Eileen (elnalexjoe@ntlworld.com), boglelodge@yahoo.com Jim Bundy (JBundy@aol.com) The Messear engine found your all's post to Border-L. Interesting about Marchbanks in the plowing contest. Did it not say what Marchbanks' given name was? I am on the Marjoribanks (Marchbanks) List. If any of you have Marchbanks ancestors, I think you might want to subscribe. The Marjoribanks chief is subscribed. The instructions for subscribing to Marjoribanks-L@RootsWeb.Com are the same as for Border-L@same. I.e., send email to Marjoribanks-L-Request@RootsWeb.Com with subscribe in subject &/or message. I found the level of detail & candor (evaluation) in these entries below, refreshing, e.g.: "a crusty old carl, and seldom or never visited a neighbour's house, and had no associates. Yet he was a remarkably industrious man". Too bad there was naught such about Marchbanks. -- James W. Green III/285 Agnew Rd/Winnsboro SC 29180 CSA home: 803-635-9236 http://members.FortuneCity.Com/jgreen working on: http://freepages.genealogy.RootsWeb.Com/~jwg3 --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: MESSEAR <messear@edelsoft.net> To: <jameswgreen@juno.com> Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 03:46:08 +500 Subject: MESSEAR Results on 12-29-2000 22:34:08 From: "elnalexjoe" <elnalexjoe@ntlworld.com> Subject: Gray, Marjoribanks, Symington and Taylor in 19th C Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 16:26:27 -0000 To: BORDER-L@rootsweb.com ------------v Found: |marjoribanks ------------^ MESSEAR ver. 2.09agh www.edelsoft.net/messear Resent-Sender: BORDER-L-request@rootsweb.com Hello everyone, Happy New Year to you. Thought I would give my interest names their year end airing - -->GRAY, Berwickshire associated names of MARJORIBANKS and SYMINGTON ^^^^^^^^^^^^ early 19th C -->MARJORIBANKS Sarah, Berwickshire early 19th C ---^^^^^^^^^^^^ SYMINGTON William early 19thC TAYLOR Thomas born Duns, BEW c. 1806 married to Elizabeth GRAY. Settled in Galashiels, Selkirkshire. Their known children - Thomas Gray b. 1827 Margaret b. 1831 Janet b. 1833 Betsy b. 1836 John Gray b. 1843 Euphemia b. 1845 Joseph b. 1850 William b. 1853 Any info. on above and of their descendants would be most welcome. Thanks and happy searching. Eileen ==== BORDER Mailing List ==== The Border Names Newsletter contact boglelodge@yahoo.com for details. ~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_- +OK 6974 octets From: JBundy@aol.com Message-ID: <50.f677e00.277e826c@aol.com> Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 19:12:28 EST Subject: Fwd: Devlin, Caldwell, Tinnock, Frew & Kerr To: AYRSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com ----------v Found: |marchbank ----------^ MESSEAR ver. 2.09agh www.edelsoft.net/messear HI Linda, Here's what James Taylor had to say about people at Fenwick with the surnames you mentioned: "June 12th (1847): Died at Fenwick, Mrs. James LOVE, late of Moorend. Mrs. Love was an old woman. Her life was a singular contrast of circumstances. She lived queen for a long time on the farm of Moorend, of which her husband, James Love, was proprietor. Here she had abundance. When he went, it had to be sold, and before her death she received support from the parish. She was a proud, narrow-minded woman. In the days of her prosperity she had plenty of visitors, but when poverty came her friends were few. The change that prosperity or poverty makes is wonderful. At the Crawfordland ploughing match, held of the 19th (February 1844), John STEVENSON, servant with Andrew GEMMILL, Aikenhead, took the 1st prize, David REED, servant with Matthew Gemmill, Wyllieland, the 2nd. William BARR, -->Marchbank, 3rd, and Alex TAYLOR, Burnhead, 4th. ---^^^^^^^^^ March 2nd (1847):...Today died Margaret Reid, wife of Alex Armour, weaver, in middle life. January 23rd (1846): Robert MONTGOMERY, late of Fenwick, and Mary Reid, Kirkton, married. The new married couple set off to Glasgow on the same night. December 28th (1856): Robert Reid, Fenwick Town, suddenly departed this life aged 84 years. Robert and his wife had lived together 59 years. He was rather a crusty old carl, and seldom or never visited a neighbour's house, and had no associates. Yet he was a remarkably industrious man, and had a mind of his own. Sabbath 16th March (1845): The Rev. Thomas MATHIESON, from Galston, assisted Mr. ORR at the dispensation of the Lord's Supper. The Rev. William Reid, from Collessie, preached in the Free Church. About 12 pounds was collected. It is about sixteen years since Mr. Reid was assistant to the Rev. Mr. Boyd. Hope this helps. Jim Bundy Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 19:39:41 -0800 From: Linda Ann Nordby <nordby@bcsupernet.com> Sender: nordby@bcsupernet.com Subject: Re: Devlin, Caldwell, Tinnock, Frew & Kerr To: AYRSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com ... ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.