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I am interested in this thread. I believe my ancestor, Robert Halliday (Haliday, Holiday) was baptized in Killin in 1781. I don't have a copy of that record, only of his brother Archibald, baptized in 1786. It reads: Thomas Haliday and Anne Campbell, Clifton, had their lawful son bap. called Archibald. (Clifton was a village within the Parish of Killin whose industry was mining iron-ore, so there is a good chance that Thomas was a miner - Robert, certainly, was a coal miner.).

I don't know if Thomas Haliday was a native of Killin but perhaps Anne Campbell was? On the same page as Archibald's bap. record is that of twins Colin and Jean, children of James Campbell and Katharine Robertson, baptized on November 6th, 1786.(Record reads: "Novr 6th Jas. Campbell & Kat. Robertson, Monimore (aka Monemore) had their lawful twins bap. called Colin & Jean")

So I am looking to find out more about the Haliday and Campbell families of this time. Both Robert and Archibald left Perth for Lanarkshire (perhaps their parents did as well?) where they married and later died.

Thank you Forfarian and Skoosh for enlightening me on the state of military affairs at the time (and the link) - I will explore that more!

Thanks Lodger,

Gilkerson? Never heard of that rendition! A great number of Scottish families immigrated to Canada (and elsewhere, of course) and the more I work on tree, the more I realize that many of the children I went to school with had surnames than turn up amongst my own branches. And, it so happens, our next-door neighbours back then happened to be Gilchirsts!

The MIs I requested have links to my family, but they are not direct ancestors but I am always looking for clues(I just looked for names I recognized among the ones you listed). For example, there as a Violet Halliday married George Brownlie in 1856 or Robert Halliday who married a Lilias Paterson... these are just 2 of the many children of Archibald Halliday and Marion Penman who were buried at Carluke (they too are indirect). I'm not sure how Thomas Halliday and Marion Bownlie may be connected to my tree, if at all.

As for Littlejohn, my great-great grandmother's sister, Margaret Dick Halliday, married David Littlejohn. whose parents were, in fact, Archibald Littlejohn and Marion Paterson. (Margaret and David named one of their daughters Marion Paterson Littlejohn). I do have the information for Margaret's burial (also at the old churchyard of Cambusnethan) but I don't know that David was buried there:

MARGARET LITTLEJOHN, Wishaw, aged 79 years, widow.
Parents - John Halliday & Elizabeth Blair Dick.
Interred in the old churchyard on 15th May 1911.

I also have other Halliday relatives who were buried in the new section of the Cambusnethan cemetery (including Margaret's brothers Robert (spouse Marion Allan) and John and two spouses) Although I have no images, I do have the placements etc.) Others of "my" Hallidays appear to have been buried in Carluke, though. However, my great grandmother Agnes and James Leggat III left Scotland and went to Cumberland!

You did definitely identified two children of James jr (although I had written down "wool" merchant rather than "wood'... wonder which would have been more likely. James, born 1841was in fact my direct ancestor  - while Isabelle married a William Watson and another daughter, Janet Gilchrist Leggat married William Ferguson!

I really appreciate you doing these look-ups and providing such detailed information.

Now there is the matter of the surname Binnie that you also have in your tree.... 

Lodger, your contributions are staggering and so appreciated. If you still are offering to share pictures of heastones, these are the ones that I would be interested in!

HALLIDAY & BROWNLIE
HALLIDAY & PATERSON
LITTLEJOHN & PATERSON
LITTLEJOHN & ROBERTSON
LITTLEJOHN & YOUNG

Much thanks in advance,

Ard

Seems this original post was hijacked! I feel it has closed down any response that may/could have come to light,  I am interested in this Samuel Cowan post.

 

Yes, Sorry about that - It was innocent enough  Hopefully the original poster will benefit from some of the research tips!!