Dear Anita, Here is your family members with the grandparents. Hope this helps. Jen Dwelling: Leswalt Main Rd N Side Challoch Cottages No 3 Census Place: Leswalt, Wigtown, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0224061 GRO Ref Volume 891 EnumDist 7 Page 7 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Andrew KIRK M 74 M Inch, Wigtown, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Ag Lab Margaret KIRK M 80 F Leswalt, Wigtown, Scotland Rel: Wife Occ: Ag Labs Wife Helen HANLEY M 38 F Inch, Wigtown, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: First Mates Wife Andrew HANLEY U 10 M Leswalt, Wigtown, Scotland Rel: Grandson Occ: Scholar Maggie H. HANLEY 8 F Leswalt, Wigtown, Scotland Rel: Grand Daur Occ: Scholar Jane HANLEY 5 F Leswalt, Wigtown, Scotland Rel: Grand Daur Occ: Scholar ----- Original Message ----- From: "anita mcneil" <anita.mcneil@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <Sct-Wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> Cc: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 2:32 AM Subject: [WIG LIST] Scottish 1881 census lookup - HANLEY > Hello Listers > > Would SKS with access to the Scottish 1881 census please lookup for the > following family. I am unable to locate them on the 1881 census on the IGI > > William HANLEY b c1841 Kirkmaiden, Wig, married on 28 Sep 1866 at Drumore > by > Kirkmaiden, Wig. to Helen KIRK born ? > > Children: > Maggie Helen HANLEY born 12 Apr 1873 Leswalt, Wig > > Many thanks > > Anita McNeil >

Dear Anita, Here is your family members with the grandparents. Hope this helps. Jen Dwelling: Leswalt Main Rd N Side Challoch Cottages No 3 Census Place: Leswalt, Wigtown, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0224061 GRO Ref Volume 891 EnumDist 7 Page 7 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Andrew KIRK M 74 M Inch, Wigtown, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Ag Lab Margaret KIRK M 80 F Leswalt, Wigtown, Scotland Rel: Wife Occ: Ag Labs Wife Helen HANLEY M 38 F Inch, Wigtown, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: First Mates Wife Andrew HANLEY U 10 M Leswalt, Wigtown, Scotland Rel: Grandson Occ: Scholar Maggie H. HANLEY 8 F Leswalt, Wigtown, Scotland Rel: Grand Daur Occ: Scholar Jane HANLEY 5 F Leswalt, Wigtown, Scotland Rel: Grand Daur Occ: Scholar ----- Original Message ----- From: "anita mcneil" <anita.mcneil@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <Sct-Wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> Cc: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 2:32 AM Subject: [WIG LIST] Scottish 1881 census lookup - HANLEY > Hello Listers > > Would SKS with access to the Scottish 1881 census please lookup for the > following family. I am unable to locate them on the 1881 census on the IGI > > William HANLEY b c1841 Kirkmaiden, Wig, married on 28 Sep 1866 at Drumore > by > Kirkmaiden, Wig. to Helen KIRK born ? > > Children: > Maggie Helen HANLEY born 12 Apr 1873 Leswalt, Wig > > Many thanks > > Anita McNeil >

Thank you Shirley for the great site for Scots songs. The first one that I played was in memory of Burns and of my 4x gt grandfather, John Maxwell of Munches. I mentioned the connection to the Maxwells in my letter the other day. This is one of my favourite verses in A Man's a Man For A' That. Ye see yon birkie ca'd a lord Wha struts, and stares and a' that Tho' hundreds worship at his word He's but a coof for a' that. For a' that, and a' that His ribbon, star and a' that the man o' independence mind He looks and laughs at a' that. Auld Birkie was what Burns called John Maxwell I believe. He wrote other poems to him and about him and it was obvious that Burns did not like him. But did he have to call him a coof? In the dictionary that means a dolt. This is hard for the poor man to be remembered by very distant ancestors as a dolt! Thanks to Rabbie himsel' I have a little study of a proud man strutting and staring and a' that. If I am right, this has put flesh on the bones. Just a thought from Olive in Steveston. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 216 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!

Maisie - if you had chosen instead to glue the broken glass onto the paper and name it <<Trench Warfare - Wet Day in Glasgow>> no doubt you would now be receiving an international award and it would be exhibited at the Guggenheim and the Tate Modern. Have you noticed how sneery the critics are about Jack Vettriano? They say he can't paint. The Butler painting was offered to the Scottish Arts Council but they turned it down. I hope J.V. cried all the way to the Bank.... << The Butler = dancing on a windswept beach, had been expected to fetch up to £200,000 at the sale but auctioneers were stunned as bidding ended at nearly three-quarters of a million pounds>> Betty ___________________________________________________________ Now you can scan emails quickly with a reading pane. Get the new Yahoo! Mail. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

Hi Many Thanks to Diana Henry for all her work indexing The WFP. Thank you. Regarding the WFP 7th Sept 1854 I have some additional information on Charles HANNIGAN. The WFP states that Charles HANNIGAN was married to Rebecca COURT on 29th August 1854 in Kirkcowan. I sent to the LDS and have a copy of the marriage of Charles HIGGINS to Rebecca COURT on 29th August 1854. It does not give much more information other than they were married in the village. I believe that Charles HANNIGAN and Charles HIGGINS are the same person. Charles HIGGINS was the half brother of Sarah HIGGINS (other spellings Hennigan? HANNIGAN?) DONLEY (wife of John DONLEY [other spelling DONNELLY) She is in my line. Does anyone have any additional information on the minister who married them? I have bites and pieces on Rebecca KENNEDY COURT, Charles HIGGINS and Sarah DONLEY which I will share with the list: I hope this information will help someone researching these names. All the Best, Mary Cameron Charles HIGGINS (1805, Tyrone, Ireland-1883 Kirkcowan, Wigtown, Scotland) According to the death record of Sarah HIGGINS (HENNIGAN) DONNELLY, Charles HIGGINS was the informant on her death certificate and he is listed as her half brother on that record. This is what I have found out so far about Charles HIGGINS. I have the register of his death from Scotlandspeople: Parish of Kirkcowan County of Wigtown page 2 Charles HIGGINS, 3 March 1883, 0 hr 12 minutes Kirkcowan, Wigtown, Scotland. It states that his mother's name is unknown and his father is listed as" Laurence" HIGGINS weaver deceased. The death certificate of Charles HIGGINS says he was married to Rebecca COURT maiden name KENNEDY. Charles DONLEY, nephew is listed as the informant He died of general debility and fracture of thigh 3 months. It is signed by John Valentine M.B. Cin (Spelling?) Charles HIGGINS is listed as a pensioner. The death was registered 8 March 1883 signed by John McCALLUM registrar. Charles HIGGINS is listed more precisely as a Chelsea Pensioner in the 1871 British Census which may mean he had been in the British Army either long enough to earn a pension or had received the pension based on an injury. The Chelsea Hospital in London determined how much of an allotment the soldier received. I do not have any additional information about his military service at this time. The death record of Sarah DONNELLY, his half sister, in 1872 says her mother is unknown and her father was "Terence" HIGGINS. So I haven't figured out how they are half siblings unless the given name of the father on one of the death certificates is wrong. Any suggestions? According to Scotlandspeople Rebecca HIGGINS died 3 January 1885 in the Village of Kirkcowan. I have a copy of the 9 page detailed will. She was a draper so the names of many people who lived nearby are mentioned in here will. >From Family Search.org it states that Rebecca married Charles HIGGINS on 29 Aug 1854 Batch M118882 Source 1068037 item 3-4 Printout 690148, I sent for and received this record from LDS. Also from Family Search.org I found her Marriage to William COURT on 26 June 1838. William COURT was christened 16 July 1812 Mochrum son of Peter COURT and Mary Ann _____ . Rebecca KENNEDY according to Family Search.org was born 18 May 1811 Wigtown, Wigtownshire, daughter of William KENNEDY and Rebecca BROWN batch C119012 (1706-1819) source 1068042 Printout 6901698. William KENNEDY and Rebecca BROWN had 9 children. William KENNEDY married Rebecca BROWN 26 Nov 1798. Rebecca KENNEDY COURT HIGGINS' children from the marriage to William COURT according to Family Search Batch C118882 (Parish records of the Church of Scotland, Kirkcowan) were the following: Rebecca COURT 21 April 1842 James COURT 8 Feb 1844 William COURT 21 March 1846. In the 1841 Census It states that William COURT was a Tailor. In that 1841 census there is also a son William COURT age 1. Here is the exact information from the 1841 census <http://freecen.rootsweb.com/freecen.jpg> Piece: SCT1841/888 Place: Kirkcowan-Wigtownshire Enumeration District: 7 Civil Parish: Kirkcowan Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Kirkcowan Folio: 7 Page: 9 Address: Village Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks COURT William M 27 Tailor Wigtownshire COURT Rebekah F 30 Milliner Wigtownshire COURT William M 1 Wigtownshire FLYN Samuel M 17 Tailor Apprentice Wigtownshire William COURT the husband of Rebecca is listed in the 1851 Census. He most likely died between the time of the 1851 Census and the 1854 marriage of Rebecca to Charles HIGGINS. It would appear that Charles and Rebecca did not always live in the same household. In the 1871 Charles HIGGINS age 65 is listed as brother Chelsea Pensioner living at District 3, Main St., Kirkcowan in the household of Sarah DONLEY 70 widow born Ireland. As mentioned earlier Sarah died 25 July 1872 in Kirkcowan. In the 1881 census both Rebecca and Charles HIGGINS were living separately in Kirkcowan. Charles HIGGINS was living in one household by himself. It stated he was born about 1805 in Tyrone, Ireland. His wife Rebecca KENNEDY COURT HIGGINS was living in another household. She was listed as a Draper. Sarah HENNIGAN DONLEY (circa 1803 Ireland possibly Tyrone- 1872 Kirkcowan Wigtownshire,Scotland) Banns of Marriage 1827-28 John DONNELLY Sarah HENNIGAN Both of Girvan Registration Jan 26(1828) Proclamation Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 10th, Remarks:" Married on 13th Feb by Catholic priest" I have the copy of the register page from LDS. 1872 Kirkcowan Death Register 888 (15 ) Sarah DONELLY, widow, John DONELLY, labourer died: Kirkcowan 25 July 1872 aged 80 * Parents Terence HIGGINS, farmer deceased &______unknown Informant Charles HIGGINS, Brother ( half ) * note that in 1851 Census Kirkcowan She gave her age as 48 which would mean that she was born about 1803 If that was her true age,then her age at death should be 69 or 70 not 80. Since the informant is listed as her half brother Charles HIGGINS, does this mean that her father, Terrence HIGGINS, married at least twice? Also since her mother's name is not listed does this mean her mother died young and was never known by Charles. In 1871 Census Charles is listed as 65 and Sarah as 70. Does this mean that maybe Sarah's mother____ died in childbirth or before Sarah was 4 years old?

.This thread has reminded me that I too took part in the drawing competition - 1960 I think. I was chosen with a couple of others in my class to represent my school (St. Sixtus primary in Drumchapel). I had a similar exprerience to Maisie - except I had to draw a stuffed monkey! Memories! Bill Kelly

Hi regarding the WFP 7th Sept 1854 I have some additional information. The WFP states that Charles HANNIGAN was married Rebecca COURT on 29th August 1854 in Kirkcowan. I sent to the LDS and have a copy of the marriage of Charles HIGGINS to Rebecca COURT on 29th August 1854. It does not give much more information other than they were married in the village. I believe that Charles HANNIGAN and Charles HIGGINS are the same person. Charles HIGGINS was the half brother of Sarah HIGGINS (other spellings Hennigan? HANNIGAN?) DONLEY (wife of John DONLEY [other spelling DONNELLY) She is in my line. Does anyone have any additional information on the minister who married them? I have bites and pieces on Rebecca KENNEDY COURT, Charles HIGGINS and Sarah DONLEY which I will share with the list: I hope this information will help someone researching these names. All the Best, Mary Cameron Charles HIGGINS (1805, Tyrone, Ireland-1883 Kirkcowan, Wigtown, Scotland) According to the death record of Sarah HIGGINS (HENNIGAN) DONNELLY, Charles HIGGINS was the informant on her death certificate and he is listed as her half brother on that record. This is what I have found out so far about Charles HIGGINS. I have the register of his death from Scotlandspeople: Parish of Kirkcowan County of Wigtown page 2 Charles HIGGINS, 3 March 1883, 0 hr 12 minutes Kirkcowan, Wigtown, Scotland. It states that his mother's name is unknown and his father is listed as" Laurence" HIGGINS weaver deceased. The death certificate of Charles HIGGINS says he was married to Rebecca COURT maiden name KENNEDY. Charles DONLEY, nephew is listed as the informant He died of general debility and fracture of thigh 3 months. It is signed by John Valentine M.B. Cin (Spelling?) Charles HIGGINS is listed as a pensioner. The death was registered 8 March 1883 signed by John McCALLUM registrar. Charles HIGGINS is listed more precisely as a Chelsea Pensioner in the 1871 British Census which may mean he had been in the British Army either long enough to earn a pension or had received the pension based on an injury. The Chelsea Hospital in London determined how much of an allotment the soldier received. I do not have any additional information about his military service at this time. The death record of Sarah DONNELLY, his half sister, in 1872 says her mother is unknown and her father was "Terence" HIGGINS. So I haven't figured out how they are half siblings unless the given name of the father on one of the death certificates is wrong. Any suggestions? According to Scotlandspeople Rebecca HIGGINS died 3 January 1885 in the Village of Kirkcowan. I have a copy of the 9 page detailed will. She was a draper so the names of many people who lived nearby are mentioned in here will. From Family Search.org it states that Rebecca married Charles HIGGINS on 29 Aug 1854 Batch M118882 Source 1068037 item 3-4 Printout 690148, I sent for and received this record from LDS. Also from Family Search.org I found her Marriage to William COURT on 26 June 1838. William COURT was christened 16 July 1812 Mochrum son of Peter COURT and Mary Ann _____ . Rebecca KENNEDY according to Family Search.org was born 18 May 1811 Wigtown, Wigtownshire, daughter of William KENNEDY and Rebecca BROWN batch C119012 (1706-1819) source 1068042 Printout 6901698. William KENNEDY and Rebecca BROWN had 9 children. William KENNEDY married Rebecca BROWN 26 Nov 1798. Rebecca KENNEDY COURT HIGGINS' children from the marriage to William COURT according to Family Search Batch C118882 (Parish records of the Church of Scotland, Kirkcowan) were the following: Rebecca COURT 21 April 1842 James COURT 8 Feb 1844 William COURT 21 March 1846. In the 1841 Census It states that William COURT was a Tailor. In that 1841 census there is also a son William COURT age 1. Here is the exact information from the 1841 census <http://freecen.rootsweb.com/freecen.jpg> Piece: SCT1841/888 Place: Kirkcowan-Wigtownshire Enumeration District: 7 Civil Parish: Kirkcowan Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Kirkcowan Folio: 7 Page: 9 Address: Village Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks COURT William M 27 Tailor Wigtownshire COURT Rebekah F 30 Milliner Wigtownshire COURT William M 1 Wigtownshire FLYN Samuel M 17 Tailor Apprentice Wigtownshire William COURT the husband of Rebecca is listed in the 1851 Census. He most likely died between the time of the 1851 Census and the 1854 marriage of Rebecca to Charles HIGGINS. It would appear that Charles and Rebecca did not always live in the same household. In the 1871 Charles HIGGINS age 65 is listed as brother Chelsea Pensioner living at District 3, Main St., Kirkcowan in the household of Sarah DONLEY 70 widow born Ireland. As mentioned earlier Sarah died 25 July 1872 in Kirkcowan. In the 1881 census both Rebecca and Charles HIGGINS were living separately in Kirkcowan. Charles HIGGINS was living in one household by himself. It stated he was born about 1805 in Tyrone, Ireland. His wife Rebecca KENNEDY COURT HIGGINS was living in another household. She was listed as a Draper. Sarah HENNIGAN DONLEY (circa 1803 Ireland possibly Tyrone- 1872 Kirkcowan Wigtownshire,Scotland) Banns of Marriage 1827-28 John DONNELLY Sarah HENNIGAN Both of Girvan Registration Jan 26(1828) Proclamation Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 10th, Remarks:" Married on 13th Feb by Catholic priest" I have the copy of the register page from LDS. 1872 Kirkcowan Death Register 888 (15 ) Sarah DONELLY, widow, John DONELLY, labourer died: Kirkcowan 25 July 1872 aged 80 * Parents Terence HIGGINS, farmer deceased & ______unknown Informant Charles HIGGINS, Brother ( half ) * note that in 1851 Census Kirkcowan She gave her age as 48 which would mean that she was born about 1803 If that was her true age,then her age at death should be 69 or 70 not 80. Since the informant is listed as her half brother Charles HIGGINS, does this mean that her father, Terrence HIGGINS, married at least twice? Also since her mother's name is not listed does this mean her mother died young and was never known by Charles. In 1871 Census Charles is listed as 65 and Sarah as 70. Does this mean that maybe Sarah's mother____ died in childbirth or before Sarah was 4 years old?

ROBERT BURNS 1759-1796 In California, today is still January 25, and it's still the 25th in Scotland, which is noted singularly as the birthday of Robert Burns, who was born January 25,1759 in Alloway, Ayr, and died July 21, 1796, 37 years later in Dumfries. As close to his birthday as possible, there are literally thousands of Burns Suppers held around the world, with one Burns Club in Australia boasting the largest membership, and thereby attendance at a Burns Night. Additionally, there is a statue of Robert Burns in the forecourt in the State Library of South Australia, which was presented to the City of Adelaide by the South Australian Caledonian Society in 1894, 98 years after the death of Burns. The sculptor was William Maxwell who came from Glasgow. According to the article the statue is reputed to be artistically one of the best memorial statues of the 56 or so established in cities around the world. I no longer attend Robert Burns Suppers locally as the focus is on performances by a bagpipe band rather than who Robert Burns was, his works, and what he did for Scottish culture and the Scots tongue. I satisfy my need to know more about the bard by reading from cover to cover the pages of the Burns Chronicle, a publication of the Robert Burns World Federation. A couple of articles in the Winter edition caught my eye, one detailing the family, relations and close friends of Robert Burns, and the other outlining the bard's family tree which begins with Walter (Burnes) 1670, great-great-grandfather of Robert Burns. One side of the tree ends at Robert Burns 1796 as his male offspring spawned no males to carry on his line, while Robert's father's brother's male children continued producing males until 1898. In 1910 the Ruxton name is inserted, obviously born to someone on the distaff side. What is missing in this whole tree? Pure and simply a wifie. Not one single female name is on the tree. How can you be born without a wee wifie as part of the equation of one plus one? ☺☺☺ Lawrence R. Burness gifted to the (Burns) Federation his entire collection of material related to his genealogical study of Robert Burns, his ancestors, descendants and associates...he devoted his life to researching the genealogy of the Poet and studying his life and works....the tree showing the connection of the researcher back to Walter Burness who died in 1670. This omission of females on the tree is a little bit ironic in light of Burns's own proclivity for the fair sex. Depending on who is writing his biography, Burns had 13 or 12 children to five or four women, among whom are nine children to his wife Jean Armour. Of the children he seeded three were named Elizabeth. The first Elizabeth was the illegitimate daughter of Elizabeth Paton. Burns was quite taken by the baby and referred to her as Dear-Bought Bess. He would then pen the poem 'A Poet's Welcome to his Love-begotten Daughter'. Bess was brought up by his mother until her own mother Elizabeth Paton later married. Burns "dun good" by Dear-Bought Bess by making a payment to the mother. Later, he made arrangements with his brother Gilbert to bring Bess up as his own as he was planning to leave for the West Indies. .His plans were aborted, however, with the publication of the Kilmarnock Edition. After Robert Burns's death, an agreement was reached that when she became 21 she was to receive £200 from money raised to support the Burns' family. . The last descendant of Robert Burns and Jean Armour to their eldest son Robert ( 1786-1857) was Jean Armour Burns Brown, who died in 1937. All living descendants of Robert Burns and Jean Armour descend from their granddaughter Sarah Elizabeth Maitland Tombs Burns (1821-1909), daughter of their fourth son James Glencairn Burns (1794-1865). Given the last paragraph, women did play an important role in carrying on the genes of Robert Burns (and Jean Armour), and so the omission of women from the genealogy-researcher Leonard Burness's family tree is bewildering. Sir Walter Scott considered the following lines the most beautiful love song ever written...to a lassie, written for Agnes McLehose -- Clarinda: Ae fond kiss, and then we sever; Ae fareweel, and then for ever! Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee, Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee, Who shall say that Fortune grieves him, While the star of hope she leaves him? Me, nae cheerful twinkle lights me; Dark despair around benights me. Happy birthday, Robbie! Maisie

BIRTHS AIRD, Male - B24/9/1854 - Here, at Agnew Crescent, on the 24th inst., the wife of Mr John Aird, of a son. DICK, Male - B28/9/1854 - Here, at Church street, on the 28th inst, the wife of Mr Dick, bookseller, of a son. YOUNG, Female B27/9/1854 - Here, at Hanover Square, on the 27th inst., the wife of Mr Alex.Young, of a daughter. HUNTER, Female - B19/9/1854 - At High Culgroat, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 19th instant, the wife of Mr Matthew Hunter, farmer, of a daughter. M'INTYRE, Male - B22/9/1854 - At Mye, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 22d inst., Mrs Andrew M'Intyre, jun., of a son. THORBURN, Female - B24/9/1854 - At 65, Abbotsford Place, Glasgow, on the 24th inst., Mrs H.C. Thorburn, of a daughter. MARRIAGES STEWART, William - M21/9/1854 - At Portpatrick, on the 21st curt., by the Rev. Mr Urquhart, Mr William Stewart, Dunskey Home Farm, to Miss Agnes Alexander PATERSON, John - M25/9/1854 - At Old Penninghame, on the 25th inst., Mr John Paterson, to Miss Margaret M'Adam. WILLOCK, Thomas - M21/9/1854 - At 17 Storie Street, Paisley, on the 21st inst., by the father of the bride, Mr Thomas Willock, Bank of Scotland, Ayr, to Henrietta M'Dougall, second daughter of the Rev. Robert Cairns. HAMILTON, Alexander Henry Abercrombie - M19/9/1854 - At Forglen House, county of Banff, on the 19th inst., by the Rev. James Christie of Trinity Chapel, Turriff, Alexander Henry Abercrombie Hamilton, Esq., to Sophia Anne Adelaide, fifth surviving daughter of Sir Robert Abercromby, Bart., of Birkenbog and Forglen, Banffshire. DEATHS M'MASTER, John - D23/9/1854 - Here, at George Street, on the 23d inst., Mr John M'Master, baker, aged 30 years. MAXWELL, jun., George - M21/9/1854 - On Thursday, the 21st inst., at Glenlee Park, Mr George Maxwell, jun., youngest surviving son of George Maxwell, Esq., of Glenlee. DENMAN, Lord - (27)/9/1854 - The London papers of yesterday record the death of Lord Denman, under a fit of apoplexy, at his seat in Northamptonshire. NEILSON, infant - D22/9/1854 - At Newton-Stewart, on the 22 instant, the infant child of Mr Alex. Neilson, grocer. M'KINNELL/DUNSMORE, Grace - D20/9/1854 - At Machermore, near Newton-Stewart, on the 20th inst., after a tedious illness, Grace Dunsmore, wife of Mr John M'Kinnell. M'WILLIAM/BARBOUR, Mary - D15/9/1854 - At Castle Douglas, on the 15th inst., aged 78, Mary Barbour, relict of the late Alexander M'William, flesher. HARPER/HERRIES, Jane - D18/9/1854 - At Castle Douglas, on the 18th inst., aged 85, Jane Herries, relict of the late William Harper. HAINING, John Faed - D19/9/1854 - On the 19th inst., John Faed, son of the Rev. John Haining, Free Church Manse, Glenkens, aged 5 years.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan W." <jwhitney@pacifier.com> To: <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:47 AM Subject: [WIG LIST] Harvey family lookup Hi Joan, here are the Harveys in Leswalt parish 1841 census All recorded at the farm of Weirston in Leswalt parish. Ann, 20 - Weirston 13 Esther, 20, Ireland - Weirston 17 Esther, 50, Ireland - Weirston 17 Isabella, 12 - Wierston 17 James, 55, farmer, Ireland - Wierston 17 John 1 - Wierston 13 Thomas, 6 - Wierston 17 William, 25, ag. lab. Ireland, - Wierston 13 Also the Ramsay family in Leswalt parish 1841 census Alexander, 22 - High Glenstockadale 1 James Ramsay, 20, ag, lab - Low Glenstockadale James Ramsay, 8 - Wendin Janet Ramsay, 45 - Wendin John Ramsay, 10 - Wendin John Ramsay, 40 farmer, Ireland - Wendin Mary Ramsay 12 - Wendin Patrick Ramsay, 6 - Wendin I have no idea what or where Wendin was, I have not heard of it, but must presume it was a farm in Leswalt parish. Diana > Would someone do a look up for me on the 1841 census? > James and Ester (Ramsey) Harvey and family. > James born ca. 1781 Ireland and is listed on the > 1851 census in Leswalt, and his children were > born in Leswalt in the early 1820's. > Ester Ramsey b. ca. 1785 Ireland. First known > child, James christened 23 June 1819 in > Leswalt. > Second known child, my 2xgrandfather John, > christened 9 Dec 1821. I am interested in any other > children of this marriage, their wedding date and place and where in > Ireland they are from. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Joan > Whitney Washington State on the beach. > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Hi My name is Karen I have been away for a while but I am back again still doing the same Family. Thanks Karen. --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes.

Hi Dave Welcome to the list. Here is their family gravestone from Mochrum Kirkyard Erected by John Craig, Whitham, Essex in memory of his father James Craig who died the 14th of June 1827 aged 48 years Also of his grand father Alexander McHaffie who died the 8th of July 1834 aged 90 years Also of his mother Jane Craig who died the 19th of June 1862 aged 83 years Waiting for the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ Also of Margaret Craig his sister who died the 24th of December 1883 aged 71 years Cheers Bill On 23 Jan 2007, at 13:09, David Sides wrote: > New to the list - my interests are with the family of James CRAIG > and Jean > McHAFFIE in Mochrum. > > Jean McHAFFIE married James CRAIG in Glasgow in 1805. They had three > children Alexander (b.1807), James (b.1809) and Charles (b.1811) in > Glasgow; > then moved to Mochrum where Margaret (25 May 1814), John (4 August > 1816) and > Jane (16 July 1818) were born. > Assuming her husband died while they were living at Derry, where is > the most > likely place he'd have been buried? Also, given that Jean/Jane died in > Mochrum village, would she be buried in the churchyard there?

Joan -- Here is what I have about my 4th great grandmother, Catherine HENRY: Born abt 1790, Co. Armagh, Ulster, Ireland, dau of William HENRY and Helen SINCLAIR Married bef 1809 in Ulster to Clement MARSHALL At least 4 children: John (b. abt 1809, Ulster); Margaret (b. abt 1821, Garvaghy townland, Garvaghy parish, Co. Down, Ulster); James (my 3ggf, b. 22 Oct 1823, Kirkmaiden parish, Wigtownshire); Ann (b. abt 1826, Wigtown parish, Wigtownshire) Died 14 Sep 1875, Torhousemuir, Wigtown parish, Wigtownshire (where she had lived since at least 1841) Please let me know if we have a connection! Guy I. Colby IV Irving, TX -------------- Original message from "Joan W." <jwhitney@pacifier.com>: -------------- > Do you have any information on Catherine HENRY? I am researching the HENRY > line in Wigtonshire. My grandfather James, 1881, son of Alexander, 1848, son > of William, 1824, son of John. and Jane Gunion, married 1818. Looking > forward to hearing from you. Joan Whitney > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "Wigtownshire List" > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 11:29 AM > Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Wigtown Burgh & Parish School Board 1912 > > > >I believe School Board member Andrew LAIRD to be the Andrew LAIRD b. 1 Oct > >1868 in Whithorn parish (IGI Batch # C119001), son of John LAIRD and > >Isabella McMEEKAN, grandson of David LAIRD and Margaret MARSHALL, great > >grandson of Clement MARSHALL and Catherine HENRY (my 4th great > >grandparents). > > > > Guy I. Colby IV > > Irving, TX > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message from bill copland > > : -------------- > > > > > >> Education in Wigtown parish > >> > >> > >> Burgh & Parish School Board > >> > >> meets on the second Monday of every month > >> > >> Chairman - Ebenezer Shaw > >> Members - John McClumpha, Walter McBurnie, Andrew Laird, Robert Green > >> Clerk - James Clark > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > >

This is my third attempt to send this! A wee bitty long retrospective: Jump back to 1942 when I attended Balornock Elementary School (now Primary School), in North-east Glasgow, when a few of us talented weans were chosen by our teacher to compete in the Glasgow Corporation Art Competition for Glasgow Children. We were told to bring our own water if we were going to paint water colours. Master watercolourist that I was (☺), I considered a bottle that had once held castor oil big enough for my artistic needs, stuck it in my trench coat pocket and off I went with high hopes to be the forerunner of Jack Vettriano of "The Singing Butler" fame! . Now I am "name-dropping" some more when I mention trench coat as to own one in my generation was equivalent to wearing a top brand name nowadays. This navy-blue trench coat was purchased at great financial sacrifice to my mother as she didn't want me going to this art competition looking like a rag picker. Preening like a peacock wearing my new trench coat and with the bottle of water in my pocket, nothing for it but that the handpicked classmate/artists and I should travel on the top deck of the bus to Kelvingrove Art Galleries...but michty me! (to quote Oor Wullie as I hadn't learned to swear yet!), when we came clattering down the stairs of the bus I smashed the bottle of water, spilling the contents and shards of glass inside the pocket of my "top drawer" trench coat. Upon our arrival at the art galleries we were given time to walk around the different displays that we might want to copy. I can't remember if we had to copy something or if we could freelance, all I know is that I chose to paint a parrot. A parrot! It wasn't even a stuffed parrot, but a painting. As an eleven-year-old I had no idea about the skeleton of a bird, as I wouldn't even touch our budgie when I found it upended on its spar in the cage, in a state of rigor mortis having gone to Budgie World during the night! Nothing venture, nothing gain. I chose to paint the parrot. I assume that brushes and clean water/receptacles were supplied, a minor point missing in my memory, for how else would I have been able to paint a "reasonable facsimile thereof" of the bright, unmuddied-looking feathers of the parrot? However, there were buckets of water outside the room, presumably for dirty paint water. See, this is why you need to have good historians...and genealogists... to get the facts right. I laboured at that painting of the parrot as if my life depended upon it, but in retrospect I think it might have qualified better as a reasonable facsimile of the bald eagle, America's national emblem I didn't win a medal, I didn't win a certificate, I didn't even get an also ran, and I didn't even get my wonderful masterpiece returned! In later years, it took me a while, and belatedly, to appreciate the time and talent it took to execute a very good oil painting of Balcary House and Bay looking out to Hestan Island done by my father's second cousin, James Clint. This painting had come into the hands of a gentleman in Dalbeattie, and much as I admired it, I was unappreciative of the £150 asking price, with the comment that that was nothing to an American. Well, ah wisnae an American, but a Glesga-born "wee keelie" who, when she left Glasgow in 1954, earned no more than £16 a month. I demurred being held up for a king's ransom and left the family oil painting hanging above a blazing fireplace in this man's house which was also choc-a-bloc with antiques. Incidentally, over the last 30 years I have tried to track down this particular painting, but to no avail. There is another painting by James Clint hanging in Auchencairn House. It is of the same genre as the one I saw in the house in Dalbeattie. Whatever artistic genes may have been floating around in the Clint-Hyslop tree haven't been passed on to me, though. Not even my enthusiasm to paint a parrot at the Glasgow Corporation Art Competition for Glasgow Schoolchildren garnered as much as an also-ran.. Thanks for the memory your posting elicited when I was a wee lassie growing up in Glasgow, and for the family painting that got away from me in Doonhamer country. Maisie ----- Original Message ----- From: "deborah robertson" <drobertson26@btinternet.com> To: "ian middleton" <immiddleton@yahoo.co.uk>; <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 2:59 AM Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Award for drawing. > Hello > > The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Musuem in Glasgow holds an Annual > Corporation Drawing Competition for Glasgow children, it began in 1904. > http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/venue/page.cfm?venueid=4&itemID=3 > > This is a quote from > http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/kelvingrove/recollections/recollections_detail.asp?catid=3 > > [The proudest moment as a scholar at Shawlands Acadamy, Glasgow, was > representing my school at the annual Corporation Drawing Competition in > the Kelvingrove Gallery. This event was open to all school children within > Glasgow. To my surprise I was awarded a bronze medal for my artistic > contribution to this event. I still display my medal with pride 46 years > after. > > Ross, Orkney ] > > > > >

Thanks to those who replied to my query about a Rae family. Unfortunately none of these names fit in with mine. The best help to me over the years has been the Fasti, as most of my father's ancestors were ministers. My rather pompous, I believe, gt grandfather, John Robertson Rae, was the only surviving son of Rev. James Rae of Parton and Elizabeth Robertson, daughter of Rev, John Robertson of Kirconnel and Agnes Maxwell of Munches. That my gt grandfather was proud of his kith and kin is obvious in his choice of names for his family. He carried on the Maxwell names to the best of his ability, having fathered at least twelve children, all born in Kelton Mains, which I believe was on Maxwell land. The direct line died out with the death of my gt uncle James Rae, his sons going to New Zealand with their mother, and at least one daughter named Nora Amelia Rae. My only hope of a connection would be through the daughters of JR Rae. The surviving daughters were, Margaret Leslie Rae, B 1846 Elizabeth Rae, B 1849 Clementina Maxwell and Jessie Leslie Rae, B 1852 Amelia Eleanora Rae, B 1856 ( My grandmother ) I hope that these names will be familiar to someone. Olive McDonald. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 200 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!

Would someone do a look up for me on the 1841 census? James and Ester (Ramsey) Harvey and family. James born ca. 1781 Ireland and is listed on the 1851 census in Leswalt, and his children were born in Leswalt in the early 1820's. Ester Ramsey b. ca. 1785 Ireland. First known child, James christened 23 June 1819 in Leswalt. Second known child, my 2xgrandfather John, christened 9 Dec 1821. I am interested in any other children of this marriage, their wedding date and place and where in Ireland they are from. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Joan Whitney Washington State on the beach.

At 08:09 AM 1/23/2007, David Sides wrote: >...Are there any Trade directories that may have listed James Craig? Dear David -- I checked Pigot's 1837 Directory of Wigtownshire -- no James CRAIG in Mochrum or surrounding parishes. Mary Richardson

Hello everyone Reading this gave me a lovely feeling that events in the past do still linger into the future. I am sure that Shawland's Academy would love to hear from Ian Middleton. Shawland's Academy has a long and prestigious history in Glasgow and something like this which has stood the test of time would be well accepted. Go for it Ian. Regards Margaret. deborah robertson <drobertson26@btinternet.com> wrote: Hello The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Musuem in Glasgow holds an Annual Corporation Drawing Competition for Glasgow children, it began in 1904. http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/venue/page.cfm?venueid=4&itemID=3 This is a quote from http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/kelvingrove/recollections/recollections_detail.asp?catid=3 [The proudest moment as a scholar at Shawlands Acadamy, Glasgow, was representing my school at the annual Corporation Drawing Competition in the Kelvingrove Gallery. This event was open to all school children within Glasgow. To my surprise I was awarded a bronze medal for my artistic contribution to this event. I still display my medal with pride 46 years after. Ross, Orkney ] It would seem that your Uncle attended school in glasgow at one time. Best Wishes Debbie Robertson ian middleton wrote: Hi, Can anyone help me identify a "medallion" awarded to my uncle - Richard Middleton - during 1910 to 1925ish I think!! The medallion is oval, 30mm at the longest dimension and 20mm wide. The front of the medallion has R MIDDLETON across the centre and around the border "PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT". The reverse side has an outline of a statuesque woman standing on a base with the name GLASGOW across it and around the border CORPORATION DRAWING COMPETION. The medallion was given to me along with Richard`s Military Medals but with no information about it. Yours I Middleton, Portsmouth. ------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes.

Hello The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Musuem in Glasgow holds an Annual Corporation Drawing Competition for Glasgow children, it began in 1904. http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/venue/page.cfm?venueid=4&itemID=3 This is a quote from http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/kelvingrove/recollections/recollections_detail.asp?catid=3 [The proudest moment as a scholar at Shawlands Acadamy, Glasgow, was representing my school at the annual Corporation Drawing Competition in the Kelvingrove Gallery. This event was open to all school children within Glasgow. To my surprise I was awarded a bronze medal for my artistic contribution to this event. I still display my medal with pride 46 years after. Ross, Orkney ] It would seem that your Uncle attended school in glasgow at one time. Best Wishes Debbie Robertson ian middleton <immiddleton@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi, Can anyone help me identify a "medallion" awarded to my uncle - Richard Middleton - during 1910 to 1925ish I think!! The medallion is oval, 30mm at the longest dimension and 20mm wide. The front of the medallion has R MIDDLETON across the centre and around the border "PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT". The reverse side has an outline of a statuesque woman standing on a base with the name GLASGOW across it and around the border CORPORATION DRAWING COMPETION. The medallion was given to me along with Richard`s Military Medals but with no information about it. Yours I Middleton, Portsmouth.

Hi, Can anyone help me identify a "medallion" awarded to my uncle - Richard Middleton - during 1910 to 1925ish I think!! The medallion is oval, 30mm at the longest dimension and 20mm wide. The front of the medallion has R MIDDLETON across the centre and around the border "PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT". The reverse side has an outline of a statuesque woman standing on a base with the name GLASGOW across it and around the border CORPORATION DRAWING COMPETION. The medallion was given to me along with Richard`s Military Medals but with no information about it. Yours I Middleton, Portsmouth. --------------------------------- The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider.