Annie,
Old Luce or Glenluce
Letitia Morison Blain daughter to the deceased John Blain and Helen Hannay in Mains of Park was baptized by Mr Searmont the ninth October 1806.When I first read this I wasn’t sure if it meant that both parent were dead. I must have searched previously but looked again briefly last night but couldn’t see a Helen Hannay/Blain death in 1806.
I found John:
John Blain Mains of Park died March 15 1806 age 40. I haven’t yet looked further into John or Helen, but you might expect earlier children or an earlier marriage for a 40 year old.
I found Mains of Park on maps and a little info about it online.
I am now entertaining the idea that perhaps Letitia and Margaret might not have been ‘real’ sisters. If Letitia’s father died (unsure about mother) she could have been taken in by extended Blain family. There is the previously mentioned Margaret b 1815 with parents William Blain and Janet Kirkpatrick who might be worth looking into.
I don’t like to make assumptions or speculate too much for fear of heading down the wrong trail. I’m wary of accepting a record which seems to fit OK just because it is the only one I can find, without being able to back it up with decent proof and documentation.
