Hi Kim, Sorry to be a wet blanket, but the Robert Clark baptised Kirkcolm 25 Jul 1848 can’t be the one you found in Kentucky in 1850. I have done a little ‘digging’ and found that he and his parents were still at the farm of Glengyre in 1851. They were still in the parish of Kirkcolm in 1861. An *IGI parent search on John Clark & Agnes Dinwoodie* gave the following issue: Mary Clark christening 14 Aug 1842 KIRKCOLM, WIGTOWN, SCOTLAND Robert Clark christening 25 Jul 1848 KIRKCOLM, WIGTOWN, SCOTLAND Hans Clark christening 10 Aug 1845 KIRKCOLM, WIGTOWN, SCOTLAND James Clark christening 01 Dec 1839 KIRKCOLM, WIGTOWN, SCOTLAND William Clerk christening 19 Apr 1829 LESWALT, WIGTOWN, SCOTLAND John Clarke christening 23 Oct 1831 LESWALT, WIGTOWN, SCOTLAND * *Courtesy of FreeCEN, here are census transcripts:* 1841 Census* Piece: SCT1841/887 Place: Kirkcolm -Wigtownshire Enumeration District: 8 Civil Parish: Kirkcolm Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Kirkcolm Folio: 8 Page: 10 Address: Valleyfield Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born CLARK John M 33 Agricultural Labourer Ireland CLARK Agnes F 32 Ireland CLARK William M 12 Wigtownshire Page: 8/11 CLARK John M 9 Wigtownshire CLARK Mary F 7 Wigtownshire CLARK Susan F 5 Wigtownshire CLARK James M 1 Wigtownshire *1851 Census* Piece: SCT1851/887 Place: Kirkcolm -Wigtownshire Enumeration District: 9 Civil Parish: Kirkcolm Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: - Folio: 876 Page: 11 Schedule: 26 Address: Glengyre Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born CLARK John Head M M 42 Farm Labourer Ireland - - CLARK Agnes Wife M F 41 Ireland - - CLARK James Son - M 11 Wigtownshire - Kirkcolm CLARK Mary Dau - F 8 Wigtownshire - Kirkcolm CLARK Hauner Son - M 5 Wigtownshire - Kirkcolm CLARK Robert Son - M 2 Wigtownshire – Kirkcolm *1861 Census* Piece: SCT1861/887 Place: Kirkcolm -Wigtownshire Enumeration District: 4 Civil Parish: Kirkcolm Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: - Folio: 0 Page: 5 Schedule: 23 Address: Knockcoid Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born CLARK John Head M M 52 Labourer Ireland - - CLARK Agnes Wife M F 51 Domestic Business Ireland - - CLARK Mary Dau U F 16 Flowerer WIG - Kirkcolm CLARK Hanse Son U M 14 Agricultural Labourer WIG - Kirkcolm CLARK Robert Son U M 12 WIG - Kirkcolm CLARK Grace Dau - F 6 WIG - Kirkcolm Compulsory registration of births deaths and marriages began in Scotland in 1855. Prior to that one has to hope for other sources of birth records. The best source is the OPRs (Old Parochial Registers), which were the registers kept by the Church of Scotland. He ‘Old’ part refers to those recorded prior to 1855. Only around half of births were so recorded in the 1840s, so one has to be lucky. Regards, Bruce
Thank you, Bruce. I so wanted this to be my Robert John Clarke! But that's why we join these lists and share research. And your note that only half the births were recorded in the 1840s tells me Robert may not be noted. But I'll continue to search. Thanks, again. Kim Clarke Director of Executive Communications Office of the Vice President for Communications University of Michigan 734-763-5800 Sent from my iPad On Feb 21, 2013, at 12:35 AM, Bruce McDowall <milldriggan@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Kim, Sorry to be a wet blanket, but the Robert Clark baptised Kirkcolm 25 Jul 1848 can’t be the one you found in Kentucky in 1850. I have done a little ‘digging’ and found that he and his parents were still at the farm of Glengyre in 1851. They were still in the parish of Kirkcolm in 1861. An *IGI parent search on John Clark & Agnes Dinwoodie* gave the following issue: Mary Clark christening 14 Aug 1842 KIRKCOLM, WIGTOWN, SCOTLAND Robert Clark christening 25 Jul 1848 KIRKCOLM, WIGTOWN, SCOTLAND Hans Clark christening 10 Aug 1845 KIRKCOLM, WIGTOWN, SCOTLAND James Clark christening 01 Dec 1839 KIRKCOLM, WIGTOWN, SCOTLAND William Clerk christening 19 Apr 1829 LESWALT, WIGTOWN, SCOTLAND John Clarke christening 23 Oct 1831 LESWALT, WIGTOWN, SCOTLAND * *Courtesy of FreeCEN, here are census transcripts:* 1841 Census* Piece: SCT1841/887 Place: Kirkcolm -Wigtownshire Enumeration District: 8 Civil Parish: Kirkcolm Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Kirkcolm Folio: 8 Page: 10 Address: Valleyfield Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born CLARK John M 33 Agricultural Labourer Ireland CLARK Agnes F 32 Ireland CLARK William M 12 Wigtownshire Page: 8/11 CLARK John M 9 Wigtownshire CLARK Mary F 7 Wigtownshire CLARK Susan F 5 Wigtownshire CLARK James M 1 Wigtownshire *1851 Census* Piece: SCT1851/887 Place: Kirkcolm -Wigtownshire Enumeration District: 9 Civil Parish: Kirkcolm Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: - Folio: 876 Page: 11 Schedule: 26 Address: Glengyre Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born CLARK John Head M M 42 Farm Labourer Ireland - - CLARK Agnes Wife M F 41 Ireland - - CLARK James Son - M 11 Wigtownshire - Kirkcolm CLARK Mary Dau - F 8 Wigtownshire - Kirkcolm CLARK Hauner Son - M 5 Wigtownshire - Kirkcolm CLARK Robert Son - M 2 Wigtownshire – Kirkcolm *1861 Census* Piece: SCT1861/887 Place: Kirkcolm -Wigtownshire Enumeration District: 4 Civil Parish: Kirkcolm Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: - Folio: 0 Page: 5 Schedule: 23 Address: Knockcoid Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born CLARK John Head M M 52 Labourer Ireland - - CLARK Agnes Wife M F 51 Domestic Business Ireland - - CLARK Mary Dau U F 16 Flowerer WIG - Kirkcolm CLARK Hanse Son U M 14 Agricultural Labourer WIG - Kirkcolm CLARK Robert Son U M 12 WIG - Kirkcolm CLARK Grace Dau - F 6 WIG - Kirkcolm Compulsory registration of births deaths and marriages began in Scotland in 1855. Prior to that one has to hope for other sources of birth records. The best source is the OPRs (Old Parochial Registers), which were the registers kept by the Church of Scotland. He ‘Old’ part refers to those recorded prior to 1855. Only around half of births were so recorded in the 1840s, so one has to be lucky. Regards, Bruce