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Dumfriesshire / Re: John Harkness & Mary Little
« on: Thursday 08 June 23 09:14 BST (UK)  »
About 8 years too late: John Harkness and Mary Little are my direct ancestors. Indirect evidence suggests that William Little had an illegitimate child with John's mother Hannah and subsequently moved to Jamaica

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Dumfriesshire / Re: Harkness in Annan
« on: Wednesday 01 July 20 11:36 BST (UK)  »
Thanks to all - much help in there and am able to move forward!
JH

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Dumfriesshire / Re: Harkness in Annan
« on: Thursday 23 April 20 09:04 BST (UK)  »
Hello
I'm looking for Thomas Harkness (1759-1832) a direct antecedent, whose spouse was Hannah McKie (1762-1827). The dates come from an MI in the Churchyard of Hutton & Corrie but they lived most of their lives at Lauriesclose near Kirtleton, Middlebie. Thomas died at "Persbyhall" which I have not been able to find but a published Family Tree elsewhere suggests he died in Annan (No source quoted) . Nothing found on the ScotlandsPeople database but (it has been whispered) not every man was an adherent of the Church of Scotland in those times, and OP records are often ragged.
Any suggestions warmly received..
JH

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Dumfriesshire / Harkness in Annan
« on: Wednesday 22 April 20 12:41 BST (UK)  »
Looking for a Harkness family living in Annan, Dumfriesshire circa 1740-70. Can anyone help?

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Dumfriesshire / Re: Red Tam Harkness
« on: Monday 27 January 20 09:52 GMT (UK)  »
Not directly an answer to your query but according to my papers James Hogg worked at Mitchellslacks farm (Locherben) for a while - as a shepherd. No doubt he would have been regaled with the story of Captain James Harkness and the ambush at Enterkin Pass (1684). Hogg was there in about 1801-06.

from (a different) James Harkness

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Dumfriesshire / Re: John Harkness
« on: Thursday 23 November 17 14:59 GMT (UK)  »
Hello
I think we have a different Mary Harkness. Ours was born in 1806 in the Parish of Hutton & Corrie to John Harkness (1783-1859) and Mary Little (1780-1858). She married John Patterson (who died in 1851) and by him had two children: Mary Patterson (b.1838) and John Patterson (b.1840). Their widowed mother died
in 1877 in Lockerbie - though this last is yet uncertain

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Dumfriesshire / Re: John Harkness
« on: Saturday 04 November 17 18:57 GMT (UK)  »
Think yours is an old post - so you may have this.
This John Harkness is in my tree (I believe)
Born at Middlebie in c.1807 to John Harkness (b. 1783) and Mary Little ( b.1780) who lived at Stidriggburn near Corrie Common. He an agricultural labourer.
Mary born to William Little and Mary Bell (no dates)
John Harkness born to Thomas Harkness and Ann Nicol in 1783 in Canonbie Parish.
Still working on this...

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