Hi Pam,
I think you may have a match here, I would certainly be looking at it. Especially with the Gilmour middle name for James and the fact that Mary died in Liverpool.
Did you mean James Hewitt/ Mary Gilmour might have been your husbands g grandparents. If so they would really have to have been his gg grandparents, Mary Gilmour d 1892 James Gilmour Hewitt b 1908.
Joseph/Ann
James/Mary (James merchant in Stranraer)
James/? (James reportedly Chief Engineer)
James /Gwedoline (James Commander Royal Navy)
The 1841 census for Inch Wigtownshire on Freecen has the following:
Barsolas, Inch
Joseph Hewitt aged 46 Agricultural Labourer b Ireland
Ann Hewitt aged 56 b outside census county
Margaret aged 20 b Wigtownshire
Andrew aged 11 b Wigtownshire
(Ages may be out on 1841 census)
Also another Joseph (possible son of above Joseph)
1841 Clinnoch, Inch
Joseph Hewitt 25 agricultural labourer b Wigtownshire
Jannet Hewitt 25 b Wigtownshire
Joseph Hewitt 2 b Wigtownshire
John Hewitt 4 months b Wigtownshire
As you have only done one posting (I think you have to do 3)you will not be able to send a personal message yet. Would you like me to send a pm to Lindsaysiam who posted the original query, I think she will be able to help you and she may not look at this thread again.
Terry