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Hello,
I recently found this online, and I am not sure how to find anything more on the Pyper gunsmith's mentioned. The parish registers of Rathkeale do not say that any Pyper's had this job at this time. The only Pyper gunsmith I know of is Julius Pyper 1840-1908.
https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4922010/4918038
There's also an old family story about the Pyper's killing each other in Ireland, maybe this is how it applies?
Thanks

Hello,

In researching different families in East Kilbride, I came across Jean Kirkland who married Wm Aitkenhead in 1829, see the 1841 census below in Tuphall, East Kilbride.

William Aikenhard 81
Jane Aikenhard   45
Matthew Kirkland 99
John Kirkland 12
Elizabeth Young 15
David Wallace 28
Robert Pagen 20
John Browne 20

Jane Kirkland was baptized on 2 Apr 1786 in East Kilbride to Matthew Kirkland, and married (?) to James Young, and had a daughter Elizabeth on 10 Mar 1821.

Matthew was married on 26 May 1776 to Euphan Aitkenhead, Archibald Kirkland was married in 1764 to Margaret Aitkenhead. Archibald was baptized in 1739 to Robert Kirkland (md Margaret Browning), and Mathew was baptized in 1743.
Matthews children were: Euphan, Robert, Margaret, Jean, Agnes.
Archibald’s children were: Robert, Mary, Jean, Martha, Euphan, Alexander.


Margaret was baptized in 1744 to Alexander Aitkenhead and Jean Craig, they had a gap in their children from 1748 to 1756 (which the gap isn’t eh baptisms around this time May have contributed), looking at the similarities in the namings of Euphan and Margaret’s children, it seems likely that they were sisters.
The question I am asking is which William is the husband of Jean Kirkland and age 81-86 in April 1841. There are two options, William b 1760 to James and Ann Aitkenhead, and William b 1756 brother of Margaret and Euphan.

Was it illegal for William 1756 and Jean to get married (uncle and niece)? In England they were, but I couldn’t find any restrictions in marriage for Scotland, and figured I’d ask the community here. Hopefully I’ve explained the methodology behind the relationships adequately.

Hi there, My 3G Grandfather George Aitkenhead b. 1859 Glasgow wrote a diary stating that he heard about "the Rec John Aitkenhead of Berwick Upon Tweed a town on the borders of England and Scotland. In those days arguments and quarreling over religion caused lots of trouble. The Stewarts were on the throne. The were supporters f the old church, but in Scotland the Reformed church predominated. This ancestor, being a stubborn Scot, refused to read from the book of common prayers. This order had gone out from the Government of King Charles. The Scots would not stand for any interference with their religion and the Stuarts were, as far as I can judge, like the bourbons of France, who is said to not know much and did not want to know anymore. This book of Common Prayer, ordered to be read in every Church under the penalty of loosing their church and salary attached. King Charles, being under domination of the Catholic clergy had to obey their orders. I dont know what was in this prayer book, but John Aitkenhead and over 200 others refused to do so and lost out. "
Is there anyway to Confirm anything that George said? Thanks.

Hello there,
I recently received notes on the Rankin Family from my 7th Cousin on the Rankin family of New Monkland. In it, it states that William Rankin of Linnyett, New Monkland married Jean Shaw of Cullochrigg, New Monkland (who was a sister of Captain Shaw of Cullochrigg) and had 4 children: James moved to Canada, John died in NM, Jean md Hugh McIlraith, Robert md Unk.
Looking thru records, Wm and Jean were married in 1776 and had John in 1779, Jean in 1782 and Robert in 1786 in New Monkland. I cannot find out anythign on 'Captain Shaw' who is supposed to be Jean's brother. It would be amazing if anyone could help find him. He was probably born in 1740s or 50s, but without a first name I haven't been able to get anywhere. Thanks!