BIRTHS M'INTYRE, ? - B21/4/1854 - Here, at George Street, on the 21st inst., the wife of Mr John M'Intrye, clogger and hide merchant, of a ? MANN, Male - B234/1854 - Here, at South Strand Street, on the 23d instant, the wife of Mr Mann, postmaster, of a son. BYRES, Female - B25/4/1854 - Here, at the George Hotel, on the 25th inst., the wife of Mr James Byers, of a daughter. M'CORNICK, Female - B21/4/1854 - At Portwilliam, on the 21st instant, the wife of Mr James M'Cornick, surgeon of a daughter. EWA??. Male - B17/4/1854 - At Borgue House, on the 17th inst,. Mrs Ewa?? (of a) son. MURE, Female - B10/4/1854 - At Kirkcudbright, on the 10th inst., Mrs Mure, of a daughter. MARRIAGES M'CAIG, Peter - M(25)/ 4/1854 - At Galdenoch, parish of Stoneykirk, on the (25)th instant, by the Rev. Thos. Easton, Stranraer, Mr Peter M'Caig farmer, Mye, to Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr A. Milroy, farmer there. HANNAY, John - M18/4/1854 - At Dourie Bank, Portwilliam, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. William Dunlop, John Hannay, Esq., York, (to) Anne, daughter of the late Alex. M'Douall, Esq., Woodbourne, N. Brunswick. RALSTON, James - M25/4/1854 - At Barwinnock, on the 25th inst., by the Rev. Archd. Stewart of Glasserton, James Ralston, Esq., Tyrdes Hill (Mill), Denbighshire, North Wales, to Mina, daughter (of the) late James Gifford, Esq. M'DIARMID, John - M20/4/1854 - At Blenheim Place, Edinburgh, on the 20th inst., (by) the Rev. J. Julius Wood, John M'Diarmid, Esq., merchant, Liverpool, to Margaret Affleck, youngest daughter of the late Alex. Robson, Esq., Dumfries. DEATHS GUILMETTE, Louis Gregory - D21/4/1854 - Here, at George Street, on the morning of the 21st instant, Louis Gregory Guilmette, aged 16 years, (only) son of the deceased Mr Guilmette, apothecary - deeply and justly regretted. MUIR, J(ohn) - D24/4/1854 - Here, at Lochryan Place, on the 24th inst., Mr J(ohn) Muir, formerly gamekeeper to the Earl of Stair aged ?? years - much regretted. COCHRAN, William - D21/4/1854 - At Craig, Glenapp, on the 21st instant, Mr William Cochran, overseer to the Earl of Orkney. M'GHEE, Isabella - D25/4/1854 - At Ervie, parish of Kirkcolm, on the 25th inst., Isabella M'Ghee, a native of Ireland, far advanced in years. BLAIN, Mrs - D20/4/1854 - At Merton Hall, on the 20th instant, the wife of Mr John Blain. COCHRAN, James - D21/4/1854 - At Corwar, parish of Minnigaff, on the 21st inst., Mr James Cochran, farmer, aged 77 years. REID, Frances - D30/3/1854 - On the 30th ult., Frances Reid, fourth daughter of Mr John Reid, Isle of Whithorn - deeply regretted by all who knew her. MURDOCH, Jane - D8/4/1854 - At Kirkcudbright, on the 8th inst., Jane Murdoch, aged 72 years; and on the 17th Paulina Murdoch aged 80 years, daughters of the late John Murdoch Esq., Comptroller of Customs at the port of Kirkcudbright - friends at a distance will please accept this notice. MURDOCH, Paulina - D17/4/1854 - At Kirkcudbright, on the 8th inst., Jane Murdoch aged 72 years; and on the 17th Paulina Murdoch aged 80 years, daughters of the late John Murdoch Esq., Comptroller of Customs at the port of Kirkcudbright - friends at a distance will place accept this notice.

Dear all, Please does anybody have information about Blains in Merton Hall - or where Merton Hall is? (Newton Stewart?? long way.. though there were Blaens there who may have been related..) I suspect, though, that this Blain family has little to do with mine, but every clue is useful and I watch Diana's transcriptions with very great interest! Regards, Jenny --Diana Henry posted --- >DEATHS > >BLAIN, Mrs - D20/4/1854 - At Merton Hall, on the 20th instant, the >wife of Mr John Blain.

At 06:19 PM 1/15/2007, Jenny Blain wrote: >Please does anybody have information about Blains in Merton Hall Hi, Jenny -- I checked my copy of "Penninghame -- The Story of a Parish." The Merton Hall estate included many properties, farms, or whatever. The 1851 census summary for each referenced BLAIN at only one: Drumterlie. Checking the 1851 online census at http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/historicalindexes/census.aspx, I found only one John BLAIN in Penninghame -- at Drumtarlie, household 11/26. His wife was: Name: BLAIN , Catrine Relationship: wife of John Marital Status: married Occupation: Age: 37 Born: Mochrum Wgt Like Catrine, John (age 38, ag. lab.) was born in Mochrum, but the three children -- John Jr., Charlote, and Mary were born in Glasserton between 1839 and 1845. > - or >where Merton Hall is? (Newton Stewart?? long way.. though there were >Blaens there who may have been related..) I suspect, though, that >this Blain family has little to do with mine, but every clue is >useful and I watch Diana's transcriptions with very great interest! > >--Diana Henry posted --- > >DEATHS > > > >BLAIN, Mrs - D20/4/1854 - At Merton Hall, on the 20th instant, the > >wife of Mr John Blain. If you want to know more about Merton Hall, I can share what's in my Penninghame book. Mary