Hi List Isn't it strange how things happen I also have a copy of Memorials of St Michael's by William M'dowall and I have just finished scanning it on my computer and opened my E-Mali to inform the list of this and find that Nancy in NJ has also got a copy and as this is a rare book printed in 1876 its very strange coincidence indeed. The book is indexed with about 600 surnames and makes fascinating reading the Memorials go up to about 1873 and there is quiet a lot about local characters not just the rich and famous.If anybody would like me to look for their ancestors I would be more than welcome to do so, William M'dowall does not put all of the people on the memorials and on a lot he just says ex number of children Best Regards David Brown Manchester UK dbccon@ntlworld.com Researching Wrights - Taits - Cowan - Jardine - Selkirk - Anderson - Barron - Blake - Milligan - Breck - Irvine and Kennedy all Dumfries area

This is a great offer by both of you. The St Michael MI are my next steps with one particular line. The key people are... William Thomson who was born ~1775 and died 17/11/1866 he was the farmer at Rashgill Farm his children were baptised at St Michaels so th eopresumption is he is buried there. His wife is the elusive one. He was "married" to Agnes Coltart as per these kirk sessions "Dumfries Kirk of Sessions 26/02/1808: Irregular marriage last whitsunside; paid £1 fine to poor. Ref: CH2/537/10 p293" William was widowed prior to 1841. I would be hugely interested in anything about Agnes and William, especially Agnes. Thanks in advance, Pam Date sent: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:08:35 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time) From: "David Brown" <dbccon@ntlworld.com> To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: MIs of St.Michael's > > Hi List > > Isn't it strange how things happen I also have a copy of Memorials of St > Michael's by William M'dowall and I have just finished scanning it on my > computer and opened my E-Mali to inform the list of this and find that Nancy > in NJ has also got a copy and as this is a rare book printed in 1876 its > very strange coincidence indeed. > The book is indexed with about 600 surnames and makes fascinating reading > the Memorials go up to about 1873 and there is quiet a lot about local > characters not just the rich and famous.If anybody would like me to look for > their ancestors I would be more than welcome to do so, William M'dowall does > not put all of the people on the memorials and on a lot he just says ex > number of children > > Best Regards > David Brown > Manchester UK > > dbccon@ntlworld.com > > Researching Wrights - Taits - Cowan - Jardine - Selkirk - Anderson - Barron - Blake - Milligan - Breck - Irvine and Kennedy all Dumfries area > > ______________________________