Graham's of Cumberland

[LornaHen]

For Lornahen, looking for a Stephen Graham of the Fauld...

Bridget

Bridget, that is fantastic news.  Thank you very much
I guess my hunt now progresses backwards to Stephen's newfound father Andrew, and the sideshoots of Grimston GRAHAM of Fauld and his brother David, and the SCAIFEs you mentioned.
Wonderful, many thanks
Lorna

[Jono]

Bruce

I am researching the Grahams over in Alston if that's of any interest.

Jono

[bobgraham]

Alston. That's scary for us West Dumbrians. On our maps around Alston, it says"Here be Dragons".
:>}
bob

[Papamoa]

Dalston, a few km's south of Carlisle is as close as I get to Alston.  How is the research going?

Regards, Bruce

[Papamoa]

Sorry Bob,

I should have asked.. where are you researching and what names?

Regards, Bruce

[bobgraham]

Locally, I'm researching Grahams and Greenops on fathers side. Greenops much easier than Grahams are there are so few of them. Further afield it gets worse as grandfather and grandmother on mothers side were both Smith!
I actually live in Carlisle but trying to persuade my wife that I need to retire to France.
Got both Grahams and Greenops back to 1800. They can be seen at
http://gw0.geneanet.org/bobgraham 
bob

[bobgraham]

MMM! being new to rootschat, how do I get that little para underneath telling everyone whom I'm interested in?
bob

[LornaHen]

MMM! being new to rootschat, how do I get that little para underneath telling everyone whom I'm interested in?
bob

Hi Bob,
check out the Profile button at the top of the page

[PennyP]

Reading this thread,  particularly Papamoa’s posts, I noticed a number of names and places that rang bells from searching my husband’s Ferguson ancestors who hail from Kirklinton.  Thomas Ferguson lived at Moathill  from around 1750 until his death in 1779. His wife and surviving sons continued to live there well into the 1790s.  Papamoa – what you say about Moathill’s location  confirms my deductions. Have you actually found it on a map, or know any more about the place ?

Thomas’s sons appear to have had a “thing” for the Graham ladies:

Alexander  Ferguson married Mary Graham of Newtown in 1788.

Thomas Ferguson and Elizabeth Graham of Newbiggen had two illegitimate sons, William in 1783 and Thomas in 1786. In 1789 he married Margaret Graham of Newtown.

Richard Ferguson married Isabella Graham of Newtown in 1793. In 1800 & 1801 they were at Newbiggen according to the  baptism and burial record sof their son William.

(Only my husband’s 3 x great grandfather John bucked the trend by marrying a Sarah Barnes.)

Does anyone have more information on these Graham ladies? Are they from the same family?
Thanks