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Hello Everyone. I am a new subscriber, researching the family of STEVENSON in Kirkmaiden and Drumore. My particular person of interest is Alexander STEVENSON who was drowned in a shipwreck in 1854, although I am trying to map out the entire STEVENSON family in Kirkmaiden and surrounding areas. Can anyone assist with STEVENSON monumental inscriptions from Kirkmaiden and Drumore, especially the period 1750-1900? Any assistance would be greatly apprecaited! Please email me off-list at dwhale@internode.on.net if you can assist. Thanks in advance. Kind regards, David Hale, Adelaide, South Australia.

Yes, they are the same, i.e. the words cut into the stone placed upon a gravesite. In Scotland, they would, in most cases, use the same stone for everyone buried in the “lair” so they can tell quite a story about the family. lair = family plot Sent from Windows Mail *From:* keith nuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> *Sent:* January 4, 2013 9:42 PM *To:* sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com *Subject:* Re: [WIG LIST] Kirkmaiden/Drumore Monumental Inscriptions for STEVENSON Please clarify a point. I have seen several references to "monumental inscriptions" are these what we call "tombstones inscriptions" in most of the US and my wife's cousin in southern Kentucky calls "rock inscriptions"?

Thanks. While my Nuttle family is buried in a group, there are others who are buried one grave in a cemetery. One of the frustrating things about some inscriptions is it had first and last name and the year born and died. I suppose that is better than nothing. When my mother died I tried to get enough information in it that a person reading the obituary knew bout her parents and he children. Some of our obituaries are as lean as some of our tombstone inscriptions. Guns get blamed in shootings because the liberals say teaching the Ten Commandments with "Thou shall not kill" violate the separation of Church and State. On 1/5/2013 5:58 AM, Jo Ann Croft wrote: > Yes, they are the same, i.e. the words cut into the stone placed upon a > gravesite. In Scotland, they would, in most cases, use the same stone for > everyone buried in the “lair” so they can tell quite a story about the > family. > > lair = family plot > > Sent from Windows Mail > > *From:* keith nuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> > *Sent:* January 4, 2013 9:42 PM > *To:* sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com > *Subject:* Re: [WIG LIST] Kirkmaiden/Drumore Monumental Inscriptions for > STEVENSON > > Please clarify a point. I have seen several references to "monumental > inscriptions" are these what we call "tombstones inscriptions" in most of > the US and my wife's cousin in southern Kentucky calls "rock inscriptions"? > ------------------------------- > > The Wigtownshire Pages have moved! Check out our new digs at http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ainsty/index.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Please clarify a point. I have seen several references to "monumental inscriptions" are these what we call "tombstones inscriptions" in most of the US and my wife's cousin in southern Kentucky calls "rock inscriptions"? Sorry to break the train of thought, but....... Guns get blamed in shootings because the liberals say teaching the Ten Commandments with "Thou shall not kill" violate the separation of Church and State. On 1/4/2013 9:12 PM, David Hale (Home) wrote: > Hello Everyone. > > I am a new subscriber, researching the family of STEVENSON in > Kirkmaiden and Drumore. > > My particular person of interest is Alexander STEVENSON who was > drowned in a shipwreck in 1854, although I am trying to map out the > entire STEVENSON family in Kirkmaiden and surrounding areas. > > Can anyone assist with STEVENSON monumental inscriptions from > Kirkmaiden and Drumore, especially the period 1750-1900? Any > assistance would be greatly apprecaited! > > Please email me off-list at dwhale@internode.on.net if you can assist. > > Thanks in advance. > > Kind regards, > > David Hale, > Adelaide, > South Australia. > > ------------------------------- > > The Wigtownshire Pages have moved! Check out our new digs at http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ainsty/index.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kevinsheridan55 Surnames: Sheridan/Pringle Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.wig.general/2156/mb.ashx Message Board Post: On the premise that birds of a feather flock together, can anyone please share from where their Sheridans who lived in and around Wigtonshire came from in Ireland? That might be very helpful to my family's search. On another note, if I were to make another visit Wigtonshire, are there any local on-site resources I should visit to either leard more about the Ireland origin of My Sheridan (John b 1828) or history on his wife's family - wife Elizabeth Pringle (father George and Mother Jane)? 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.

From: Maisie Egger Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 1:47 PM To: LANARK@rootsweb.com Subject: Almost touching Robrt Burns, Scotland's bard Just as we are about to note the 254th birthday of Robert Burns, author of Auld Lang Syne, sung worldwide January 1, I think I am almost 99-95% sure that a great-great-great uncle of mine, referred to as Mr. Clint of King’s Arms, Dumfries, was the courier who delivered the poems of Burns to a mutual friend, John McMurdo, about 1795 (Burns would die a year later in 1796). This occurrence is mentioned in a few articles online, so it’s not made up! I’m SO excited about this as I have soaked myself in Robert Burns’s life and works forever. This Mr. Clint (Henry) could very well be the brother of John Clint whom I’m trying to pin on my tree as my grandfather three times removed. I think I am almost there as the names/location are too coincidental. It is not a common name at all in Scotland, moreso in northern Ireland and the north of England. Both Henry Clint and his father, Thomas, were vintners and landlords of the King’s Arms, Dumfries, Thomas for ten years. Something went awry with Henry and under “sequestration” --- an old term for bankruptcy---he was sued by debtors, this after his connection with Robert Burns, maybe 1798. If I can document Thomas, Henry and John Clint as being on my tree, I’ll be bragging all over the globe about “my” connection to Robert Burns! Yes, 99.95% is not 100%, but it’s a very good start! Maisie

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kevinsheridan55 Surnames: Sheridan Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.wig.general/2144.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks again. Any idea from where in Ireland your Sheridans came (county)? 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.

Hi Maisie Thanks for that information- maybe would explain why two Aitken brothers left Newton Stewart for St Croix in the Virgin Islands and set up their watch making business there around that time (pardon the pun!) All the best Donna Aitken Sent from my iPhone On 3/01/2013, at 9:00 AM, "Maisie Egger" <campsiehills@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > The things one uncovers, or rather what a couple of good sleuths uncovered for me. > > On my tree there appears to be a father and son, vintners, the widow of the son carrying on the business. In this country (USA) we’ve just had all this ridiculous nonsense of avoiding the “fiscal cliff,” but the consequences of such not passing are benign, I should imagine, compared with 17997 when taxes were levied on watches and clocks which actually put clock and watch manufacturers out of business. This tree percher of mine had one clock, not of silver or other precious metal, no value levied, but she was still taxed at 3/9d (three shillings and ninepence) for nine months. Visualise somebody in 1797 coming into her vintner premises and appraising this cheap clock on which duty had to be paid. > > Needless to say, people quit buying new watches and clocks, and so such businesses fell by the wayside, until there was a big outcry and the duty was repealed. > > I found the following on such levied duty/taxes on “horology” very interesting. > > http://www.horology-stuff.com/clocks/parliament.html > > The other tree percher was a groomsman, horse trader who had six horses, three of which had duty assessed in the amount of £6...this also in 1797. > > One last comment, another lister sent me pictures of two flat headstones, with full inscriptions, one of which had RJP after the deceased’s name in the body of the wording, not at the end. Someone had supposed it was RIP, but it is definitely RJP. Would anyone know what this means? > > Once again, we begin the New Year with such generous volunteer listers going above and beyond to help those of us who skirt around not knowing which end is up in going about researching “past bones.” > > Maisie > ------------------------------- > > The Wigtownshire Pages have moved! Check out our new digs at http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ainsty/index.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The things one uncovers, or rather what a couple of good sleuths uncovered for me. On my tree there appears to be a father and son, vintners, the widow of the son carrying on the business. In this country (USA) we’ve just had all this ridiculous nonsense of avoiding the “fiscal cliff,” but the consequences of such not passing are benign, I should imagine, compared with 17997 when taxes were levied on watches and clocks which actually put clock and watch manufacturers out of business. This tree percher of mine had one clock, not of silver or other precious metal, no value levied, but she was still taxed at 3/9d (three shillings and ninepence) for nine months. Visualise somebody in 1797 coming into her vintner premises and appraising this cheap clock on which duty had to be paid. Needless to say, people quit buying new watches and clocks, and so such businesses fell by the wayside, until there was a big outcry and the duty was repealed. I found the following on such levied duty/taxes on “horology” very interesting. http://www.horology-stuff.com/clocks/parliament.html The other tree percher was a groomsman, horse trader who had six horses, three of which had duty assessed in the amount of £6...this also in 1797. One last comment, another lister sent me pictures of two flat headstones, with full inscriptions, one of which had RJP after the deceased’s name in the body of the wording, not at the end. Someone had supposed it was RIP, but it is definitely RJP. Would anyone know what this means? Once again, we begin the New Year with such generous volunteer listers going above and beyond to help those of us who skirt around not knowing which end is up in going about researching “past bones.” Maisie

The things one uncovers, or rather what a couple of good sleuths uncovered for me. On my tree there appears to be a father and son, vintners, the widow of the son carrying on the business. In this country (USA) we’ve just had all this ridiculous nonsense of avoiding the “fiscal cliff,” but the consequences of such not passing are benign, I should imagine, compared with 17997 when taxes were levied on watches and clocks which actually put clock and watch manufacturers out of business. This tree percher of mine had one clock, not of silver or other precious metal, no value levied, but she was still taxed at 3/9d (three shillings and ninepence) for nine months. Visualise somebody in 1797 coming into her vintner premises and appraising this cheap clock on which duty had to be paid. Needless to say, people quit buying new watches and clocks, and so such businesses fell by the wayside, until there was a big outcry and the duty was repealed. I found the following on such levied duty/taxes on “horology” very interesting. http://www.horology-stuff.com/clocks/parliament.html The other tree percher was a groomsman, horse trader who had six horses, three of which had duty assessed in the amount of £6...this also in 1797. One last comment, another lister sent me pictures of two flat headstones, with full inscriptions, one of which had RJP after the deceased’s name in the body of the wording, not at the end. Someone had supposed it was RIP, but it is definitely RJP. Would anyone know what this means? Once again, we begin the New Year with such generous volunteer listers going above and beyond to help those of us who skirt around not knowing which end is up in going about researching “past bones.” Maisie

On New Year's Even in Perth Concert Hall (Western Australia)at first there was a reflective hush as I piped Auld Lang Syne. Then a few began to hum and gradually the two thousand strong audience caught on, the sixty piece orchestra and 30 strong choir chimed in with the pipes and audience, and the New Year came in with such joy and energy. I think Robert would have liked that. Next event is Robert's Birthday being celebrated in an ecumenical Evensong in St George's Cathedral (ironic) in Perth on 27th January, with members of Scots Church and Wesley Church present and with me giving the address (The organist is from Ayr!). After the service my son Andrew and I will drum and pipe the congregation down the Hay Street Mall to Wesley Church Hall for the Burns supper. Robert is alive and aye in Perth WA and in Albany, too, where the Burns Supper is being held on 19th January. A Happy New Year to all! .David Murray, Great Grandson of Henry McCulloch Murray of Wigtown.

Maisie, Robert Burns also wrote Comin’ Through The Rye and it is sung to its own particular preferred tune. If you take a note of its melody in your mind and compare Comin’ Through The Rye with the alternative variant of the tune to which Auld Lang Syne is sometimes sung, the Burns preferred one, in fact the melodic shape is practically the same, the difference lying in the tempo and rhythm. I realised this when playing them back to back on my Scottish Radio program. And a HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone from sunny Queensland where it is now 8.30 am on New Year's Day or from my Scottish Dictionary also Ne’er Day n: 1. New Year’s Day 2. a New-Year’s Day present Neever-day n: New Year’s Day Neever-e’en n: New Year’s Eve News-day n: New Year’s Day. Next to come is Hansel Monday. In Scotland Hansel Monday, was the first Monday of the year, on which the New Year's “handsel” was given; a good-luck gift, a present or reward; or earnest-money. In 1822 it was written, “At the period of which we are writing, a custom generally prevailed, which appears now in danger of becoming obsolete --- “The Daft Days,” as they were appropriately termed, of "Yule" (Christmas), "New Year", and “Handsel Monday”, were set apart for the meeting of friends and intimate neighbours, to dine or sup (often both) together, when good cheer, home-brewed, and hearty welcome, promoted the conviviality and rustic mirth of the company. The "handsel" refers to small tips and gifts of money that it was customary to give at the beginning of the first working week of a new year. In this respect it is somewhat similar to Boxing Day. If the handsel was a physical object rather than money, tradition said that the object could not be sharp, or it would "cut" the relationship between the giver and the recipient. Sam Heron ` ` ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maisie Egger" <campsiehills@sbcglobal.net> To: <SCT-Wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 4:08 AM Subject: [WIG LIST] Fw: A Guid New Year > > > Tae ane an’ a’ baith great an’ sma’, a Happy, Guid New Year. Maisie > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Ayrshire born and bred Robert Burns 1759-1796, penned “Auld Lang Syne” in > 1788. Even in Scotland, the words are not always sung correctly at > Hogmany. > > Aye swimming upstream, I really like the tune Robert Burns preferred, but > go along with the one everyone else is more familiar with, so you have my > permission to sing the familiar tune to Scotland’s famous bard’s timeless > words! If you really must know the Anglicised meaning for some of the > Scots words, go to Google. > > At the closing of a gathering (and if there was room), we’d form a circle, > hands at sides, sing the verses and chorus, until we got to the last > verse, “And here’s a hand my trusty fiere (friend), then gie’s a hand o’ > thine,” we’d cross arms and hold the hand of the person on either side, > swinging each other’s arms in tune. For the chorus the circle would move > in an out as it was sung a few times, depending on how large the cirlce > was. If a mixed group comprising those not native-born Scots, an “m.c” > would stand in the middle of the circle directing the moves. ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2637/5997 - Release Date: 12/30/12

Hi Una As far as I am aware, the letter 'I' on the 1841 census represents Ireland. Isle of Man should be written in full. Best wishes Ian A McClumpha Researching Scottish Family History; please look at our website> www.imchad.freeola.com -----Original Message----- From: sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Una Reed Sent: 31 December 2012 08:00 To: SCT-Wigtownshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [WIG LIST] Clugstons of Wigtownshire My ancestors are Clugstons. I have come to a stop at Archibald Clugston b abt 1776-79 - stated "I" on 1841 census for Isle of Man. His wife, Mary Shaw, b abt. 1781 also b "I" However, my grandfather, James Robert Clugston, always said that the Clugstons came from Dumfries, wigtownshire, Scot. I did visit. What I would like to know is, how did the Loch Clugston get it's name? Must have been named after a Clugston. There is an area called Clugston which I was told was originally an estate w/10 working farms. The library couldn't help. I also saw an advertisement in an Edinburgh newspaper about that area being for sale, something about a Clugston checking the leases and he would be "shewing" the land. The sale was by the Earl of Galloway and the Crown - Crown being King of England I imagine and the Earl being appointed by such. Any ideas on who this Clugston might have been and was it part of the clearances. A relative was a Controller of Customs or such, Stranraer, ! and another one a writer for a newspaper I think. Also my grandfather had said that a relative went to the Calif. Gold Rush. Before, during or after, I do not know. My grandfather was a ship's Captain and went all around the world including Portland, Oregon where he had a picture taken w/his crew on the Highland Hame (which was a Barque-sp?). Would be very early 1900s. Common names, James (b. Ire abt 1807 but chr. in IOM), John, Robert, Richard, William Henry, Charles, Thomas and this Archibald (which is continued)..... women, Margaret, Jane; Archibald's wife was Mary Shaw, b abt 1781. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My gr. gfather William Henry Clugston (his father Wm Henry) ; grandfather Archibald) married Elspet Ann Presslie of Peterborough, Scot. They must have met when he was sailing that way. I have their marr. cert. from Longside, Peterborough, Scot. They lived and died in the Isle of Man. Any help on my quest for Archibald's whereabouts/parents would be greatly appreciated. Una I Clugston R ------------------------------- The Wigtownshire Pages have moved! Check out our new digs at http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ainsty/index.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A lister on the County Tyrone list sent me this link for those who would like to know the alternative tune to Auld Lang Syne and the one which Robert Burns preferred. My special preference would have been a baritone voice, but needs must when the devil drives! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf0iqlJ3kOw I'll listen to it, and have a wee greet for "Auld Lang Syne" when growing up in Glasgow in a big family, now dispersed to the winds or no longer of this earthly vale. Bringing in the New Year (on t.v.) in N.Y., or even Edinburgh's massive Hogmanay party with all the noisy modern bands doesn't cut it for me. Robert Burns, where are you when we need you to give us the quiet moments to reflect on our past and all those who have gone before us who now course through our genes? Maisie ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Folk in Kirkintilloch are up in arms after metal thieves removed the copper plaque from the memorial to the philanthropist, Beatrice Clugston (1827-1888), a few days ago. http://www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/sick-ghouls-steal-plaque-from-kirkintilloch-graveyard-1-2697650 Iain ----- Original Message ----- From: "Una Reed" <manxcat@aol.com> To: <SCT-Wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 7:59 AM Subject: [WIG LIST] Clugstons of Wigtownshire > My ancestors are Clugstons. I have come to a stop at Archibald Clugston b > abt 1776-79 - stated "I" on 1841 census for Isle of Man. His wife, Mary > Shaw, b abt. 1781 also b "I" However, my grandfather, James Robert > Clugston, always said that the Clugstons came from Dumfries, wigtownshire, > Scot. I did visit. What I would like to know is, how did the Loch > Clugston get it's name? Must have been named after a Clugston. There is > an area called Clugston which I was told was originally an estate w/10 > working farms. The library couldn't help. I also saw an advertisement in > an Edinburgh newspaper about that area being for sale, something about a > Clugston checking the leases and he would be "shewing" the land. The sale > was by the Earl of Galloway and the Crown - Crown being King of England I > imagine and the Earl being appointed by such. Any ideas on who this > Clugston might have been and was it part of the clearances. A relative > was a Controller of Customs or such, Stranraer, ! > and another one a writer for a newspaper I think. Also my grandfather > had said that a relative went to the Calif. Gold Rush. Before, during or > after, I do not know. My grandfather was a ship's Captain and went all > around the world including Portland, Oregon where he had a picture taken > w/his crew on the Highland Hame (which was a Barque-sp?). Would be very > early 1900s. > Common names, James (b. Ire abt 1807 but chr. in IOM), John, Robert, > Richard, William Henry, Charles, Thomas and this Archibald (which is > continued)..... women, Margaret, Jane; Archibald's wife was Mary Shaw, b > abt 1781. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > My gr. gfather William Henry Clugston (his father Wm Henry) ; grandfather > Archibald) married Elspet Ann Presslie of Peterborough, Scot. They must > have met when he was sailing that way. I have their marr. cert. from > Longside, Peterborough, Scot. They lived and died in the Isle of Man. > Any help on my quest for Archibald's whereabouts/parents would be greatly > appreciated. Una I Clugston R > ------------------------------- > > The Wigtownshire Pages have moved! Check out our new digs at > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ainsty/index.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Tae ane an’ a’ baith great an’ sma’, a Happy, Guid New Year. Maisie --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ayrshire born and bred Robert Burns 1759-1796, penned “Auld Lang Syne” in 1788. Even in Scotland, the words are not always sung correctly at Hogmany. Aye swimming upstream, I really like the tune Robert Burns preferred, but go along with the one everyone else is more familiar with, so you have my permission to sing the familiar tune to Scotland’s famous bard’s timeless words! If you really must know the Anglicised meaning for some of the Scots words, go to Google. At the closing of a gathering (and if there was room), we’d form a circle, hands at sides, sing the verses and chorus, until we got to the last verse, “And here’s a hand my trusty fiere (friend), then gie’s a hand o’ thine,” we’d cross arms and hold the hand of the person on either side, swinging each other’s arms in tune. For the chorus the circle would move in an out as it was sung a few times, depending on how large the cirlce was. If a mixed group comprising those not native-born Scots, an “m.c” would stand in the middle of the circle directing the moves. REMEMBER: The word syne is pronounced as in sign and not with the ZEEE sound! Traditional Words Auld Lang Syne Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to min’ ? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne? CHORUS: For auld lang syne, my dear. For auld lang syne, We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne. And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp, And surely I'll be mine; And we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne. We twa hae run about the braes, And pu'd the gowans fine; But we've wander'd mony a weary foot Sin auld lang syne. We twa hae paidl'd i' the burn, >From morning sun till dine; But seas between us braid hae roar'd Sin auld lang syne. And there's a hand, my trusty fiere,! And gie's a hand o' thine ! And we'll tak a right gude-willy waught, For auld lang syne. At informal house gatherings at Hogmanay, mostly we’d sing A Guid New Year tae ane an’ a’, and only the first verse and chorus: Traditional P. Livingstone / Alexander Hume (A Hume: Edinburgh, 1811-Glasgow, 1859) A Guid New Year A guid new year to ane an' a' An' mony may ye see, An' during a' the years to come, O happy may ye be. An' may ye ne'er hae cause to mourn, To sigh or shed a tear; To ane an' a’ baith great an' sma' A hearty guid New year. Chorus: A guid New Year to ane an' a' An' mony may ye see, An' during a' the years to come, O happy may ye be. O time flies past, he winna wait, My friend for you or me, He works his wonders day by day, And onward still doth flee. O wha can tell when ilka ane, I see sae happy here, Will meet again and merry be Anither guid New year. Chorus We twa ha'e baith been happy lang. We ran about the braes. In yon wee cot beneath the tree, We spent our early days. We ran about the burnie's side, The spot will aye be dear, An' those that used to meet us there, We'll think on mony a year. Chorus Noo let us hope our years may be As guid as they ha'e been, And trust we ne'er again may see, The sorrows we ha'e seen. And let us wish that ane an' a' Our friends baith far an' near, May aye enjoy in times to come - A hearty guid New year! Chorus Glossary a': all ane: one aye: always baith: both guid: good ha'e: have mony: many ne'er: never noo: now twa: two wha: who winna: will not ilka: every burnie: small stream

My ancestors are Clugstons. I have come to a stop at Archibald Clugston b abt 1776-79 - stated "I" on 1841 census for Isle of Man. His wife, Mary Shaw, b abt. 1781 also b "I" However, my grandfather, James Robert Clugston, always said that the Clugstons came from Dumfries, wigtownshire, Scot. I did visit. What I would like to know is, how did the Loch Clugston get it's name? Must have been named after a Clugston. There is an area called Clugston which I was told was originally an estate w/10 working farms. The library couldn't help. I also saw an advertisement in an Edinburgh newspaper about that area being for sale, something about a Clugston checking the leases and he would be "shewing" the land. The sale was by the Earl of Galloway and the Crown - Crown being King of England I imagine and the Earl being appointed by such. Any ideas on who this Clugston might have been and was it part of the clearances. A relative was a Controller of Customs or such, Stranraer, ! and another one a writer for a newspaper I think. Also my grandfather had said that a relative went to the Calif. Gold Rush. Before, during or after, I do not know. My grandfather was a ship's Captain and went all around the world including Portland, Oregon where he had a picture taken w/his crew on the Highland Hame (which was a Barque-sp?). Would be very early 1900s. Common names, James (b. Ire abt 1807 but chr. in IOM), John, Robert, Richard, William Henry, Charles, Thomas and this Archibald (which is continued)..... women, Margaret, Jane; Archibald's wife was Mary Shaw, b abt 1781. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My gr. gfather William Henry Clugston (his father Wm Henry) ; grandfather Archibald) married Elspet Ann Presslie of Peterborough, Scot. They must have met when he was sailing that way. I have their marr. cert. from Longside, Peterborough, Scot. They lived and died in the Isle of Man. Any help on my quest for Archibald's whereabouts/parents would be greatly appreciated. Una I Clugston R