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Hello everyone,
I stumbled across this thread and realized with rising excitement that a few of my ancestors are almost certainly connected to some of the individuals you are discussing in this thread!
Please bear with my brief preamble.
My great grandfather, William Taylor was born and raised on Longforth Farm, Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland, which is not far from the coastal town of Portpatrick.
His father was William Taylor SR (my 2x great grandfather), who, according to the 1851 Scotland census,  was born in Stoneykirk parish.
William Sr. met his wife (my 2x great grandmother) Susan McCargo who was the daughter of Frank (Frances) McCargo (my 3x great grandfather) and wife Margaret (nee McGaw)
Frank McCargo was born in Ireland about 1771. I do not know the specific location (yet). Margaret was also born about 1771 somewhere in Wigtownshire. I have not nailed down the exact date and parish (yet).
Frank McCargo and Margaret McGaw were married Sept. 7, 1803 at Kirkmaiden parish, Wigtownshire.
From the Kirkmaiden parish records:
"Frances McCargo in Kilumpha farm and Margaret McGaw in Bear Hill farm were married Sept. 7, 1803"
I have them and their children living in Portpatrick in 1841 where he was working as a watchman.
Ten years later in 1851 Margaret is gone (I assume dead) and Frank along with his other daughter Martha McCargo are living with the Taylors at Longforth farm, Old Luce.
Ten years later in 1861 Frank is now gone and only his daughter Martha remains, living with the Taylor family. Martha died at Longforth in 1881.
Now back to Frances McCargo's daughter Susan (my 2x great grandmother) and William Taylor SR. (2x Gr. grandfather).
They were married at Shore Street Presbytarian Church in Donaghadee, Ireland July 15, 1839 by the Rev. William Skelly.
They were actually married 20 miles across the sea from Portpatrick, Wigtownshire in Donaghadee, Ireland!! But the marriage was recorded in the register of Portpatrick parish, Wigtownshire back in Scotland. I noticed the same thing with a few other marriages on the same page from the Portpatrick parish. This has me scratching my head, however I did find out that Donaghadee has a history of "Ulster" Scots in that area and I have also discovered that it was also known as a "Gretna Green".
From the Portpatrick parish Records:
"Mr. William Taylor and Miss Susan McCargo of this parish, having produced a certificate of marriage of him William Taylor and Miss Susan McCargo by the Rev. William Skelly, Presbytarian minister at Donaghadee dated at Donaghadee the Fifteenth of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine years, which certificate of marriage the kirk session sustained"   
Now the Buckle Family Connection..
As I have already mentioned, my 2x great grandparents were William Taylor SR and Susan (McCargo). They had nine children, one of which was William Taylor Jr., my Great grandfather and another was Elizabeth (Betsey) Taylor. She married a Thomas Buckle who was from Donaghadee, Down County. They were married in Belfast, Antrim County, Ireland in 1861. A few months later they emigrated to Australia, sailing on the ship "Abyssinian". Betsey was already pregnant and their daughter was born aboard ship in Sydney Harbour in late May or early June, 1862. The records show that their arrival date was May 29. Thomas was listed as a ship's carpenter.
No other information until Oct. 3, 1863 when Thomas, Betsy and little Kate were vacationing north of Sydney at Myall Lake near Port Stephens. Thomas and a friend were canoeing just offshore from the cabin they were staying at. The canoe capsized and Thomas drowned. This tragic event was witnessed by Betsy, who, according to the news reports at the time,  was overcome with grief and lost her faculties for a time.
A couple years later on March 31, 1865, Betsy remarried, this time to a fellow Scot James Parker, who also had emigrated from Scotland to Australia. Parker was also from the same area Wigtownshire of Southwest Scotland. At some point between 1865 and 1874 they returned to Scotland and settled onto Knowes farm, lKirkmaiden parish. Kate Buckle ended up taking on her step-father's surname Parker.
Betsy died around 1909.
Based on what I have posted above, I am fairly certain that the McCargo surname you mentioned is no coincidence to the McCargo individuals in my family tree!!
Here is a photo of the Buckle family headstone in Donaghadee parish graveyard: http://www.graves1.homecall.co.uk/Donaghadee/pages/BuckleT.htm
A fellow geneaologist researcher/acquantance,  Shan Wight, who has been researching some of the same branches, made a great attempt to transcribe the engraving from that little photo. Not a bad job either!
"Erected by Margaret Buckle to the memory of her husband Thomas Buckle who departed this life 14 Oct 1859 aged ** years. ?Their daughter Isabel ......aged 3 years. Their Son Thomas who ***** N.S.W. ** October 1863 Aged 28 Years. Robert Nelson........died ** March 1875 aged 23 years." (Foregoing transcription may have inaccuracies due to poor legibility.)
There you have it folks. That is what I have on the Buckle family as far as your Donaghadee branch is concerned.  My research indicates that the McCargo family was most likely located in Antrim or Down counties. If any of you happen to discover any parish records regarding the McCargo family please let me know!!

Cheers,
Brett Clark
Calgary, Alberta
Canada

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!!

Malmesbury Parish Registers & BT.

Could this be baptism for William.

16 Sept 1804. William Clark. Son. Parent's. Ebenezer & Elizabeth.

West.

I feel that it is indeed the baptism for William. Thank you!

I am curious as to where you managed to locate the information. I have had no success through ancestry or familysearch. There was another gentleman that accessed Malmesbury Abbey transcribed records and did not locate William's baptism either.

Once again, thanks so much for locating the information for me!

My name is Brett Michael Clark of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and I have been researching my family the past few years. My great-grandfather was William Cope Clark who immigrated here to Canada in 1884. His father's name was William Clark (I will refer to him as William Sr.) as well, and my research confirms that he (William Clark "Sr.") was born in Malmesbury around 1805. Thank you to Youngtug and Daisypetal for their assistance and examining some info that they provided me I believe that the name of William Sr.'s father was EBENEZER Clark (Publican) and wife Elizabeth (nee Owen). I have run into a brick wall at this point regarding William Clark Sr., so far no record of his birth to Ebenezer and Elizabeth in Malmesbury. Also, as mentioned above, apparently Ebenezer was a "publican"....innkeeper? Any information or ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!