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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Fife => Topic started by: stuartg1961 on Friday 05 May 17 04:35 BST (UK)
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Looking for Birth date and parents of James Galloway who in Kirkcaldy on Dec 29th 1751 married Helen Pye born 7/10/1722(James Pye/helen Hunter where her parents). They had a son George Galloway born July 18 1758 Kirkcaldy. James death may have been Nov 14 1771?
Thank you
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Hi and welcome to Rootschat :)
The closest that I can find is this baptism in Nov 1725 in Kettle (Kingskettle), Fife. Father is given as George.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8J-J5H
Not all parish records have survived so you'd need to investigate this one further.
Gadget
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FamilySearch ( https://familysearch.org/search/ ) lists these children's baptisms for James and Helen in Kirkcaldy:
1752 - Helen
1753 - Elisabeth
1755 - James
1757 - Andrew
1758 - George
1760 - Margaret
1761 - Isabel
1763 - William
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1765 - Catharine
Gadget
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It looks as if Helen died July 1806
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK18-1HQB
Her grave lists James as dying in June/July 1794, aged 70
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=141771248
Gadget
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Thanks very much for the info. I will see if it links up with the rest of the tree :)
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If the James and Helen are in your tree, then the children that I've listed and the burials/memorials for them would be correct :)
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A warm welcome to Rootschat from me too.
Just checked www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk and another possibility could be a James Galloway born/baptised on 19th May 1723 at Kinghorn - parents James Galloway and Elizabeth Petrie.
Kinghorn is approximately 4 miles from Kirkcaldy.
Dorrie
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Looks a good match, Dorrie, given the children's names :)
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It was your post Gadget listing the childrens' names that prompted me to look at this one. Would follow the old Scottish traditional naming pattern.
Hope stuartg1961 picks up on this and checks it out at SP
Dorrie
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Thank you Dorrie, James from Kinghorn is also the one I thought would fit. I'll let you know how I make out.