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Title: James Galloway/Helen Pye Married Dec 29 1751 Kirkcaldy
Post by: stuartg1961 on Friday 05 May 17 04:35 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: James Galloway/Helen Pye Married Dec 29 1751 Kirkcaldy
Post by: Gadget on Friday 05 May 17 08:17 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: James Galloway/Helen Pye Married Dec 29 1751 Kirkcaldy
Post by: Gadget on Friday 05 May 17 08:51 BST (UK)
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

Added -

1765 - Catharine


Gadget
Title: Re: James Galloway/Helen Pye Married Dec 29 1751 Kirkcaldy
Post by: Gadget on Friday 05 May 17 08:58 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: James Galloway/Helen Pye Married Dec 29 1751 Kirkcaldy
Post by: stuartg1961 on Friday 05 May 17 15:19 BST (UK)
Thanks very much for the info. I will see if it links up with the rest of the tree :)
Title: Re: James Galloway/Helen Pye Married Dec 29 1751 Kirkcaldy
Post by: Gadget on Friday 05 May 17 17:11 BST (UK)
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  :)
Title: Re: James Galloway/Helen Pye Married Dec 29 1751 Kirkcaldy
Post by: dowdstree on Friday 05 May 17 17:27 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: James Galloway/Helen Pye Married Dec 29 1751 Kirkcaldy
Post by: Gadget on Friday 05 May 17 17:38 BST (UK)
Looks a good match, Dorrie, given the children's names  :)
Title: Re: James Galloway/Helen Pye Married Dec 29 1751 Kirkcaldy
Post by: dowdstree on Friday 05 May 17 17:49 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: James Galloway/Helen Pye Married Dec 29 1751 Kirkcaldy
Post by: stuartg1961 on Saturday 06 May 17 13:42 BST (UK)
Thank you Dorrie, James from Kinghorn is also the one I thought would fit. I'll let you know how I make out.