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Any information on the following houses in Kirkcudbright would be great.
Mollance house in Castle Douglas ( burnt down in 1920s ? )
Queenshill mansion by Ringford
Barcaple house in Barcaple ? (part of Barcaple farm ? )
Kipp house in Colvend
I have done the google sweep, looking for local knowledge if possible.
Thanks 
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I belive the Neilson family owned / built both Mollance & Queenshill.
I visited the remains of Mollance once, not a lot remaining.
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Mk2_Zephyr
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Yes, they were all owned or lived in by the Neilson families.
Looking for condition today or photos or any other info.
Are you related to the them ?
Thanks
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My Grandfather Brig. Merrick Neilson has show me some photocopied images of Mollance, I will try to find the original source.
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Mk2_Zephyr
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Ok, how is the Brigadier doing ?
I am doing the family history with Rod, Kevin and co.
Hot blast !!!! should have guessed.
Don't worry too much unless you find some good photos or recent copies.
Is Queenshill still there ?
Cheers
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Hi Merc,
I'm Sam, John's eldest son.
Doing a little looking into the family history myself since reading Merricks research.
The Brig's getting very old now, his 4th hip is wearing out but still has his sense of humor.
Will be seeing him this weekend at my wedding to Kelly Dinmore (you may want to include into the family tree)
All the best,
Sam
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Hi, My name is Ken MacDonald and i own Kipp House, Kippford in the Colvend Parish. Can i help you?
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Yes Sir, fantastic, I would like a photo if possible and any history of the house.
My ancestor lived there in the 1860s -80s, Isabella Chalmers, her cousins were the Neilsons who owned Queenshill and Mollance.
Any ideas who owned the property during this time or into the 1890 - 1930 period ?
Much appreciated.
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Hi,
What is your interest in Barcaple House?
I have a possible family member - still looking at linking him for sure - who died there in 1878.
What info, if any, do you have of this house please as I have interest in it too.
Currently a Christian society owns Barcpale House called Abernethy trust.
Look at this
http://www.abernethytrust.org.uk/tmenu/baracple.asp?cr=4&p=
It shows a photo of the house.
Claudia
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Another house that housed some members of the Neilson family.
Unsure which years they resided there.
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Hi, Are you still looking for info on Queenshill and Barcaple ?
My mother in laws family [ Neilson ] lived there until it was destroyed by fire [ ? when ] and then they lived at Barcaple. I believe the stables etc have been converted into holiday Lets. We are going to do a mini tour of Neilson family interest on our way to the Orkneys and will take photographs ! Have you found a picture of Queenshill ? We would be very interested. Regards Vikki
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Hi, Sorry I have taken so long to get back but, to be honest I forgot. The records we have of Mrs Chalmers are from a census post the 1st World War. We have Kipp House and behind it Kipp Cottage, you can see a good picture of the house at www.kipphouse.co.uk, which can be found using Google.
My wife says the Neilsons you are asking about had Barstobrick and Queenshill, there is a monument on Barstobrick hill commemorating the inventor Neilson
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Yes, Isabella Chalmers was the person living in Kipp House and ANY info you have would be great.
Her sons were Archibald and Thomas.
Isabellas maiden name was Neilson.
Is that Colvend or Kippford ? (the boats in harbour)
Is that the view from the house ?
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The boats photo is Kippford, most of the pictures are Kippford, the big beach is Sandyhills at or near Barend. The house can only just see the estuary, so no that is just a view of Kippford moorings
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Any information on the following houses in Kirkcudbright would be great. Mollance house in Castle Douglas ( burnt down in 1920s ? ) Queenshill mansion by Ringford Barcaple house in Barcaple ? (part of Barcaple farm ? ) Kipp house in Colvend I have done the google sweep, looking for local knowledge if possible. Thanks |
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