> BMD'S FROM WFP 10TH FEBRUARY, 1853 > > >> BIRTHS >> >> GIBSON, Female - B6/2/1853 - At Beoch, parish of Inch, on the 6th >> instant, the wife of William Gibson, Esq., of a daughter. >> LAMB, Male - B5/2/1853 - At Kilhilt, parish of Portpatrick, on the 5th >> inst., Mrs Lamb, of a son. >> WRIGHT, Male - B9/2/1853 - At Garleyhawes, parish of Kirkcolm on the 9th >> inst,. the wife of Mr Samuel Wright, joiner, of a son. >> DOUGLAS, Female - B2/2/1853 - At High Drumore, Kirkmaiden, on the 2d >> instant, Mrs Wm. Douglas, of a daughter. >> COCHRANE, Female - B2/2/1853 - At Glenlee, Kirkmaiden, on the 2d instant, >> Mrs Anthony Cochrane, of a daughter. >> MYBERRY, Female - B20/1/1853 - At Drumore, Kirkmaiden, on the 20th >> ultimo, Mrs Hugh Myberry, of a daughter. >> EWART, Male - B3/2/1853 - At Borgue House, on the 3d instant, Mrs Ewart, >> of a son. >> M'KIE, Female - B4/2/1853 - At Wigtown, on the 4th instant, Mrs John >> M'Kie, Kilworn Cottage, of a daughter. >> >> MARRIAGES >> >> SMEATON, John - M4/2/1853 - At Wigtown, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. >> P. Young, Mr John Smeaton, boatman, to Miss Elizabeth Dawson, of Dundee. >> >> DEATHS >> >> KIRKLAND, Mr - D30/1/1853 - At Kirkmiden, on the 30th ultimo, Mr >> Kirkland, parochial teacher there. >> KERR, Marion Lamb - D2/2/1853 - At Drumore, Kirkmaiden, on the 2d >> instant, Marion Lamb, aged 16 months, only child of Captain Robert Kerr, >> of the ship Duncan of Liverpool. >> WRIGHT, Mrs - D21/1/1853 - At Cairnbrock, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 21st >> ultimo, Mrs Wright, relict of the late Mr Samuel Wright, advanced in >> years. >> COUPLAND, Robert - D6/2/1853 - At Orchard, Old Luce, on the 6th inst., Mr >> Robert Coupland, farmer, aged 56 years. He was a loving father, an >> affectionate husband and obliging neighbour. His death will be deeply >> regretted by a large circle of friends. >> PIRIE, William - D5/2/1853 - At Sorbie, on the 5th instant, very >> suddenly, William Pirie, labourer aged 99 years. >> KELLY, Alexander - D7/2/1853 - At Newton-Stewart, on the 7th instant, Mr >> Alexander Kelly, baker, aged 80 years. >> M'MORRAN, Alexander - D6/2/1853 - At Kiroughtree, Minnigaff, on the 6th >> instant, Mr Alexander M'Morran, gardener, aged 71 years. >> BURNS, David - D3/2/1853 - At St. Austle, Cornwall, on the 3d instant, Mr >> David Burns, draper, aged 40 years. Deceased was a native of >> Portpatrick. >> M'DOWALL, John - D5/1/1853 - At Woodburne, near St. Andrews, New >> Brunswick, on the 5th January last, John M'Dowall, Esq., of Woodburne. >> BLACK, John R.C. - D9/12/1852 - At Berhampore, India, on the 9th December >> last, Ensign John R. C. Black, of the 57th Regiment Royal N.I., aged 21, >> sixth son of John Black, Esq., Wigtown. >> INGLIS, Rev. David - D4/2/1853 - At Port-Glasgow, on the 4th instant, the >> Rev. David Inglis, senior minister of the United Presbyterian Church >> there, in the eighty-seventh year of his age, and fifty-third of his >> ministry. >> WATT, Rev. Robert - D29/1/1853 - At Scotland Street, Edinburgh, on the >> 29th ult., the Rev. Robert Watt. >> WAUGH, Miss - D26/1/1853 - At Lanark, on the 26th ult., Miss Waugh, >> daughter of Mr Waugh, formerly Rector of the Grammar School of St. >> Andrews. >> BOYLE, David - D4/2/1853 - At Shewalton, on the 4th instant, the Right >> Hon. David Boyle of Shewalton, in the 81st year of his age. >> KERR, John - D18/1/1853 - At Glenside, in Armstrong County, State of >> Pensylvania, U.S., on the 18th ultimo, in the 33d year of his age, after >> a long and painful illness, borne with truly Christian resignation, John, >> tenth son of Mr Stair Kerr, formerly farmer and cattle dealer in >> Kirkminnoch, parish of Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, N.B. Wigtownshire >> relatives will please accept of this intimation. >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > [WFP: Wigtownshire Free Press Newspaper published since 1843] > > "WIGTOWNSHIRE, a maritime County of S/W Scotland: > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/WIG/ > > Previously posted WFP Announcements can be found on > THE WIGTOWNSHIRE PAGES at: > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~leighann/wfp/intro.html > > The Wigtownshire Pages gladly hosts the transcriptions of the Wigtownshire > Free Press notices; the results of the tireless efforts of Diana Henry and > Randy Chapple. > > [Hopefully these transcribed records may help some early family > researchers however I personally can offer no further information] > [Permission to forward without notice is granted] > > b = born > m = married > d = died > > inst = instant - this month > ult (ulto) = ultimo - last month > prox = proximo - next month > penult = penultima - 2nd last month > otp = of this parish > here = in the WFP it means Stranraer > c/chr/chris. = christened > curt = current (this month) >