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Re: Robert MEIN/Isabella HAY
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 19 June 18 18:33 BST (UK) »
One more query:

John MEIN Shoemaker died August 8th.1860 "Glenharvie" New Abbey aged 44 yrs. Parents John MEIN & Jane MEIN (Black)

States he was married but not been able to find his wife.

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www.findagrave.com has a picture of his grave and his wife and 2 of his children

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Thank you Rosie.
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Re: Robert MEIN/Isabella HAY
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 19 June 18 18:41 BST (UK) »
One more query:

John MEIN Shoemaker died August 8th.1860 "Glenharvie" New Abbey aged 44 yrs. Parents John MEIN & Jane MEIN (Black)

States he was married but not been able to find his wife.

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www.findagrave.com has a picture of his grave and his wife and 2 of his children

Rosie

 Sorry,couldn't find it.
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Re: Robert MEIN/Isabella HAY
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 19 June 18 18:52 BST (UK) »
John Mein death 7 August 1860 burial Sweetheart Abbey New Abbey Dumfries
From Glenharvey New Abbey Shoemaker
Quite hard to make out all of the wording on stone  ???

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Re: Robert MEIN/Isabella HAY
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 19 June 18 19:07 BST (UK) »
John Mein death 7 August 1860 burial Sweetheart Abbey New Abbey Dumfries
From Glenharvey New Abbey Shoemaker

Rosie

Got it, after putting my sensible head on :D.  Just can't read it below his brother-in-law.
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Re: Robert MEIN/Isabella HAY
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 19 June 18 19:08 BST (UK) »
John Mein death 7 August 1860 burial Sweetheart Abbey New Abbey Dumfries
From Glenharvey New Abbey Shoemaker
Quite hard to make out all of the wording on stone  ???

Rosie

Yes it is ???
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Re: Robert MEIN/Isabella HAY
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 19 June 18 19:49 BST (UK) »
John Mein death 7 August 1860 burial Sweetheart Abbey New Abbey Dumfries
From Glenharvey New Abbey Shoemaker
Quite hard to make out all of the wording on stone  ???

Rosie

Yes it is ???

Can you make out John's wife on the headstone?  Mary ???
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Re: Robert MEIN/Isabella HAY
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 19 June 18 20:40 BST (UK) »
Looks like brother in law James Stewart  think this Mary  is his sister not his wife ? A death for Mary Mein other name Stewart  on Scotland's People 1874 New Abbey age 73 makes her born about 1801 ..

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Re: Robert MEIN/Isabella HAY
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 19 June 18 21:35 BST (UK) »
This could be a possible record on Freecen 1851 Census John Main age 35 b Jericho Dumfrieshire
Shoemaker unmarried lodging with a John and Agnes Campbell West Kilpatrick ..

Found his marriage 1857 Torthorwald
John Mein age 40 bachelor ( foreman shoemaker ) parents John Main Jane Black
Isabella Forsyth age 41 spinster

Possible death for Isabella Main other name Forsyth 1867 Lochmaben age 52

Will e-mail mail you copy of marriage

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Re: Robert MEIN/Isabella HAY
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 19 June 18 22:38 BST (UK) »
I believe a family of Mein's ran the post-office in Edinburgh for many years!

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