During the height of the Scottish Nationalist movement in the late 1940s, I remember distinctly it was indeed the "fashion" to indicate N.B., after Scotland. Fashions comes and go, even with postal addresses, and I haven't received a letter from Scotland in the 50 years I've been on this side of the pond with the N.B. appellation. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Iain Hutchison" <iain@keapub.fsnet.co.uk> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 12:06 PM Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] NB > Hi all, > > I wouldn't go as far as to say that Scotland was 'known' as North Britain > until the 1900s, but the term 'North Britain', usually abbreviated to > 'N.B.', was widely used for addressing correspondence during the > nineteenth century. Personally I would regard it more as a 'fashion' > amongst certain segments of the population rather than anything else > during that time. > > Iain > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jessie & Tom Lennie > To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: 03 November 2004 16:32 > Subject: [D-G LIST] NB > > > Scotland was known as North Britain at least until the 1900s. > Jessie & Tom Lennie > Port Coquitlam BC > Canada > Family Tree > www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/2856 > All incoming & Outgoing messages checked by Norton Antivirus 2004 > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > FIND YOUR ANCESTORS > http://www.directcon.net/tomas/Ancestry/index.html/ > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > FIND YOUR ANCESTORS > http://www.directcon.net/tomas/Ancestry/index.html/ > >

There are gravestones here in Prince Edward Island with "N.B."- meaning Northern Britain, ie Scotland- dating from the 19th C- haven't seen any later than 1900. cheers Thompson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob & Val" <robbartlett@sympatico.ca> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] Re: Dumfries photographers > Rene, > I'm not 100% sure now that Dumfries, NB is in Carleton County. I've been > second guessing myself since I hit the SEND button :o) > I've been trying to find out for sure but now have to leave for work. > Maybe > another NBer on the list would know for sure :o) > ---Valerie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rene Anderson" <rene_anderson@onetel.com> > To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 5:22 AM > Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] Re: Dumfries photographers > > >> I have a CdV by "Queens Photo Company", Jubilee Buildings, Dumfries, NB. > On >> the front is written "Queen's Studio, Dumfries, NB". >> >> When did we stop using NB? >> >> Rene Anderson >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dan MacMeekin" <dan@macmeekin.com> >> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 9:10 PM >> Subject: [D-G LIST] Re: Dumfries photographers >> >> >> >I posed your question to Peter Stubbs, who runs the www.edinphoto.org.uk >> > website. >> > >> > He writes: >> > >> > Hi Dan: >> > >> > 1. Robert Wilson was listed in the trade directories as being a >> > photographer in Dumfries from 1871 until 1897. So far as I know, his >> > address (121 High Street) was only given once. That was in 1878, but >> > he >> > may well have been at that address throughout. >> > >> > 2. I don't have any record of any photographer named J Richmond, Brook >> > Street, off Queen's Place, thought there was a John Sillars Richmond, >> > photographer, at Bank Street, Galashiels in 1907. >> > >> > Best wishes: >> > >> > - Peter. >> > ______________________________________________________________ >> > >> > From Peter and/or Carol Stubbs, Edinburgh - web site >> > > <http://www.edinphoto.org.uk>www.edinphoto.org.<http://www.edinphoto.org.uk> > uk >> > ______________________________________________________________ >> > >> > >> > At 07:11 PM 11/02/2004 +0000, Jo Brown wrote: >> >>Does anyone have knowledge of when the following Dumfries photographers >> >>were in business? >> >> >> >>Robert Wilson, 121 High Street >> >>J. Richmond, Brook Street - off Queen's Place. >> >> >> >>I am trying to date a small number of photos - carte de visite - of >> >>presently unknown family members. >> >> >> >>Any help would be appreciated. >> >> >> >>Jo Brown >> > >> > Dan MacMeekin >> > Silver Spring, Maryland, USA >> > >> > Dumfries & Galloway Family History Society member #2839 >> > >> > Researching McMiken, McMekin, McMeekin, McMichan, etc. from Girthon and >> > Anwoth parishes, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland >> > >> > >> > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== >> > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >> > If your line involves the surname GRAHAM why not join >> > CLAN-GRAHAM-L@rootsweb.com and find out more. >> > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >> > >> >> >> ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== >> FIND YOUR ANCESTORS >> http://www.directcon.net/tomas/Ancestry/index.html/ >> >> > > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > DO NOT send files as Email attachments to the list. > Send them privately - person to person. > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% >

I have a CdV by "Queens Photo Company", Jubilee Buildings, Dumfries, NB. On the front is written "Queen's Studio, Dumfries, NB". When did we stop using NB? Rene Anderson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan MacMeekin" <dan@macmeekin.com> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 9:10 PM Subject: [D-G LIST] Re: Dumfries photographers >I posed your question to Peter Stubbs, who runs the www.edinphoto.org.uk > website. > > He writes: > > Hi Dan: > > 1. Robert Wilson was listed in the trade directories as being a > photographer in Dumfries from 1871 until 1897. So far as I know, his > address (121 High Street) was only given once. That was in 1878, but he > may well have been at that address throughout. > > 2. I don't have any record of any photographer named J Richmond, Brook > Street, off Queen's Place, thought there was a John Sillars Richmond, > photographer, at Bank Street, Galashiels in 1907. > > Best wishes: > > - Peter. > ______________________________________________________________ > > From Peter and/or Carol Stubbs, Edinburgh - web site > <http://www.edinphoto.org.uk>www.edinphoto.org.<http://www.edinphoto.org.uk>uk > ______________________________________________________________ > > > At 07:11 PM 11/02/2004 +0000, Jo Brown wrote: >>Does anyone have knowledge of when the following Dumfries photographers >>were in business? >> >>Robert Wilson, 121 High Street >>J. Richmond, Brook Street - off Queen's Place. >> >>I am trying to date a small number of photos - carte de visite - of >>presently unknown family members. >> >>Any help would be appreciated. >> >>Jo Brown > > Dan MacMeekin > Silver Spring, Maryland, USA > > Dumfries & Galloway Family History Society member #2839 > > Researching McMiken, McMekin, McMeekin, McMichan, etc. from Girthon and > Anwoth parishes, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > If your line involves the surname GRAHAM why not join > CLAN-GRAHAM-L@rootsweb.com and find out more. > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >

Scotland was known as North Britain at least until the 1900s. Jessie & Tom Lennie Port Coquitlam BC Canada Family Tree www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/2856 All incoming & Outgoing messages checked by Norton Antivirus 2004

Rene, I'm not 100% sure now that Dumfries, NB is in Carleton County. I've been second guessing myself since I hit the SEND button :o) I've been trying to find out for sure but now have to leave for work. Maybe another NBer on the list would know for sure :o) ---Valerie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rene Anderson" <rene_anderson@onetel.com> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 5:22 AM Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] Re: Dumfries photographers > I have a CdV by "Queens Photo Company", Jubilee Buildings, Dumfries, NB. On > the front is written "Queen's Studio, Dumfries, NB". > > When did we stop using NB? > > Rene Anderson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan MacMeekin" <dan@macmeekin.com> > To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 9:10 PM > Subject: [D-G LIST] Re: Dumfries photographers > > > >I posed your question to Peter Stubbs, who runs the www.edinphoto.org.uk > > website. > > > > He writes: > > > > Hi Dan: > > > > 1. Robert Wilson was listed in the trade directories as being a > > photographer in Dumfries from 1871 until 1897. So far as I know, his > > address (121 High Street) was only given once. That was in 1878, but he > > may well have been at that address throughout. > > > > 2. I don't have any record of any photographer named J Richmond, Brook > > Street, off Queen's Place, thought there was a John Sillars Richmond, > > photographer, at Bank Street, Galashiels in 1907. > > > > Best wishes: > > > > - Peter. > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > > From Peter and/or Carol Stubbs, Edinburgh - web site > > <http://www.edinphoto.org.uk>www.edinphoto.org.<http://www.edinphoto.org.uk> uk > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > > > > At 07:11 PM 11/02/2004 +0000, Jo Brown wrote: > >>Does anyone have knowledge of when the following Dumfries photographers > >>were in business? > >> > >>Robert Wilson, 121 High Street > >>J. Richmond, Brook Street - off Queen's Place. > >> > >>I am trying to date a small number of photos - carte de visite - of > >>presently unknown family members. > >> > >>Any help would be appreciated. > >> > >>Jo Brown > > > > Dan MacMeekin > > Silver Spring, Maryland, USA > > > > Dumfries & Galloway Family History Society member #2839 > > > > Researching McMiken, McMekin, McMeekin, McMichan, etc. from Girthon and > > Anwoth parishes, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland > > > > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > If your line involves the surname GRAHAM why not join > > CLAN-GRAHAM-L@rootsweb.com and find out more. > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > FIND YOUR ANCESTORS > http://www.directcon.net/tomas/Ancestry/index.html/ > >

Hi the innitials NB stands for New Britain ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob & Val" <robbartlett@sympatico.ca> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 7:52 AM Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] Re: Dumfries photographers > Rene, > Perhaps the NB stands for New Brunswick. There is a Scots settlement in > Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada named Dumfries ( after their original > home ) > ---Valerie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rene Anderson" <rene_anderson@onetel.com> > To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 5:22 AM > Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] Re: Dumfries photographers > > > > I have a CdV by "Queens Photo Company", Jubilee Buildings, Dumfries, NB. > On > > the front is written "Queen's Studio, Dumfries, NB". > > > > When did we stop using NB? > > > > Rene Anderson > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dan MacMeekin" <dan@macmeekin.com> > > To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 9:10 PM > > Subject: [D-G LIST] Re: Dumfries photographers > > > > > > >I posed your question to Peter Stubbs, who runs the www.edinphoto.org.uk > > > website. > > > > > > He writes: > > > > > > Hi Dan: > > > > > > 1. Robert Wilson was listed in the trade directories as being a > > > photographer in Dumfries from 1871 until 1897. So far as I know, his > > > address (121 High Street) was only given once. That was in 1878, but he > > > may well have been at that address throughout. > > > > > > 2. I don't have any record of any photographer named J Richmond, Brook > > > Street, off Queen's Place, thought there was a John Sillars Richmond, > > > photographer, at Bank Street, Galashiels in 1907. > > > > > > Best wishes: > > > > > > - Peter. > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > > > > From Peter and/or Carol Stubbs, Edinburgh - web site > > > > <http://www.edinphoto.org.uk>www.edinphoto.org.<http://www.edinphoto.org.uk> > uk > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > At 07:11 PM 11/02/2004 +0000, Jo Brown wrote: > > >>Does anyone have knowledge of when the following Dumfries photographers > > >>were in business? > > >> > > >>Robert Wilson, 121 High Street > > >>J. Richmond, Brook Street - off Queen's Place. > > >> > > >>I am trying to date a small number of photos - carte de visite - of > > >>presently unknown family members. > > >> > > >>Any help would be appreciated. > > >> > > >>Jo Brown > > > > > > Dan MacMeekin > > > Silver Spring, Maryland, USA > > > > > > Dumfries & Galloway Family History Society member #2839 > > > > > > Researching McMiken, McMekin, McMeekin, McMichan, etc. from Girthon and > > > Anwoth parishes, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland > > > > > > > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > > If your line involves the surname GRAHAM why not join > > > CLAN-GRAHAM-L@rootsweb.com and find out more. > > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > > > > > > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > > FIND YOUR ANCESTORS > > http://www.directcon.net/tomas/Ancestry/index.html/ > > > > > > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > DO NOT send files as Email attachments to the list. > Send them privately - person to person. > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > > >

Rene, Perhaps the NB stands for New Brunswick. There is a Scots settlement in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada named Dumfries ( after their original home ) ---Valerie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rene Anderson" <rene_anderson@onetel.com> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 5:22 AM Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] Re: Dumfries photographers > I have a CdV by "Queens Photo Company", Jubilee Buildings, Dumfries, NB. On > the front is written "Queen's Studio, Dumfries, NB". > > When did we stop using NB? > > Rene Anderson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan MacMeekin" <dan@macmeekin.com> > To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 9:10 PM > Subject: [D-G LIST] Re: Dumfries photographers > > > >I posed your question to Peter Stubbs, who runs the www.edinphoto.org.uk > > website. > > > > He writes: > > > > Hi Dan: > > > > 1. Robert Wilson was listed in the trade directories as being a > > photographer in Dumfries from 1871 until 1897. So far as I know, his > > address (121 High Street) was only given once. That was in 1878, but he > > may well have been at that address throughout. > > > > 2. I don't have any record of any photographer named J Richmond, Brook > > Street, off Queen's Place, thought there was a John Sillars Richmond, > > photographer, at Bank Street, Galashiels in 1907. > > > > Best wishes: > > > > - Peter. > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > > From Peter and/or Carol Stubbs, Edinburgh - web site > > <http://www.edinphoto.org.uk>www.edinphoto.org.<http://www.edinphoto.org.uk> uk > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > > > > At 07:11 PM 11/02/2004 +0000, Jo Brown wrote: > >>Does anyone have knowledge of when the following Dumfries photographers > >>were in business? > >> > >>Robert Wilson, 121 High Street > >>J. Richmond, Brook Street - off Queen's Place. > >> > >>I am trying to date a small number of photos - carte de visite - of > >>presently unknown family members. > >> > >>Any help would be appreciated. > >> > >>Jo Brown > > > > Dan MacMeekin > > Silver Spring, Maryland, USA > > > > Dumfries & Galloway Family History Society member #2839 > > > > Researching McMiken, McMekin, McMeekin, McMichan, etc. from Girthon and > > Anwoth parishes, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland > > > > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > If your line involves the surname GRAHAM why not join > > CLAN-GRAHAM-L@rootsweb.com and find out more. > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > FIND YOUR ANCESTORS > http://www.directcon.net/tomas/Ancestry/index.html/ > >

Hello Ian, Many thanks for such interesting information about Robert Wilson. My grt. grandmother married into the West family, coachmakers in Dumfries, in 1871 so that certainly fits R.Ws. early period. The later photos I have carry a logo which looks like a winged archbishop! Grt. grandfather Alexander West born in 1848 had a brother John, a sister Jessie(married to David Dickson), a sister Rebecca (married to Roderick McKenzie, a plasterer) and a sister Agnes. No doubt these are the people in the photos but I still do not know which is which! I will also give that website a try. With all good wishes Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Anderson" <ianganderson@tesco.net> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] Dumfries photographers > Dear Jo Brown, > > I cannot help with J. Richmond, but have some knowledge of Robert > Wilson. My grandmother Agnes Gibson, who married my grandfather Samuel > Phillips Anderson in 1878, was before her marriage employed by Robert Wilson > in the capacity of colourist, i.e. she added colour by hand, where required, > to the black-and-white portrait cartes-de-visite produced in his studio; and > I still have a collection of well over 100 of his cartes, comprising > Anderson family portraits and those of other Dumfries townspeople. None of > these are dated, unfortunately; but evidence from the style of the cards and > costume suggests that he operated from the late 1860s possibly to the 1890s. > > You may get some help from the following website: > http://www.rogerco.freeserve.co.uk/ . > > Kind regards, > > Ian Anderson > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josephine Mary Brown" <jo@stmichael.fslife.co.uk> > > > > Does anyone have knowledge of when the following Dumfries photographers > > were in business? > > > > Robert Wilson, 121 High Street > > J. Richmond, Brook Street - off Queen's Place. > > > > I am trying to date a small number of photos - carte de visite - of > > presently unknown family members. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > Jo Brown > > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > If your line involves the surname BRUCE why not join > CLAN-BRUCE-L@rootsweb.com and find out more. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >

Hello, Muir Park cottage is shown on the 1861 Victorian Map on line at _www.old-maps.co.uk/_ (http://www.old-maps.co.uk/) Type in Glencaple as the GB place name and go east a pane or two (click on the right arrow two times). On my current printed OS pathfinder map #543, I believe the building outline is there in the same place but no farm name is listed. It may be a ruin, however. On _www.streetmap.co.uk_ (http://www.streetmap.co.uk) , type in Glencaple and zoom in to the max, then click on the right arrow to go east. The farm appears as a small box just below the number "48" at the bend in the road heading south. I'll bet that a Lister local to the area would take a photograph of that cottage for you. Just ask...! Yours aye, John Jardine Cincinnati, Ohio USA D&G FHS Member #1918 Alba mo dhuthaich gu deireadh mo la! (Scotland my homeland forever!) JARDINE/JARDEN in Dumfries, Maxwelltown, Annan, Applegarth, Wamphray, Torthorwald, Collin, Racks, Cummertrees, Powfoot, Mouswald, Kirkmichael, Templand; GREEN in Dumfries, Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbright; RAE in Dumfries, Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbright; MOFFAT in Dumfries, Maxwelltown; McMILLAN in Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Irongray; HALLIDAY in Irongray; BRODIE in Dumfries, Maxwelltown; DICKSON in Mouswald; HOPE in Annan; JOHNSTON(E) in Applegarth, Kirkpatrick-Juxta; PORTEOUS in Applegarth; RICHARDSON in Applegarth

Hi List Thought it was time I listed my interests McNEIL Andrew b c1795 Kirkinner, died 10 Feb 1863, Port William (Father John McNeil) married 11 Jun 1815 Penninghame, Wig to Jane/Jean LOCKHART, died 5 Sep 1885 Port William(Father John LOCKHART). This couple though having died in Port William are buried in St Ninians Old Kirkyard. Could anyone explain why they would be buried there instead of a local church yard? I have only been able to locate one christening of their eight children and that is one of their daughters Helen Rutledge McNEIL chr 17 Aug 1817 Penninghame, this is taken from the IGI. If any one can offer a reason as to why the other seven cannot be located I would be interested to know why, could it be the others were listed as being born in Mochrum and there are no surviving OPR records to show them? John McNEIL b c1821, Anthony McNEIL b c1819 died 26 Jul 1839, James McNEIL b c1823, Isabella Brown McNEIL b c1827 died 21 Jan 1914, Andrew McNEIL b c1831, William McNEIL b c1833 and Rubina McNEIL b c1835. John McNeil is known to have married Annie FRAZER formerly BUTCHER ( Father: John BUTCHER, Mother: Agnes McGUFFIE) on 7 Oct 1849. James McNEIL went on to marry Grace WALLACE about 1844 William McNEIL went on to marry Lavina LAY on 20 Jan 1859. Any information on any of the other siblings would be gratefully received. I have census details of the family through 1841, 1851 and 1881 and but some of them just seem to have disappeared. GRIFFIN Annie b1854 Glasserton, Wig (Father: William GRIFFIN Mother Helen McCARTNEY) married on 12 Dec 1884 Port William to John McNEIL b 16 Dec 1852 Glasserton, Wig. They had five children the only chr I am unable to locate is that of their son Alexander born c1885. Listed in the 1891 census as being 6yrs old born Mochrum and in the 1901 census aged 16yr also born Mochrum. Any help with Alexander McNeil would be appreciated. Grace McNEIL b3 Oct 1888 Port William married 11 Jul 1913 Great Hamilton St, Glasgow to Alexander McCUTCHEON. Elizabeth Ann McNeil b10 Aug 1895 Port William married 4 Jun 1915 to Andrew McCREDIE (Father Robert McCREDIE Mother Grace McADAM) Could anyone advice on how to find further information on families in the late 1700s. Andrew McNEIL born c 1795 was said to be of Arryhassen. I know of an Airriehassen farm on the road to Whauphill. Could it be that he may have been born on this farm? if the family were workers or lodgers in a croft? I have asked a lot of questions here and I hope that someone can help out or point me in the right direction. Thank you for your time and sorry for the cross posting Anita McNeil

Dear Jo Brown, I cannot help with J. Richmond, but have some knowledge of Robert Wilson. My grandmother Agnes Gibson, who married my grandfather Samuel Phillips Anderson in 1878, was before her marriage employed by Robert Wilson in the capacity of colourist, i.e. she added colour by hand, where required, to the black-and-white portrait cartes-de-visite produced in his studio; and I still have a collection of well over 100 of his cartes, comprising Anderson family portraits and those of other Dumfries townspeople. None of these are dated, unfortunately; but evidence from the style of the cards and costume suggests that he operated from the late 1860s possibly to the 1890s. You may get some help from the following website: http://www.rogerco.freeserve.co.uk/ . Kind regards, Ian Anderson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josephine Mary Brown" <jo@stmichael.fslife.co.uk> > Does anyone have knowledge of when the following Dumfries photographers > were in business? > > Robert Wilson, 121 High Street > J. Richmond, Brook Street - off Queen's Place. > > I am trying to date a small number of photos - carte de visite - of > presently unknown family members. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Jo Brown

Does anyone have knowledge of when the following Dumfries photographers were in business? Robert Wilson, 121 High Street J. Richmond, Brook Street - off Queen's Place. I am trying to date a small number of photos - carte de visite - of presently unknown family members. Any help would be appreciated. Jo Brown

I was going thru a few letters that my uncle sent to his mother during WWII. He was in the British Army, and was a POW in Taiwan for about 4 years. The address on the postcards was: Muir Park Cottage Glencaple Dumfries Scotland. This was the house that my father and his family grew up in before WWII. I was just wondering if this (Muir Park) cottage was still around. Any information appreciated.

Hi Bruce Congratulations on the venture, I will be visiting at some point in the future. I'm sure this will become a great asset to Langholm, and to the descendants of those who lived there in the past. The genealogical community at large will benefit enormously. Regards Ian A McClumpha Researching Family History in Dumfries & Galloway ~ and beyond. Please visit my Website: http://www.imchad.freeola.com -----Original Message----- From: Bruce McCartney [mailto:cairndhu@mac.com] Sent: 02 November 2004 16:19 To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [D-G LIST] Langholm Archive Centre The Archiving Group in Langholm have obtained premises in the High Street, Langholm (on the right, opposite the petrol filling station as you enter from Carlisle). The premises were officially opened on Saturday 30 October 2004. At present the Group is involved in cataloguing the local newspaper, the "Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser" - its first issue was in 1848, and members meet to index regularly in the Centre's premises. In six months, the 2000+ entry index is up to 1856. However, with our own premises, progress should proceed quicker. The Group also have been donated a huge collection of photographs and paperwork, and at present they are being scanned, sorted and catalogued: it's a mammoth task. Photographs from the collection have regularly featured in displays throughout the summer in the Town Hall Gallery in Langholm. The Group is very much in its infancy, and is finding its way by trial and error. However, should you be in Langholm, and notice the sign "Langholm Archive Centre" in a shop window, please call in. The volunteers have a wealth of local knowledge, and if they don't know the answer, then they may be able to point you in the right direction. Members of the group have recorded Ewes, Unthank, Wauchope, Staplegordon and Langholm Old Churchyards. Westerkirk (Bentpath) churchyard has recently been completed and the memorial inscriptions are being re-checked before being made available, like the other churchyard memorials, in book form. Once a winter rota has been drawn up, and an email contact address and/or web page established, I'll post more substantial information. The Group is indebted to local trusts and individuals without whose support the premises would not have been obtained. Bruce Langholm ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== FIND YOUR ANCESTORS http://www.directcon.net/tomas/Ancestry/index.html/ --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.786 / Virus Database: 532 - Release Date: 29/10/04 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.786 / Virus Database: 532 - Release Date: 29/10/04

The Archiving Group in Langholm have obtained premises in the High Street, Langholm (on the right, opposite the petrol filling station as you enter from Carlisle). The premises were officially opened on Saturday 30 October 2004. At present the Group is involved in cataloguing the local newspaper, the "Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser" - its first issue was in 1848, and members meet to index regularly in the Centre's premises. In six months, the 2000+ entry index is up to 1856. However, with our own premises, progress should proceed quicker. The Group also have been donated a huge collection of photographs and paperwork, and at present they are being scanned, sorted and catalogued: it's a mammoth task. Photographs from the collection have regularly featured in displays throughout the summer in the Town Hall Gallery in Langholm. The Group is very much in its infancy, and is finding its way by trial and error. However, should you be in Langholm, and notice the sign "Langholm Archive Centre" in a shop window, please call in. The volunteers have a wealth of local knowledge, and if they don't know the answer, then they may be able to point you in the right direction. Members of the group have recorded Ewes, Unthank, Wauchope, Staplegordon and Langholm Old Churchyards. Westerkirk (Bentpath) churchyard has recently been completed and the memorial inscriptions are being re-checked before being made available, like the other churchyard memorials, in book form. Once a winter rota has been drawn up, and an email contact address and/or web page established, I'll post more substantial information. The Group is indebted to local trusts and individuals without whose support the premises would not have been obtained. Bruce Langholm

I posed your question to Peter Stubbs, who runs the www.edinphoto.org.uk website. He writes: Hi Dan: 1. Robert Wilson was listed in the trade directories as being a photographer in Dumfries from 1871 until 1897. So far as I know, his address (121 High Street) was only given once. That was in 1878, but he may well have been at that address throughout. 2. I don't have any record of any photographer named J Richmond, Brook Street, off Queen's Place, thought there was a John Sillars Richmond, photographer, at Bank Street, Galashiels in 1907. Best wishes: - Peter. ______________________________________________________________ From Peter and/or Carol Stubbs, Edinburgh - web site <http://www.edinphoto.org.uk>www.edinphoto.org.<http://www.edinphoto.org.uk>uk ______________________________________________________________ At 07:11 PM 11/02/2004 +0000, Jo Brown wrote: >Does anyone have knowledge of when the following Dumfries photographers >were in business? > >Robert Wilson, 121 High Street >J. Richmond, Brook Street - off Queen's Place. > >I am trying to date a small number of photos - carte de visite - of >presently unknown family members. > >Any help would be appreciated. > >Jo Brown Dan MacMeekin Silver Spring, Maryland, USA Dumfries & Galloway Family History Society member #2839 Researching McMiken, McMekin, McMeekin, McMichan, etc. from Girthon and Anwoth parishes, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Not too long ago I sent a couple of photographs of Haregills Farm, Middlebie to someone on the list. Could you please contact me (off list) regarding the photos. Thanks. May

Thanks to all for your information over the last day. I feel that I now have several new leads to follow. Regards Andy ----------------------------------------- Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/

Andy May be of interest to know that in a list of Proprietors for Kirkpatrick-Durham in 1902 the following appear. George Bryson of Southpark (died 1904) John Gibson of Barncalzie John Gibson of Woodpark Possibly not yours - but thought I'd mention them. Bill Stark ----- Original Message ----- From: <andy.sadler1@ntlworld.com> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 8:52 PM Subject: [D-G LIST] > Hi all > You may remember that I joined the list last week. I was the naive one who wrote my entire mail in capitals!! Sorry again. > I was looking for any information re HUGH BYRON and his wife AGNES GIBSON. I had records of their marriage and of their son's (my great great grandfather) birth but couldn't trace them on the 1851 census. > I was dropped a line by a member, suggesting that I look again at the information that I had for more clues and, low and behold, I found that they were both from Orchardton. > I have now traced them on the 1851 census,definitely them as all stats match,using the surname BRYSON. > They were farm labourers at Orchardton and I am again asking for your assistance....have tried searching SCOTLANDSPEOPLE without any success. > I would be most grateful for any assistance,even if just to find out about the farm. > Many thanks > Andy > > ----------------------------------------- > Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/ > > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ > To reach every member of the list : > Send Email to ....... DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com > >

Can someone interept this for me? It is from the Scottish Ministers Heriot 1689 WILLIAM M'GEORGE, son of William MacG., min. of Caerlaverock; school master of Dumfries; imprisoned for a year (1684-5) for his steadfastness to the Presbyterian cause. He was a min. in the Synod in 1687; adm. 11th Dec. 1689; died May 1693. His wife's name is unknown. A son, William, was min. at Penicuik, and a daugh., Janet, marr. John Robson, merchant, Dumfries.-[Wodrow's Does this mean that the 3 generations of Williams were all ministers? Or just the last two? Penicuik 1695 WILLIAM M'GEORGE, born 1668, son of William M'G., min. of Heriot; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh, where he had a bursary on Johnston's foundation 7th Nov. 1683; M.A. (9th July 1687); licen. by Presb. 3rd May, pres. jure devoluto, and ord. 5th Sept. 1695; died 6th March 1745. He marr. l0th June 1697, Sarah (died 9th May 1741), daugh. of Walter Ranken of Orchardhead, and had issue-Katherine (marr. 17th Nov. 1723, James Dewar of Vogrie). Publications-Sermon at opening the Synod (Edinburgh, 1714) 1714); The Sum of Christianity (Edinburgh, 1718); Sermons (Edinburgh, 1729). A MS. Journal of M'G., beginning 1st Nov. 1706, written in shorthand, 282 pages, was sold at David Constable's Sale in Edinburgh in 1828.- Have I got this correct? William minister of Caeraverock., son William, minster of Heriot, and school master of Dumfries, wife unknown. Died 1693 son William, minister of Penicuik who married Sarah Ranken. died 1697. I do have headstones for these, but was making sure I had got it correct. Kay