Thank you Gina, I have a James Sloan married to a Jean Blain in my tree. 'Our' James died in 1791 in Logan. Their daughter Janet was born in 1763. I wonder if they are related???? Diane >From: GINA YOUNG <gina358@btinternet.com> >To: SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE@rootsweb.com >Subject: [WIG LIST] (WIG LIST) Garden labourers 1747 at Castle >Kennedy,Stranraer >Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:14:14 +0000 (GMT) > >Hello Listers > I've not posted before so hope I am successful. I am enclosing a >transcript of an account I found while researching at National Archive of >Scotland. It is for works carried out in the gardens of Castle Kennedy, >Stranraer (Inch Parish). I have transcribed as original text, there was >obviously a blip when it came to recording the date. Also this account will >be for the works done, not for full time employment. > Hope this is of interest - I have a couple of others I will post >shortly. > > > > Accounts of work done by James Slowan, gardener & labourers under him >from 1st April 1747 to 1st March 1747. Works carried out at 6d per day. > At Ducat Hill > At bedding the foundations of the new house > At kitchen garden > At hoeing the turnips > At hoeing among the new planting > At trenching the circle at Glenhaple > At pruning in the bank of Castleston & Balkear (Balker) > Cutting hoops > At trenching ground and planting > > Workers > Thomas McCracken, Robert Eccles, Niven McWhinnie, William McCredie, >Danielle McMaster, James Milwain, James Boyd, Janet Kerr, John McMaster, >Margaret Wallace, Grizell Hannay, Janet McWilliam, Jean Paterson, Janet >Paterson, Mary Barclay, Agnes McKelvie, James McCaig, William Mean, William >McKelvie, Fergus(?)McChlerie, John Neilson, William McChlerie, William >Torbron, John McCaig, Patrick McWhinnie, John McCubbin, John Keand, John >McMaster, Hew McKelvie, John Blain, John McKibben > Total costs £17.8s.6d > >------------------------------- >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 _________________________________________________________________ MSN Hotmail is evolving – check out the new Windows Live Mail http://ideas.live.com