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Offline Joyce C

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Re: McGaul of Kirkcowan
« Reply #9 on: Monday 17 December 12 15:45 GMT (UK) »
The various registers etc that I have looked at all have the names McGall, McGaw, Gaw, McGaa etc in hte Kirkcowan area but it is difficult to connect these names with the name McGaul with any certainty.

Bob
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Re: McGaul of Kirkcowan
« Reply #10 on: Monday 17 December 12 15:50 GMT (UK) »
Have just found the book is available online as an e-book at the following address :-

http://archive.org/details/gallowaygossips00trotgoog

Bob
Oldham - Williams Sutcliffe Brett/Britt Milner Moran
Rochdale - Shaw
Saddleworth - Winterbottom Whitehead Broadbent

Leeds - Berry, Chadwick
Womersley, Knottingley, Campsall - Pearson, Atkinson
Banffshire - Calder, Craib, Bremner
Birkenhead (Tranmere) - Roberts, Verrinder

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Re: McGaul of Kirkcowan
« Reply #11 on: Monday 17 December 12 15:56 GMT (UK) »
That's very useful information, Bob.
Thanks,

Would the Liverpool name Maghull (?) be derived from McGaul?

Very interesting topic, nevertheless.

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Re: McGaul of Kirkcowan
« Reply #12 on: Monday 17 December 12 16:41 GMT (UK) »
I don't think so, Maghull is quite an old name from before the McGauls moved to that area.

The interesting McGaul in that area (Birkenhead) is James Hannay McGaul (1841 - 1921) who was one of the founder members of Tranmere Rovers FC and also on 2 occasions Mayor of Birkenhead.

Bob
Oldham - Williams Sutcliffe Brett/Britt Milner Moran
Rochdale - Shaw
Saddleworth - Winterbottom Whitehead Broadbent

Leeds - Berry, Chadwick
Womersley, Knottingley, Campsall - Pearson, Atkinson
Banffshire - Calder, Craib, Bremner
Birkenhead (Tranmere) - Roberts, Verrinder

Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk


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Re: McGaul of Kirkcowan
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 14 August 14 00:07 BST (UK) »
Hello Bob,

My grat grat grandfather emigrated from Kirkcowan to Argentina in 1853.  His father was Andrew MacGaul and his mother was Elizabeth Harries.  I suppose that Andrew was a son of William, the one you mentioned.
Regards,
Diego MacGaul


Hello

I am trying to trace William McGaul and his wife Helen Hannay who were living in Kirkcowan in the early 19th Century.

I have them and their family in 1841 when William was given as 70 yrs and Helen as 60 yrs. I suspect they both then died before 1851 and wondered if anybody might have access to Kirkcowan MI's and if there is a stone for them.

Helen Hannay was possibly born 1780 in Sorbie but this is just taken from information on the IGI.

So far I have found no trace of Williams parents or place of birth. They had children baptised in Kirkcowan from 1810 and I have also found a son, Andrew who was born around 1801, censuses give place of birth as Penninghame but I haven't found him there.

I suspect William and Helen also had two daughters Elizabeth and Margaret but again haven't found a place or date of birth. Elizabeth was married to David McGill (IGI) and Margaret to Alexander Burns (IGI).

Any thoughts on this family would be much appreciated, I have information on most of the other children of William and Helen.

Many thanks

Bob