DALVEEN or DELVEEN

[ErinMaryRyan]

Dear Roots Chatters,

I am looking for a marriage between Hugh Dalveen a Baker and Mary MacDonald.  Their son Thomas Dalveen was born about 1836.  On his marriage certificate in the year 1860 in Victoria, Australia he said that he was born in Ayrshire.  I would really like to know where.  Thank you.

Erin Mary Ryan. 

[DonM]

Here is Thomas and his siblings baptisms and the marriage of Hugh/Mary.  You can download copies of the original at https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

DEVELIN THOMAS
HUGH DEVELIN/MARY MCDONALD FR673 (FR673)
01/12/1835 Girvan

DAVLIN HELEN
HUGH DAVLIN/MARY MCDONALD FR717 (FR717)
14/11/1841 Girvan

DEVELIN ANDREW EAGLESOM
HUGH DEVELIN/MARY MCDONALD FR704 (FR704)
26/01/1840 Girvan

DEVELIN MARY
HUGH DEVELIN/MARY MCDONALD FR690 (FR690)
24/12/1837 Girvan

DEVILIN ANNE AIRD
HUGH DEVILIN/MARY MCDOUALL FR738 (FR738)
28/07/1844 Girvan

DAVELLING HIGH/MARY MCDONALD/FR814 (FR814)
04/10/1828 Girvan

Don

[MonicaL]

Using Don's details. On the 1841 census, father Hugh shows as a weaver at that time, not a baker:

Hugh Develin 30 Cotton H L W (hand loom weaver) b. Ireland
Mary Develin 30 b. Ireland
John Develin 12 Cotton H L W (hand loom weaver) b. Ireland
Jean Develin 10
Hugh Develin 8
Thomas Develin 6
Mary Develin 4
Andrew Develin 1
John Cassels 20 Cotton H L W
David Mcclelland 25 Cotton H L W

Address: Daffo Street, Girvan, Ayrshire

Monica

[MonicaL]

Thomas, aged 15, shows in 1851 as an apprentice baker working for a John Stratton at Bridge Street, Girvan.

Entry for others in family show as:

Hugh Devlin 42 weaver b. Ireland
Mary Devlin 42 b. Ireland
Jane Devlin 20
Mary Devlin 12
Andrew Devlin 10
Ann Devlin 6
John Campbell 45 visitor Hand Loom Weaver (cotton) b. Ireland
Archibald Rogers 25 visitor Hand Loom Weaver (cotton) b. Lanark
James Geates 23 visitor Hand Loom Weaver (cotton) b. Airdrie

Address: Rack Road, Girvan

Monica

[MonicaL]

A brief history on Girvan and a map (individual streets not named) gives you some background on the town in the period of the c. 1850s https://maps.nls.uk/townplans/background/girvan.html

Guessing the family left for Australia in the 1850s?

Monica

[ErinMaryRyan]

Dear Don and Monica,
You guys have exceeded my expectations and I cannot thank you enough for the help that you have provided. A huge "Thank you" to you both.  Erin.

[wildsouth]

Hi from NZ,
Hugh Devlin & Mary McDonald were both born Co Down Ireland and appear to have to have gone to the weaving industry in Girvan (where Thomas was born 7 Nov 1835) like 1000's of other Irish. 2 or 3 of Thomas's brothers went to the goldfields in Victoria. Andrew Devlin, born 13 Dec 1839 Girvan,  went to Dunedin, NZ to create the Devlin line there.
In Aust the name quickly evolved to Dalveen, on purpose i think. Nobody has a surname of Dalveen in NZ BDM records.
The Devlin line is my wifes, and I have made an extensive tree. Anything I can help with let me know.
Cheers Neil