G'day All, Could sks please check the WFP for a few days following 28 June 1971 for a death notice and/or obituary for Leslie Osborne JORDAN. He died on that date at 95 Sheuchan Street, Stranraer. he was the husband of Margaret Gibson SMITH. Many thanks. Jenny Gibson, Toowoomba, Australia.

Sonia: Have you read the Book of Memoirs, written by his son George? Wally ----- Original Message ----- From: <SonAnnVerr@aol.com> To: <anita.mcneil@blueyonder.co.uk>; <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Cc: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 2:49 PM Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] [WIG LIST] Roll Call - McNEIL, CAIRNIE,SPROAT and many more > Hi Anita, > I am researching the surname Sprott. My GGGrandfather went from Scotland > to > Nova Scotia in 1818. His name was Rev. John Sprott. He was born in > Stoneybrook, Wigtownshire but other relatives are from the Old Luce area. > I would like > to compare notes. > Sonia Sprott Verrochi > _SonAnnVerr@aol.com_ (mailto:SonAnnVerr@aol.com) > Boston,Massachusetts > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.wig.general/1857.1.2.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you ann would be gratefull for any and all information

Hi Wally, I have a copy of his memoirs that has come down in the family. Sonia Sprott Verrochi

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.wig.general/1857.1.2.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Ann Head stone reads Erected to the memory of Daniel Harvey who died 28th August 1875 aged 65 years Annie Mc Lauchlan wife of the above dies at Blairby 6th Feby 1895 aged 81 years Jane Kevan his grand-daughter died Blairbuy 14th March 1906 aged 42 Annie Harvey his daugther died at Blairbuy 3rd March 1921 aged 79 Alexander Kevan husband od Annie Harvey died at Blairbuy march 1921 aged 79 also their son James Kevan died 10th Jan 1951 aged 83 years Simon

Hi Anita, I am researching the surname Sprott. My GGGrandfather went from Scotland to Nova Scotia in 1818. His name was Rev. John Sprott. He was born in Stoneybrook, Wigtownshire but other relatives are from the Old Luce area. I would like to compare notes. Sonia Sprott Verrochi _SonAnnVerr@aol.com_ (mailto:SonAnnVerr@aol.com) Boston,Massachusetts

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.wig.general/1857.1.2.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes I agree they are related to my Kevans. Alexander McCarmick Kevan is the younger brother of my GGGF Samuel Kevan. Annie McLaughlan and Alexander McCarmick Kevan had other children. Will come back to you with the information later today. Heavy snowfall overnight so staying in today. Anne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.wig.general/1857.1.2.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for the photos. I can just make out Daniel Harvey on the headstone. Do you have a copy of the full inscription? If you do, please could you send me it to include with my records. Still puzzled over Daniel/David. Anne

Thanks to Wayne and Malcolm for all the info on the Henry family. This list is the greatest. Joan

Joan. I had a look on the IGI and found these children recorded for John HENRY and Jean Gunion: - Robert HENRY chr 20 Nov 1819 Inch Parish - J. HENRY male birth: 28 Sept 1820 Inch Parish - John HENRY chr 02 Oct 1821 Inch Parish - William HENRY chr 21 Mar 1824 Stoneykirk Parish - Agnes HENRY chr 16 Apr 1826 Stoneykirk Parish - Andrew HENRY chr 13 Jun 1828 Stoneykirk Parish - Jane HENRY chr 18 Aug 1831 Stoneykirk Parish - John HENRY chr 14 Jun 1834 Stoneykirk Parish - Alexander HENRY chr 22 May 1837 Stoneykirk Parish - Daniel HENRY chr 30 Jan 1841 Stoneykirk Parish John HENRY and Jane GUNION married 19 Dec 1818 Stoneykirk Parish Batch No: M118982 Hope this is of some interest to you. Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan W." <> To: <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 10:07 PM Subject: [WIG LIST] Henry family >I am looking for any information on two sons of John Henry and Jane Gunion. >Alexander. christened 22 May 1837 and Daniel , christened 30 Jan 1841. >Both in Stoneykirk, Wigtonshire. Did they marry locally, move away, die >there? I can find nothing on them. Also, a brother, John c.2 Oct 1821. >Did he die young? as there is another brother, John, c. 14 June 1834. >Thankyou for your help. Joan >

Hello Everyone It has been a very long time since I last posted my surname interests to the lists, so here we go. My apologies to those who receive this twice Surnames being actively researched: CAIRNEY / CARNEY / CARNIE abt 1783 Kirkmaiden, CREAMER abt 1825 Ireland, Edinburgh, Port William GRIFFIN abt 1830 Wigtown LOCKHART abt 1793 Whithorn, Mochrum, Wigtownshire McCARTNEY abt 1780 Ireland, Glasserton, Elrig, Mochrum McCREDIE / McCREDY / McCREADIE abt 1781 Leswalt, Stranraer, Sorbie, Whithorn, Kirkinner McCUTCHEON abt 1828 Glasserton, Mochrum, Kirkinner, Whithorn McGAW abt 1790 Kirkmaiden McNEIL / McNEILL / NEIL abt 1765 to present - Kirkinner, Penninghame, Glasserton, Port William SPROAT / SPROTT abt 1815 Old Luce, New Luce, Elrig, Mochrum THOMSON abt 1838 Mochrum Wigtownshire Other surnames not actively researching: MULLEN, McMURRAY, HENDERSON, WEBSTER, GRAY, McCLYMONT, McTIER, KIRK, HANLEY, BALLIE, MILES, BEATTIE

Hi I'm interested in some of these names. GALLOWAY- My gg grandfather was James Galloway who married a Margaret Mc Cracken possibly in Ireland. Their son Joseph was born about 1859 in County Armagh, Ireland. On my husband's line I have an Agnes McMaster who had a son Alexander Graham, father James Graham schoolmaster. Alexander was born about 1838 and married Mary Ann McKie (born1850) in 1871. Mary Ann McKie's father was a John McKie and I have not been able to trace anything about him. On her marrriage certificate it says her father was John McKie, farmer, dec'd. Her mother was Catherine O'Hare. > Hi Have John McKie and Agnes McMaster who farmed at Woodhead Farm Penpont > then moved to Kirkinner. Am looking for more information on the McKies > from both areas and have some to share. I'm hoping for a breakthrough on these brick walls. Ella Ross > ------------------------------- > 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

I am looking for any information on two sons of John Henry and Jane Gunion. Alexander. christened 22 May 1837 and Daniel , christened 30 Jan 1841. Both in Stoneykirk, Wigtonshire. Did they marry locally, move away, die there? I can find nothing on them. Also, a brother, John c.2 Oct 1821. Did he die young? as there is another brother, John, c. 14 June 1834. Thankyou for your help. Joan

There have been a few questions from time to time about the railways that operated in Wigtownshire, and the following are a few notes that I put together a couple of years ago. As a shorter summary for anyone whose relatives worked for the railways, from 1946/7 until most of them closed, they were part of British Railways, Scottish Region. Since privatization in the 1990s I believe the one remaining line has been run by Scotrail, though the track itself is looked after by Railtrack. (Though there have been changes there I think.) From 1922 to 1946/7 they were a part of the LMS or London Midland & Scottish Railway, while before that date, although quite variously owned, most of the time they were run by the Glasgow & South Western Railway. The Portpatrick Railway came first and received its enabling Act of Parliament Act on 10 Aug 1857. The section from Dumfries to Castle Douglas opened in 1859, and the rest of the 54 mi. route opened on 12 Mar 1861. The important one mile branch to Stranraer Harbor and the half mile branch to Portpatrick Harbour opened in 1863. In return for operating rights the Caledonian Railway established a shipping route from Portpatrick to Donaghadee in 1864. The Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railway was set up as a company on 6 Aug 1885 and the amalgamated railway was operated as a Joint Committee of the London & North-Western, the Midland and the Glasgow & South-Western Railways. The G&SW was the operator, although the Caledonian did also execise its running rights. The Wigtownshire Railway obtained its Act on 18 Jul 1872. The seven miles from Newton Stewart to Wigtown were opened on 3 - 7 Apr 1875 (probably 3 Apr for goods and 7 Apr for passengers). The section to Millisle on 2 Aug 1875, then to Garlieston on 2 Aug 1875. The branch from Garliestown Junction to the Town & Harbor opened 3 - 7 Apr 1876. After a delay for further financing, eventually provided by Earl Galloway and some associates, the Millisle to Whithorn section opened July 9 1877 Coming down from Ayrshire was another line. The Glasgow & South-Western operated the Girvan & Portpatrick line from its opening in 1877, and in 1892 acquired it as the Ayr & Wigtownshire Railway, which had been set up on 23 May 1887 to maintain the line from Girvan on Maybole & Girvan Ry to Pinmore, Pinwherry, Barrhill, Glenwhilly & New Luce to the East Challoch Junction with the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire. All these lines were taken over by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, the LMS, in the 1922 'grouping' and likewise they became part of the nationalized British Railways, Scottish Region after WW2. First closures were in 1950 when passenger services were withdrawn from Whithorn to Newton Stewart and from Stranraer to Portpatrick, but the axe really fell after the Beeching proposals in 1962. The original report showed the area's remaining lines carrying from 0-5000 tons of freight each week, all candidates for closure. In 1963 the first Beeching Plan proposed an end to all passenger services in the area, Ayr and Dumfries to Stranraer. This was not fully accepted and in 1965 it was proposed that the Ayr to Stranraer passenger services continue in conjunction also with the "short route" ferries from Stranraer to Larne in Northern Ireland. This line still runs today, maintained by Railtrack and operated by Scotrail. In fact the Newton Stewart - Wigtown line was finally closed in 1964 and the Dumfries - Stranraer line in 1965. Little now remains except the massive brick and stone viaduct of the Water of Fleet, and the few miles from E. Challoch to Stranraer. I also find I made some notes on the associated Irish shipping routes. The little ports of Portpatrick and Port Logan were the first terminal points for the "short route" to Donaghadee and Larne in Ulster. In the days of the cattle droving industry Portpatrick saw very considerable importation of Irish cattle, as many as 20,000 each year in 1820 and it received "vast expenditures" on breakwaters and quays, designed by Rennie, from 1820 through 1856. However, massive damage in 1839 foreshadowed the major problems predicted by Thomas Telford in an engineering survey in 1802. The harbour is wide open to the full force of storms from the South-West, and this is a stormy stretch of sea, where even in recent years the channel ferry "Princess Victoria" was lost in a storm in 1952. Official Admiralty support for services was withdrawn in favor of Stranraer in 1849. The last attempts to maintain a service from Portpatrick were in connection with rail operating rights obtained by the Caledonian Railway in 1864 and the paddle steamer "Dolphin" was put on the route in 1868-9. However, she proved to be a failure. All government support was finally withdrawn in 1873 and the harbor today sees only pleasure craft. References. An Historical Geography of the Railways of the British Isles, E. Carter, Cassell, London 1959. The Industrial Archaeology of Galloway, Ian Donnachie, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, Devon, England 1971 Discovering Galloway, I. McLeod, John Donald Ltd, Edinburgh, 1986 Crawford.

Hi Ella Where abouts were your Galloway's and McKie's living? Was it Kirkinner, or was it Penpunt in Kirkcudbright for the McKie's? My Galloways originated in Ayrshire, then came to Kirkinner around 1880. Fiona -----Original Message----- From: sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Ella Ross Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 12:05 PM To: SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] McKie, Galloway, Gibson, Wilson, Dougan & Fife Hi I'm interested in some of these names. GALLOWAY- My gg grandfather was James Galloway who married a Margaret Mc Cracken possibly in Ireland. Their son Joseph was born about 1859 in County Armagh, Ireland. On my husband's line I have an Agnes McMaster who had a son Alexander Graham, father James Graham schoolmaster. Alexander was born about 1838 and married Mary Ann McKie (born1850) in 1871. Mary Ann McKie's father was a John McKie and I have not been able to trace anything about him. On her marrriage certificate it says her father was John McKie, farmer, dec'd. Her mother was Catherine O'Hare. > Hi Have John McKie and Agnes McMaster who farmed at Woodhead Farm Penpont > then moved to Kirkinner. Am looking for more information on the McKies > from both areas and have some to share. I'm hoping for a breakthrough on these brick walls. Ella Ross > ------------------------------- > 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

Remember folks that when you notice a posting that has been "gc-gateway"`ed through the WIG Message BOARD and posted to out Wig LIST that this does not necessarily mean that the poster is subscribed to our Wig List. Sometimes they are but most often they are not. If your interested in contacting the author of a "gateway" `ed message, try to see if their address is available and Cc. a message directly to them as well as posting to our Wig List. Clear as mud ?? Please contact me `off list if you have any questions. Sct-Wigtownshire-admin@rootsweb.com Wayne

John McKie and Agnes McMaster moved to Kirkinner some time between 1851 and 1881. John married Agnes in 1851. I haven't checked the 61 or 71 census yet. But they were in Barvernochan Kirkinner in 1881. Fiona -----Original Message----- From: sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Margaret McDowall Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 10:26 AM To: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com; SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] McKie, Galloway, Gibson, Wilson, Dougan & Fife Do you have any dates for these folks? "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McKie, McMaster, Glover, Paterson, McGeorge, Kirkpatrick Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.wig.general/940.4.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Have John McKie and Agnes McMaster who farmed at Woodhead Farm Penpont then moved to Kirkinner. Am looking for more information on the McKies from both areas and have some to share. ------------------------------- 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 Margaret McDowall --------------------------------- What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship. ------------------------------- 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

Do you have any dates for these folks? "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McKie, McMaster, Glover, Paterson, McGeorge, Kirkpatrick Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.wig.general/940.4.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Have John McKie and Agnes McMaster who farmed at Woodhead Farm Penpont then moved to Kirkinner. Am looking for more information on the McKies from both areas and have some to share. ------------------------------- 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 Margaret McDowall --------------------------------- What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McKie, McMaster, Glover, Paterson, McGeorge, Kirkpatrick Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.wig.general/940.4.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Have John McKie and Agnes McMaster who farmed at Woodhead Farm Penpont then moved to Kirkinner. Am looking for more information on the McKies from both areas and have some to share.

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