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Topic: Mary SPEIR b 1806 (Read 1234 times)
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Hi Sarah, I expect that you have sorted this out by now but I have only just joined Roots Chat. It was Margaret not Mary born in 1806.
My husband is descended from Margaret's younger brother James. I believe that you have information on their parents John Speir and Janet Dickie. I should be grateful for any help. If I have any information that you need then I'll be very pleased to share. Copies of original docs. etc.
Best regards, Yvonne
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Thanks Joe. I've had difficulty finding James born 1825 in the 1851 and 1861 census. In 1841 he's living with his father and mother in the house next to Yonderhouse Farm. His father dies between 1841 - 1849 and his mother Janet dies on 4th November 1849. I presume that this is the trigger for the family leaving Yonderhouses. He turns up again in the 1871 census living with his nephew Robert, presumably his brother John's son.
I'm now trying to find out more about father and mother John Speir and Janet Dickie. Probably through the parish records.
Best regards, Yvonne
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Hi Sarah, Thanks for getting in touch.
The dob (abt) 1777 for John Speir comes from a family tree input into the FamilySearch web site. It is incorrect. Don't know by whom as the person is not supporting the site any more. In the 1841 census John Speirs is 80 years old and Janet Speirs is 55 years old living at Yonderhouse next door to Yonderhouse Farm where their son Hugh is living. This makes John's dob about 1761.
The John Speir married to Jane Rodger is the son of John Speir and Janet Dickie.
So you have not missed out a generation.
I have registered with the Speirheritage web site. Now I'm awaiting acceptance. Please can you authorise.
I'm looking forward to finding more generations. Thanks and best regards, Yvonne
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Hi Sarah, Thanks for all of the information, it will take me some time to digest.
Still cannot get into Speirheritage, it says membership "pending".
I have the unnamed daughter born 1818 but I do not have Mary twin sister to Margaret born 1806. I have re-run my searches and still cannot find twin Mary. How do you know?
I expect that you have all of the regular census info. on Margaret but do you have?: -
it could be her mentioned in the 1837 Pigot's Gazetteer as Margaret Maitland a flesher in Quay St, Saltcoats. Look under Saltcoats on the web site below. http://fp.ayrshireroots.plus.com/Towns/ or if you cannot get into that one try http://www.threetowners.com/
Her headstone in Dalry cemetery. Look for Margaret Speir under Dalry on the web site below. It has been erected by her son John. There are no pictures on the site but if you contact Mr Monaghan he will e-mail photo's out very quickly. Also in the same cemetery is John Speir & Jean Rodger. http://www.monaghan95.freeserve.co.uk/headpics.htm
If you already have this data then I'm sorry to have bothered you.
Well thanks so much. It's such a lovely day today that we should get out of the house, we woke up to snow this morning. I'm just over a year older than you and retired, hence the time to spend on this research. Some fresh air will help me sort through the info. you have sent.
Best regards, Yvonne
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Hi I've just picked up on this thread - just discovered last week I have a dose of Speirs on my husband's tree. What is the Speir website you mentioned earlier? I googled for it, but I couldn't see anything.
My Speirs are all from the tarbolton area of Ayrshire. Thanks revmother
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Plunkett, Kibby, Gittins, Bates, Forman, Stevenson, Crofts, Growdridge, Flower, Wigston, Ward , and in Scotland - McLauchlan, Paterson, Aughton, Speirs, McCallum, Gray, Gemmell, Hillhouse, Fredrick etc....... Ayrshire mostly
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