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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Wigtownshire => Topic started by: helenmcasmith on Saturday 02 January 16 23:48 GMT (UK)
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I have attached a clip from the OPR death of Andrew Kerr in 1778. Could someone local decipher the name of the Mill that appears on the certificate please? It looks like Ardwol?? Mill
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Hi, Ardwell Mill, Wigtownshire
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/WIG/gazetteer/a.html
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Andrew Kerr's death is listed here at Ardwell Mill.
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ainsty/parishes/stoneykirk/death/1778_1779.html
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Some pics here....
https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=photo%2C+ardwell+mill
Annie
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Many thanks for all your replies. I have found some photos of Ardwell Mill from Scotlands Places.
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Hi Helen, I am curious as to whether any of your Kerr ancestors may be related to one of mine. My 3 x Great grandfather was a fellow by the name of John Taylor and his wife's name was Janet Kerr. Their son William Taylor (Sr) was born in Stoneykirk around 1812 according to my research which means that John and Janet were living there at that time. They may well be from there too however I can find no documentation of Willliam Taylor's birth whatsoever. I did, however, find an index for the birth of a Janet Kerr, born May 29, 1786 (Parents Andrew and Isabel Kerr). Not sure if that would be her but her birth date kind of fits. I thought I would post this just in case there is a remote chance anybody here could help, Thanks!! :)
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I am off to search the records tomorrow so will check all the Janet KERR deaths to check parentage. There are 7 deaths for Janet KERRs who were born around 1786. It is likely that there is some connection as all my KERRs came from the Kirkcudbrightshire area. Robert KERR son of Andrew KERR and Elisabeth McCulloch, was born in Gelston in1776. He died about 1854, but I can't find any documentation about his death (or an M.I. in Ayrshire)
1857 KERR JANET LAIDLAW WADDLE F 70 STONEHOUSE /LANARK 656/00 0007
1857 KERR JANET SHEARER CRAIG F 70 INCHINNAN /RENFREW 566/00 0005
1861 KERR JANET CHRISTIE F 76 ST NICHOLAS ABERDEEN CITY/ABERDEEN 168/01 0050
1866 KERR JANET LORIMER YOUNG F 81 SANQUHAR /DUMFRIES 848/00
1870 KERR JANET CRAIG F 85 AYR /AYR 578/00 0110
1871 KERR JANET HUNTER F 84 MONKTON AND PRESTWICK /AYR 606/00 0029
1874 KERR JANET F 89 NEW CUMNOCK /AYR 608/00 0086
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I do not think that her death would have been recorded with her maiden name "Kerr", I think that it would have been recorded with her married name "Taylor". Her husband's name was John Taylor. It is indeed strange that scotlandspeople had nothing either. Thanks for looking! :)