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My gt gt gt grandmother was  Jane Hewitson 1812-1849).  Her parents were James Hewitson and Mary Kerr of Penpont.I have recently found out that she had been "taken advantage of" by a wealthy farmer's son (she was a servant) and had a baby before she married James Muirhead. The baby was named Robert Kennedy, and the birth father was Robert Kennedy. The baby was born in 1840 and I have court records from 1844 in which ongoing child support was contested. Robert Kennedy's family was from Dalwhat and were wealthy land owners.
I have no idea what happened to the baby Robert Kennedy and would appreciate any help.

I found her and baby Robert in the 1841 census but she died before the 1851 census. The surname Hewitson also has a number of different spellings
thank you for your help


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I'm hoping someone can help me with a brick wall. I've discovered just this week on a page called Scottish indexes that my 3rd gt grandmother Jane Hewitson 1812-1849 had a child in 1840, before she married my 3x gt grandfather James Muirhead. The respondent was Robert Kennedy esq.of Riddings, Morton in Dumfries and he was ordered to support the child called Mary (although the judgement says it was a son, the OPR said it was a daughter called Mary. I can't find this child anywhere. Jane Hewitson, by then Muirhead, went on to have two children with James, Alexander in 1844 and another child called Mary in 1848. Why would she call a second child the same name? ( I know that children are sometimes named after deceased siblings but cant find a death of Mary)

Jane died in 1849. It doesn't help that there are lots and lots of Hewitsons and name variations of Howatson, Hewetson, Honatson and Hoatson.

Jane's brother Robert Hewiston b.1809 also married her husband's sister Nicholas Muirhead, just to add to the story!

Hi I'm wondering if anyone can help with a bit of a mystery. My Dungey family are from Cornwall, my gt gt grandfather John Dungey b.1815/16 (naval pensioner) in St Ewe and my gt gt grandmother Elizabeth Tippett born in Truro approx 1820.They had three daughters Sarah Ann, Elizabeth and Mary Ann born 1853, 1857 and 1859. The 1871 census lists all the children's birthplace as Castletown Ireland. I've seen this birthplace in other records too.
In 1871 they were living in Mevagissey

Any ideas/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.,why would they be born in Ireland?

Hello
I am looking for help in locating the birth of my gt gt grandfather James Wickham b.abt 1831, and  died in Leith Edinburgh 1881
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He was married to Agnes Auchterlonie (Lonie)..children George, Alexander, Grace, Agnes and James

The 1861 census record shows that he was a 31 yr old mason journeyman married and living in South Leith and it said he was born in Fishponds, Bristol, Somerset.

His death certificate states that he died on Oct 4th 1881 in Leith and his parents were William Wickham, Mason Journeyman and Isabella _________

I cannot find his parents anywhere
thank you