Wallace's in East Kilbride, looking for information

[madsainty]

Hi,

Im working on the research of my Wallace family ancestors and need some local knowledge about the East Kilbride area. The family farmed 'High Mains Farm' situated to the north of the town yards from Mains Castle and I have records from the mid 1700's but have never managed to track down graves despite wandering around the main cemetery I could find in the town and also visiting the graveyard at the church in the old town. Can anyone with local knowledge help me with information as to other graveyards in the locality, ideas as to where the family would have been buried etc. The farm only left the family a few years back and at one time prior to its restoration I believe the family decendents owned Mains Castle as well. My branch of the family moved away from East KIlbride around the turn of the last century with a brother of my Great Great Grandfather taking on the farm.

On the 1841 census my family are listed at Mid Mains (which is really High Mains), There were also Wallace's listed as Farmers at West Rogerton to the north (though I think this may actually be East Rogerton), Mains South Farm which I am guessing no longer exists and also a West Mains farm which again I think may no longer exist.

Ideally a map of the area from mid 1800's or so would be ideal to locate farms etc, where would I find one?

Any local knowledge or information would be fantastic.


Thanks

Kevin

[Baird]

Hello Kevin,
                   my 4 x great grandmother was a Jean Wallace who married James Baird in East Kilbride in March 1772. I also have a Mary Wallace who married Robert Baird in East Kilbride in 1842. This Mary Wallace is named on the family headstone in EK Old Parish Churchyard.
Also a Jean Wallace from Glasford who married my 3 x great grandfather William Baird in 1801.
Hope this doesn't cloud things too much. Would be interested in exchanging notes.

Baird

[dex]

Hi Kevin

You will find an old map on www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featuremap18215.html. This will bring up a modern map but select historical at the top right and an old map will overlay the modern one. Drag the map until you find Rogerton and you will see High Mains Farm south of there. East and West Rogerton also feature. A Google search also will give you a fair bit info on Mains Castle.
 
Cheers

Dex
 

[Baird]

Hello Kevin, Another Wallace who is interred in East Kilbride Churchyard is the wife of Ainsley Wallace , the Man who named the town of Rutherglen in Victoria Australia. I think her maiden name was Steel.

Baird

[krazeemom]

I have some WALLACE and BAIRD in my family tree from Eastkilbride James WALLACE who married Jean JOHNSTON/E any link

[Baird]

What info do you have on your Baird side?

Baird

[krazeemom]

Here goes.
Robert BAIRD
b. abt1845 maried Jane McKECHNIE c1845
there children are
Jeanie BAIRD marrie a Walter DUFF
B.1868 Married Walter DUFF
Mary BAIRD 1874
Alice BAIRD 1871 who married a Robert DUFF

[Baird]

That is a branch of my Bairds in East Kilbride.
I think I should be able to send you a lot of information on the Bairds back to John Baird in the 1600s.
Robert Baird was previously married to Mary Wallace and had 3 sons, Robert, James and Thomas.
When he remarried he had another 6; Margaret(1860), Archibald(1861),William(1864),Jean(1868),Alice(1871) and Mary (1874).
Roberts' parents were Robert Baird and Margaret Paton my 3 x great Grandparents. Robert had a sister Isabella who married a William Baird and they were my 2 x great Grandparents.
If you get in touch we can compare notes.
Baird

[Thomass]

Hello Kevin,
I am also working on the Wallace family from East Kilbride   There was a  John Wallace /Mary Craig branch  (mid 1700's) and another coming down from James Wallace/Jean Ronald?John's son James married Janet the daughter of James /Jean and they had a daughter Jean.Jean Wallace married William Gray in 1830 and there son ,William, emigrated to New Zealand .He was my  great grandfather.I have been on High Mains recently and you can see the old earthworks (moat?) from the ruined castle .I am having trouble getting a birthplace for William Gray (abt 1804??)- suspect it could be Kirkintilloch.I would be interested whether you have made any of these connections and in swapping info.There is other stuff on the web,which you might have come across too.
Cheers
Thomass