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Re: Any resources for Durrisdeer for Rea(y)
« Reply #27 on: Sunday 30 October 11 15:24 GMT (UK) »
Hi Christine

Welcome to Rootschat

I wish I could be of more help but I purely researched the Rae side, only adding spouses names that married the Rae's. I have had a look at my Rae tree and SP searches incase I could offer any help but there is no new info, sorry.

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Re: Any resources for Durrisdeer for Rea(y)
« Reply #28 on: Wednesday 17 December 14 03:20 GMT (UK) »
Hello cousins Gateslack and catchristie!

I am descended from James Maxwell b 1779, son of John Maxwell born about 1747, son of William Maxwell of Milton and Janet McLellan of Auchlane. So my John is the brother of Grizel who married William Rae.

I am hoping that you can tell me how you know that Grizel is the daughter of William and Janet. I don't have any documentation of John's birth and hope you might have done some more successful research in that direction than I have.

My information came first from the memorial inscriptions at Durisdeer churchyard, which were very helpful, but do not go back to William and Janet (as far as I know).

Lyn in Australia

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Re: Any resources for Durrisdeer for Rea(y)
« Reply #29 on: Saturday 20 December 14 21:25 GMT (UK) »
Lyn

Family history has that William Maxwell of Miltown and his wife Janet settled in Durrisdeer, in Nithsdale, as tenant of the Durrisdeer Town farm and inn some three years after the forced sale of Miltown. Grizel was born in 1749 some six weeks before the move is the only one of the children that I have researched. I think the others may include Robert (1737), Elizabeth, Harriet and John(1747).

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Re: Any resources for Durrisdeer for Rea(y)
« Reply #30 on: Saturday 20 December 14 21:55 GMT (UK) »
Thank you Gateslack! That's more detail than I knew.

Where was Grizel born? If you have a baptism or birth record, I might be able to find one for John.

John died at Durisdeer in 1783, I believe Grizel died at Gateslack in 1839.

Lyn

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Re: Any resources for Durrisdeer for Rea(y)
« Reply #31 on: Sunday 21 December 14 09:27 GMT (UK) »
Proteantime,
in case you're interested in the Rea/Maxwells in Australia:
Christopher Rea married Elizabeth Maxwell in 1860 in Victoria.

There would be more information on the marriage record.
You can buy the image online for AU$21 at https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/index-search
Do you know who Elizabeth Maxwell's parents were?

Lyn
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