BIRTHS M'MASTER, Male - B10/3/1854 - At George Street, Stranraer, on the 10th instant the wife of Mr M'Master, baker, of a son. GORDON, Male - B10/3/1854 - At Portree, Portpatrick, on the 10th instant, Mrs Arthur H. Gordon, of a son. YOUNG, Female - B2/3/1854 - At the Manse, Mochrum, on the 2d inst., the wife of the Rev. Alexander Young, A.M., of a daughter. FULTON, Male - B14/3/1854 - At Cotton Mill, Newton-Stewart, on the 14th inst., the wife of Mr John Fulton, weaver, of a son. GRAY, Female - B8/3/1854 - At Newton-Stewart, on the 8th inst., the wife of Mr James Gray, draper, of a daughter. ROBBS, Male Twins - B7/3/1854 - At Newton-Stewart, on the 7th, the wife of Mr Robert Robbs, of twin sons. HUSBAND, Male - B14/3/1854 - At Wigtown, on the 14th instant, the wife of Mr J.W. Husband, teacher, Normal School, of a son. M'CULLOCH, Male - B8/3/1854 - At Glenduisk, on the 8th inst., the wife of William M'Culloch, Esq., of a son. M'CONOCHIE, Male - B3/3/1854 - At Colmonell, on the 3d instant, Mrs Thomas M'Conochie, of a son. BRYDON, Male - B4/3/1854 - At Boreland Lodge, Minnigaff, on the 4th inst., Mrs Brydon, of a son. MARRIAGES ROLLO, John - M7/3/1854 - At Carpow House, on the 7th instant, by the Rev. David Duncan, the Hon John Rollo, to Jane Hay, youngest daughter of the late James Paterson, Esq., of Carpow. M'CALLUM, John - M10/3/1854 - At Blackloch, near Gatehouse, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. Thomas Johnstone of Anwoth, John M'Callum, gamekeeper, Syllodeoch, to Ann, second daughter of Samuel Brown, farm steward in Blackloch. DEATHS AGNEW, Marion - D15/3/1854 - Here, at Hanover Street, in the house of Mr Taylor, on the 15th instant, Marion Agnew, of the Glaik, Stoneykirk, aged 57 years. ORR, Margaret - D9/3/1854 - Here, at Townhead, on the 9th inst., Margaret, aged 4 years, daughter of Mr William Orr. YOUNG/M'CULLOCH, Maitland - D11/3/1854 - At Wigtown, on the 11th instant, Maitland M'Culloch, wife of the Rev. Peter Young, minister of Wigtown. M'MILLAN, Robert - D2/3/1854 - At Barrhill, on the 2d instant, Robert second son of Mr Alexander M'Millan, shoemaker, aged eleven years.

At 10:24 AM 1/9/2007, Diana Henry wrote: >... >DEATHS >... >YOUNG/M'CULLOCH, Maitland - D11/3/1854 - At Wigtown, on the 11th >instant, Maitland M'Culloch, wife of the Rev. Peter Young, minister of Wigtown. >... This one puzzled me because Diana posted this last November: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE/2006-11/1164309525 Death notice in 25 Aug 1853 Wigtown Free Press, "At Garliestown, on the 18th instant, Mrs Young wife of the Rev. Mr Young after a tedious illness borne with Christian resignation and submission." To which I added this about the Rev. Peter YOUNG and his wife, Maitland McCULLOCH: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE/2006-11/1164318313. The transcription of Maitland McCULLOCH YOUNG's Wigtown MI says she "died 11th March 1834." I knew the year was off and figured the date was, too, based on the 25 Aug 1853 WFP death notice. Now, it looks like the date is correct and that the year is just a transcription boo-boo. If that's the case, who was the minister's wife who died in 1853? A Wigtown death for Maitland makes more sense than a "Garliestown" death because Rev. Peter Young was the minister at Wigtown for 65 years. I pulled my copy of "The History of Sorbie Parish Church" to see what it could tell me about Sorbie ministers in the 1850s. (One just never knows when such little booklet purchases will come in handy!) On page 15 begins a description of how Congregationalists gained a foothold in Sorbie and in 1803 established a chapel in Cowgate, Garlieston under Rev. Thomas Smith. Rev. Smith served for 25 years and "was succeeded by a Rev. T. Young who began a ministry in Garlieston noted for its strict and censorious approach to church life. Members of the chapel began to rebuke people in the village who transgressed the standards of the group....Such rebukes were issued publicly, and some of those rebuked were excommunicated from the chapel. Because of these attitudes, some of the chapel members began to walk to Whithorn to worship at the Secession Church there. The strictness of the chapel ended when that minister left after forty years in Garlieston." So when the Rev. T. YOUNG's poor wife died "after a tedious illness," perhaps she died of despondency from a life of NO FUN! Regardless, I stand corrected on the wives of the Revs. YOUNG. This is where it would be nice to be able to add to an existing mail list thread when more information becomes available. Oh well :-( Mary Richardson P.S. "The History of Sorbie Parish Church" devotes about five pages to the Congregationalists and Secessionists. From the first time I read this, I was struck by how much they reminded me of my own Wig family, who lived just north of Sorbie in southern Kirkinner. Made me wonder if they became Free Churchers, especially because after settling in the U.S. in the 1850s, my gg-grandfather became an itinerant Methodist (NOT Presbyterian) minister. My mother has always suggested he was of the "hell, fire, and brimstone" ilk. I wonder if any other listers have similar stories?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Richardson" <mrichson@ix.netcom.com> To: "Mail list: WIG" <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 12:43 AM Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] BMD'S FROM WFP 16TH MARCH, 1854: Maitland McCULLOCH YOUNG update Mary, hi, I checked the original WFP copy of 25th August, 1853 in case I had made a mistake. No mistake. It does not say the Rev. T. Young, only "Rev. Mr Young". Perhaps there was another Rev. Young? other than that I can't offer any explanation. I thought you would pick up on this as we spoke about Maitland recently. Diana > At 10:24 AM 1/9/2007, Diana Henry wrote: >>... >>DEATHS >>... >>YOUNG/M'CULLOCH, Maitland - D11/3/1854 - At Wigtown, on the 11th >>instant, Maitland M'Culloch, wife of the Rev. Peter Young, minister of >>Wigtown. >>... > > This one puzzled me because Diana posted this last November: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE/2006-11/1164309525 > Death notice in 25 Aug 1853 Wigtown Free Press, "At Garliestown, on > the 18th instant, Mrs Young wife of the Rev. Mr Young after a tedious > illness borne with Christian resignation and submission." > > To which I added this about the Rev. Peter YOUNG and his wife, > Maitland > McCULLOCH: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE/2006-11/1164318313. > > The transcription of Maitland McCULLOCH YOUNG's Wigtown MI says she > "died 11th March 1834." I knew the year was off and figured the date > was, too, based on the 25 Aug 1853 WFP death notice. Now, it looks > like the date is correct and that the year is just a transcription > boo-boo. If that's the case, who was the minister's wife who died in > 1853? > > A Wigtown death for Maitland makes more sense than a "Garliestown" > death because Rev. Peter Young was the minister at Wigtown for 65 > years. I pulled my copy of "The History of Sorbie Parish Church" to > see what it could tell me about Sorbie ministers in the 1850s. (One > just never knows when such little booklet purchases will come in > handy!) On page 15 begins a description of how Congregationalists > gained a foothold in Sorbie and in 1803 established a chapel in > Cowgate, Garlieston under Rev. Thomas Smith. Rev. Smith served for > 25 years and "was succeeded by a Rev. T. Young who began a ministry > in Garlieston noted for its strict and censorious approach to church > life. Members of the chapel began to rebuke people in the village > who transgressed the standards of the group....Such rebukes were > issued publicly, and some of those rebuked were excommunicated from > the chapel. Because of these attitudes, some of the chapel members > began to walk to Whithorn to worship at the Secession Church > there. The strictness of the chapel ended when that minister left > after forty years in Garlieston." > > So when the Rev. T. YOUNG's poor wife died "after a tedious illness," > perhaps she died of despondency from a life of NO FUN! > > Regardless, I stand corrected on the wives of the Revs. YOUNG. This > is where it would be nice to be able to add to an existing mail list > thread when more information becomes available. Oh well :-( > > Mary Richardson > > P.S. "The History of Sorbie Parish Church" devotes about five pages > to the Congregationalists and Secessionists. From the first time I > read this, I was struck by how much they reminded me of my own Wig > family, who lived just north of Sorbie in southern Kirkinner. Made > me wonder if they became Free Churchers, especially because after > settling in the U.S. in the 1850s, my gg-grandfather became an > itinerant Methodist (NOT Presbyterian) minister. My mother has > always suggested he was of the "hell, fire, and brimstone" ilk. I > wonder if any other listers have similar stories? > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >