Hi Listers, I am new to this list and wondered if any one can, please, help me. My ggrandfather Thomas TODD died in 1919 in Stranraer, and I believe he is buried in the Inch Churchyard. I was wondering if someone could possibly find out for me if he has a headstone and what the inscription is? Regards, Lyndell (from South Australia)

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Goudey" <Ken@goudey.org> To: "Wigtownshire List" <Sct-Wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 6:19 PM Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] TODD family Hi , if it is a reasonable day tomorrow weather -wise, I will go along to Inch New and have a look for Thomas Todd. Diana > Hi Lindell, > > My thought is that he may be buried in the New Inch Church yard. I'm > near San Francisco, so I'm also a long way away. Maybe someone else > on the list can comment on this, or possibly go there and have a look. > > Ken Goudey > > > At 08:08 AM 3/10/2007, Wayne Hannay wrote: >>Hey Lindell. >> >>There is one MI recorded for the TODD family but is for: >> >>Erected in memory of William TODD late farmer Kirminnoch who died 7th Feby >>1871 aged 55. Also Agnes McWINNIE who died at Kirminnoch 1st Septr 1870 >>aged >>57. Also Mary McWINNIE relict of William TODD who died 25th March 1886 >>aged >>70. Margaret GIRVAN relict of Walter STODDARD who died 4th June 1881 aged >>83. >> >>This is the only TODD MI recorded in Inch Old Parish Kirkyard. >> >>Wayne >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "lyndell joy horbury" <***> >>To: "Wigtownshire" <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 5:26 AM >>Subject: [WIG LIST] TODD family >> >> >> > Hi Listers, >> > I am new to this list and wondered if any one can, please, help me. My >> > ggrandfather Thomas TODD died in 1919 in Stranraer, and I believe he is >> > buried in the Inch Churchyard. I was wondering if someone could >> > possibly >> > find out for me if he has a headstone and what the inscription is? >> > Regards, >> > Lyndell (from South Australia) >> > >> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

BIRTHS M'ILWRAITH, Female - B13/8/1855 - At High Croach, parish of Inch, on the 13th instant, Mrs M'Ilwraith, of a daughter. MILLIGAN, Female - B9/8/1855 - At Corsbie, Newton-Stewart, on the 9th instant, the wife of Mr James Milligan, of a dughter. MARRIAGES JAMIESON, Robert - M23/8/1855 - At Stranraer, on the 23d instant, by the Rev. W.M. Simpson, Robert Jamieson, Esq., of Eumeralla (Emmeralla) Colony of Victoria, to Joanna Douglas, youngest surviving daughter of the late Wm Black, Esq., Stranraer. TORRIE, Alex. - M20/8/1855 - Here, at High Street, on the 20th instant, by the Rev. William Smellie, Mr Alex. Torrie, General Post Office, Glasgow, to Annie, eldest daughter of the late Mr Alex. Lister, Stranraer. CAIRNS, John - M14/8/1855 - At Glenluce, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. James Pullar, U.P. Church, Mr John Cairns, mariner, to Miss Mary Stephenson. EWEN, Robert - M23/8/1855 - At Achairne House, Ballantrae, on the 23d instant, by the Rev. John Milroy, Rrobert Ewen, Esq., of Ewenfield, Ayrshire, to Miss Christian Janet Hart, Achairne House. MANSON, Andrew - M14/8/1855 - At Sorbie, on the 14th instant, by the Rev. E.K. Sloan, Mr Andrew Manson, to Miss Margaret M'Gowan, daughter of Mr James M'Gowan, Sorbie. DEATHS KEVAN, John - D17/8/1855 - At Kirkcowan village, on the 17th instant, Mr John Kevan, merchant, &c, aged 42 years, after a very short illness from the bursting of a blood vessel. His death is much regretted by a large circle of acquaintances. M'TALDROCH/KERR, Catherine - D15/8/1855 - At 8 Cross, Paisley, on the 15th inst., Catherine Kerr, relict of James M'Taldroch, Portpatrick. FERGUSSON/NEILSON, Sarah - D12/8/1855 - At Garleffen, Ballantrae, on the 12th instant, Sarah Neilson, widow of the late Mr Peter Fergusson. M'CLELLAND, Thomas - D17/8/1855 - At Newton-Stewart, on the 17th instant, Mr Thomas M'Clelland, residenter, aged 78 years. BEATTIE, William - In the WFP 23/8/1855 - At Blackcraig, Minnigaff, Mr William Beattie, miner, aged 53 years. ANDERSON, Christian Stewart - D15/8/1855 - At Wigtown, on the 15th instant, aged 2 years, Christian Stewart, eldest daughter of Geo. Anderson, Esq., merchant, Glasgow. BLAIN/DOUGLAS, Margaret - D16/8/1855 - At Wigtown, on the 16th instant, Margaret Douglas, relict of the late David Blain, Esq., of Kilchrist, (Kirchrist) aged 65 years. M'KEAND, William - D14/8/1855 - At Hillhead of Keltonhill, on the 14th current, William M'Keand, farmer there, aged 75. Friends at a distance will accept of this notice.

----- Original Message ----- From: DIANA HENRY To: sct-wigtownshire@roots Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 10:41 AM Subject: FULTON/WRIGHT/McKEACHIE More MI's from Old Graveyards in Stranraer. www.dgfhs.org.uk Reformed Presbyterian Church Burial Ground Dalrymple St. Stranraer. No 16 Samuel Fulton died at Macao in China 27th Octr 1842 aged 26 years. Also Thomas Fulton died in Canada 5th Septr. 1846 aged 37 years. Parents John Fulton and Flora Wright. No 26 Thomas McKeachie died at Toronto Upper Canada 14th August, 1844 aged 33 years. David McKeachie died at Maneroo New South Wales 17th February 1845 aged 30 years. John McKeachie died at Quebec Canada 26th September 1847 age 27 years. (Probable father John McKeachie late farmer in Knocknain.) Diana

More Mi's from Old Burial Grounds in Stranraer www.dgfhs.org.uk - publications. St. Andrew's Church Burial Ground, Ivy Place, Stranraer No 9 Thomas McDowall died 9th July 1825 "whose dust reposes in Augusta Georgia U.S." Parents John McDowall and Ann Beggs. No 19 William Stewart died in New South Wales, Australia on 14th Feby 1862 aged 38 years. Father William Stewart, Vintner, Stranraer. No 26 (Rev) George Hunter M. A. died 12th March 19(00) at Inchang, China. No 29 James McLelland died in Invercargill New Zealand 5th August 1877 aged 42 years. Parents Alexander McLelland (baker, Stranraer) and Sarah McCaig. No 30 Robert Nelson died 22d May 1903 aged 66 years interred in Oakridge Cemetery, Chicago USA. No 56 William McMaster died 13th July 1883 at Kimberley, South Africa aged 26 years. Peter Wilson McMaster died about 1st April 1887 on the Lebombo Mountains near Barberton, South Africa aged 27 years. Parents John McMaster and Sarah Wilson. No 70 Alexander Dyer died at Krugersdorp South Africa March 1896 aged 38 years. Parents William Dyer Tailor and Clothier Stranraer and Christinna McMartin. No 79 Mary McWilliam died at Ottawa, Canada January 1892. Husband Matthew Crawford and Parents Andrew McWilliam, late farmer Airies and Elizabeth McDowall. Diana

More MI's from Old Graveyards in Stranraer. www.dgfhs.org.uk Reformed Presbyterian Church Burial Ground Dalrymple St. Stranraer. No 16 Samuel Fulton died at Macao in China 27th Octr 1842 aged 26 years. Also Thomas Fulton died in Canada 5th Septr. 1846 aged 37 years. Parents John Fulton and Flora Wright. No 26 Thomas McKeachie died at Toronto Upper Canada 14th August, 1844 aged 33 years. David McKeachie died at Maneroo New South Wales 17th February 1845 aged 30 years. John McKeachie died at Quebec Canada 26th September 1847 age 27 years. (Probable father John McKeachie late farmer in Knocknain.) Diana

Some MI for people died oversees from the Old Kirkyards in Stranraer. Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society, 9, Glasgow St. Dumfries, DG2 9AF www.dgfhs.org.uk. United Presbyterian Church Burial Ground (Thistle Street) No 44 John Finlay died 8th Octr 1847 at Crosse Island, near Quebec and is interred there aged 19 years. His parents John Finlay and Agnes Aitken Finlay. No 74 John Alexander Douglas died at Calcutta June 1842 in his twentyeighth year. His father William Douglas. No 78 Mary Fernie died at the South West Pass of the Mississippi on the 20th October 1853 aged 23 years. Wife of Capt. Charles Semple and daughter of Henry Fernie and Jane Hodd. Also, William James Fernie who died at Florence on 28th April 1874 aged 27 years. Son of the above. No 89. William Smellie died at Calcutta 12th March 1866 aged 42 years. Parents the Rev. William Smellie and Margaret Reid. Diana

The Deed 2823 is also in the book "Wigtownshire Charters", Third Series, Vol. 51, Edited by R.C. Reid. Printed for the Scottish History Society. 1960. A search can be conducted for people and places at : http:// books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC67404750&id=V3YTAAAAIAAJ&q=Schedok&dq=Schedok&pgis=1 A short extract of the deed (in English) is on page 14, as shown on the bottom of the page as ( R.M.S., 1546/80-2823. ). I find that the spelling of the placenames in the 1500s may differ considerably which makes searching a little difficult, and some placenames may not be indexed in the book. However, taking all into consideration, including the enormous task of translating the documents in these 253 pages, the persons responsible deserve hearty congratulations and sincere thanks on a job well-done.

Hi Lindell, My thought is that he may be buried in the New Inch Church yard. I'm near San Francisco, so I'm also a long way away. Maybe someone else on the list can comment on this, or possibly go there and have a look. Ken Goudey At 08:08 AM 3/10/2007, Wayne Hannay wrote: >Hey Lindell. > >There is one MI recorded for the TODD family but is for: > >Erected in memory of William TODD late farmer Kirminnoch who died 7th Feby >1871 aged 55. Also Agnes McWINNIE who died at Kirminnoch 1st Septr 1870 aged >57. Also Mary McWINNIE relict of William TODD who died 25th March 1886 aged >70. Margaret GIRVAN relict of Walter STODDARD who died 4th June 1881 aged >83. > >This is the only TODD MI recorded in Inch Old Parish Kirkyard. > >Wayne > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "lyndell joy horbury" <***> >To: "Wigtownshire" <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 5:26 AM >Subject: [WIG LIST] TODD family > > > > Hi Listers, > > I am new to this list and wondered if any one can, please, help me. My > > ggrandfather Thomas TODD died in 1919 in Stranraer, and I believe he is > > buried in the Inch Churchyard. I was wondering if someone could possibly > > find out for me if he has a headstone and what the inscription is? > > Regards, > > Lyndell (from South Australia) > > > > > >------------------------------- >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

Off to attend to the rest of my life, but before doing so I have to thank...again and again...those on the Lanark list and the "Doonhamer" ones. My English "anonymous sleuth" on the Wigtownshire site even went to PRO at Kew (London), a fair distance away from where he lives in England, and found copies of my father's military record with the Highland Light Infantry and Labour Corps, and what medals he was entitled to, though just run of the mill, even though he was wounded and suffered shell-shock. He also found the paperwork for the military hospitals where my father was taken after he was repatriated from the hell-hole of trench warfare in France., as well as other paperwork I would never have been able to find from this side of the world unless I hired a professional researcher. My brother had beaten a path to the H.L.I. (regimental) museum in Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, to try to find this information, but to no avail. Technically, because my father was wounded, he should have been in "some" journal, but he wasn't included. Now, after so many years, we have the records. Additionally, this English fellow made a copy of an insertion in the London Gazette listing the Military Medal winners for April 1917, which had my father's cousin, Johnny Toall's name listed when he served with the Royal Scots. There were no other details, such as the family lore that he and one other Royal Scots' soldier captured some German soldiers. I believe he, too, was wounded. All of this is remarkable because the records were all in one place, and also because so many were destroyed during the blitz in WWII. Also, Jenelle McCarron has been outstanding in her Sherlock Holmes' detective work. I don't know how she even remembers my family name interests, but her latest find, she says by a sheer fluke, was the 1901 England/Wales census which shows in far more detail information on my father's "Doonhamer" grandfather listed with his second family, who were boarders and visitors, as well as coordinates of where the street address in relationship to the seashore. Last year two communications converged to fill me in on this great-grandfather about whom I had limited knowledge: At some point I had posted my interest on some list which was picked up on by a young woman in Derbyshire, England. It turns out that she and I are "half-great-(or great-great) cousins." I probably have the downward steps miscounted! The "anonymous sleuth" on the Wigtownshire site also went above and beyond to find census and BDMs for this great-grandfather of mine who began a second family when he moved to England and thence Wales. Unfortunately, there is no anecdotal paper trail to tell if he ever stayed in touch with his "Doonhamer" first family whom he left behind when he left for England. I did not know this great-grandfather, but I did meet one of his daughters just once when she was an old woman and I was a young girl. She was the mother of my father's Military Medal winning cousin. Why does curiosity about one's "tree" come too late for some? The moral of the story is that one just has to keep on slogging away at this in the hope that someone, somewhere, can help. The three instances I have mentioned are recent highlights, but without the help of others throughout the years my Family Tree Maker would be fairly blank ... and my house a lot less cluttered with paper, paper everywhere. Maisie

Hey Lindell. There is one MI recorded for the TODD family but is for: Erected in memory of William TODD late farmer Kirminnoch who died 7th Feby 1871 aged 55. Also Agnes McWINNIE who died at Kirminnoch 1st Septr 1870 aged 57. Also Mary McWINNIE relict of William TODD who died 25th March 1886 aged 70. Margaret GIRVAN relict of Walter STODDARD who died 4th June 1881 aged 83. This is the only TODD MI recorded in Inch Old Parish Kirkyard. Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "lyndell joy horbury" <***> To: "Wigtownshire" <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 5:26 AM Subject: [WIG LIST] TODD family > Hi Listers, > I am new to this list and wondered if any one can, please, help me. My > ggrandfather Thomas TODD died in 1919 in Stranraer, and I believe he is > buried in the Inch Churchyard. I was wondering if someone could possibly > find out for me if he has a headstone and what the inscription is? > Regards, > Lyndell (from South Australia) >

BIRTHS GORDON, Female - B13/8/1855 - At London Road, Stranraer, on the 13th curt., Mrs S. Gordon, of Craig - Adam, of a daughter. CAIRD, Male - B14/7/1855 - At Baldoon, Wigtownshire, on the 14th ult., Mrs James Caird, of a son. YOUNG, Rev. Alexander - B3/8/1855 - At the Manse of Mochrum, on the 3d inst., the wife of the Rev. Alexander Young, M.A., minister of Mochrum, of a son MARRIAGES. ROTCH, Thomas Dickason - M2/8/1855 - On the 2d instant, at St. Mark's Surbiton, Surrey, Thomas Dickason Rotch, Esq., of Drumlamford House, Ayrshire, to Sarah, widow of Edward Sidney Wason, Esq., late of Merton Hall, Wigtownshire. KIRKBY, Isaac - M4/8/1855 - At the Parish Church, Ulverston, Lancashire, on the 4th inst., by the Rev. S. Robertson, M.A., curate, Capt. Isaac Kirkby, of the "Earl of Glasgow", of Ulverston, to Miss Mary Cowan, daughter of Mr James Cowan, Bay Horse Inn, Gatehouse-of-Fleet. SHARPLES, Christopher - M8/8/1855 - On the 8th instant, at St. Paul's Independent Chapel, Wigan, by William Roaf, minister there, Christopher Sharples, draper, St. Helen's, to Margaret, youngest daughter of the late Samuel Brown, draper, Wigan, formerly of Tongland parish. DEATHS AITKEN, Mrs - D10/8/1855 - Here, at Maxwell Cottage, on the 10th curt., Mrs Aitken, aged 67 years. WRIGHT, Elizabeth - D10/8/1855 - Here,at George Street, on the 10th instant, Miss Elizabeth Wright, aged 37 years, after a protracted illness. MILTON, Mrs - D10/8/1855 - Here, at Hanover Street, on the 10th inst., Mrs Milton, aged 59 years. M'HAFFIE, John - D8/8/1855 - At Corsmalzie Cottage, on the 8th instant, John M'Haffie, Esq., younger of Corsmalzie, and eldest son of George M'Haffie, Esq., Provost of Wigtown. ADAIR, James - D23/5/1855 - At sea, off Cape Horn, on the 23d May, Capt. James Adair, of the brig "Abigail of Glasgow", aged 54 years - formerly of the brig "I'dare" of Stranraer. WALLS/CONVILLE, Sussanah - D13/8/1855 - At Newton-Stewart, on the 13th inst., after a lingering illness, Sussanah Conville, wife of Mr Michael Walls, merchant, aged 60 years. MUIR/M'KEAN, Mary - D9/8/1855 - At Rashie Park, near Newton-Stewart, on the 9th inst., Mary M'Kean, wife of Mr Gilbert Muir, aged 53 years. BRYCE, Alex. - D10/8/1855 - At Monteith Row, Glasgow, on the 10th inst., Alex. Bryce, Esq., wine and spirit merchant.

BMD's from WFP 2nd August, 1855 this copy was posted 10th June, 2003

BIRTHS TODD, Female - B5/8/1855 - At Auchleach, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 5th inst., Mrs Todd, of a daughter. PARKER, Male - B6/8/1855 - At Inch Parks, parish of Inch on the 6th instant, the wife of Mr Parker, of a son. OWEN, Female - B7/8/1855 - At Garleffen, Ballantrae, on the 7th inst., Mrs D. Owen, of a daughter. KELLY, Male - B1/8/1855 - At Wigtown, on the 1st instant, the wife of Mr Alexander Kelly, saddler, of a son. MACKIE, Female - B6/8/1855 - At Ernespie, on the 6th instant, Mrs James Mackie, of a daughter. CRAIG, Male - B30/7/1855 - At Innerwell, near Garliestown, on the 30th ult., Mrs Craig, of a son. DUNLOP, Female - B3/8/1855 - On the 3d instant, at Corsock House, Kirkcudbrightshire, Mrs Murray Dunlop, of Corsock, wife of A. Murray Dunlop, Esq., M.P. of a daughter. MARRIAGES AULD, Robert - M3/8/1855 - On the 3d instant, by the Rev. John Walker of the Free Church, Private Robert Auld, of the Galloway Rifles, to Isabella, daughter of Mr Andrew Crossan, blacksmith, Minnigaff. DEATHS M'CUBBIN /FULTON, Elizabeth - D7/8/1855 - At Kirronrae, on the 7th instant, Elizabeth Fulton, wife of Mr Wm. M'Cubbin, farm servant there. M'CLELLAND, Thomas - D6/8/1855 - At Glenluce, on the 6th inst., Mr Thomas M'Clelland, flesher, aged 61 years. SKIMMING, Charles - D8/8/1855 - At Glenluce, on the 8th inst., Mr Charles Skimming, joiner, advanced in years. DODDS, Elizabeth - D8/8/1855 - At Kilfillan, on the 8th instant, Elizabeth Dodds. WITHER, John - D5/5/1855 - On the 5th May last, at his residence in Spencer Street, Melbourne, in the prime of life, Mr John Wither, late of Challoch, parish of Old Luce, Wigtownshire, after a protracted and painful illness, borne with Christian resignation. He was highly respected, and is deeply regretted by all who knew him. DUNSE, Anne - D25/7/1855 - At Powton, near Garliestown, on the 25th ultimo, aged 46, Anne., wife of Mr Anthony Dunse of Manchester. HAINING, Thomas - D4/8/1855 - At Holcroft, parish of Kirkmabreck, on the 4th inst., Mr Thomas Haining, aged 83 years.

re: query for SORBIE REGISTRUM MAGNI SIGILLI REGUM SCOTORUM (R.M.S.) The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland. AD1546-1580. Vol. IV. Edited by John Maitland Thomson, M.A., H.M. General Register House, Edinburgh. 1886. Charter / deed number 764. page 172 (in Latin) Apud Edinburgh, 28 Feb 1552-1553 REGINA concessit JOANNI DUNBAR de Mochrum, heredibus ejus et assignatis, - 3 marcat terrarum de DULKAY et DRONGANIS, 4 marcat. de GRENANE, 3 marcat. 4 marcatarum de BARLATHYEW, antiqui extentus (prebentes annuatim 36 libras 11 sol. 1-1/4 den.), vic. (sheriffdom) Wigtoun ; - que fuerunt Alexandri Makclellane de Gelstoun, de regina tanquam domina Gallowidie tente per servitium warde ; et (dicto Alex. et Willelmo Gordoun de Craichlew ejus tutore per Rob. Uchtersoun unum sergiandorum dicti vic. summonitis) 24 Jan. 1552 appreciate (see below for names of assize) fuerunt et dicto Jo (DUNBAR) vendite pro 690 lib. 5 sol. 10 den. de resta summe per dictum Jo (DUNBAR) (tanquam filium, heredem et executorem dativum quondam Joannis DUNBAR de MOCHRUM) obtente super dictum Alexandrum (MAKCLELLANE de GELSTOUN) (tanquam heredem et executorem quond. Thome (MAKCLELLANE de GELSTOUN) et Patricii (MAKCLELLANE) ejus fratris (his brother of the same parents), pro bonis mense Aug. 1529 per dictos Tho. et Pat. spoliatis (see inventory below), et pro 34 libris 16 sol. 3 den. et obulo pro feodo (inheritable property) ALEXANDRI ADAIR, vicecomitis deputati (deputy sheriff) Wigtoun (bonis mobilibus dicti Alex. (MAKCLELLANE) prius ad 63 lib. 15 sol. 1 den. appreciatis) : - et voluit regina quod dictus Alex. (MAKCLELLANE), heredes ejus et assignati, haberent regressum quandocunque dictas summas persolverent infra septennium : - TEST. "ut in aliis cartis etc." XXXI. 95 NAMES OF ASSIZE :- Ric. Makky of Myretoun Geo. Maxwall in Murith Arch. M'Kie in Stronord, Godfrey M'Callo of Ardowall, (McCulloch of Ardwall / Ar-dowall ?) Simon Makcullo of Myretoun, James Chalmer in Monkhill, Walt. Stewart of BARCLY, Geo. Foirstar in KYDDISDAILL, John Dunbar in Ordchartoun, Arch. McCulloch in Balfarne, Rob. Levingstoun of Litill Airdis, Jo. Tailfeir in Skellarie, Jas. Makculloch in Lybrek, Alex. Mureheid of Balteir, Richard Stewart in Banauche, Pat. Makye of Larg, Pat. M'Kee in Corsbe, Thos. M'Kinnistre of that ilk, Joh. Makye in Skeith. THE INVENTORY :- 12 milch cows, 12 mares, 8 young stirkis, 7 horses, 7 staiggis (pulli equini), 4 ploughing oxen, 60 milch ewes, 120 yeild scheip, 80 bolls of oats with the straw, 6 bolls of bear with the straw, taken from the lands of MAII; 200 bolls oats with the straw, 40 bolls bear with the straw, from the lands of YETTOUN (in SORBIE PARISH ?) 60 bolls oats, 8 bolls bear, 6 bolls corn, from the granary of PARKHILLIS ; 16 milch cows, 16 oxen, 34 yeild ky, from the lands of SCHALLOCHQUHARROCH ; 12 furnist beddis, price 8 pounds apiece, from the bedchambers of the houses of the said lands. Price of each milch cow 40s., of each ox 3 pounds, of each yeild kow 40s., of each mare 4 pounds, of each stirk 10s., of each horse 8 pounds, of each staig 40s., of each milch ewe 8s., of each yeild scheip 8s., of each boll of oats with the straw 10s., of each boll of barley with the straw 18s., of each boll of corn with the straw 36s. ................................................. I have mislaid the email sent to me requesting information, but if you compare the placenames for Sorby Parish, c.1654 which I had extracted from the Pont map and posted on the Wigtownshire List 23 July 2003, you may find more placenames for Sorby Parish, (to be checked), i.e. Balteir (Balyfir ?) deed 1839, Cults, 240; 871, Eggerness, 1436, 2600 Kirk Mackdry, 1436 Kilphillan, 2202 Mil of Pouton / Powtown, (2823 deed on WIG-L) N. Wyg, 2823 (Mid-Wig ) Outoun, 2823 Powtown / Pouton, 2823 Whythills, 2797, Yettown, 764 (typed above) Do you require further information ?

At 02:05 PM 3/9/2007, Diana Henry wrote: >BIRTHS >... >CAIRD, Male - B14/7/1855 - At Baldoon, Wigtownshire, on the 14th >ult., Mrs James Caird, of a son. >... From the online IGI: JOHN HENRYSON CAIRD Birth: 11 JUL 1855 Kirkinner, Wigtown, Scotland Father: JAMES CAIRD Mother: MARGARET HENRYSON Batch No.: C118891 Some years ago, Ian Caird wrote: "James was of Baldoon [Kirkinner] until he shifted to Cassencarie near Creetown in 1859. He married Margaret Henryson and they were the forbears of the Henryson-Caird family who still own Cassencarie, now renamed Castle Cary." Mary Richardson

Source: ISLE-OF-WIGHT@rootsweb.com Subject: [IoW] 91 Strays Some 1891 Strays in Sct ... Wigtown Frederick James GUTHERIDGE Age 36 Minister Indep Chapel b Ryde IOW Mary Ann wife also born IOW and family --------------------------------- Wigtown James R HILL Age 18 , Nephew , App Blacksmith b IOW ... Angela

Rob, hello. I have several of the names you mention in your email in my family tree. Don`t know if there is a connection but there might be so, here goes. The following lived in Kirkmaiden, Wigtown. I have a Jane McCulloch married John Spence 17.12. 1755. They are my great grandparents x 5. John McClure and Helen Gillespie were my great grandparents x 4. I don`t know their dates but my great grandfather x 3 was their son and his dates are 1800-1883. I also have McMillans but they are from the Tynron area so don`t suppose there is a connection there. Regards Cassandra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 706 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!

Here's the American connection ( I was in Jacksonville/Savannah a few years ago but didn't learn about Telfair) : << Telfair County Telfair County, the 35th county formed in Georgia, was created in 1807. The county was named for Governor Edward Telfair, who came to Savannah from Scotland in 1766, eventually serving in the Continental Congress and as governor of Georgia. The county was primarily settled by Scottish Presbyterians from the Carolinas. Jacksonville was the first seat of government and remained an important river trading center until after the Civil War. Lumber City, in the eastern part of the county, is known for its 50 artesian wells. >> B. ___________________________________________________________ New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk

Shriley : Having seen note of (?desc.Telfair in SC/Georgia) I googled the name and came up with the Charles Telfair sugar plantations in Mauritius, now part of a luxury holiday complex. Googling again, seems this one was an Ulsterman << TELFAIR, CHARLES c.1777-1833 Charles Telfair was born in Belfast and qualified as a surgeon. He settled in Mauritius and established a botanical garden, and sent many plant specimens to Kew Gardens. A botanical genus was named after him. He died in Port Louis. >> Just in case anyone on Wig. List is chasing this variant of the name. Betty ___________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html