Andrew Nairn Kathrine Tod

[selby1977]

Hi
I'm looking for any information at all on 6x greatgrandparents Andrew Nairn and Katherine Tod who must have been born around 1740 and had a son James born 1769 in Ayton Berwickshire- I don't know where Andrew and Katherine are from in Scotland but may have been Fife or Lothian area.

The information I have about the family is sketchy but they were agricultural workers and lived in Berwickshire - Oldhamstocks, Eccles and Coldingham.

Thanks a lot
Barbara

[sancti]

Any further info given on the Baptism record for James?

05/11/1769 NAIRN JAMES son of ANDREW NAIRN and KATHRANE TOD at AYTON /BERWICK

[histcoll]

I am looking for this very couple. Their names are only found once in the Ayton register of 1769. No other trace has been found, its a real brick wall. keeping my eyes peeled on this post as Andrew and Katharine are my direct ancestors, at least their son James is and suspect he is the James Nairn who married Christian Redpath 1792 Longformacus Register.

[selby1977]

Hi

Sorry I have not seen this reply as I have not looked at ancestry for a while- I have no further information other than descendants of Katherine and Andrew

Barbara

[histcoll]

Yes Barbara, this couple are very elusive indeed as I have only one record of them in 1769 Ayton, Berwickshire and that is with over 40 years trying to work out why that should be. Perhaps and I have come to the conclusion Andrew Nairn and maybe also Kathrine came from Fife to have James their child christened away from another family either of them may have had in Fife.
Are you descended from the Nairn family through the Maughan surname? I have some information on that connection.

[sancti]

Yes Barbara, this couple are very elusive indeed as I have only one record of them in 1769 Ayton, Berwickshire and that is with over 40 years trying to work out why that should be. Perhaps and I have come to the conclusion Andrew Nairn and maybe also Kathrine came from Fife to have James their child christened away from another family either of them may have had in Fife.
Are you descended from the Nairn family through the Maughan surname? I have some information on that connection.

Does the baptism record state he was lawful or natural son?

[histcoll]

Baptism shows he was lawful son, perhaps I should be looking for a marriage, but over the many years trying to locate this or other mention of Andrew Nairn and Katharine Tod nothing has come of it.

[selby1977]

Hi Histcoll

My connection is Andrew and Katherine are my 6x great grandparents and the line follows:
James-married Christian Redpath
James- married Jane White
Christian- married Andrew Cowans
Thomas Oliver Cowans - married Elizabeth Maughan
Lily Cowans was my maternal grandmother

I don't know if that was the Maughan family that you have information for!

Barbara

[histcoll]

Okay I can tell you that Andrew Cowens wife Christian Nairn was sister to my G.G. Grandfather. Not the family I was thinking off, but I do have Andrew Cowens and family in my tree. No knowledge of Thomas Oliver Cowens, was he their son? Had a quick look at the Census records for him his wife Elizabeth and Lily but not found, can you help locate.

Also in my tree is a James Nairn married Elizabeth Maughan 1897, Woodhorn, Northumberland. This couple are also related to us.