Hi Norrie,
What a great service you offer! Much appreciated.
Looking for the following, all likely to be in Kilconquhar:
Primrose LUNDIN / LUNDIE (formerly SIMSON) b. 1755
and her husband Andrew LUNDIN / LUNDIE died 7 December 1776
Alexander LUNDIN / LUNDIE died 21 Nov 1859
and his wife Mary LUNDIN / LUNDIE (formerly MARR) dies 10 June 1845
Also Mary MARR's parents who were:
William MARR / Margaret MARR (formerly HENDERSON)
Thanks in advance
Steve
Hi Steve
This is my maternal branch of the big tree.
ALEXANDER SIMSON or LUNDIN was the illegitimate son of Primrose and Philip Alexander Lundie **. He died in Arncroach in the Prish of Kilconquhar on 21 November 1859 and was interred on 22 November, 1859, in Kilconquhar Churchyard, Fife;
'feet 6 yards south of Robert Stewart's headstone'April 3rd, 1778 OPR for the Parish of Largo, Fife, has this entry:
"Alexr. Simson: Was born Alexander, son to Primrose Simson in St Monance, sometime servant at Strathearly, who gives Alexander Lundin, son to the late Andrew Lundin of Strathearly for the father. Robert Black, Salter in St Monance, stood sponsor for the child who was baptised at the Manse of Largo the 24th of December, 1779. Robert Lessles, Elder of the Family & the Ministers' family witnesses."A very brave girl, was Primrose, to stand up and name the son of the Laird as father of her child!
** There's some discrepancy here with the reputed father's name but my copy of Robert Alan Lundie Smith's
"History of the Clan Lundy, Lundie, Lundin" (The Grimsay Press 2005) has Alexander Lundin as "Philip Alexander Lundin"
Mary died in 1841 at Inchervie in the Parish of Kilconquhar, but I have no interment details for her.
Alexander and Mary had 8 children - 7 daughters and one son.
Regards
Chiad Fhear