BIRTHS BLACK, Female - B24/5/1855 - At Seabank House, Stranraer, on the 24th instant, the wife of William Black, Esq., Town Clerk, of a daughter. M'GILL, Male - B5/5/1855 - At Low Curghie, Kirkmaiden, on the 5th instant, Mrs M'Gill, of a son. M'FADZEAN, Female - In the WFP B31/5/1855 - At Barrachan, Penninghame, the wife of Mr M'Fadzean, of a daughter. DOUGLAS, Twin, Male and Female - B25/5/1855 -On the 25th inst., at 26th Wilton Crescent, London, the Viscountess Drumlanrig, of twins - a son and a daughter. MARRIAGES HOLMES, Adam - M28/5/1855 - At Dinduff, parish of Leswalt, on the 28th instant, by the Rev. Mr James Smellie, Mr Adam Holmes, to Margaret, daughter of the late Mr Gibson, farmer there. REID, Rev. John - M16/5/1855 - At Kirkinner Manse, Wigtownshire, on the 16th inst., by the father of the bride, the Rev. John Reid of Minikie, to Elizabeth Davidson, daughter of the Rev. James Reid of Kirkinner. BELL, Benjamin Robert - M22/5/1855 - On the 22d inst., at Moray Place, Edinburgh, by the Rev. Dr. Muir of St. Stephen's, Benjamin Robert Bell, Esq., advocate, Sheriff of Elgin and Nairn, to Jane Alexander, daughter of James Hunt, Esq., of Pittencrieff. DEATHS WATT, Mary-Ann - D26/5/1855 - At King Street, Stranraer, on the 26th instant, after a protracted illness, Mary-Ann, aged 31 years, eldest daughter of Mr Henry Watt, - much regretted. M'GUIRE/O'NEILL, Margaret - D27/5/1855 - Here, at George Street, on the 27th instant, Margaret O'Neill, aged 70 years, wife of Mr John M'Guire, general merchant. M'CLEW/BROWN, Elizabeth - D29/5/1855 - At Portpatrick, on the 29th instant, Elizabeth Brown, relict of David M'Clew, Esq., - very much lamented by a large circle of friends. M'CLEAN, Dr. - D26/5/1855 - At Gatehouse, on the 26th inst., Dr M'Clean, after a short illness, deeply regretted . Deceased was third son of the late James M'Clean, Esq., Auchneel, near Stranraer. HANNAY, Rev. Peter - D26/5/1855 - At Lochenbreck Well, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, on the 26th instant, the Rev. Peter Hannay, minister of the United Presbyterian Church, Wigtown. MILLIGAN, Isabella Rigg - D29/5/1855 - At Corsbie, Newton-Stewart, on the 29th inst., Isabella Rigg, daughter of Mr Jas. Milligan, aged nearly 11 years. M'QUIGGAN, Catherine - D23/5/1855 - At Newton-Stewart, on the 23d inst., Catherine, wife of Michael M'Quiggan; and on the 24th inst., Michael M'Quiggan, the husband. Deceased were both interred in one grave on Saturday, in the burying ground connected with the Roman Catholic chapel, and the funeral service of the church was performed over the coffins, in presence of a large and respectable assemblage of the inhabitants who were invited to the melancholy ceremony. M'QUIGGAN, Michael - D24.5.1855 - At Newton-Stewart, on the 23d inst., Catherine, wife of Michael M'Quiggan, and on the 24th inst., Michael M'Quiggan, the husband. Deceased were both interred in one grave on Saturday, in the burying ground connected with the Roman Catholic chapel, and the funeral service of the church was performed over the coffins, in presence of a large and respectable assemblage of the inhabitants who were invited to the melancholy ceremony. THOMSON/LEWARS, Jessie - D26/5/1855 - At her residence in Maxwelltown, Dumfries, on the 26th inst., aged 77, Mrs James Thomson, who some 60 years ago when Miss Jessie Lewars, cheered the sinking spirits and ministered to the wants of a dying poet - Robert Burns. GORDON, Thomas - D16/5/1855 - At Alhaurin, Province of Malaga, Spain, on the 16th inst., Thomas Gordon, Esq., merchant, Malaga, youngest son of the late Rev. Hugh Gordon of Anwoth. Friends will please accept this intimation.

At 09:46 AM 2/27/2007, Diana Henry wrote: >BIRTHS >... >M'FADZEAN, Female - In the WFP B31/5/1855 - At Barrachan, >Penninghame, the wife of Mr M'Fadzean, of a daughter. >... I believe this is Grace McFADYEAN. From the online IGI: GRACE MCFADYEAN Birth: 27 MAY 1855 Penninghame, Wigtown, Scotland Father: ANDREW MCFADYEAN Mother: JANE MCKISSOCK Batch No.:C118951 Diana has posted other related BMDs, which I never got around to responding to: Posted 14 May 2006: WFP 7 Aug 1851 M'FADZEAN, Male - B4/8/1851 - At Barrachan, parish of Penninghame, on the 4th inst., Mrs Andrew M'Fadzean, of a son. Posted 11 Nov 2006: WFP 30 Jun 1853 M'FADZEAN, Male - B17/6/1853 - At Barrachan, on the 17th instant, the wife of M(r) Andrew M'Fadzean, of a son. Here is the family: Wigtown, Scotland, British Isles Father: Andrew McFadyean, Mother: Jane McKissock/Hissock 1. JANE MCFADYEAN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Birth: 08 MAY 1861 Penninghame, Wigtown, Scotland 2. GRACE MCFADYEAN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Birth: 27 MAY 1855 Penninghame, Wigtown, Scotland 3. JEMIMA MCFADYEAN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Birth: 08 NOV 1863 Penninghame, Wigtown, Scotland 4. GAVIN MCFADYEAN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 03 SEP 1851 Penninghame, Wigtown, Scotland 5. JOHN MCFADYEAN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Christening: 29 JUN 1853 Penninghame, Wigtown, Scotland I picked up on this WFP entry because it reminded me of some off-list research that I did for Rose Hoover last year with VERY helpful contributions from Anton McLoughlin. Some of it is pertinent, so by the magic of cutting and pasting, here goes: Penninghame Old Kirkyard # 30, p. 7 Erected by Andrew McFADYEAN farmer - Barrachan Thomas McFADYEAN who died at Barrachan in this parish on 1st June 1857 aged 35 years Also Thomas McFADYEAN his son who died on 18th April 1860 aged 11 months And his mother Helen GRAY who died on the 7th September 1861 aged 67 years And of John McFADYEAN his father who died on the 6th January 1863 aged 75 years And of Jane McFADYEAN his daughter who died on the 6th October 1864 aged 3 years 5 months Also the above Andrew McFADYEAN who died at Cruise, New Luce on the 18th May 1891 aged 74 years And Jane McKISSOCK his wife who died at Pollokshields on 30th Nov 1892 aged 70 years and is interred here Also their daughter Jemima wife of James McMASTER, Farmer Landberrick, Mochrum who died 6th December 1892 aged 29 years Here are some of these McFADYEANs in 1851 -- at Address: Baraughan(895) / Parish: Penninghame / Household No: 12/4: Name: MCFADZEAN , Hellen Relationship: wife of John Marital Status: married Occupation: Age: 57 Born: Kirkoswald Ayrshire Name: MCFADZEAN , Hellen Relationship: daughter of John Marital Status: unmarried Occupation: Age: 17 Born: Leswalt Wgt Name: MCFADZEAN , John Relationship: head of household Marital Status: married Occupation: FARMER 4 acres (CROFTER) Age: 61 Born: Stranraer Wgt Name: MCFADZEAN , Thomas Relationship: son of John Marital Status: unmarried Occupation: MERCHANT, SHOPKEEPER Age: 29 Born: Leswalt Wgt They were still at Leswalt in 1841: Piece: SCT1841/891 Place: Leswalt-Wigtownshire Enumeration District: 10 Civil Parish: Leswalt Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Leswalt Folio: 10 Page: 5 Address: Gallowhill ---------- Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks MCFADYEAN Jno M 50 Farmer Wigtownshire MCFADYEAN Helen F 45 Outside Census County (1841) MCFADYEAN Thos M 15 Wigtownshire MCFADYEAN James M 15 Wigtownshire MCFADYEAN Alexr M 13 Wigtownshire MCFADYEAN Helen F 8 Wigtownshire MCFADYEAN Mary F 5 Wigtownshire If anyone has connections to this family, please contact me or fellow listers Rose Hoover <rhoover@ampcopgh.com> and Anton McLoughlin <emayl4me@btinternet.com>. Thanks. Mary Richardson