Any one researching Kerr in Troqueer Maxwelltown Looking for information on the family of :- William Kerr & Helen Wilson They had 10 children between 1802 & 1824 Have been unable to find the marriage of William and Helen nor 2 of the childrens deaths . Have just been through the Scot Church Records Troqueer ,Maxwelltown and only found the childens Birth or Bapt. Can any one help as to possible deaths and Marriages for the family... Cliff Kerr Australia

Sorry Sam I forgot to include ~Anna HORNSBY age 15 born in Scotland.~ in the household of John McKINNALL Last person recorded in Back Street was Mary HORNSBY age 45 born in county/Scotland. Next person/household was in Swan street Looking through the printed copy for part of Barrony of Gatehouse of Fleet 1841 census I see that the name 'Agnes' is spelt with the double 's' written as 'fs' Some trivia:- Barrony of Gatehouse of Fleet 1841 census, Enumerator District No:6 20 pages of names. 224 Males 276 Females 500 total number of person living in the district No:6. 110 total of families. 0 uninhabited houses. Other shoemakers in Gatehouse:- Back Street Gatehouse, John WALKER age 51 & his son Alex WALKER age 15. Apprentice shoemaker. Next door to them was John McNAUGH age 44 Shoemaker. Swan Street Gatehouse, was Robert SAYERS age 50 Shoemaker and his sons John 25 Shoemaker & George age 15 Apprentice shoemaker. Front Street Gatehouse, Jannet LEACH (sex male)age 33 Shoemaker. Front Street Gatehouse, Peter ROGERS age 23 Shoemaker. Front Street Gatehouse, Robert MURDOCH age 28 Shoemaker. I am researching the the following Gatehouse families:- SKEEN/SKENE. McTAGGART/TAGGART. MURDOCH. Margaret

Hello Samuel I found this family on the 1841 Census. Spelt as "McKINNALL" Gatehouse. Front Street. Girthon. Page2. John McKINNALL age 30. Shoemaker. Born in Scotland. Lanora McKINNALL age 25. Jessie McKINNALL age 5. Agness McKINNALL age 3. Mary McKINNALL age 1 month. Gatehouse. Front Street. Girthon. Page 15. William McKINNAL age 20. Apprenticed Shoe Maker. William recorded in a house with Agnes TORRANS age 60. Jannet CARSON age 85. James LAWERY age 25. Agnes LAWERY age 25. Mary GALLOWAY age 7. Elizabeth LAWREY age ? months. I also added these GIRTHON DEATHS/BURIALS names taken from the "OLD PAROCHIAL REGISTERS" could be variants on the McKINNELL name. 1841 Feb 6: William KINNEL mason: aged 87: 1849 Jan 6: Thomas McKENNA (drowned) aged 12 years: 1853 Jan 21: Barkley McKINNA: aged 60: Regards Margaret

I am seeking information about John Wylie, possibly born in Kirkcudbrightshire circa 1780/90 Any help appreciated. David

Hello, Looking for more information about the William and James McEUNE/McEUEN/McEWEN families who were living in the Borgue area of Kirkcudbrightshire in 1824. Would they possibly be on the 1841 Census? William would have been about 70 and James about 68 if they were still alive. I'd appreciate information about any McEUNE?McEUEN/McEWENs in the Borgue area. They were sons of Alexander McEUNE and Helen JOLLY of Borgue Parish. Thanks for any help. Marg McEuen

From: "Florence Denning" <[email protected]> > I looked in the MI's and found McKinnel in 3 places. DUNDRENNAN ABBEY - > William McKinnel d. 1783, wife Margaret Tait died 1807, son James died 1807, > Margaret Tait, died 1849, 89 yrs. > GIRTHON - Robert McKinnel, died 1830, wife Jean, 1853, 72 years. KELTON > PARISH - unfortunately there is only the index. There are people buried in > 4 locations, 34,130,231 & 249. I do not know if this is a misprint in the > book or not. > > Hope that this helps, > > Florence Denning > cloudy SW Alberta, Canada > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jill Dakin" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: March 16, 2002 2:07 AM > Subject: Re: Girthon Graveyards > > > > This may be what you are looking for, Samuel. I don't have the volume of > > the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright monumental inscriptions that contains > > Girthon, so hope someone else on the list can help you with that part of > > your request. > > > > 1881 Census: 171 Pollokshaws Road, Govan, Lanark, Scotland > > McKINNELL John/head/Widower/69/Shoemaker/born Girthon, Kirkcudbright > > McKINNELL James/son/unmarried/37/Shoemaker/born Girthon > > McKINNELL Euphemia/dau/unmarried/35/housekeeper/born Girthon > > McKINNELL William/brother/unm/60/shoemaker/born Girthon > > > > There are no other William McKINNELLs in the 1881 for the Scottish > lowlands.

This may be what you are looking for, Samuel. I don't have the volume of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright monumental inscriptions that contains Girthon, so hope someone else on the list can help you with that part of your request. 1881 Census: 171 Pollokshaws Road, Govan, Lanark, Scotland McKINNELL John/head/Widower/69/Shoemaker/born Girthon, Kirkcudbright McKINNELL James/son/unmarried/37/Shoemaker/born Girthon McKINNELL Euphemia/dau/unmarried/35/housekeeper/born Girthon McKINNELL William/brother/unm/60/shoemaker/born Girthon There are no other William McKINNELLs in the 1881 for the Scottish lowlands. Good hunting! Jill > > I would like some help with a couple of queries I have my g,g,g,g,grandmother Agnes McKinnell m.s. Torrens, death certificate 6th Jan 1858 which say's she is buried in the 'Old Church Yard of Girthon'. > (1) is there anyway of finding out the lair No & if there is other relatives in the plot as at present can't find out much about her spouse William McKinnal other than his name I have tried both Scot Origins & L.D.S. do any S.K.S. have the 1881 census for Back Street, Gatehouse of Fleet to Check if he was living then. > (2) I also have her Daughter in Law,my g,g,g,grandmother Leonora McKinnel m.s. Hornby (Hornsby) death Cert. She passed away 4th Jan 1855, which gives her resting place as Church Yard, Girthon would this be the same Cemetery or the one further north of Gatehouse of Fleet, again I would like to find the lair No > > Regard's Samuel. N. McKinnell >

hi im looking for Margaret(called Marjorie)Edgar and her sister Jessie,lived togeather at Summergate,12 Westfeild Road,DumfriesDG 14AA. Margaret, worked at Dumfries New Hostipital until her retirement in november of 1976,then was able to spend more time with her sister,Jessie,who had been an invalid and in a wheelchair for several years.Jessie,passed away on january 12,1978. if anyone knows her or any relative would they contact me as she is a relative of my ancestors and want to talk with her.tks in advance andrea

Sorry Folks Finger trouble '1881' Census should of course read '1841' regard's Samuel.N.McKinnell

Hi folks I would like some help with a couple of queries I have my g,g,g,g,grandmother Agnes McKinnell m.s. Torrens, death certificate 6th Jan 1858 which say's she is buried in the 'Old Church Yard of Girthon'. (1) is there anyway of finding out the lair No & if there is other relatives in the plot as at present can't find out much about her spouse William McKinnal other than his name I have tried both Scot Origins & L.D.S. do any S.K.S. have the 1881 census for Back Street, Gatehouse of Fleet to Check if he was living then. (2) I also have her Daughter in Law,my g,g,g,grandmother Leonora McKinnel m.s. Hornby (Hornsby) death Cert. She passed away 4th Jan 1855, which gives her resting place as Church Yard, Girthon would this be the same Cemetery or the one further north of Gatehouse of Fleet, again I would like to find the lair No Regard's Samuel. N. McKinnell

Hello........... I am researching a William SMITH who left Colvend in 1774 at the age of 24 to settle on Prince Edward Island. He ended up in Pictou Nova Scotia where he owned and operated a mill on the West River. On this journey were several members of the WILSON family also from Colvend. They were Mary Wilson (age 50), William Wilson (age 23), John Wilson (age 21) and James Wilson (4months). I believe that these Wilsons and William Smith are relatives as the name Wilson turns up several times in William's grandchildren. Also in searching the batches from LDS for the parish of Colvend, I found a marriage record for an Anthony SMITH and a Marion WILSON from 1748. I am leaning toward the possibility that this might be William Smith's parents (following the Scotch pattern of naming where the first grandson is named for the paternal grandfather - William's eldest son was named Anthony). Is there anyone else researching a Smith or a Wilson family from the Colvend area? If so, would you be willing to share your information? Thank you, Meg Mulvey Berkley Massachusetts, U.S.A. ________________________________________________________________ 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/web/.

Maggie wrote: > when using the IGI and entering a batch number, in this instance a > christening number and the surname > if I come up with three different fathers would they be related? > births are all in the same parish A Batch Number identifies a microfilm. Or occasionally two films. The film being a copy of many complete register pages. If you give me a Batch Number then I'll tell you the Microfilm number's it was sourced from. Example, Batch C048881 was derived from Film 569758. When you copy a relevant Batch Number that attaches to your family event/s you also are in company with a lot of other names, a mix of related and unrelated folk. Especially in rural villages where there are very few surnames, there is a risk you might "adopt" persons with no biological connection. A person's surname can be merely coincidental, not of your family. Take Care!! Cheers......... ALISTAIR

hi im new to genealogy and was hoping to make a connection with anyone who may be researching the same families and would like to share info and photos,are many names too many to list they start however in kirkcudbright and dumfries and auchencairn area back in abt.1750s with William (clouden)Mcleod who married Mary Holiday at Old Clouden farm their son Robert Clouden /Mcleod married Jannet Aitken (dau. of William Aitken and Jannet clark) on jan.3,1799 at Irongray or Rerrick parish ,they left scotland in 1817 and came to Pictou Co.Nova Scotia i have lots of info from this point on to the present but nothing of much before in my info attavhed with letters from scotland and to scotland from various people theres a posing question and a good one and would like to find the connection it states the Dougans,Dornans,Aitkens,and Edgars who were they? i do know one of Roberts sisters married a dougan. anyone interested please contact me .tks in advance aandrea

Hello all. I'm trying to find information about Thomas McKie and his wife Helen Parker. I have no details of either one, except that Helen remarried to a Wallace after Thomas died. Thomas died just after their son Thomas Parker Mckie was born (No Date) Thomas Parker Mckie married Ellen Jane McGraw at Lochnaw, Leswalt in the county of Wigtown on 8th September 1903. He was 22 years old, Ellen was 18. their usual place of residence was Meikle Tarbrax, Leswalt. Thomas parker McKie was a Ploughman. Ellen's parents were: Father, Andrew McGraw. Mother, Agnes McKillop. As far as I can see they lived in the Wigtown, Kirkcudbright area all their lives. All are buried in the Kirkcudbright cemetery. Any information such as dates,place names,names etc for any of the above would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Bill McKie - NSW Australia --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.332 / Virus Database: 186 - Release Date: 6/03/02

Hi list please dont think me to silly with this question when using the IGI and entering a batch number, in this instance a christening number and the surname if I come up with three different fathers would they be related? births are all in the same parish maggie [email protected]

Dear Alison, I have an Elizabeth Gordon married George McLellan in the Parish of Tongland on 18 November 1823 and amongst other children, they had Alexander, born at Blackcraig 22 February 1832. Blackcraig is the name of a farm and it is in Borgue parish where most of my Gordons came from. Could this Alexander be the father of your John? I have a feeling there are other McLellands on my tree so I'll do some checking and see what I can find. Best wishes from Brisbane, Qld, Australia, Jill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alison Spencer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 7:57 AM Subject: hello > Hello new to the list and looking for McClelland. Know that my great grandfather was John McClelland born 16.5.1871, father Alexander McClelland. Can anyone search the 1881 census or point me in the right direction to try and find him?? I would be very grateful for any information or help as I am a bit new to this. > Thank you very much. > Alison in Norfolk > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Dear All: Here is the latest chapter from Burkes Peerage. There is becoming more recognition of the role that our Scottish Ancesters had on the USA history and even current events. These Scottish Ancesters had a large impact on the drafting of the constitution and the Bill of Rights etc. Anyway, here is the announcement and the location of the full article. Note that there are two chapters and you need to click on the bottom of the page to get to both chapters. Please feel free to forward to any other list or group that would be interested. Best Regards John A Hansen List Admin FROM BURKE’S PEERAGE AND GENTRY- AMERICA’S SCOTTISH HEROES The second chapter of Burke’s feature on Scottish Americans and their role in shaping US society is now online http://www.burkes-scotland.com In The Dollar to the Moon: Striving for Independence, Sarah Powell examines prominent Americans of Scottish descent, to show that “people of Scottish ancestry wielded a disproportionate influence on life in America.” The article highlights the major contribution of Scots colonialists in the push towards American Independence, pointing out that “as many as three quarters of the fifty-six signatories … of the Declaration of Independence … were Scots born or had some Scottish ancestry.” Indeed, Scottish influence continues right up to the present, as it is estimated that well over half of US Presidents to the present day have had some Scottish blood. Powell looks at the contributions of some of these presidents, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Franklin Roosevelt. She looks also at Scottish military prowess and the “numerous important revolutionary leaders of Scottish blood.” Powell’s article shows that “in making war as in forging peace and pursuing freedom and prosperity”, Scottish Americans have played, and are continuing to play a vital role in American life. Read the full article at www.burkes-scotland.com Coming soon – Chapter Three, ‘Characters of Legend’, will be published soon, and announced in the free e-mail newsletter, ‘Burke’s Peerage and Gentry Today’. Subscribe at http://www.burkes-scotland.com/code/page10.asp Subscribe to Burke’s Peerage and Gentry online database to access full family histories http://www.burkes-scotland.com/code/orderform.asp

Hello new to the list and looking for McClelland. Know that my great grandfather was John McClelland born 16.5.1871, father Alexander McClelland. Can anyone search the 1881 census or point me in the right direction to try and find him?? I would be very grateful for any information or help as I am a bit new to this. Thank you very much. Alison in Norfolk

Dear Victoria, The line through the part of the death certificate where the mothers Maiden name should be, indicates that her name was unknown to whoever registered the death. The same could also be true if the line was where the fathers name should be. It is not uncommon, particular when the deceased died in old age, the informant may never have know the deceased's parents. Hope that makes sense, Regards, Erica Johnson. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 9:17 AM Subject: Death Certificate - Gordon JOHNSTON > Morning all > > I have received a death certificate this morning and there is no mothers name > listed, only the fathers. There is a line drawn through, where you would put > the mothers name. Does anyone know what this would mean. > > If there were no fathers name, then I would take it to mean that the father > was unknown. Not sure about the mother. Any help is very much appreciated. > > Thanks > Victoria Germain > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Dear Diane. Kells Kirk Session Records are only available to consult in Edinburgh, [The Scottish Records Office], so you would need a researcher based there. The Records Office will send you a list of researchers. Good Luck. For local Dumfries and Galloway Research the Council Library Service have a payable research service, check out the web site: www.dumgal.gov.uk/lia Regards Erica. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 3:31 PM Subject: Kirk sessions > I have read that illegitimate births are discussed in Kirk sessions. I would > like to get a copy of the Kirk sessions in Kells that would cover a birth on > Sept. 1, 1833, and a baptism on Nov. 4, 1833. I would appreciate it if anyone > can recommend a researcher, or if I can write somewhere for a copy. I live in > the U.S. and cannot go to Scotland for any research. > Diane > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >