William Chalmers/ Stoneykirk

[beannie]

Hi All,
I hope someone can help as I have tried to find the birth date of my ggg-grandfather William Chalmers born 1809 Stoneykirk, he died 18th July 1899 Clashwhannon aged 91, his parents are listed as Andrew Chalmers (dec) Mason  and Jane Gilmour (dec).
here's hoping!
beannie

[woodydog]

Hi Beannie, I've been having a good look round and I see your problem!
Is this William(age 40) on the 1851 census in Port Logan with wife Sarah(42), sons William (14), John (12), Robert(7) & unbaptised (1 month) all born Kirkmaiden apart from William the elder?
Looking on the IGI it looks to me as if Sarah s maiden name was Hill in which case she is listed for her christening in 1809 and makes the age from the 1851 census correct - maybe William was born 1811 ishbut still no luck!
Have you tried the following?
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~leighann/index.html
when I did a search for the site there were quite a few chalmers listed and two people were offering lookups for Kirkmaiden on the 1841 census .
I only wish I still lived in Stoneykirk , then I'd trot up to Kirkmaiden church and see if I could find anything out for you -but I have checked my stoneykirk memorial inscriptions and there are no Chalmers listed & only one Gilmour !
I'll keep looking and let you know if I come up with anything (she says rather doubtfully!)
Good luck & I'll keep checking back to see if anyone else has any bright ideas....
Rose

[beannie]

Hi Rose,
thanks for looking, I have the 1841 census  and MI books for both Kirkmaiden and Stoneykirk, I was up there last year and had a good look around both places
there is no sign of either Andrew or Jane, I checked the OPR and there is nothing for them, I don't think I will find anything but will keep trying, I have a photo of the gravestone, William is buried with Sarah Hill his wife with her grandmother Sara McCulloch in Kirkmaiden. I have traced my familt tree back to the early 1720's so far, they were from Stoneykirk and ended up at Port Nessock now Portlogan, next time I go up I will make sure I visit there.
Thank you again
Jeanne