This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: allisonbill11 Surnames: Park Carton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.dnb.general/2723.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi! If you do happen to come across info on Cumbernauld graves, I would love to know where I could get some as well. My ggg gfather Rev. Hugh Park was the parish priest for Cumbernauld from 1848 to 1890, so not only would he have buried a lot of people there, he also would have been buried there in 1890, as well as my ggg gmother Ellen Maria (Carton) Park in 1884, and possibly my ggg uncle Daniel Cameron Park in 1885. There may be more Parks in the cemetery as well that I'm not aware of, as Hugh and Ellen had 10 children that I know of, and many grandchildren. Thanks! Allison Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

There are Bowman's living in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, they might be related. Sandy (Tasmania) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henry Robert HALLAM" <rhallam@shaw.ca> To: <dunbartonshire-genweb@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 7:03 PM Subject: [DUNB] Re BOWMAN > Hi Maree > > I don't know know if there are any of your Bowman descendants still in > Clydebank area but I cannot resist making a few comments about the name > Bowman. Bow is a Scots word meaning a herd of cattle... usually cows. A > bowman or bouman is a person who takes care of the cattle on a farm so it > literally means a cowboy. A bowhouse is a cattle shed and there are a > number of place names around Scotland and Northern England that bear this > name. Bow or the Norse word bu owed its origin to the Norse settlers > along > the east coast of Britain. In North Yorkshire there is a place originally > named bowhuis which was corrupted over the years to its current name > Booze. > > So there it is, all you will ever need to know about the name Bowman and > were afraid to ask! > > Aefauldlie > > Robin Hallam > Duncan British Columbia > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUNBARTONSHIRE-GENWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello from New Zealand Are you able to help us please with our question?? Back in about the early 1920s - the BOWMANs / family were known to have owned a section of land near the Singer Sewing Machine factory on Kilbowie Road, Dunbartonshire..... Andrew BOWMAN and wife Isa were living in the locality for a while... Is it possible to find out where that was and if their are still BOWMANs in the area... Kind regards from Maree S. Gordon, Matamata, New Zealand <tappets@clear.net.nz>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: laurajobb Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.dnb.general/2706.1.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hey Sue I've been doing family research for several years and I'm quite addicted, which can make a person crazy. The Scottish system is fairly new to me too and I'm slowly finding my way. I don't mind helping because there has been a lot of people who have given me help. I'll try to keep helping you out if I can. If you wish to contact me directly, my email is tjobb@telus.net Laura Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: starkers1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.dnb.general/2706.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Laura Hi, You must be getting sick of me. I have just noticed that in the 1841 census for Torosay, Argyll, where James was absent, his parents were housing one Alexander McDougal aged 20. Do you think these families were friends and that there was some kind of work experience going on? James spending time with the McDougalls and Alexander living with the McLeods? I don't know much about the history of these times. Do you know if that sort of thing went on then? I'll bet you wish you'd never responded to my message now!! Hope you'll stick with me though. Cheers, Sue Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

There's are a lot of BOWMAN families in and around Dumbarton/Clydebank but to say they are the same family that you seek would be a guess. You need to provide more information such as given name(s). I have quite a few out of Old KP but none of these are directly related to any surviving families still in the area. Cheers!!! Don Muirhead Port Dover, ON CA -----Original Message----- From: dunbartonshire-genweb-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dunbartonshire-genweb-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Maree Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 11:32 PM To: DUNBARTONSHIRE-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [DUNB] BOWMANs 1920 - Kilbowie Road, Dunbartonshire Hello from New Zealand Are you able to help us please with our question?? Back in about the early 1920s - the BOWMANs / family were known to have owned a section of land near the Singer Sewing Machine factory on Kilbowie Road, Dunbartonshire..... Andrew BOWMAN and wife Isa were living in the locality for a while... Is it possible to find out where that was and if their are still BOWMANs in the area... Kind regards from Maree S. Gordon, Matamata, New Zealand <tappets@clear.net.nz> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUNBARTONSHIRE-GENWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Maree I don't know know if there are any of your Bowman descendants still in Clydebank area but I cannot resist making a few comments about the name Bowman. Bow is a Scots word meaning a herd of cattle... usually cows. A bowman or bouman is a person who takes care of the cattle on a farm so it literally means a cowboy. A bowhouse is a cattle shed and there are a number of place names around Scotland and Northern England that bear this name. Bow or the Norse word bu owed its origin to the Norse settlers along the east coast of Britain. In North Yorkshire there is a place originally named bowhuis which was corrupted over the years to its current name Booze. So there it is, all you will ever need to know about the name Bowman and were afraid to ask! Aefauldlie Robin Hallam Duncan British Columbia

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: starkers1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.dnb.general/2706.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Laura, Please ignore my last message - of course, the dates are all wrong. I'm going stir-crazy!! Cheers, Sue Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: starkers1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.dnb.general/2706.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Laura, Putting all these dates down for you gave me another thought. I have just looked up Janet Thomson in the 1841 census and found two possible families, one of whom lived in Row, Dunbartonshire. Since the Father was given as Dugald and the Mother, Marion this doesn't explain in one of the later census', when James was Head, the reference to Janet, Ma-in-Law but that may have been a mistake at the time. I think it's looking quite likely that it was my James boarding with the McDougalls. Cheers, Sue Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: starkers1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.dnb.general/2706.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Laura, I'll give you what I have. James was born 15 May 1815 in Tiree, Argyll. He married Janet Thomson in Dunbarton, Dumbartonshire on 11 Dec 1847 and was a gardener. According to the 1861 census, his first child, Janet, was born in 1849 in Scotland. Elizabeth was born 27 Jul 1851 in Rafford, Moray and Jane Amelia on 26 Nov 1853 also in Rafford. The next child, William, was born on 31 Mar 1856 in Sussex, England as was his younger sister, Eleanora. So, although the census only gives the country where born, according to the dates it's likely that Janet M. was born in Dumbartonshire. Sometime between 1849 and 1851, the family moved to Rafford in Moray but I've been unable to find them in the 1851 census. They moved to England after Nov 1853 and before Mar 1856. I hope that helps. Cheers, Sue Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: laurajobb Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.dnb.general/2706.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: It only gives Scotland as his birth place. Unfortunately the 1841 censuses don't give a lot of information. Also ages were quite often rounded down to the nearest 5 years, so it didn't always reflect their true ages. I tried an 1851 census but couldn't find anything that matched their description. Do you know where he was in 1851? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: starkers1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.dnb.general/2706.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Laura, Thank you for responding to my message. The census entry could well be the one I'm looking for, James was born in 1815. Does it give his place of birth or any other information? Thanks again, Sue Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: laurajobb Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.dnb.general/2706.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I did a quick search on Ancestry.ca and this is the only James I could find in Dunbartonshire who would have been about the right age: He was living with the Mcdougall family in Row(parish) Dunbartonshire as an agricultural laborer. His birth year is apprx 1815 Laura Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: laurajobb Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.dnb.general/2721.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I just did a quick search on Ancestry.ca for the 1851/61 census. In 1851 I found only one Mary Campbell with father named as Archibald. I'm not sure if this is the right one but here is the info: Mary Campbell age: 7 Approx birth year: 1844 relationship: daughter father's name: Archd mother's name: Ann gender: female where born: Campbeltown, Argyle parish number: 507 civil parish: Campbeltown county: Argyle address: Main Street occupation: scholar Household members: Archd Campbell age: 45 Ann Campbell 44 Margt Campbell 22 Archd Campbell 17 Dond Campbell 13 John Campbell 10 David Campbell 9 Mary Campbell 7 Colin Campbell 2 The 1861 census lists only part of the family, as I presume others have moved on. It lists Father, Mother, Archd 27, John 23 and Colin 12. I tried to find Mary but there are so many Mary's that age living as servants that it would have been hard to find out which one she was. I also checked the 1861 census for a James and Mary Simpson but couldn't find anything. Don't know if any of this helps, but hopefully it does Laura Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I was wondering if anyone was researching the LITSTER family Alison

Roland & Alison deCaen wrote: > I wonder if anyone knows of the following LITSTER family > Valuation Rolls for 1911:William & Mgt.Litster live at 2 Gavinsburn Terrace, Old Kilpatrick or any Litster families who were living in the area I knew some people called Lester, but not LITSTER. My mum lives in Gavinburn Gardens, just round the corner from Gavinburn Terrace (which google doesn't have marked on the map - but it is the bit of Dumbarton Road between Gavinburn Gardens and Gavinburn Place). -- James Kemp see Alexander at http://www.ajkemp.org/gallery/ or my games at http://www.full-moon.info/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gillianborland1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.dnb.general/2723.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Unfortunately I don't have much information for my Jean Young's background. Her parents were James Young and Margaret Mungal, but so far I've not been able to find any more information about the family. However, your William Young would possibly be around the right age to be a sibling - and Cumbernauld wasn't a big place at that time! If I manage to find out anything else, I'll let you know. I hope your cousin is enjoying her visit! If anyone's sending out Cumbernauld cemetary information, I'd be very grateful if you could send to me too - limesorbet@hotmail.co.uk - thanks! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Would one of you good ladies mind sharing a copy of the Cumbernauld Cemetery with me too please :-))) A big thank you :)) My interest: REID, YOUNG, WHITE, TODD. William REID b.1787 Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton, m.1814 Cumbernauld, Dumbarton to Janet WHITE b. 1794 Airth, Stirlingshire. Children: 1. John REID b.1815 Cumbernauld m.1838 New Monkland, Lanarkshire- Jean GILMOUR. 2. William REID b.1817 Cumbernauld m.1852 Cumbernauld to Mary MARSHALL. 3. Janet TODD REID .1819 Cumbernauld. 4. Christian REID b.1821 Cumbernauld. 5. James REID b.1826 Cumbernauld. 6. Mary REID b.1830 Cumbernauld. 7. Alexander REID b.1833 Cumbernauld. 8. Jean REID b.1836 Cumbernauld. 9. Jean REID 1838 Cumbernauld. Any possible connections out there can also email me at kado33@hotmail.com. Regards, Sherri > Author: dreamtraveler53 > Surnames: McKenzie, Young, McIntosh Thank you so much for info and web sites links, it was very helpful and I will pass the info onto my cousin who is ther now. My great great aunt Janet McKenzie, born around 1812 or so, [Janet was the sister to James McKenzie] Janet married a William Young. They had a daughter who married Robert McIntosh. > > Does this sound familiar in your family line? > > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 15:07:08 -0000 > From: "Janet" <wightway@clara.co.uk> > Subject: Re: [DUNB] Cumbernauld Cemetary > To: <dunbartonshire-genweb@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <6828E5849A034478A42724377A974EE1@dell8400> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hahaha Cuz! I asked also ;-) > > Janet > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "anne kirk" <kakirk@bigpond.net.au> > To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; <dunbartonshire-genweb@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 11:19 PM > Subject: Re: [DUNB] Cumbernauld Cemetary > > > : Hi Anita > : As Dorothea and I are related, could you attach it to my email address as well pretty please. kakirk@bigpond.net.au > : > : Anne _________________________________________________________________ Reunite with the people closest to you, chat face to face with Messenger. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9650736

I wonder if anyone knows of the following LITSTER family Valuation Rolls for 1911:William & Mgt.Litster live at 2 Gavinsburn Terrace, Old Kilpatrick or any Litster families who were living in the area Alison

Hahaha Cuz! I asked also ;-) Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "anne kirk" <kakirk@bigpond.net.au> To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; <dunbartonshire-genweb@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 11:19 PM Subject: Re: [DUNB] Cumbernauld Cemetary : Hi Anita : As Dorothea and I are related, could you attach it to my email address as well pretty please. kakirk@bigpond.net.au : : Anne :