Re: Maxwell CLARK « Reply #15 on: Thursday 19 June 08 13:30 BST (UK) »
Trying this from a different angle with naming conventions'
Mary Crosbie was bpt. 15 September 1822, Caerlaverock. Her father was James Crosbie. From her death record of 1869 her mother is given as Janet nee Craik
Maxwell Clark and Mary Crosbie's children were:
James - Mary's father Janet - Mary's mother Agnes - possibly Maxwell's mother Maxwell - ? Mary - Mary Jane Willhelmina Richard
With Mary Cowan (parents James and Mary nee Craik):
(James Cowan before marriage to Maxwell) Mary Joseph Elizabeth Edward
This is doesn't fit perfectly - we're missing a William but there is a daughter Willhelmina.
I think if I had to gamble, I'd say that Maxwell's parents were William Clark and Agnes Millar.