Hi List I have just received a page from the Register of Proclamations of Bans and Marriages for the parish of Dumfries in the county of Dumfries Aug 5: 1759 John Greirson (dyer) & Susanna Cairns daughter of Robert Cairns of Barnbarrach in the parish of Colvend Aug 12: 1759 Robert Harries (taylor) & Winnifred Mills relic of Samuel Johnston both of this place Aug 12: 1759 Joseph Johnston (taylor) & Katherine Glendinning daughter of the deceased Thomas Glendinning both of this place Sept 30: 1759 John Corvan son of the deceased Nathanial Corvan & Euphant Muir daughter of Robert Muir both in this place Sept 30: 1759 James Reid (labourer) son of Robert Reid in this place & Marrion Haining daughter of John Haining in the parish of Mousewald Oct 7: 1759 John Wightman in this place & Jean Graham daughter of John graham in the parish of Totherwald Oct 20 1759 James Wright in the parish of Carverock son of the deceased James Wright in the parish of Traqueer & Isabel Rae daughter of the deceased John Rae in this place Nov 11 1759 Adam Black (gardener) & Mary Hall daughter of the deceased David Hall in the parish of Dunfermling both of this parish Nov 18 1759 John Crosbie (weaver) son of the deceased Andrew Crosbie & Agnes Scott daughter of the deceased John Scott in the parish of Orr both in this place Best Regards David Brown Manchester UK dbccon@ntlworld.com Researching Wright - Tait - Cowan - Jonstone - Selkirk- Maxwell - Wallace - McDowall - Jardine - Bell - Geddes - Blake - Milligan and Saunders all from Dumfries 1800's

Hi David: I saw many familiar names on your list such as: Bell - 274 burials Tait - 8 Jardine - 10 Johnson - 2 Johnston - 6 Maxwell - 1 These are some of the names found on grave stones in Middlebie Parish in Dumfries. If you are interested I can send them off list as attachments. Let me know. Stuart Livingstone Brown - Cornwallis Nova Scotia Canada Johnston - 47 ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Brown" <dbccon@ntlworld.com> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 10:41 AM Subject: Marriages in Dumfries > Hi List > > I have just received a page from the Register of Proclamations of Bans and > Marriages for the parish of Dumfries in the county of Dumfries > > Aug 5: 1759 John Greirson (dyer) & Susanna Cairns daughter of Robert > Cairns of Barnbarrach in the parish of Colvend > > Aug 12: 1759 Robert Harries (taylor) & Winnifred Mills relic of Samuel > Johnston both of this place > > Aug 12: 1759 Joseph Johnston (taylor) & Katherine Glendinning daughter of > the deceased Thomas Glendinning both of this place > > Sept 30: 1759 John Corvan son of the deceased Nathanial Corvan & Euphant > Muir daughter of Robert Muir both in this place > > Sept 30: 1759 James Reid (labourer) son of Robert Reid in this place & > Marrion Haining daughter of John Haining in the parish of Mousewald > > Oct 7: 1759 John Wightman in this place & Jean Graham daughter of John > graham in the parish of Totherwald > > Oct 20 1759 James Wright in the parish of Carverock son of the deceased > James Wright in the parish of Traqueer & Isabel Rae daughter of the deceased > John Rae in this place > > Nov 11 1759 Adam Black (gardener) & Mary Hall daughter of the deceased > David Hall in the parish of Dunfermling both of this parish > > Nov 18 1759 John Crosbie (weaver) son of the deceased Andrew Crosbie & > Agnes Scott daughter of the deceased John Scott in the parish of Orr both in > this place > > Best Regards > David Brown > Manchester UK > dbccon@ntlworld.com > Researching Wright - Tait - Cowan - Jonstone - Selkirk- Maxwell - Wallace - > McDowall - Jardine - Bell - Geddes - Blake - Milligan and Saunders all from > Dumfries 1800's > > ______________________________