Kincardine by Doune McLarens from Kirk Lane

[valr]

valr - I noticed you had McFarlane's from Kirk Lane.

Would the following MI from a stone in Blar Drummond fit with any of yours:

"To the memory of John McFarlane, late of Kirklane died 15th? June 1851 aged 64
John his son died 2nd? December 1852 aged 26
Thomas his son died ? May? 1864? aged 36
Margaret Graham his wife died 19th? ............?
And their? children
Charles died May 18?? aged 43 years
Isabella died March ? aged 65 years"

Thanks Ann and sorry for being so slow in replying! Unfortunately those names are not in my tree but there may just be a distant connection I havent found yet!
Val

The inscription is quite worn so the above is just what I can make out.

Anne

[valr]

Ann! I have found the connection to the people in the gravestone you mentioned. My ggg grandfather's brother, wife and children ....

[apanderson]

Fantastic!!!

If you send me your personal e-mail address by PM, I'll send you copies of the photos I took of the stone. They're not particularly good but you can just make out most of the inscription!

Anne

[valr]

Thanks again for the photos Anne!
Val

[apanderson]

My pleasure Val!

 Anne

[achra]

STEWART/MCLAREN connection

My gg grandmother, Jane McLaren (also Val's ancestor) married Duncan Stewart, who was originally from Balquhidder, Lochearn area, Achra (Auchraw) to be specific.

[Ross McLaren]

Does anyone have any information on an Archibald/Alexander McLaren that married a Catherine Lamb on 23 March 1806? on his marriage certificate, he is listed as living in Kirk Lane so presumably he was a moss laird or at least the son of one. He had three children, John born 1807 in Kirk Lane, Mary born 1809 in Falkirk and my direct ancestor Archibald born sometime around 1814 in Saint John, New Brunswick. Unfortunately, he isn't on the moss census as he left before it was taken and I have found it nigh on impossible to trace his tree back any further. Ancestry hints seem to be suggesting that his father may have been a "Robert Crotich McLaren" but without a paper trail, I am hesitant to assume that is correct. Any help would be much appreciated. 

[achra]

Hi Ross,

I have no information on your McLarens, but thought you might be interested in this article about the Moss Lairds put together by Chuck Speed.

https://www.chuckspeed.com/balquhidder/history/The%20Moss%20Lairds.htm

Also, on Scotlands People there is a marriage of an Alexander McLaren to a Catherine Lamb, which you may already have, in Kippen in 1806.

Achra
   

[achra]

P.S. The article by Chuck is taken from “The Moss Lairds” by Archie MacKerracher