Here is what I am pretty certain is "my" Robert Hannah & Mary McGill from one of Jock's original manuscripts of Kirkinner. This would knock out one of the pairs of Robert's & Mary's. Poor old girl was listed as a pauper in the 1841 census :) 31 Broken and lying on its side Erected by W.J. & A.H. Hannah in memory of their father Robert Hannah late tennant in *Little Camford* who died the 26th Septr 1836 aged 77 years Also Mary McGill his spouse who died the 7th May 1847 aged 72 years Also their daughter Margaret who died in infancy Cheers Randy -----Original Message----- From: sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Pittendreigh Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 4:43 AM To: sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Robert Hannay (died 1790 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire) <ysannemillar@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: ...I believe there was another couple named Robert Hannay and Margaret McGill in Kirkinner and yet another couple named Robert Hannay and Mary McGill living in Penninghame at the same time, so this is complicating my search... Three memorials with both surnames on them -- do any of the other names on the stone help to remove the complications? 1. Location: Kirkcowan Kirkyard (Old Section), WIG Source: Birchman J. E., "Memorials of Kirkcowan Parish: Old Part of the Kirkyard", (1981) Robert HANNAY, Esq., of Shennanton erected this stone To the Memory of his father & mother: The former died 11th Febr 1790 aged 52 years The latter died 26th Oct 1789 aged 58 years Also Jannet & Robina, his sisters Also his three children, who died in infancy Likewise the above Robert HANNAY, who died in Liverpool 14th July 1824 aged 48 years Also his daughter, Jane, who died at Creebridge 17th July 1843 aged 35 Also Margaret McGILL, relict of the above Robert HANNAY, who died at Creebridge 12th March 1847 aged 66 years Also her daughter, Jessie HANNAY, who died at Creebridge 1st Jany 1865 aged 43 years Also her son, Robert HANNAY, who died at Buenos Ayres 1st Jany 1866 aged 46 years 2. Location: Kirkinner Kirkyard, WIG Source: Birchman J. E., "Memorials of Kirkinner Parish Erected by W. J. and A. H. HANNAH In Memory of Their father Robert HANNAH, late tennant in Little Camford, who died the 26th Septr 1836 aged 77 years Also Mary McGILL his spouse, who died the 7th May 1847 aged 72 years Also their daughter Margaret, who died in infancy 3. Location: Mochrum, WIG Source: Birchman J. E., "Memorials of Mochrum Parish Erected by John and Andrew HANNAY of Manchester In Memory of Their brother Alexander HANNAY, who died Decr 25th 1831 aged 24 Of their grand father Thomas HANNAY, who died Octr 22d 1824 aged 91 And their grand-mother Elisabeth McGILL, who died August 21st 1827 aged 90 years Also of their brother the Rev. James HANNAY, late minister of Milngavie, who died at Portwilliam 8th June 1855 aged 56 years Also of Margaret HANNAY their aunt, who died at Portwilliam the 22d March 1845 aged 85 years Also of Mary McCRACKEN their mother, who died at Portwilliam the16th April 1856 aged 77 years Also of Thomas HANNAY their father, who died at Saint John, New Brunswick, NA, the 21st of December 1866 aged 91 years From: "ysannemillar@tiscali.co.uk" <ysannemillar@tiscali.co.uk> To: sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, 9 December 2012, 0:43 Subject: [WIG LIST] Robert Hannay (died 1790 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire) Does anyone have any information on Robert Hanna or Hannay of Shennanton, Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, who died around 1790.  I would particularly like to know the name of his wife? His son, also called Robert died in Liverpool in 1824.  He was married to Margaret McGill who died at Creebridge, Wigtownshire in 1847. I believe there was another couple named Robert Hannay and Margaret McGill  in Kirkinner and yet another couple named Robert Hannay and Mary McGill living in Penninghame at the same time, so this is complicating my search.  Any information to help me with this would be greatly appreciated ------------------------------- 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 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

Does anyone have any information on Robert Hanna or Hannay of Shennanton, Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, who died around 1790. I would particularly like to know the name of his wife? His son, also called Robert died in Liverpool in 1824. He was married to Margaret McGill who died at Creebridge, Wigtownshire in 1847. I believe there was another couple named Robert Hannay and Margaret McGill in Kirkinner and yet another couple named Robert Hannay and Mary McGill living in Penninghame at the same time, so this is complicating my search. Any information to help me with this would be greatly appreciated

Hello List I thought I would introduce myself as I am new to your list. I am in the process of going through all the past messages to see if I can find any information on 2 families I am researching - Kelly and Gulline/Guilline from Wigtownshire. I have found some mentions of Gulline/Guilline, hopefully I can find some on the Kelly's. Martha Jane Kelly married Robert Gulline and her much younger brother William Kelly lived with Martha in Sorbie, Wigtownshire in 1881. William became a merchant seaman and married Florence Edith Kelly in Hull, Yorkshire in 1895. If anyone has any connections or information on the Kelly's I would love to hear from you. Thank you in advance Jo Aus

Since Sorbie and GULLINE were subjects of interest, I checked 1855 and found one birth in Garliestown for a Robert GULLINE. Perhaps relatived to the names of interest. 1855 is of more interest to me as the amount of information on the Registrations is more that year than it ever was after that. Beginning 1 Jan, 1856, the amount of questions was about halved. 1855 Births, Sorbie, entry # 22 Robert GULLINE, born July 30, 7:30am at Garliestown to Samuel GULLINE, Shoemaker, 28y born Mochrum and Eglentine GULLINE maiden surname STEWART. This was her 2nd child, she was 28y old born Glasserton. They wed 1853 in Glasserton and had 2 boys living. The Registration is signed by Samuel GULLINE in his own hand. 1855 Deaths, entry # 11 John KELLY aged 9m son of Andrew KELLY, Joiner and Helen KELLY ms McGUFFIE. He died on June 11, 1855 at 10:20pm in Sorbie Village of Croup, duration 9m, no medical attendant. The father, Andrew, was the Informant and signed in his own hand. There were no GULLINE or KELLY marriages in 1855. Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma USA ====================================

According to her marriage record (4 April 1877, Sorbie), Martha's maiden name was Gray. Her parents are shown as Samuel Gray (purported father) and Mary Ann Kelly. Her brother William was also illegitimate, but no father is shown on his birth registration so he carried his mother's maiden name. In the 1871 census, Martha Jane Gray is visiting with the Andrew & Jane McFadzean family in Wigtown. Her relationship on the transcription is shown as Relative (other relative). Her birthplace is given as County Down, Ireland. I had no success finding her mother in that census. On her son's birth record, Jane's name is given as Jane Charlotte Kelly. On the 1871 census she is also shown as born in County Down, Ireland. You can look for BMD records on the government website at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk or in your local LDS Family History Center. On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 7:32 AM, Jo-Anne Harrison <joannemh@tpg.com.au>wrote: > > Martha Jane Kelly married Robert Gulline and > her much younger brother William Kelly lived with Martha in Sorbie, > Wigtownshire in 1881. William became a merchant seaman and married Florence > Edith Kelly in Hull, Yorkshire in 1895. > -- Jo-Ann Croft

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tartanwarrior2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.wig.general/2041.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Many thanks for that Ferris 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: theta100 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.wig.general/2041.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you Google Photographs Glenluce War Memorial you will find what you need for John Laverie. 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: tartanwarrior2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.wig.general/2041.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Fraser I would be interested in copies of:- Gravestone of Catherine Laverie d.1990.Husband William Whyte Gravestone of Elizabeth Laverie d.1981.Husband William Hainey. John Laverie b.1895. Name on Glenluce War Memorial. My wife's grandmother was a Sarah Laverie b.1885 d.1953. You are welcome to view my tree and extract what info you want My email address is tartanwarrior2@hotmail.com Take care Ferris 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 everyone, Gorgeous blue sky day here in Wellington. Some wind. I am off to join 50,000 dwarves and hobbits and see if I can glimpse the 500 metre red carpet for the premiere this afternoon. There are many hobbits (fans)in costume already as TV cameras pan the crowds. The fans are definitely bigger than the little hobbits on screen. Did our ancestors in WGT have smaller stature than today? We have had a richer diet in the 20th and 21st centuries. Claire Clark

Hi all, After seeing this topic I spent about an hour or more googling the topic and there is some very interesting reading on the Net about how average heights have changed through the centuries and how much diet and location can have an effect on people. The two most interesting things I read was how the general population of Europe shrank after the fall of the Roman Empire and then the effects that industrialization had on health and height. There was also a South American country (I think Guatemala) that had an exodus of population that went to a better life and the difference in height even from the parents who fled to the children that grew up in the new environment was astounding. An average of 4" taller for the generation in the new country over top of their parents. Quite a drastic difference. Cheers from Canada Randy -----Original Message----- From: sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kristy Gravlin Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 10:10 AM To: WIG LIST Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Hobbits were small... were they from WGT? Coming from a lot of shortness on both sides of my heritage, I notice the topic. I've thought that a lot of Civil War descriptions are of men from 5'4" to 5'7". Much more common then than now, obviously. My great-grandfather who came over to Illinois in 1882 was 5'4"...and earned his living with two skills...well digging (my dad was always proud to say that Gpa had his own set of hoops) (they kept the well from falling in upon him)...and as a black smith. I wasn't lucky enough to have met him but I understand he had a fast temper that could be accompanied by a swift kick or a clout if you were within range. His temper was balanced by Great-Grandma's loving nature. All of her grandkids loved her dearly in return. Kristy Lawrie, Brown, Anderson, Taylor, from WGT and AYR and IL On 11/28/12 8:50 AM, "c mundy" <charl.mun@hotmail.com> wrote: > > My three Ferguson ancestors who joined the American civil war were all > born south of Newton-Stewart in Penninghame Parish. Their military > records list them as 5'7" and 5'9" with black eyes, black hair, and > dark complexions. That seemed fairly tall compared to others in their > groups. Is dark complexion and black eyes typical of the area? They > also had blue eyed brothers. cm > >> From: Tom & Claire Clark <tandc.clark@clear.net.nz> >> Subject: [WIG LIST] Hobbits were small... were they from WGT? >> To: sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com >> Message-ID: <D7DE80D0D2B449A696664A56D25EBA21@usero6dy8qthfx> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> Gorgeous blue sky day here in Wellington. Some wind. I am off to join >> 50,000 dwarves and hobbits and see if I can glimpse the 500 metre red >> carpet for the premiere this afternoon. There are many hobbits >> (fans)in costume already as TV cameras pan the crowds. The fans are >> definitely bigger than the little hobbits on screen. >> >> Did our ancestors in WGT have smaller stature than today? We have had >> a richer diet in the 20th and 21st centuries. >> >> Claire Clark >> > >> > >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> >> *********************************************** > > ------------------------------- > > 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 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

Coming from a lot of shortness on both sides of my heritage, I notice the topic. I've thought that a lot of Civil War descriptions are of men from 5'4" to 5'7". Much more common then than now, obviously. My great-grandfather who came over to Illinois in 1882 was 5'4"...and earned his living with two skills...well digging (my dad was always proud to say that Gpa had his own set of hoops) (they kept the well from falling in upon him)...and as a black smith. I wasn't lucky enough to have met him but I understand he had a fast temper that could be accompanied by a swift kick or a clout if you were within range. His temper was balanced by Great-Grandma's loving nature. All of her grandkids loved her dearly in return. Kristy Lawrie, Brown, Anderson, Taylor, from WGT and AYR and IL On 11/28/12 8:50 AM, "c mundy" <charl.mun@hotmail.com> wrote: > > My three Ferguson ancestors who joined the American civil war were all born > south of Newton-Stewart in Penninghame Parish. Their military records list > them as 5'7" and 5'9" with black eyes, black hair, and dark complexions. That > seemed fairly tall compared to others in their groups. Is dark complexion and > black eyes typical of the area? They also had blue eyed brothers. cm > >> From: Tom & Claire Clark <tandc.clark@clear.net.nz> >> Subject: [WIG LIST] Hobbits were small... were they from WGT? >> To: sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com >> Message-ID: <D7DE80D0D2B449A696664A56D25EBA21@usero6dy8qthfx> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> Gorgeous blue sky day here in Wellington. Some wind. I am off to join >> 50,000 dwarves and hobbits and see if I can glimpse the 500 metre red >> carpet for the premiere this afternoon. There are many hobbits (fans)in >> costume already as TV cameras pan the crowds. The fans are definitely >> bigger than the little hobbits on screen. >> >> Did our ancestors in WGT have smaller stature than today? We have had a >> richer diet in the 20th and 21st centuries. >> >> Claire Clark >> > >> > >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> >> *********************************************** > > ------------------------------- > > 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

My three Ferguson ancestors who joined the American civil war were all born south of Newton-Stewart in Penninghame Parish. Their military records list them as 5'7" and 5'9" with black eyes, black hair, and dark complexions. That seemed fairly tall compared to others in their groups. Is dark complexion and black eyes typical of the area? They also had blue eyed brothers. cm > From: Tom & Claire Clark <tandc.clark@clear.net.nz> > Subject: [WIG LIST] Hobbits were small... were they from WGT? > To: sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <D7DE80D0D2B449A696664A56D25EBA21@usero6dy8qthfx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi everyone, > > Gorgeous blue sky day here in Wellington. Some wind. I am off to join > 50,000 dwarves and hobbits and see if I can glimpse the 500 metre red > carpet for the premiere this afternoon. There are many hobbits (fans)in > costume already as TV cameras pan the crowds. The fans are definitely > bigger than the little hobbits on screen. > > Did our ancestors in WGT have smaller stature than today? We have had a > richer diet in the 20th and 21st centuries. > > Claire Clark > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > ***********************************************

My sister, who lived in Alaska for over 20 years, until 2001, said that all over Alaska, she saw the grandparents were barely 5' tall, but with better nutrition, the younger generations were upward of 6'     Flag this message [WIG LIST] Fw: Hobbits were small... were they from WGT? Tuesday, November 27, 2012 11:30 PM From: "Maisie Egger" <campsiehills@sbcglobal.net>Add sender to Contacts To: sct-wigtownshire-l@rootsweb.com From: Maisie Egger Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 7:21 PM To: Tom & Claire Clark Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Hobbits were small... were they from WGT? Well, can't pinpoint Wigtown specifically for taller than average stature, but a lot of the Glasgow bobbies (the polis) come from the Lowlands around Roxburgh, and particularly from the Highlands, as I recall when I was growing up. Olive on this list holds her own when it comes to being of a taller stature than the wee smouts from Glasgow, including me at 5 foot something!  Must have been the fresh air and not living in horrible crowded housing that accounts for the people from the south and Highlands being  taller than average. All my nephews, some who grew up in Lanarkshire and others in the Lothians, are quite tall, some over 6 feet.  My father and brothers, born and reared in Glasgow, were all smouts, around  5'5", with one brother being gargantuan at 5'8"!   I believe the average height in the U.K. is around 5'9".☺☺☺ Maisie -----Original Message----- From: Tom & Claire Clark Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 4:48 PM To: sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [WIG LIST] Hobbits were small... were they from WGT? Hi everyone, Gorgeous blue sky day here in Wellington. Some wind. I am off to join 50,000 dwarves and hobbits and see if I can glimpse the 500 metre red carpet for the premiere this afternoon. There are many hobbits (fans)in costume already as TV cameras pan the crowds. The fans are definitely bigger than the little hobbits on screen. Did our ancestors in WGT have smaller stature than today? We have had a richer diet in the 20th and 21st centuries. Claire Clark ------------------------------- 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  

From: Maisie Egger Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 7:21 PM To: Tom & Claire Clark Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Hobbits were small... were they from WGT? Well, can't pinpoint Wigtown specifically for taller than average stature, but a lot of the Glasgow bobbies (the polis) come from the Lowlands around Roxburgh, and particularly from the Highlands, as I recall when I was growing up. Olive on this list holds her own when it comes to being of a taller stature than the wee smouts from Glasgow, including me at 5 foot something! Must have been the fresh air and not living in horrible crowded housing that accounts for the people from the south and Highlands being taller than average. All my nephews, some who grew up in Lanarkshire and others in the Lothians, are quite tall, some over 6 feet. My father and brothers, born and reared in Glasgow, were all smouts, around 5'5", with one brother being gargantuan at 5'8"! I believe the average height in the U.K. is around 5'9".☺☺☺ Maisie -----Original Message----- From: Tom & Claire Clark Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 4:48 PM To: sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [WIG LIST] Hobbits were small... were they from WGT? Hi everyone, Gorgeous blue sky day here in Wellington. Some wind. I am off to join 50,000 dwarves and hobbits and see if I can glimpse the 500 metre red carpet for the premiere this afternoon. There are many hobbits (fans)in costume already as TV cameras pan the crowds. The fans are definitely bigger than the little hobbits on screen. Did our ancestors in WGT have smaller stature than today? We have had a richer diet in the 20th and 21st centuries. Claire Clark ------------------------------- 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

Just to let you all know I am following all the posts from 'Down Under' where we know how to "do" floods. It seems you do too! Hang in there, and best wishes - I feel for you. Ailsa -----Original Message----- From: sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Diana Henry Sent: Monday, 26 November 2012 7:25 PM To: sct-wigtownshire-l@rootsweb.com Subject: [WIG LIST] re NS FLOODING Dear Olive and List, hope you will bear with me just to let you know there is a good report in the Galloway Gazette newspaper this week. I don't know how much they put out on their website. http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/ Olive I am told the cables at the suspension bridge have snapped. Diana ------------------------------- 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

Did a lookup recently and here are details on TWO marriages from Kirkcolm. Added CAPS for surnames ..... Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma USA =========================================== 1902 Marriages, Kirkcolm Wigtownshire entry #5 On the 25th day of April at Cairnbroch, Kirkcolm After Banns According to the Forms of the Church of Scotland. James MCOLM, Ploughman, Bachelor, 20y residing Cairnbroch son of Thomas McCOLM, Ploughman deceased and Mary McCOLM ms WATERSON. Janet McKENZIE, Domestic Servant, Spinster, 18y residing Cairnbroch daughter of Jeannie McKENZIE, Domestic [no father given]. Signed J. Balfour ROBERTSON, Ministser of Leswalt. Witnesses were Robert STEWART and Susan McROBERT. Registered April 28 at Kircolm. John WALLACE, Assistant Registrar. 1902 Marriages, Kirkcolm Wigtownshire entry #6 On the 13th day of June, at Glenside, Kirkcolm After Banns According to the Forms of the Church of Scotland. William Carnochan BARK, Ploughman, Widower age 32 residing Auchleach son of Abram BARK, Fisherman deceased and Janet BARK ms McGHEE. Sarah HENDERSON, Out door worker, Spinster, 25y residing Glenside daughter of Samuel HENDERSON and Elizabeth HENDERSON ms GRAHAM. Signed Albert TARBOLT B. C. Minister of Kirkcolm. Witneses were A. McGUFFEE and Janet BARK. Registered June 14 at Kirkcolm, John WALLACE, Assistant Registrar. ===========================================

Web site wouldn't open. However Google News found several articles in the Galloway Gazette. One is about the bridge and another about children's view of disaster. What is the article you are specifically referring to? Dora -----Original Message----- From: Diana Henry Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 2:24 AM To: sct-wigtownshire-l@rootsweb.com Subject: [Bulk] [WIG LIST] re NS FLOODING Dear Olive and List, hope you will bear with me just to let you know there is a good report in the Galloway Gazette newspaper this week. I don't know how much they put out on their website. http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/ Olive I am told the cables at the suspension bridge have snapped. Diana ------------------------------- 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

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Diana Henry <dianahhenry@yahoo.com> To: "sct-wigtownshire-l@rootsweb.com" <sct-wigtownshire-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 8:24 AM Subject: re NS FLOODING Dear Olive and List, hope you will bear with me just to let you know there is a good report in the Galloway Gazette newspaper this week. I don't know how much they put out on their website. http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/ Olive I am told the cables at the suspension bridge have snapped. Diana

Dear Olive and List, hope you will bear with me just to let you know there is a good report in the Galloway Gazette newspaper this week. I don't know how much they put out on their website. http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/ Olive I am told the cables at the suspension bridge have snapped. Diana

Hello again Fellow Listers; Someone asked if flooding is common in the Newton Stewart area. I remember quite a few floods before I left in 1981, but none as bad as this one. Minnigaff flooded often in the spring when the Penkiln Burn came roaring down from the hills. When the Cree was high and the Penkiln was in spate, the two rivers merged and Minnigaff got the worst of it, except in 1961 when the spate was so fast it took down Queen Mary's Bridge which crossed the Penkiln at Cumloden Mill. I wanted to make sure of the time of that disaster. I loved walking 'round Queen Mary's on a Sunday. When I checked on the Internet to be sure of the year, what came up surprised me. My own story! If you'd like to read what I say about Minnigaff, check it out on the Wigtown Pages. (URL at the bottom of this letter I'm sure.) Find 'Articles' on the left side and look for 'Ghosts in my past'. For those who have an interest in Minnigaff and have not read my wee story, you may find out what the place was like to a scared Canadian girl just before the war. Minnigaff was built hundreds of years ago on the old bed of the Cree. It is low-lying but I don't remember much flooding except near the Penkiln Bridge area, which is called Old Minnigaff. Back to the other side of the River Cree now, to Newton Stewart. Flooding must have been common on what is partly a tidal river. Most of the buildings beside the riverbank are not homes. Recently they did build some which did not fare well this time. Mostly it is car parks that seem to be covered with water. Now for a few replies to your queries. The town was built higher up on the bank. So Barbara, the old McMillan Inn was high and dry, as Mary said. Linda, your Gt.Grandfather's workshop would have been awash last week. His place was on River Road, which is always called roon' the back o' the clock. The main entrance to River Road is just beside the town clock. Where the men are standing at the start of the video is roon' the back o' the clock. They were told to move and stand no closer to the river than Victoria Street. They wouldn't see much there. The bridge was closed for a time as well. Beckah; we should try to find someone to film the same places when they dry out. Any offers from you camera buffs? Sharon; I don't think that many people would swim near the town. Perhaps because the river is so shallow in summer. Hopeful swimmers often went to the Suspension Bridge where it is deep. Near the end of the video you can see a large amount of water before the suspension bridge just appears. Normally the area that was covered with water is like a park. That bridge crosses over to Minnigaff and into Kirkcudbrightshire. Does this help the people who have never been in Newton Stewart? It may help your understanding of the video. Sadly the flooding is all over Britain just now. Thanks for your patience if you are still with me. Olive.