Now then, Kay, MY NICHOLAS MONTGOMERY, whom I show was born 1791, was married to ROBERT HYSLOP, 1761 (big age gap!). None of their children bore the name Nicholas, however: Grace, James Mary, Robert, Elizabeth. Nicholas was born in the Cottages at Mirronhill, Hutton and Corrie, and died 20 Feb 1838, Crossmichael. Robert Hyslop (and I am descended from the Hyslops) was born 1761and died 1834, Urr. I am the 3rd great-grandniece of Robert Hyslop. Don't ask me how or if this is some sort of parallel by year relationship to your 3rd gt, grandmother! It looks like you and I are somehow connected! Nicholas was related to me through her marriage to Robert Hyslop, of course. I'll be interested in your comments. I'll run this by my super sleuth Malcolm and see if I've gummed up the works in dates, however. Maisie ----- Original Message ----- From: Kay McMeekin To: Maisie Egger ; [email protected] Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Fw: Girls' odd first names Maisie My 3G grandmother was Nicholas Hyslop b 1805 in Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire. At least 5 female descendants also were Nicholas. I have a Stewart Donnan b 1836 in Wigtonshire and a Hepburn Hamilton born ca 1780 maybe in Ayrshire or Dumfriesshire. Her granddaughter was baptised Hepburn Rae in 1868 but it confusingly became Hebron in later docs, maybe the way it was pronounced. In Aberdeenshire several Gardens (pronounced Garrin!) I find it all fascinating! Kay On 20 Aug 2011, at 19:42, Maisie Egger wrote: Just a comment: For the last decade or so I've noticed in this country (USA) that a lot of girls have been given what used to be considered surnames as first names: Hunter, Mackenzie, Lindsay, (Carson as in Carson Cullors, author), Taylor, Bailey, etc., and so it was rather a surprise to find two on on my tree, Gordon Duncan (early 1800s) and Nicholas Montgomery (1791), with surnames as forenames (or what we used to say Christian names). Even for a girl to be named Nicholas in 1791 must have seemed unusual as the original OPR entry was altered from Nicola to Nicholas. Where Gordon Duncan enters the picture, I don't know as her mother Margaret had just a very commonplace name. I am sure some listers have equally distinctive names on their trees. Nicholas Montgomery was born in May 1791 and so she was not named for Saint Nicholas ~ Santa Claus (or the Dutch Sinterklaas), December 6. Maisie ------------------------------- 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 Kay McMeekin Ayrshire

Maisie et al, what I know for certain is Nicholas Hyslop married David Corbet, a stocking maker. Have her on husband and son's death certificates but I can find no record of the marriage or the births of James and Mary. In 1841 he is in Kirkmahoe. She is not there. Here is transcription Piece: SCT1841/835 Place: Kirkmahoe -Dumfries-shire Enumeration District: 1 Civil Parish: Kirkmahoe Address: Crawfordland CORBET David M 48 Stockingmaker Journeyman Dumfries-shire CORBET James M 26 Stockingmaker Journeyman Dumfries-shire CORBET Mary F 21 Day Labourer Dumfries-shire DAVIDSON Mary F 80 Mother To The Corbets Dumfries-shire Later censuses find all the Corbets born in Kirkmahoe I found a Nicholas Hyslop in Crossmichael with parents in 1841 and I think I put 2 and 2 together and got 22! HYSLOP James M 51 Black Smith Outside Census County (1841) HYSLOP Isabella F 55 Outside Census County (1841) HYSLOP Nicholas F 30 Outside Census County (1841) she is too young to be mother of James. Any suggestions welcome! Kay On 20 Aug 2011, at 21:08, Maisie Egger wrote: > Now then, Kay, MY NICHOLAS MONTGOMERY, whom I show was born 1791, > was married to ROBERT HYSLOP, 1761 (big age gap!). None of their > children bore the name Nicholas, however: Grace, James Mary, > Robert, Elizabeth. > > Nicholas was born in the Cottages at Mirronhill, Hutton and Corrie, > and died 20 Feb 1838, Crossmichael. Robert Hyslop (and I am > descended from the Hyslops) was born 1761and died 1834, Urr. I am > the 3rd great-grandniece of Robert Hyslop. Don't ask me how or if > this is some sort of parallel by year relationship to your 3rd gt, > grandmother! > > It looks like you and I are somehow connected! Nicholas was related > to me through her marriage to Robert Hyslop, of course. > > I'll be interested in your comments. > > I'll run this by my super sleuth Malcolm and see if I've gummed up > the works in dates, however. > > Maisie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kay McMeekin > To: Maisie Egger ; [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 12:24 PM > Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Fw: Girls' odd first names > > Maisie > My 3G grandmother was Nicholas Hyslop b 1805 in Crossmichael, > Kirkcudbrightshire. At least 5 female descendants also were > Nicholas. I have a Stewart Donnan b 1836 in Wigtonshire and a > Hepburn Hamilton born ca 1780 maybe in Ayrshire or Dumfriesshire. > Her granddaughter was baptised Hepburn Rae in 1868 but it > confusingly became Hebron in later docs, maybe the way it was > pronounced. In Aberdeenshire several Gardens (pronounced Garrin!) > I find it all fascinating! > Kay > > > On 20 Aug 2011, at 19:42, Maisie Egger wrote: > >> >> >> Just a comment: >> >> For the last decade or so I've noticed in this country (USA) that a >> lot of girls have been given what used to be considered surnames >> as first names: Hunter, Mackenzie, Lindsay, (Carson as in Carson >> Cullors, author), Taylor, Bailey, etc., and so it was rather a >> surprise to find two on on my tree, Gordon Duncan (early 1800s) and >> Nicholas Montgomery (1791), with surnames as forenames (or what we >> used to say Christian names). Even for a girl to be named Nicholas >> in 1791 must have seemed unusual as the original OPR entry was >> altered from Nicola to Nicholas. Where Gordon Duncan enters the >> picture, I don't know as her mother Margaret had just a very >> commonplace name. >> >> I am sure some listers have equally distinctive names on their >> trees. Nicholas Montgomery was born in May 1791 and so she was not >> named for Saint Nicholas ~ Santa Claus (or the Dutch Sinterklaas), >> December 6. >> >> Maisie >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > Kay McMeekin > Ayrshire > > > > > > Kay McMeekin Ayrshire