----- Original Message ----- From: "john rose" <janetteroseuk@yahoo.co.uk> To: "DIANA HENRY" <dianahhenry@btinternet.com> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 6:23 PM Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Houstons, Dougans and Jacksons in Wigtownshire Hello Annette, to put you in the picture - the WFP is the Wigtown Free Press, the local paper started publishing in 1843 and I am posting to the Wigtownshire List Births Deaths and Marriages from the microfisch records. These had been filmed on microfisch until about 1914, (when I believe the "funding money" ran out) and there is an index of names. So - to do a "look up" I would first look at the index for that name. However, you know quite a bit about his demise, so that is bonus.. It would have cost to put a notice in the paper so that is perhaps why his name does not appear. I have had the priviledge of visiting the Reformed Presbyterian churchyard in Dalrymple St. He is not listed in the booklet published by DGFHS, but there will be many stones that have disappeared over the years, and probably many people who had no stone raised to them. I hope this information has helped a little. Diana > Dear Diana, > I am not sure what the WFP is!Should he be listed? On > Andrew Houston's death cert. it states that he died at > 10am in St John's St, Stranraer.He is buried in the > Refd.Presbyterian Churchyard in Stranraer. > Annette > > --- DIANA HENRY <dianahhenry@btinternet.com> wrote: > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "john rose" <janetteroseuk@yahoo.co.uk> >> To: <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 11:38 AM >> Subject: [WIG LIST] Houstons, Dougans and Jacksons >> in Wigtownshire >> >> Annette >> I had a quick look this asfternoon for the death in >> the WFP of Andrew >> Houston died 3rd Oct.1857 but he is not listed in >> the index. >> Diana >> >> >> > Dear Everyone, >> > I am a new subscriber with ancestors from >> > Wigtownshire. Does anyone know anything about the >> > following people? >> > Andrew Houston born 1782(in Ireland,son of Andrew >> > Houston, ploughman and unknown mother)married >> Margaret >> > Dougan before 1806 when they were living in >> > Stoneykirk.He was an Ag. Lab. >> > Children - >> > George Houston - b. 1806 in Stoneykirk,d. 10th >> > September 1876 in Inch >> > Samuel Houston - b. 1808 in Stoneykirk >> > Andrew Houston - b. 1812 in Stoneykirk (my 2x >> great >> > grandfather) >> > Other children not known >> > Margaret Dougan died bef. 1834 and Andrew Houston, >> now >> > 52 married Barbara Edgar, aged about 22 in Inch on >> > 12th December 1834. >> > Child of this marriage - >> > Thomas Houston - b. 1836 >> > Andrew Houston, age 75 died 3rd October 1857 in >> > Stranraer.He died of Dysentery along with a lot of >> > other people! >> > If anyone does know anything of these people or >> their >> > families I would be most grateful. >> > Best wishes , >> > Annette. >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > 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 >> >> >> > >