About 20 years ago, I acquired a book from an antiquarian book seller: "Memorials of St. Michael's Churchyard Dumfries" by William M'Dowall and published by Adam and Charles Black in 1876 in Edinburgh. The printer was Joseph Dickson of Dumfries. It is a fascinating volume which I have not read thru and only skimmed for my Henderson, Dickson, McOwan lines. I purchased it because of the location, just across the street from the house in which my grandfather was born in 1879 and because the printer was a Dickson. It is indexed, but I am not sure that the indexing is thorough. M'Dowall does discuss the interment of Robert Burns and his Bonnie Jean and throughout I see references that indicate the town's best known people. Some references are made to sons or whomever who went to America or other parts of the world. I do not have enough personal time to search the volume for someone not in the index, but if anyone wants to send me surnames and given names with dates if possible that they are interested in, I will save the emails and refer to them as I read the volume. Perhaps there is some information that another lister could use that is not significant to me. Fair warning: The volume is 435 pages and in small print. The intro does state that the cemetery was first used during the days of Malcolm Canmore---unfortunately, an historical reference with which I am not familiar, but was before the rule of William the Lion. Perhaps meaning this was founded in the 13th Century or earlier. Nancy Parr in NJ Granddaughter of Robert Henderson McOwan, Sr. b. 1879 in Dumfries (Henderson, Dickson, McOwan, and Campbell)

Hello Nancy, Thanks for your generous offer. Wondering if your HERDERSONs are connected to mine in Tynron ? I have 2 bros- JAMES & THOMAS HERNDERSON- leaving there around 1820 on the ship DIANAH (Diana) and settling in Nova Scotia, Canada. They reputedly left behind 2 bros- JOHN (a ship's chandler in Glasgow (?) and Dr WILLIAM HENDERSON, Royal Navy (?). cheers Thompson in PEI, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: <Roses674@aol.com> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 9:19 PM Subject: [D-G LIST] St. Michael's Churchyard > About 20 years ago, I acquired a book from an antiquarian book seller: > "Memorials of St. Michael's Churchyard Dumfries" by William M'Dowall and published > by Adam and Charles Black in 1876 in Edinburgh. The printer was Joseph > Dickson of Dumfries. It is a fascinating volume which I have not read thru and > only skimmed for my Henderson, Dickson, McOwan lines. I purchased it because of > the location, just across the street from the house in which my grandfather > was born in 1879 and because the printer was a Dickson. > > It is indexed, but I am not sure that the indexing is thorough. M'Dowall > does discuss the interment of Robert Burns and his Bonnie Jean and throughout I > see references that indicate the town's best known people. Some references are > made to sons or whomever who went to America or other parts of the world. > > I do not have enough personal time to search the volume for someone not in > the index, but if anyone wants to send me surnames and given names with dates if > possible that they are interested in, I will save the emails and refer to > them as I read the volume. Perhaps there is some information that another lister > could use that is not significant to me. Fair warning: The volume is 435 > pages and in small print. > > The intro does state that the cemetery was first used during the days of > Malcolm Canmore---unfortunately, an historical reference with which I am not > familiar, but was before the rule of William the Lion. Perhaps meaning this was > founded in the 13th Century or earlier. > > Nancy Parr in NJ > Granddaughter of Robert Henderson McOwan, Sr. b. 1879 in Dumfries > (Henderson, Dickson, McOwan, and Campbell) > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > ********************************************************************* > If you have any problems with this list or any of its members please > contact the listowner....Tom Welch....tomas@directcon.net > ******************************************************************** > >