Windrigg Kirk, Dalton, Dumfriesshire

[balmoral2003]

Hello Milliebr

Thank you for your addition! My husband descends from Robert and Catherine's son William. I believe that Catherine's first husband worked with Robert? I have seen something for a Dickson and Vivers bacon curer's business.

[purplekat]

I googled Vivers and found that there is a lamb and offal business in the Dumfries area

Jean 

[milliebr]

It would appear that the business has survived all these years.  If you go to http://www.top500.de/details/462/vivers_scotland_limited_united_kingdom.php  it gives details.

It would not have been unusual for my Catherine Adamson to have married a man in this business as her father had a farm and no doubt raised pigs there.

Oh how I love my Scottish heritage, rich and full of history.  Thank you for the tit bits as it all goes to make my ancestors real.

[pauld1960]

Hi, I am finding this thread so interesting as am linked through my GGGG grandmother Mary Vivers.
I have been working on the Vivers in Australia,a summary of this being William Vivers b1794 son of William b1745 goes to Australia in 1822.In 1824 he sets up a farm (Murthat).He is joined later by two of his nephews,sons of Thomas b1785 these being William b1832 & Thomas b1831.
William  b1794 later expands to become Kings Plains station which passes on to Thomas & William.It is still going today,although it has been broken up over the years.
If anyone would like me to share the rest of these Aussie Vivers drop me a PM and I will happily email
whatever I can.
There is a lot to take in from this thread,what with all these Williams !!!
So much fascinating info to absorb.
Cheers
Paul

[pollymann]

I found the following record of Francis Henderson at Kirklandrig in the Farm Horse Tax Rolls 1797-98

http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/historical-tax-rolls/farm-horse-tax-rolls-1797-1798/farm-horse-tax-1797-1798-volume-02/164#zoom=3&lat=2008.09414&lon=1164.84726&layers=B

Please let me know if the link doesn't work.
Pauline

[purplekat]

Thanks pollyman , Francis Henderson was my gggg grandfather so this is very interesting to me 

[pauld1960]

Thanks from me also,Francis is also my GGGG great grandfather
Paul

[pollymann]

My 5x great-grandfather was also a Francis Henderson so perhaps there is a family connection. He was the husband of Agnes Muir and his son, John, who was born in Kirkmichael in 1790 was my 4x great-grandfather. My own father was born at Mill Cottage, Murraythwaite which is in the same area as Francis farmed.
Pauline

[purplekat]

Was your Francis Henderson married to Mary Vivers?  They married in 1777 in Dalton, their daughter Ann, is my ggg grandmother