James McGregor/Jean Brown @ Montrose

[ysabeau]

Hi....

The above couple had five children - that I know about - @ Montrose : John (1816) + William (1819) + James (1821) + Alexander (1823) + Mary (1825-1878).....

From will of James I know he died @ Pettycur, Montrose (09/06/1839) and his widow died @ Montrose (07/06/1865), leaving all to be divided between children John, James, Alexander and Mary....

Am hoping someone can help re possible MI....



Ysabeau

 

[rodger lyall]

Hello, I know a lot about James McGregor and jean Brown from my personal  family research and hold records that may be of interest to you. However, my particular interest arose from a kirk session record of Jean Brown dated 1813 which identified David Lyall, merchant in Montrose as the father of my illegitimate great great grandfather, also named David Lyall. I identified that the two most likely candiates as his mother were Jean Brown from Kinnell and your ancestor, Jean Brown who subsequently married James McGregor. In the event, they turned out to be cousins from the Brown family which originated in Kinnellar, Aberdeenshire. If you know anything about a possible connection of your Jean Brown with David Lyall, that would be helpful. She worked for David Milne, a wigmaker at the Link
s, Montrose at the time of David’s birth. If any of this 'rings a bell’ it would be good to hear from you.
Best regards,
Rodger Lyall