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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Kirkcudbrightshire => Topic started by: Gadget on Thursday 09 August 07 22:50 BST (UK)
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Hi
One of my brickwalls - James Wilson and Jean MacTaggart
I'm trying to get further back with this set of Grt x3 Grandparents. They had the folowing children bpt, Kells- Auchie or Achie a small farm just outside of New Galloway on the Minnigaff road :
1798 John (presume died)
1800 Robert
1803 James
1806 John
Above from SP records
No MIs for them
I found a reference to them in the Kirk Session Minutes for Kells when they were admonished for some minor misdemeanor in the 1790s. Other than this info, I can find nothing definite.
Any ideas or info please.
Thanks
Gadget
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Update:
I have found a possible for Jean, bpt. in 1763. Is this a wee bit old? However, her last known child was in 1806, so it's possible :-\
Her father is down as John MacTaggart, weaver in ? Hinclockhead, Kells.
Does anyone know of this seetlement/farmstead/place, please?
Gadget
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Hi this is my family as well.
James Wilson Married Jean Mctaggart. child was Robert Wilson..then child from Robert was Margaret ..
Regards
Sean 1656
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Jean McTaggart is my 3x great grandmother through her youngest son, John who was born in 1806.
Regards,
Wilske
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Have managed to go one step further back. James Wilson was born on 11 October 1765 at Garrary, home of John Wilson and McMorine Tait.
Regards,
Wilske
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Discovered 2 entries for Jean McTaggart in the court records of Kells parish. This was possibly for an irregular marriage which was not recorded in the parish register and possibly for the birth of an illegitimate child.
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Little bit of background to Kells churchyard and MI's. This church was only built in 1812 and although a lot of the stones pre-date the churchyard they were brought from the old church before it was demolished. The new manse was built on the land they had purchased but had no money left to build the church until 1812. The old church and the graveyard was situated on the road to Achie and Airie farms accessed at the side of West Riskpark. There may have been more Memorial stones which were not transported to the new churchyard. There is no sign of any gravestones as you wouldn't know it had been the site of a church and graveyard as it is now just a field.
Doolittle 72
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Wilske
Could you possibly tell me who John married and his children, please?
Gadget
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Hi Gadget,
I am a Wilson and related. New to this chat thing and researching this part of my family too. My Ancestry tree is large now and am just making sure I have all the details correct in it. https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/tree/119547390/family?cfpid=340187342955
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Can you give me more information about your Wilsons - it's a very common name.
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Hi Gadget,
Further to our correspondence.
I found out recently that James Wilson's father, John married Catrine Tait in the parish of Anwoth on Dec 21 1752.
They had 2 children baptised in the parish of Dalry :-
James 25 Oct 1758 Cullmark
Janet. 6 Feb 1760 Fingland
Also, in the Parish of Kells :-
James 11 Oct 1765 Garrary
Agnes. 3 Oct 1768 Markland
Robert. 17 Dec 1772 Markland
David. 1 Mar 1776 Markland
Kind regards,
Wilske
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Hi Doolittle72,
Do you know if there are pauper burial records for Kells parish covering 1840s and 1850s?
Thanks.
Regards,
Wilske
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Hi wiske
You might find them in the Kirk session minutes
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/place-page/Kells/GAZ00637/REX00201
Gadget
* free to read through
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Hi
Any pauper burials would not be included in the Graveyard Inscriptions. As Gadget says you may find a mention in the kirk session records
Doolitttle
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I do have the Kells MIs but they are not easily to hand. Also, it would be unlikely that you would find all/any of them in there.
They would be in either the Kirk Sessions or the burial records themselves in Edinburgh,locally or via SP (££££s)
Alternatively, you could ask for a look up by name here or contact https://dgfhs.org.uk/
Gadget
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Found records for Kells parish poor relief in minute book 1845-1866.
Reckon that John Wilson died between June 1849 and February 1850. Also found that he worked as a barker on the Earlstoun estate in June 1849. His wife, Ann started to receive poor relief from February 1850 as a widow. Still unable to find any trace of John's death. He died at age 43, following the potato famine!
Wilske