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Can anyone help me find the birth or bapt.  of these twins please?

Williamina and Jane Carruthers born in 1834 . The family say in Ecclefechan. Various censuses give Kirkpatrick Flemming as place of birth . The twin's surname was changed to Wilkinson and they were living in Cumberland after the 1841 census and they were both working as servants on the 1851 census

Their unmarried mother was Agnes Carruthers  daughter of William Carruthers who was  toll-bar keeper, Gretna Green in 1846. 

I'm also looking for suggestions as to where I can find out more about the toll-bars in Gretna. Was there more than one? Is there a list of Toll bar keepers I can look up  ?

I am trying to trace a marriage of George Johnstone and Mary Beattie or Mary Beattie Park , which is supposed  to have been in 1904. I have had no luck in searching on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk though I have tried various searches and also searched in Cumberland as Mary is said to be English . Can anyone suggest  where I can look next please or does anyone know this family ?


From the Scotlandspeople site I have  their daughter Elizabeth Jane Johnstone's  registration born 1st August 1909 in Gretna,  Springfield. 

It states that George Johnstone , a goods porter, and Mary Beattie Park were married  on 21st July 1904 Springfield .

The 1911 census for Springfield Village , Gretna shows
George Johnstone Head aged 35 Railway Porter born Gretna
Mary Johnstone     wife         29     born England married 8 years  6 children 4 living
Joseph F Johnstone son          7      born England
Barbara Johnstone  daughter   5     born England
Elizabeth J Johnstone daughter 2     born Dumfries Gretna
Robert Johnstone      father     66    born Dumfries  possibly Uladalebie ?

I am looking at the will of Sarah Gomm and am having difficulty reading a place name. Perhaps someone with more local knowledge might be able to help please.

  I have attached the part of the original and a close up of the word I am struggling with. I think it reads

This is the last will and testament of Sarah Gomm of ? in the Hamlet of St.Leonard in the parish of Aston Clinton in the county of Bucks. Could the ? be Innbridge? or any other ideas please.

I am looking for the Herrington family . Harriet Herrington was born about 1821 in Sutton , Sussex .In 1851 she married in London but I hope that she would still be with her father Richard in Sutton  in 1841.Would sks have a look at the 1841 census Sutton for me please.

     Thanks
           Sheila