over Belgium in W.W.II - married Kathleen Doran September 27, 1938 Isobel Carson b. Jan 28, 1913 d. 1983 in Kirkby Stephen's Cumberland Esther b. July 15, 1914 d. March 1976 - m. Ernest Short b. Aug 1905 d. July 5,1983 - they married Sept. 21, 1940 in Cockermouth and had no children.