Alexander Baird Urr / Kirkcudbrightshire

[krob]

Hi,

Thanks for all this information - it is leading me down many exciting paths.

I was looking at Elizabeth McLaurin the niece in law mentioned. I think She was the wife of James McLaurin and married him in 1844. Do you have access to a death record for James? I'm hoping with the mother being a Baird.

Also you mention a Military Service record? Is this for Samuel the Grandson ?

Thanks in advance.
Kevin

[krob]

I've found Samual's miltary record... makes interesting reading

[Gadget]

Hi

Not sure about James Mclaur*n and Elizabeth. What was Elizabeth's  maiden name?  There is a death for a James in 1872, Urr, aged 58. Would that be the one you are looking for?

Yes, I was referring to Samuel  in the war records.  I was sure that I typed his name but I see I've not included it.


Gadget

[Gadget]

James' mother was Mary M.S.  Scott. His father was Dougald Mclauren.


Gadget

[krob]

Thank you... more investigation needed..

I think Elizabeth's surname was Brown. If so, she married James in 1844.

Kevin

[Gadget]

I'll check my Urr MIs tomorrow to see if there's any more on the wider family.  Alexander is down as born Dumfriesshire on censuses though and I don't have those.

Yes - death cert says that she was Eliza(beth) Brown.


Gadget

[Gadget]

The family in 1841:

Main Street, Dalbeattie
Dougald Mclaurin, 55, groecer and bacon?, b. Scotland
James, 25, b. Kirkcudbrightshire
Fanny, 25, b. do
Thomas Davidson, 26, male servant, b. do
Margret Green, 20, female servant, b. Scotland

Interesting household in  1851:
Greenhill, Dalbeattie
Fanny McLaurein, 38, farmer of 70 acres arable and 30 acres pasture. Employing 5 out and 1 In labourers , b. Urr
Robert Brown, nephew, 7, b. Urr (is this Eliza's child pre the marriage ?)
2 servants.