I note that one of the children of James Evans and Mary Cloudsley had Addison as a middle name.
There is a Hugh Cloudsley and Isobel Addison with children in the same area as Andrew Cloudsley around 1770/1780's.
Could Andrew and Hugh be Brothers ?
Perhaps the informant on Mary's death cert. mixed them up
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This is interesting, I hadn't got that far myself yet with the children.
Thank you for this info, very helpful.
Update. Found the following marriage indexed regarding Hugh Cloudsley and Isobel Addison;
CLUDSLY
HUGH
ISOBEL ADDISON/
10/06/1769
280/
20 67
Craig
They had from what is indexed, 9 children in Craig Parish between 1769 and 1789, one of whom probably died in infancy due to the name Hugh appearing twice; in 1779 and again in 1783.
I can only find the following children for Andrew Cloudsley and Anne(a/e) Air;
Giles Cloudsley b.1785 Farnell
Mary Cloudsley b.1789 Farnell (my Mary).
Seems likely that Ann Air died after Mary's birth or further children just weren't registered at the Church.
I've since found the following children for James Evans and Mary Cloudsley;
Ann
Addison b.1820 Guthrie
Alexander b.1822 Maryton
William b.1823 Maryton
Mary b.1827 Inverkeilor (direct ancestor)
Jane b.1829 Farnell
Looks like Ann is the probably first born given James and Mary married in 1819 and this is the first child listed. So it appears the name Addison does have some importance here. I do find it unusual that it appears to have been taken from James' sister-in-law however. I'll see what else I can find out.
Thanks again,
Jill.