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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Bennet/Arthur of Eastercraig/Easter Craig, Torpichen
« on: Wednesday 15 October 14 01:57 BST (UK)  »
Still researching Peter Bennet Marshall born of fornication on Feb. 8, 1816 in Bathgate and baptized on May 2, 1816. Robert Marshall and Jean Arthur are listed as his parents on the birth registry.

Think I have finally cracked the derivation of the Bennet name-which has persisted until the birth of my brother-Peter Bennet Marshall-in 1963.

There is a Jannet (Jean?) Arthur born to Elizabeth Bennet and Robert Arthur from Torphichen in 1796. In Ramsdale's Arthur Family listing (line 121) a Margaret Arthur is born and witnessed by a Peter Bennet. Elizabeth Bennet had both a brother and father named Peter Bennet. So I think this is the correct Elizabeth Bennet/Robert Arthur duo, as there are 2, the other one listed as being from Easter Redburn.

I've tried researching Eastercraig and have only found the name attached to a farm called Drumbowie.
Does anyone have any further information on this family or the possible location?

Hope at least some of this made sense!


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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Peter Bennet Marshall, Bathgate, son of Robert Marshall and Jean Arthur
« on: Sunday 22 September 13 15:38 BST (UK)  »
Hello all,

Wondering if anyone has any further information regarding a Peter Bennet Marshall born on Feb. 8, 1816 in Bathgate and baptized on May 2, 1816.

Robert Marshall and Jean Arthur are listed as his parents. He is listed as being born "of fornication".

There is a Robert Marshall who is married on January 1, 1816 in Bathgate to a spouse "name not given". (Why would this have been done, my understanding is that the church baptized all children without requiring the parents to formally marry. Why not list the spouse?)

There is a Robert Marshall born to Petter Marshal and Margrate Draybrugh in Torpichen on March 6, 1791. This would seem to be correct as now we have the reason for the name "Peter" in the child "born of fornication".

There is a Jannet Arthur born in Torpichen on Sept. 5, 1796 to Robert Arthur and Elisabath Bennet. Her family seems to move later to Bathgate as her younger siblings are born in Bathgate. This would give us the name "Bennet" that persisted with Peter in my family, leading to a long line of Peter Bennet Marshalls, the last being my brother born in 1964.

I find no other siblings for Peter Bennet Marshall, born in 1816 in Bathgate, and no death certificate for Jean Arthur for this same time period which would have prevented the couple from having further children...

I then find Peter B. Marshall married and listed on the census records starting in 1851, but can't find any information previous to this.

Would anyone have any insight? Perhaps I'm looking at this from the wrong angle.

Thanks very much in advance.

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Armagh / James Little Family Derrynoose, Armagh
« on: Friday 29 March 13 20:23 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there,

Hoping for some help, I'm looking for information on the Little family who emigrated to Ayrshire, Scotland from Armagh County after 1851 (I believe, as I can't locate them in the 1851 Scottish Census.)

Alexander Little married Elizabeth Muirhead in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland Jan. 1, 1855. (I believe this was the first day of the civil registry in Scotland?) Their marriage registry lists Alexander as being born in Ireland, County Armagh, and registered February 8, 1829 in Derrynoose. His father is listed as James Little (deceased) and his mother as Margaret McCall.

Griffith's Valuation lists a James Little for Armagh in townland Roughan, Derrynoose. As that valuation was taken in 1864, I would assume it's an older brother of Alexander's. Does anyone know where this is on the map? I have been trying to locate what church their records would have been in, I am assuming they would have been Presbyterians but haven't found any records whatsoever, and was told by a geneologist that the Derrynoose Presbyterian records no longer exist.

There is also a James Little who appears on the 1796 Flax Lists for Keady.

Alexander had a sister named Elizabeth who married a man named Joseph Woods. They had at least 4 children born in Ireland and they didn't emigrate to Scotland until after 1869.

Their mother Margaret McCall also emigrated and died in Scotland. Again, I assume James Little, father of Alexander and Elizabeth died in Ireland, as I find no death registry for him in Scotland.

I find the townland distinctions confusing. Why would there be a townland indicated in Griffith's be named Roughan House? Drumgreenagh seems to be a road?

Thanks very much in advance!

 

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