Thanks Bruce.  Very helpful.   Well the good news is that I got us back one more generation to Peter John's Father.   The bad news is that:   I can not find evidence that John Sheridan (b1828/1829)'s father Peter lived in Scotland, which I doubt, and don't even know where to begin searching in Ireland.   The fact that I have no name of John's Mother does not help as well.   John's wife's (Elizabeth Pringle/Sheridan/Mackay)'s  death certificate on Scotlands people did NOT contain the name of her parent/s.   Any advice on where next to look would be greatly appreciated.   All the best and, Have fun. Kevin   Kevin A. Sheridan, Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker, Chief Engagement Officer Kevin Sheridan LLC 7 Indian Hill Road Winnetka, IL 60093 Office Telephone: 847-386-7486 Fax:                          847-386-7487 Cell Phone:            312-953-6096 Check out my two new books, including Building a Magnetic Culture which has hit six bestseller lists including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today!  Click on the covers to learn more. ________________________________ From: Bruce McDowall <milldriggan@gmail.com> To: Kevin Sheridan <kevinsheridan5@yahoo.com> Cc: "sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com" <sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 7:59 PM Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] John Sheridan Family Tree On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:15 AM, Kevin Sheridan <kevinsheridan5@yahoo.com> wrote: <snip> Can you tell me if this place called Arnsheen: 1.  Is where John's father Peter was from - 2. Is in Scotland or Ireland <snip> And in a following message: <snip> Also John, does this mean that Peter's wife was also deceased at the time of John's death?  What does the "M.S." stand for? <snip> Hi Kevin, Sorry, perhaps I should have attempted to set out the transcription of John SHERIDAN's death registration a bit clearer. I have confused you with that raw format. Arnsheen was the parish of residence of John's son, Peter SHERIDAN, who was the informant. Peter's residence was Knockycoid, a farm in that parish. Knockycoid is in Ayrshire, which is the county immediately to the north of the county of Wigtownshire, Scotland. The census returns for both 1861 and 1871 state that John SHERIDAN was born in Ireland, so its likely that his father was from Ireland, but we can't be sure of that, or if he also went to Scotland. John's parents were both deceased at the time of his death. M.S. is an abbreviation for maiden surname. Hope this helps. Don't hesitate to ask further questions. Regards, Bruce

Kevin, we have a colourful socialist politician in Glasgow, as it is a very unusual name you may like to check him out!! n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Sheridan Regards, Diana ________________________________ From: Kevin Sheridan <kevinsheridan5@yahoo.com> To: Bruce McDowall <milldriggan@gmail.com> Cc: "sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com" <sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] John Sheridan Family Tree Thanks Bruce.  Very helpful.   Well the good news is that I got us back one more generation to Peter John's Father.   The bad news is that:   I can not find evidence that John Sheridan (b1828/1829)'s father Peter lived in Scotland, which I doubt, and don't even know where to begin searching in Ireland.   The fact that I have no name of John's Mother does not help as well.   John's wife's (Elizabeth Pringle/Sheridan/Mackay)'s  death certificate on Scotlands people did NOT contain the name of her parent/s.   Any advice on where next to look would be greatly appreciated.   All the best and, Have fun. Kevin   Kevin A. Sheridan, Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker, Chief Engagement Officer Kevin Sheridan LLC 7 Indian Hill Road Winnetka, IL 60093 Office Telephone: 847-386-7486 Fax:                          847-386-7487 Cell Phone:            312-953-6096 Check out my two new books, including Building a Magnetic Culture which has hit six bestseller lists including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today!  Click on the covers to learn more. ________________________________ From: Bruce McDowall <milldriggan@gmail.com> To: Kevin Sheridan <kevinsheridan5@yahoo.com> Cc: "sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com" <sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 7:59 PM Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] John Sheridan Family Tree On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:15 AM, Kevin Sheridan <kevinsheridan5@yahoo.com> wrote: <snip> Can you tell me if this place called Arnsheen: 1.  Is where John's father Peter was from - 2. Is in Scotland or Ireland <snip> And in a following message: <snip> Also John, does this mean that Peter's wife was also deceased at the time of John's death?  What does the "M.S." stand for? <snip> Hi Kevin, Sorry, perhaps I should have attempted to set out the transcription of John SHERIDAN's death registration a bit clearer. I have confused you with that raw format. Arnsheen was the parish of residence of John's son, Peter SHERIDAN, who was the informant. Peter's residence was Knockycoid, a farm in that parish. Knockycoid is in Ayrshire, which is the county immediately to the north of the county of Wigtownshire, Scotland. The census returns for both 1861 and 1871 state that John SHERIDAN was born in Ireland, so its likely that his father was from Ireland, but we can't be sure of that, or if he also went to Scotland. John's parents were both deceased at the time of his death. M.S. is an abbreviation for maiden surname. Hope this helps. Don't hesitate to ask further questions. Regards, Bruce ------------------------------- The Wigtownshire Pages have moved!  Check out our new digs at http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ainsty/index.html ------------------------------- 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