To celebrate Australia Day you can enjoy free, unlimited access to Australia's most comprehensive online collection of Convict records until 31st January. With free access to over 2.3 million Convict and related records, including passenger lists from the First Fleet and original documents dating back to 1788, www.ancestry.com.au can help you discover if there is a convict relative in your family history. If only I could link JOHN KEITH who was transported in 1842 !! Regards, Jenny

Thanks heaps ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet" <[email protected]> To: "Peter Ross" <[email protected]>; "Mark and Janine" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 12:41 PM Subject: St Ninian's Kirkyard MI's > St Ninian's is on line - > > http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scottish/indexstninian2.html > > Find your surname, taking a note of the MI's by number - then scroll down > till you come to that number. > > Cheers > Janet

St Ninian's is on line - http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scottish/indexstninian2.html Find your surname, taking a note of the MI's by number - then scroll down till you come to that number. Cheers Janet

May I please have a copy also? For another McClure descendant in Victoria, Robin Bryson (nee McClure). Many thanks to all, Peter Ross ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark and Janine" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 11:51 AM Subject: [WIG LIST] MI's - McClure/McLure - Isle of Whithorn > Hi All > > Could I please have a lookup of the following MI's at St Ninians Old > Churchyard in Isle of Whithorn. > > McClure 158, 192, 227, 228, 230, 357, 370 > McLure 335 > > > Thanks heaps > Mark and Janine McClure > Point Vernon, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi All Could I please have a lookup of the following MI's at St Ninians Old Churchyard in Isle of Whithorn. McClure 158, 192, 227, 228, 230, 357, 370 McLure 335 Thanks heaps Mark and Janine McClure Point Vernon, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia

FreeCen volunteers have completed their transcription of the 1851 Wigtownshire census: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sctwigfc/#p1851. You can now use http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl to search the 1851 census. Don't forget about the searchable 1851 census transcripts at http://www.dgcommunity.net/historicalindexes/census.aspx. There is also an index to the 1851 census at http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~leighann/parishes/51_census/census_info.html. Sometimes it takes more than one route to find what you're looking for :-) Mary P.S. For updates on which censuses have searchable online transcripts, see http://freecen.rootsweb.com/statistics.html or more specifically for Wigtownshire, see http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sctwigfc/.

Happened upon this South African 1890 death notice. When I googled to make sure that the Blairbuy in the announcement was the one in Wigtownshire (vs. a copycat name from somewhere else), I found these GIFFORDs plus HANNAYs at http://www.genealogyworld.net/ebooks/gifford.html. Coincidentally, my McCULLOCHs were neighbors of these GIFFORDs and HANNAYs, and I believe my 4g-uncle, Thomas Hannay McCULLOCH, was named for a Thomas HANNAY who was part of the GIFFORD/HANNAY clan. More precisely, Thomas HANNAY was a brother of the Andrew HANNAY who is mentioned on this web page as being in his nephew James GIFFORD's 1851 household. (My distant cousin Isaac PARKER was also in that household.) From Africa to my family. Small world! Mary >Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:06:06 -0700 >From: "Ellen Stanton" <[email protected]> > >Source: [email protected] >Subject: [ZA-IB] Domestic Announcements 2 August 1890 > >Transcribed from South Africa Magazine 2 August 1890 >... >DEATHS >... >GIFFORD-On June 25, at the Grange, Umhlali, in her 79th year, Mary, widow of >Alex. Gifford, formerly of Blairbuy, Wigtown. >... > >Transcribed by Ellen Stanton

Alan Cathcart, 7th Lord Cathcart m.1672 Elizabeth Dalrymple chr.1653 (dau of Sir James Dalrymple, 1st Visc. Stair and his wife Margaret Ross of Balneil) and they had son, Major General Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart b. 1686 m.1stly 1718 St Mary Magdalene, Old Fish St, London, to Marion Shaw (dau of Sir John Shaw of Greenock and Margaret Dalrymple b.1683)Not sure if this John Shaw also had Dunskey Castle. Major General Charles Cathcart d. 20 Dec 1740 at sea on route to his post in N. America as Commander-in-Chief. Margaret Dalrymple b. 6 March 1683 N. Berwick, d. 8 Oct 1757, (dau of Sir Hew Dalrymple b.1652 d.1737 & wife Marion Hamilton, and grand-dau of above Sir James Dalrymple, 1st Visc. Stair.) Margaret’s brother was Hew Dalrymple b.1690 who had sasine of Drummore in Life rent 4 May 1753 , then Drummore went to Earl of Stair 23 Jan 1754, (ref. M'Kerlie) and Hew Dalrymple d. 18 June 1755. Hew Dalrymple b.1690 m. 1711 Ann Horn and I am interested in two of their sons : a) James Dalrymple b. 14 March 1724 .....IGI C195294 or C0195294 (father’s name spelt Heugh) ....Scots Peerage vol.8, p.137b) Thomas Dalrymple b.1721 possibly d. Dublin 1779. This Cathcart family may have been in the area of Adair's "Little Genoch".

Hi Toni, I don't have a connection as far I am aware, but your mention of Mary LAVERY marrying James McDOWALL in 1848 caught my interest. I figure he was a son of James McDOWALL & Margaret EDGAR. Have you researched this? Do you know that Mary had a daughter Agnes to William CRAIG in 1845? Regards, Bruce

We would be pleased if anyone has information on the birth / chr. of Thomas Dalrymple b. 12 June 1721, possibly brother of James Dalrymple (below). Name: James Dalrymple Bapt/Chr : 23 Mar 1724 Bapt/Chr Place: EDINBURGH BLOTTER, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND called “blotter” because written roughly in note book then transcribed to the official records- sometimes overlooked if a busy ministry Birth : 14 Mar 1724 Father : Heugh Dalrymple Mother : Ann Horn Batch No: C19529-4 Source Film No: 1068207 CHILDREN OF JAMES AND JANNET DOUGLAS ( who mc............................. at.......................................) 7) Archibald Dalrymple Bapt/Chr : 09 Apr 1765, OLD LUCE, WIGTOWN Father's Name: James Dalrymple Mother's Name: Jannet Douglass Batch Number: C11894-2 Source Film Number: 1068039 1) WILLIAM DALRYMPLE Christening: 24 SEP 1750 Blairdirrie, Glenluce, Wigtown Father: JAMES DALRYMPLE Mother: JANNET DOUGLASS Batch Number: 7304014 Sheet: 23 Source Call No.: 0822643 Type: Film 2) HELEN DALRYMPLE.....Chr: 15 APR 1753 Kirkcowan, Sheet: 25 3) THOMAS DALRYMPLE..Chr: 24 FEB 1756 Kirkcowan, Sheet: 24 4) JOHN DALRYMPLE........Chr: 12 APR 1758 Kirkcowan, Sheet: 25 5) JAMES DALRYMPLE......Chr: 29 AUG 1760 Kirkcowan, Sheet: 26 6) ALEX DALRYMPLE.........Chr: 23 JUL 1762 Kirkcowan, Sheet: 25 7) see above C118942 8) JANNET DALRYMPLE....Chr: 23 NOV 1767 Kirkcowan, Sheet: 26 9) PETER DALRYMPLE......Chr: 05 MAR 1770 Kirkcowan, Sheet: 26 10) JEAN DALRYMPLE.......Chr: 18 JUL 1773 Kirkcowan, Sheet: 27

To Sam Heron, Are you the Sam Heron who played in the Park School cup winning team 1954-55? Bill Dougan

Hi I am researching James Lavery, found in 1841 in Stoneykirk and appears to be born in abt 1796 in Ireland. James was a coachman and hostler. He married Ann Thomson, daughter of William Thomson and Ann Herron, in 1823 in Stoneykirk. I have found the following children of James and Ann: Mary b. 1823 in Stoneykirk James b. abt 1826-1831 in Leswalt – married Sarah Eden (?) Mary b. abt 1827 in Stoneykirk – married James McDowall/McDougall in 1848 in Stoneykirk Agnes b. abt 1829 in Stoneykirk Anne b. Abt 1832 in Stoneykirk John b. abt 1836 in Stoneykirk – married Jane Morton 1857 in Glasgow, married Isabel Kirsop 1876 in Glasgow Jean b. abt 1839 in Stoneykirk Charlotte b. 1840 in Inch – married Michael/Malcolm Laughlan in 1863 in Glasgow William b. 1843 in Inch Son John immigrated to Queensland, Australia. In Glasgow and Australia he was known as John Lawrie. I believe Ann Herron, mother of Ann Thomson, died in 1841 in Stoneykirk. Her birth was listed as 1771 in Wigtownshire in the 1841 census, Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire. There was an Ann Heron born in 1769 to Agnes Dalziel and William Heron in Wigtownshire. I would be interested if anyone can confirm this parentage. Ann married William Thomson in Stoneykirk in 1798. William was listed as a Joiner on Daughter Ann’s death record. I have not found parents for William. Any help with any of these people would be greatly appreciated. I have also found a reference in a newspaper article for the death of Alexander Angus Lawrie, son of John Lawrie of Stranraer, Wigtownshire: The Brisbane Courier, Queensland - Saturday 17 April 1915, page 4 Death Notice LAWRIE, - On the 5th April, at Brisbane, Alexander Lawrie, son of the late John Lawrie, of Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland, Source: http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20009816?searchTerm=daniel+lawrie#pstart1585690 This Alexander was the son of John Lawrie and Catherine Kerr. I believe these families are unrelated but thought I’d share the link. My John Lawrie lived in Brisbane and died there in Feb. 1915. Unless he married for a third time, Alexander is not his son, although he was separated from his second wife Isabel when he sailed for Australia with his children. John was abt 49 when he immigrated so it is possible he remarried but I have found no record of this. I am happy to share any information I have uncovered, and can provide a fair amount of information on John Lavery (Lawrie) and his descendants, although I have yet to locate any birth record for John. Regards Toni Olson

----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "Sam Heron" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 11:25 PM Subject: Re: Stranraer born > Hi Sam > Were you born in Stranraer as i have lived here all of my life. > Can you tell me a little about your radio programme as i will be phoning > my > brother on sunday morning. > Just seen news re flooding, must be terrible for everyone affected. > > Allan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sam Heron" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 7:31 PM > Subject: Stranraer born > > >> Allan, >> I live in Virginia also on the North side of Brisbane. >> I am always interested in hearing about people from Stranraer as I >> mention >> Stranraer regularly on our Scottish Radio program here in Brisbane. >> Good hearing from you, >> Sam Heron >> My telephone in Brisbane is 3266 9131 >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: "Sam Heron" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 1:26 AM >> Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Wigtownshire area, sq miles >> >> >>> Just wondered where you live in Brisbane as i am from Stranraer, my >>> brother >>> lives in Stafford Hieghts in Brisbane. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Allan Lindsay >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Sam Heron" <[email protected]> >>> To: "Shirley Walsh" <[email protected]>; >>> <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 7:29 AM >>> Subject: [WIG LIST] Wigtownshire area, sq miles >>> >>> >>>> Shirley and Fellow Listers, >>>> Brisbane is recovering too quickly from nine (9) years of drought. Our >>>> local Wivenhoe Dam that was at 17% capacity this time last year is now >>>> almost at the equivalent of 200% full. 100% is seen to be full for >>>> normal >>>> purposes; the balance of the same volume again is a reserve allocation >>>> of >>>> a storage area as part of a flood prevention measure for occasions such >>>> as >>>> now. Excessive rain has caused the dam to be over-filled by in excess >>>> of >>>> one million megalitres of water or one million, million litres of water >>>> and because the dam is almost full to its maximum capacity some of the >>>> water must be released immediately in a controlled manner >>>> notwithstanding >>>> the flooding that is already happening. Our only blessing is that >>>> today's >>>> and tomorrow's high sea tides where the Brisbane River meets the sea >>>> are >>>> lesser just now than they will be later in the week so the wall of sea >>>> water that the flood water is meeting is fortunately lesser and >>>> therefore >>>> so is the flooding peak level and there! >>>> fore the number of homes that will go under; presently perhaps 40,000. >>>> An example of what our weather is like, we had 150 mm or six inches of >>>> rain on the old scale in just over one hour at our home one day last >>>> week >>>> and our back yard quickly flooded and just as quickly went down again >>>> not >>>> long after the rain stopped. We have been averaging inches of rain >>>> frequently for a little while now. That is what happened in Toowoomba >>>> earlier this week when it had a flash tsunami-like wave of water metres >>>> high that took many lives and had cars seemingly surfing in it. A >>>> downpour thought to be about 150 mm or 6 inches of rain fell in a very >>>> short space of time, and it fell between established weather gauges, >>>> and >>>> therefore got under the guard of the weather bureau personnel and the >>>> next >>>> thing that was known was a several metre-high wall of water swept down >>>> the >>>> main street of Toowoomba and then down towards Brisbane wiping out >>>> towns >>>> and settlements on the way without any real warning. This is how >>>> fickle >>>> and powerful Nature can be. >>>> Queensland is in quite a bad way at the moment. It is 1,730,648 km2 or >>>> 668,207 square miles in size and it is now 75% flooding disaster >>>> declared >>>> as other major provincial cities and country centres have flooded as >>>> well >>>> as Brisbane. It is the equivalent of almost seventeen (17) Scotlands >>>> being flooded. >>>> We are perfectly safe at our place but my daughter and son-in-law who >>>> carefully selected and bought a house that was not affected by our 1974 >>>> Brisbane flood, and that is seen to be our yardstick, have already >>>> evacuated their home yesterday as have many, many tens of thousands of >>>> people. Our 1974 Brisbane flood was seen to be a once in a lifetime >>>> happening but it now seems it wasn't. >>>> We were at the near North Coast (Sunshine Coast) about 100 km or about >>>> 65 >>>> miles from Brisbane and we were unable to get back to Brisbane until >>>> today >>>> as the roads were cut by flood waters and this story is repeated right >>>> throughout much of the state of Queensland. As soon as we heard the >>>> roads >>>> were clear of flooding and open, we packed up and headed home as we had >>>> not expected to get through until tomorrow at the earliest or even >>>> perhaps >>>> the weekend depending on whether further predicted rains eventuated. >>>> Everyone here knows many people who have become displaced but they >>>> bounce >>>> back very quickly, almost as if in defiance. Houses and offices that >>>> flood >>>> can be fixed but the loss of life is hard to take and that is where we >>>> are >>>> at just now. To us it isn't really about the floods anymore it is >>>> about >>>> the dead and also how many of the missing won't have survived. >>>> I thank everyone for the concern shown, we really are just one big >>>> international family of Jock Tamson's bairns (although in Stranraer we >>>> always said 'weans'). >>>> Sam Heron. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Shirley Walsh" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 5:48 AM >>>> Subject: [WIG LIST] Wigtownshire area, sq miles >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sam, hope you are all safe and on high ground. Chin up to all. >>>>> On looking at a map of Wigtownshire it shows it to be about 32 x 29 >>>>> miles, about 480 square miles. >>>>> A map of Queensland, Australia, shows the flooded area at : >>>>> http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=-26.784818281741096~152.96827574171027&lvl=7&dir=0&sty=r&cid=B45BE63DA52D0EDA!196 >>>>> The distance from Brisbane to Hebel may be around 335 miles, about ten >>>>> times that of Wigtownshire. >>>>> I would gladly accept any correction from you. 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Hi Toni, I have a William Thomson, unfortunately he would have been born a bit too soon to have been married in the late 1700s. he was the son on John Thomson and Agnes McTaggart and was born/baptized Sept. 8, 1784 in Wigtown. Too bad the marriage wasn't a bit later eh? Patti

Meg - Many thanks for that information, I knew there had to be something with the number of them that died so quickly. Yes please if you could send me the JPGs it would be much appreciated. Sorry I have not responded to anyone sooner I have not had the time this week to do much 'Tree' work as I am about to become a grandma again in the next couple of days. Andrea -------Original Message------- From: Meg Greenwood Date: 01/15/11 23:13:34 To: [email protected] Subject: [WIG LIST] Torhousemuir deaths Andrea - I looked up those 1860 Torhousemuir deaths, they were recorded In Wigtown. Scarlet fever and Scarlatina were the causes : Robert SMITH died 13y of Scarlatina 4d duration Samuel SMITH died 6y of Scarlet Fever, 8d duration David SMITH died 3y 5m of Scarlatina, 2d duration. I can send JPGs of these entrys if you are interested. MegG in OK ------------------------------ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Patti, There's lots of information on your STEVENSONs. I have delved into some of it using census data from the IGI, FreeCEN and Ancestry.com. If you have an Ancestry.com subscription, or can get to a library with the service, you will be able to pursue this further. I did these transcriptions in a hurry, so missed noting some details. I did take a look at a some of the images though, and corrected transcription errors where I noticed them. (Ancestry.com census transcriptions are somewhat prone to error.) *IGI Parent Search*: Results for: Birth/Christening, Wigtown, Scotland, British Isles Father: James Stevenson, Mother: Barbara Thomson Exact Spelling: Off 1. ANTHONY STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 29 OCT 1833 Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland 2. ANTHONY STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 05 APR 1835 Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland 3. JAMES STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 06 JUN 1826 Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland 4. JOHN STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 18 JUN 1822 Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland 5. THOMAS MACMILLAN STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 20 NOV 1837 Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland 6. WILLIAM DALZEL STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 27 FEB 1831 Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland 7. Alexander STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: 15 APR 1820 , Wigtown, Scotland 8. John STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: 14 JUN 1822 , Wigtown, Scotland 9. James STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: 04 JUN 1826 , Wigtown, Scotland 10. Thomas Mcmillan STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: 19 NOV 1837 , Wigtown, Scotland 11. JANE MCGUFFIE STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 04 AUG 1828 Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland 12. ALEXANDER STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 17 APR 1820 Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland 1841 census from FreeCEN and 1851 from D&GCIS for the family in Wigtown were given earlier. *1851 Census (FreeCEN)* Bottom of Form *Piece:* HO107/1915 *Place:* Redruth -Cornwall *Enumeration District:* 1e *Civil Parish:* Redruth *Ecclesiastical Parish:* - *Folio:* 92 *Page:* 1 *Schedule:* 1 *Address:* 3 Chapel Terrace Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks STEPHENSON Alexander Head M M 30 Draper (Master Employng 2 Men) Scotland - - STEPHENSON Margret Wife M F 33 - Scotland - - STEPHENSON Agnes Dau - F 3 Scholar At Home Cornwall - Redruth STEPHENSON James Son - M 1 - Cornwall - Redruth STEPHENSON Thomas Son - M 1m - Cornwall - Redruth CAIRNS Mary Sislaw U F 24 - Scotland - - CAMPBELL Neil Lodger U M 20 Draper (Master) Scotland - - CLARKE William Asstnt U M 23 Draper Asst Scotland - - LEMIN Avis Servnt M F 50 Nurse Cornwall - St Agnes FIRSTBROOK Elizabeth Servnt U F 23 General Servant Cornwall - St Agnes * * *Ancestry.com:* ** *1861 Scotland, Wigtownshire, Wigtown, ED 3, Sch 24, N side of High St* James Stevenson, Head, 66, Shoemaker, Creetown Margaret McClure, Sister, 58, Housekeeper, Creetown Anthony Stevenson, Son, 26, Mariner, Wigtown Maragret Nelson, Niece, 34, Dressmaker, Creetown *1871 Scotland, Wigtown, ED 3, Sch 23, High St* James Stevenson, Head, 77, Shoemaker, Creetown Margaret McClure, Sister, 72, , Creetown * * *1861 England, Cornwall, Redruth, ED 6, Sch 79, Chapel Terrace* Alexander Stevenson, Head, M, 40, Travelling Draper employing 3 men, Scotland Wigtown Maragret Stevenson, Wife, M, 42, , Scotland Larkhall Agnes G Stevenson, Daur, 13, , Scholar, Cornwall Redruth James Stevenson, Son, , 11, Scholar, Cornwall Redruth Thomas Stevenson, Son, , 10, Scholar, Cornwall Redruth Alexander Stevenson, Son, ,5, , Cornwall Redruth Thomas Stevenson, Brother, U, 23, Travelling Draper, Scotland Wigtown *1871 England, Cornwall, Redruth, ED 2, Sch 14,* Alexander Stevenson, Head, M, 51, Travelling Draper, Scotland Margaret Stevenson, Wife, M, 53, , Scotland Agnes Grsham Stevenson, Daur, U, 23, , Cornwall Redruth Alexander Stevenson, Son, U, 15, Scholar, Cornwall Redruth *1881 England, Cornwall, Redruth, ED 6, 28 Coach Lane* Alexander Stevenson, Head, M, 60, Draper, Scotland Maragret Stevenson, wife, M, 63, , Scotland Agnes G Stevenson, Daur, U, 33, , Cornwall Redruth * * *1891 England, Cornwall, Redruth, ED 6, p 15, Sch 90, 28 Coacham* A Stevenson, Head, M, 70, Merchant (M? Materials), Wigtown Wigtownshire Maragret Stevenson, Wife, M, 72, , Larkhall Lanarkshire Agnes Stevenson, Daur, U, 42, , Redruth Cornwall * * *1861 England, London, Middlesex, Clerkenwell, ED 3, Sch 407* William D Stevenson, Head, M, 30, Draper, Scotland Wigtown Mary Stevenson, Wife, M, 3, , Hants Southampton Jane Stevenson, Daur, , 8, Scholar, Hants Southampton James Stevenson, Son, , 5, Scholar, Devon Plymouth Mary Stevenson, Daur, ,2 mo, , Middlesex Clerkenwell *1871 England, London, Middlesex, St Paul, ED 14, Sch 84, 7 Idonia St* William D Stevenson, Head, M, 40, Draper, Scotland Mary Stevenson, Wife, M, 41, , Hants Southampton Jane Stevenson, Daur, U, 18,, Hants Southampton James Stevenson, Son, U, 14, Tea Dealer, Devon Plymouth Mary Stevenson, Daur, , 10, Scholar, Middlesex, London Jane Stevenson, Daur, , 2, , Middlesex London *1991 England, London, Rotherwhithe, ED 12, P 17, Sch 72, 1 Hawkstone Rd* William D Stevenson, Head, M, 60, Commercial Traveller, Scotland Mary E Stevenson, Wife, M, 60, Scotland Jessie Stevenson, Daur, U, 21 *1871 England, Lancashire, West Derby, Toxteth Park, ED 23, Sch 39, 41 Roscommon St* Anthony Stevenson, Head, M, 35, Mariner, Wigtown, Scotland Jane Stevenson, Wife, M, 31, , Liverpool Robert Stevenson, Son, , 3, , Liverpool *1881 England, Lancashire, West Derby, Kirkdale, ED 23, Sch 39, 109 Arlington St* Anthony Stevenson, Head, M, 45, Mariner, Scotland Jane Stevenson, Wife, M, , Liverpool Robert Stevenson, Son, , 13, , Liverpool Barabara Stevenson, Daur, , 9, , Liverpool Anthony Stevenson, Son, , 7, , Liverpool *1891 England, Lancashire, West Derby, Kirkdale, ED 4, P 38, Sch 223, 7 Zante St* Anthony Stevenson, Head, M, 55, Ships Rigger Jane Stevenson, Wife, M, 52, Elizabeth B Stevenson, Daur, U, 19, ? waitress Anthony Stevenson, Son, U, 16, Warehouse porter *1901 England, Lancashire, Chorlton, ED 74, P 11, Sch 78, 47 Russell St* Agnes Stevenson, Wife, M, 32, , Liverpool Barbara Stevenson, Daur, , 5, , Manchester Robert Stevenson, Son, , 2, , Manchester P 12 Anthony Stevenson, Father-in-law, M, 64, Belting Warehouseman, Scotland Jane Stevenson, Mother-in-law, M, 62, , Liverpool There are lots of leads here, so I imagine it will keep you busy for some time. Let me know if you need clarification on any of this. Regards, Bruce

Meg -- If it wouldn't be too much of an imposition, I would also like to have these JPGs. Andrea's 3gg mother, Ann (Marshall) Smith, the mother of these three unfortunate children, was my 3gg aunt; Andrea is my 5th cousin. To Andrea: Congratulations on your new grandchild! I know you must be excited; we are expecting our 38th next month, and it never gets old! Incidentally, some months ago Norma Bell sent me a photo of the ruins of Mount Pleasant, the cot house at Torhousemuir where Alexander and Ann Smith lived. If you do not have it, I would be happy to send you a copy. Guy I. Colby IV Irving, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrea To: Meg Greenwood ; Wigtownshire Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 6:09 PM Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Torhousemuir deaths Meg - Many thanks for that information, I knew there had to be something with the number of them that died so quickly. Yes please if you could send me the JPGs it would be much appreciated. Sorry I have not responded to anyone sooner I have not had the time this week to do much 'Tree' work as I am about to become a grandma again in the next couple of days. Andrea -------Original Message------- From: Meg Greenwood Date: 01/15/11 23:13:34 To: [email protected] Subject: [WIG LIST] Torhousemuir deaths Andrea - I looked up those 1860 Torhousemuir deaths, they were recorded In Wigtown. Scarlet fever and Scarlatina were the causes : Robert SMITH died 13y of Scarlatina 4d duration Samuel SMITH died 6y of Scarlet Fever, 8d duration David SMITH died 3y 5m of Scarlatina, 2d duration. I can send JPGs of these entrys if you are interested. MegG in OK

Andrea - I looked up those 1860 Torhousemuir deaths, they were recorded in Wigtown. Scarlet fever and Scarlatina were the causes : Robert SMITH died 13y of Scarlatina 4d duration Samuel SMITH died 6y of Scarlet Fever, 8d duration David SMITH died 3y 5m of Scarlatina, 2d duration. I can send JPGs of these entrys if you are interested. MegG in OK ------------------------------

Hi Bruce, well....there is an upwardly mobile family for you eh? They really got around didn't they? Thanks for putting it all in order like that. It shouldn't be too hard to trace them forward from there now. Imagine them going to Cornwall , London and Toxteth Park. Yes I do have a subscription to ancestry so I'll get to that now. Thanks again, Regards, Patti ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce McDowall To: pmcvetty Cc: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:32 AM Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Thomson/McTaggart/Stevenson Hi Patti, There's lots of information on your STEVENSONs. I have delved into some of it using census data from the IGI, FreeCEN and Ancestry.com. If you have an Ancestry.com subscription, or can get to a library with the service, you will be able to pursue this further. I did these transcriptions in a hurry, so missed noting some details. I did take a look at a some of the images though, and corrected transcription errors where I noticed them. (Ancestry.com census transcriptions are somewhat prone to error.) IGI Parent Search: Results for: Birth/Christening, Wigtown, Scotland, British Isles Father: James Stevenson, Mother: Barbara Thomson Exact Spelling: Off 1. ANTHONY STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 29 OCT 1833 Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland 2. ANTHONY STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 05 APR 1835 Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland 3. JAMES STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 06 JUN 1826 Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland 4. JOHN STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 18 JUN 1822 Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland 5. THOMAS MACMILLAN STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 20 NOV 1837 Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland 6. WILLIAM DALZEL STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 27 FEB 1831 Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland 7. Alexander STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: 15 APR 1820 , Wigtown, Scotland 8. John STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: 14 JUN 1822 , Wigtown, Scotland 9. James STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: 04 JUN 1826 , Wigtown, Scotland 10. Thomas Mcmillan STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: 19 NOV 1837 , Wigtown, Scotland 11. JANE MCGUFFIE STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Christening: 04 AUG 1828 Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland 12. ALEXANDER STEVENSON - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 17 APR 1820 Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland 1841 census from FreeCEN and 1851 from D&GCIS for the family in Wigtown were given earlier. 1851 Census (FreeCEN) Bottom of Form Piece: HO107/1915 Place: Redruth -Cornwall Enumeration District: 1e Civil Parish: Redruth Ecclesiastical Parish: - Folio: 92 Page: 1 Schedule: 1 Address: 3 Chapel Terrace Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks STEPHENSON Alexander Head M M 30 Draper (Master Employng 2 Men) Scotland - - STEPHENSON Margret Wife M F 33 - Scotland - - STEPHENSON Agnes Dau - F 3 Scholar At Home Cornwall - Redruth STEPHENSON James Son - M 1 - Cornwall - Redruth STEPHENSON Thomas Son - M 1m - Cornwall - Redruth CAIRNS Mary Sislaw U F 24 - Scotland - - CAMPBELL Neil Lodger U M 20 Draper (Master) Scotland - - CLARKE William Asstnt U M 23 Draper Asst Scotland - - LEMIN Avis Servnt M F 50 Nurse Cornwall - St Agnes FIRSTBROOK Elizabeth Servnt U F 23 General Servant Cornwall - St Agnes Ancestry.com: 1861 Scotland, Wigtownshire, Wigtown, ED 3, Sch 24, N side of High St James Stevenson, Head, 66, Shoemaker, Creetown Margaret McClure, Sister, 58, Housekeeper, Creetown Anthony Stevenson, Son, 26, Mariner, Wigtown Maragret Nelson, Niece, 34, Dressmaker, Creetown 1871 Scotland, Wigtown, ED 3, Sch 23, High St James Stevenson, Head, 77, Shoemaker, Creetown Margaret McClure, Sister, 72, , Creetown 1861 England, Cornwall, Redruth, ED 6, Sch 79, Chapel Terrace Alexander Stevenson, Head, M, 40, Travelling Draper employing 3 men, Scotland Wigtown Maragret Stevenson, Wife, M, 42, , Scotland Larkhall Agnes G Stevenson, Daur, 13, , Scholar, Cornwall Redruth James Stevenson, Son, , 11, Scholar, Cornwall Redruth Thomas Stevenson, Son, , 10, Scholar, Cornwall Redruth Alexander Stevenson, Son, ,5, , Cornwall Redruth Thomas Stevenson, Brother, U, 23, Travelling Draper, Scotland Wigtown 1871 England, Cornwall, Redruth, ED 2, Sch 14, Alexander Stevenson, Head, M, 51, Travelling Draper, Scotland Margaret Stevenson, Wife, M, 53, , Scotland Agnes Grsham Stevenson, Daur, U, 23, , Cornwall Redruth Alexander Stevenson, Son, U, 15, Scholar, Cornwall Redruth 1881 England, Cornwall, Redruth, ED 6, 28 Coach Lane Alexander Stevenson, Head, M, 60, Draper, Scotland Maragret Stevenson, wife, M, 63, , Scotland Agnes G Stevenson, Daur, U, 33, , Cornwall Redruth 1891 England, Cornwall, Redruth, ED 6, p 15, Sch 90, 28 Coacham A Stevenson, Head, M, 70, Merchant (M? Materials), Wigtown Wigtownshire Maragret Stevenson, Wife, M, 72, , Larkhall Lanarkshire Agnes Stevenson, Daur, U, 42, , Redruth Cornwall 1861 England, London, Middlesex, Clerkenwell, ED 3, Sch 407 William D Stevenson, Head, M, 30, Draper, Scotland Wigtown Mary Stevenson, Wife, M, 3, , Hants Southampton Jane Stevenson, Daur, , 8, Scholar, Hants Southampton James Stevenson, Son, , 5, Scholar, Devon Plymouth Mary Stevenson, Daur, ,2 mo, , Middlesex Clerkenwell 1871 England, London, Middlesex, St Paul, ED 14, Sch 84, 7 Idonia St William D Stevenson, Head, M, 40, Draper, Scotland Mary Stevenson, Wife, M, 41, , Hants Southampton Jane Stevenson, Daur, U, 18,, Hants Southampton James Stevenson, Son, U, 14, Tea Dealer, Devon Plymouth Mary Stevenson, Daur, , 10, Scholar, Middlesex, London Jane Stevenson, Daur, , 2, , Middlesex London 1991 England, London, Rotherwhithe, ED 12, P 17, Sch 72, 1 Hawkstone Rd William D Stevenson, Head, M, 60, Commercial Traveller, Scotland Mary E Stevenson, Wife, M, 60, Scotland Jessie Stevenson, Daur, U, 21 1871 England, Lancashire, West Derby, Toxteth Park, ED 23, Sch 39, 41 Roscommon St Anthony Stevenson, Head, M, 35, Mariner, Wigtown, Scotland Jane Stevenson, Wife, M, 31, , Liverpool Robert Stevenson, Son, , 3, , Liverpool 1881 England, Lancashire, West Derby, Kirkdale, ED 23, Sch 39, 109 Arlington St Anthony Stevenson, Head, M, 45, Mariner, Scotland Jane Stevenson, Wife, M, , Liverpool Robert Stevenson, Son, , 13, , Liverpool Barabara Stevenson, Daur, , 9, , Liverpool Anthony Stevenson, Son, , 7, , Liverpool 1891 England, Lancashire, West Derby, Kirkdale, ED 4, P 38, Sch 223, 7 Zante St Anthony Stevenson, Head, M, 55, Ships Rigger Jane Stevenson, Wife, M, 52, Elizabeth B Stevenson, Daur, U, 19, ? waitress Anthony Stevenson, Son, U, 16, Warehouse porter 1901 England, Lancashire, Chorlton, ED 74, P 11, Sch 78, 47 Russell St Agnes Stevenson, Wife, M, 32, , Liverpool Barbara Stevenson, Daur, , 5, , Manchester Robert Stevenson, Son, , 2, , Manchester P 12 Anthony Stevenson, Father-in-law, M, 64, Belting Warehouseman, Scotland Jane Stevenson, Mother-in-law, M, 62, , Liverpool There are lots of leads here, so I imagine it will keep you busy for some time. Let me know if you need clarification on any of this. Regards, Bruce

The version that I copied from is dated 1906. Mary At 08:22 PM 1/14/2011, Crawford MacKeand wrote: >One thing I realize that I didn't mention. There were two editions of >M'Kerlie's book (an original one which spanned several years) and >another in about 1905? and unfortunately the page numbers are not the >same in both. I'm not sure which version Google Books has scanned in. >Of course, when the "Wigtownshire Pages" section was written, there >were no Google pages. > >Crawford. > >On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Mary Richardson ><[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Barb -- > > > > In some countries (but not Australia as I > > understand it), M'Kerlie's volumes are online via > > Google books. When I searched for > > Baryerrock/Baryarroch/Baryerroch in volume 2, I > > got one hit on page 220. It's part of the quite > > lengthy section on Barnbarroch, which begins on p. 190: > > > > "The farms which comprised the Barnbarroch estate > > prior to 1873, were Meikle Airies, Barglass, > > Barnbarroch Mains, Barlas, Barwhanny, > > Barvernochan, Baryerrock, Bing, Claycross, > > Drumjargon, Knockan, Knockefferick, Marchfarm, > > Slochabbert, and East Slochabbert, High and Low > > Barness, and Clutag (South and Little)."