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Hi mowhit

I see in your tree you have Rev Alexander Clerihue as dying at the manse in Killearn, Stirlingshire in 1865.

There are several records showing Rev John Fiddes at Killearn. This does appear to be a potential connection between the families.

The ecclegen.com site shows Alexander accepted an appointment to Nassau, New Providence in 1863:

http://www.ecclegen.com/ministers-c/#CLERIHEW%20ALEXANDER

I found this newspaper report showing officiating a wedding in Nassu in 1864:

https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00076890/00799/2x?search=clerihew

I have seen the record of his memorial in Stirlingshire at Find A Grave, and while the photo is not clear, it appears from the memorial that he died in Nassau not Killearn:

https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2019/238/202310175_b396d0d9-8b83-4953-bb7c-d008d4a6a621.jpeg

EDIT: A report of Alexander being indisposed in Nassau in 1865:

https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00076890/00809/2x?search=clerihew

EDIT: Notice of Alexander's death (with his obituary on the next page):

https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00076890/00828/2x?search=clerihew

(Apologies for the edits, I found the Nassau Guardian archive site difficult to search.)

I have a book Your Father and I by Isabella G MacLean which thought that Elizabeth 1781 and Margaret 1799 were sisters as their sons who became ministers were thought to be cousins. It is possible Margaret and Elizabeth were maybe cousins.

Thanks for clarifying that, mowhit. I do think the author has made a leap there, perhaps because both of them had sons who became clergy, and perhaps because they both had a father named William Smith.

Unfortunately, the only thing I really know about Loanhead is that William (1771) and Euphemia died there within a fortnight of each other.  I did find some records that showed there were people named Laing living there later and wondered if they were related Euphemia.


It may be that the two Williams were cousins.  It would be terrific to find the connection.

Thank you, Colin and osprey.

I have not found a marriage for Peter Smith and Margaret Cocker.

Margaret Cocker married Patrick Smith in Tullynessle and Forbes in 1764.  I understand that Patrick and Peter were interchangeable names for Gaelic speakers.

Grace Hancock is baptised in Lewannick on 25 April 1721. There appear to be no parents recorded.

I have seen trees on Ancestry that show here parents as John Hancock and Amy Scantelbury/Skentlebury.

Any assistance with confirming parents for Grace greatly appreciated.