Hi,
I've traced my mum's paternal side back to my ggg grandparents' marriage in 1812 thanks to my grandfather's entries in our family bible - and confirmed the line thanks to a couple of kind RootsChat members! - but can't find any details further back than this. I know that the next stage is to order the marriage cert, but for various reasons I can't do this at the moment.
I know that it's a long shot, but does anyone have any information about William or Helen? I'm interested in parentage, but also any info re their children would be good. It's likely that their son William was a character nicknamed 'Sorbie Trees' was quite well known in the Castleton area (owned sorbietrees farm), as he was murdered - oops, I should simply say shot dead, as the guy was aquitted - by a reverend minister in 1851.
From the 1841 census William snr was a farmer in Heiton near Kelso, and his son Robert was my gg grandfather who also went into farming (farm steward at Easter Ulston farm, Jedburgh), so obviously any info re him or his wife Isabella Cairns would be ace.
Here's William & Helen's family details;
Name Where Born Born Notes
William Armstrong Roxburghshire ? Died 21/12/1896
Helen Riddle ? Died "in childbed September 1839"
Margaret Smith Roxburghshire ? Second marriage, 22/1/1841
William 17th July 1813
Isabella 17th March 1815
John 27th May 1817
Davis 21st April 1819
Agnes 4th April 1821 "Died aged of 3 years"
Mary 5th March 1823
Robert Roxburghshire 27th February 1825
Peter Roxburghshire 5th August 1927
Adam Yetholm, Roxburghshire 25th December 1829
Agnes Roxburghshire 26th July 1831
Any help or advice greatly appreciated!
Graeme