Firstly, thank whoever started the Bootmakers of Wigtown information as I have linked up with a direct line relative of John Dally, Wigtown shoemaker and have been able to pass on the mountain of information on the Dally line supplied to me so generously by Bill Copland. I have a Margaret Hannay Clunie/Nichol living in 'Inch Parks Cottage' Inch in the 1881 Census. Her son Robert was living with her - his occupation is shown as gamekeeper. Would anyone know where it is - thank you, Regards Maggie Grant ----- Original Message ----- From: "T & J Agnew" <agnewtj@xtra.co.nz> To: "'Pauline/Fiona'" <rommel@relax.com.au>; <sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 7:40 AM Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Transport 1857 > Dear Pauline, > Here is one answer to your question about travelling from Stranraer to > Greenock. Mt greatgrandfather, Thomas Agnew (1829-1908)made that trip in > 1861 and recorded some of the details: > > Thomas Agnew's diary, 1862: > [He was living with his wife, Margaret 'Maggie' Agnew (nee Agnew) at > Clachan > near Kirkcolm, his wife's father's farm. In 1862 they decided to emigrate > to > New Zealand. Surviving parts of his diary record a trip to Glasgow and > Edinburgh to make final arrangements.] > > Friday 4 July 1862: > "Left Clachan at 3 o'clock a.m., drive with R. Hannah to Stranraer, sailed > in Briton steamer at 5.30 for Glasgow, was in Greenock at 11.40, in > Dumbarton at 2 o'clock, took out my passage at 4 o'clock at Glasgow, left > for Edinburgh at 5 and got there at 7.20. Met Al. on S. bridge." > [Alexander was his younger brother, studying law. Thomas stayed in > Edinburgh > for 3 days, before returning to Clachan.] > "Leaving Edinburgh at 7 o'clock a.m. was in Glasgow at 9.12, left at ½ > past > 10, in Ayr at 1 o'clock, left Ayr and was in Stranraer at 6pm. Mr John met > me and brought me home in his gig." > > [On Tuesday 29 July he and Margaret with their children Thomas (1 year 4 > months) and Jane (3 months) left Clachan. He farewelled his brothers John > and William and their widowed mother Helen at the family farm Balwherrie > near Leswalt. By Tuesday evening, they had reached Greenock by steamer, > and > put their luggage on the Aboukir on Wednesday, boarding the ship on > Thursday. On Friday 1st August 1862, the Aboukir sailed from Greenock for > Otago, at 6pm. They reached Port Chalmers on 6 November 1862.] > > Hope this is some help. > > Trevor Agnew > > Christchurch > New Zealand > > -----Original Message----- > From: sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pauline/Fiona > Sent: Friday, 2 February 2007 9:18 p.m. > To: sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WIG LIST] Transport 1857 > > Hi > > In 1857 Robert & Helen Beattie and family sailed from Greenock to > Melbourne, > > Australia. What manner of transport would they have taken to get to > Greenock from Stranraer? Robert was a wine and spirit merchant with three > small kids and an unassisted passenger so presumably had some money > available for transport. > > Would it have been train, or coach or a combination of these or ship > around > the coast? I have been unable so far to find a log to say if the ship > collected emmigrants from the Liverpool Emigration Depot so it may in fact > have been there that they actually came on board. > > regards > Pauline > Melbourne, Australia > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >
Inch Parks is a large Dairy farm, part of Stair Estates on the A751 just outside of Stranraer. Am not sure if any of the cottages survive on the present day farm. Fiona -----Original Message----- From: sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Maggie McNeill Grant Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 10:51 PM To: T & J Agnew; 'Pauline/Fiona'; sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Inch Parks Cottage Firstly, thank whoever started the Bootmakers of Wigtown information as I have linked up with a direct line relative of John Dally, Wigtown shoemaker and have been able to pass on the mountain of information on the Dally line supplied to me so generously by Bill Copland. I have a Margaret Hannay Clunie/Nichol living in 'Inch Parks Cottage' Inch in the 1881 Census. Her son Robert was living with her - his occupation is shown as gamekeeper. Would anyone know where it is - thank you, Regards Maggie Grant ----- Original Message ----- From: "T & J Agnew" <agnewtj@xtra.co.nz> To: "'Pauline/Fiona'" <rommel@relax.com.au>; <sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 7:40 AM Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Transport 1857 > Dear Pauline, > Here is one answer to your question about travelling from Stranraer to > Greenock. Mt greatgrandfather, Thomas Agnew (1829-1908)made that trip in > 1861 and recorded some of the details: > > Thomas Agnew's diary, 1862: > [He was living with his wife, Margaret 'Maggie' Agnew (nee Agnew) at > Clachan > near Kirkcolm, his wife's father's farm. In 1862 they decided to emigrate > to > New Zealand. Surviving parts of his diary record a trip to Glasgow and > Edinburgh to make final arrangements.] > > Friday 4 July 1862: > "Left Clachan at 3 o'clock a.m., drive with R. Hannah to Stranraer, sailed > in Briton steamer at 5.30 for Glasgow, was in Greenock at 11.40, in > Dumbarton at 2 o'clock, took out my passage at 4 o'clock at Glasgow, left > for Edinburgh at 5 and got there at 7.20. Met Al. on S. bridge." > [Alexander was his younger brother, studying law. Thomas stayed in > Edinburgh > for 3 days, before returning to Clachan.] > "Leaving Edinburgh at 7 o'clock a.m. was in Glasgow at 9.12, left at ½ > past > 10, in Ayr at 1 o'clock, left Ayr and was in Stranraer at 6pm. Mr John met > me and brought me home in his gig." > > [On Tuesday 29 July he and Margaret with their children Thomas (1 year 4 > months) and Jane (3 months) left Clachan. He farewelled his brothers John > and William and their widowed mother Helen at the family farm Balwherrie > near Leswalt. By Tuesday evening, they had reached Greenock by steamer, > and > put their luggage on the Aboukir on Wednesday, boarding the ship on > Thursday. On Friday 1st August 1862, the Aboukir sailed from Greenock for > Otago, at 6pm. They reached Port Chalmers on 6 November 1862.] > > Hope this is some help. > > Trevor Agnew > > Christchurch > New Zealand > > -----Original Message----- > From: sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pauline/Fiona > Sent: Friday, 2 February 2007 9:18 p.m. > To: sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WIG LIST] Transport 1857 > > Hi > > In 1857 Robert & Helen Beattie and family sailed from Greenock to > Melbourne, > > Australia. What manner of transport would they have taken to get to > Greenock from Stranraer? Robert was a wine and spirit merchant with three > small kids and an unassisted passenger so presumably had some money > available for transport. > > Would it have been train, or coach or a combination of these or ship > around > the coast? I have been unable so far to find a log to say if the ship > collected emmigrants from the Liverpool Emigration Depot so it may in fact > have been there that they actually came on board. > > regards > Pauline > Melbourne, Australia > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ------------------------------- 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
Thank you Fiona - the information is interesting. Robert's nephew, James Dally had also been a gamekeeper on the same Estate - Kind regards Maggie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gallahill" <Gallahill@aol.com> To: "Maggie McNeill Grant" <mlg27@optusnet.com.au>; "T & J Agnew" <agnewtj@xtra.co.nz>; "'Pauline/Fiona'" <rommel@relax.com.au>; <sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 8:19 PM Subject: RE: [WIG LIST] Inch Parks Cottage > Inch Parks is a large Dairy farm, part of Stair Estates on the A751 just > outside of Stranraer. > Am not sure if any of the cottages survive on the present day farm. > Fiona > > -----Original Message----- > From: sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Maggie > McNeill Grant > Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 10:51 PM > To: T & J Agnew; 'Pauline/Fiona'; sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Inch Parks Cottage > > > Firstly, thank whoever started the Bootmakers of Wigtown information as I > have linked up with a direct line relative of John Dally, Wigtown > shoemaker > and have been able to pass on the mountain of information on the Dally > line > supplied to me so generously by Bill Copland. > > I have a Margaret Hannay Clunie/Nichol living in 'Inch Parks Cottage' Inch > in the 1881 Census. Her son Robert was living with her - his occupation > is > shown as gamekeeper. > Would anyone know where it is - thank you, > Regards > Maggie Grant > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "T & J Agnew" <agnewtj@xtra.co.nz> > To: "'Pauline/Fiona'" <rommel@relax.com.au>; > <sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 7:40 AM > Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] Transport 1857 > > >> Dear Pauline, >> Here is one answer to your question about travelling from Stranraer to >> Greenock. Mt greatgrandfather, Thomas Agnew (1829-1908)made that trip in >> 1861 and recorded some of the details: >> >> Thomas Agnew's diary, 1862: >> [He was living with his wife, Margaret 'Maggie' Agnew (nee Agnew) at >> Clachan >> near Kirkcolm, his wife's father's farm. In 1862 they decided to emigrate >> to >> New Zealand. Surviving parts of his diary record a trip to Glasgow and >> Edinburgh to make final arrangements.] >> >> Friday 4 July 1862: >> "Left Clachan at 3 o'clock a.m., drive with R. Hannah to Stranraer, >> sailed >> in Briton steamer at 5.30 for Glasgow, was in Greenock at 11.40, in >> Dumbarton at 2 o'clock, took out my passage at 4 o'clock at Glasgow, left >> for Edinburgh at 5 and got there at 7.20. Met Al. on S. bridge." >> [Alexander was his younger brother, studying law. Thomas stayed in >> Edinburgh >> for 3 days, before returning to Clachan.] >> "Leaving Edinburgh at 7 o'clock a.m. was in Glasgow at 9.12, left at ½ >> past >> 10, in Ayr at 1 o'clock, left Ayr and was in Stranraer at 6pm. Mr John >> met >> me and brought me home in his gig." >> >> [On Tuesday 29 July he and Margaret with their children Thomas (1 year 4 >> months) and Jane (3 months) left Clachan. He farewelled his brothers John >> and William and their widowed mother Helen at the family farm Balwherrie >> near Leswalt. By Tuesday evening, they had reached Greenock by steamer, >> and >> put their luggage on the Aboukir on Wednesday, boarding the ship on >> Thursday. On Friday 1st August 1862, the Aboukir sailed from Greenock for >> Otago, at 6pm. They reached Port Chalmers on 6 November 1862.] >> >> Hope this is some help. >> >> Trevor Agnew >> >> Christchurch >> New Zealand >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pauline/Fiona >> Sent: Friday, 2 February 2007 9:18 p.m. >> To: sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [WIG LIST] Transport 1857 >> >> Hi >> >> In 1857 Robert & Helen Beattie and family sailed from Greenock to >> Melbourne, >> >> Australia. What manner of transport would they have taken to get to >> Greenock from Stranraer? Robert was a wine and spirit merchant with three >> small kids and an unassisted passenger so presumably had some money >> available for transport. >> >> Would it have been train, or coach or a combination of these or ship >> around >> the coast? I have been unable so far to find a log to say if the ship >> collected emmigrants from the Liverpool Emigration Depot so it may in >> fact >> have been there that they actually came on board. >> >> regards >> Pauline >> Melbourne, Australia >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >