Finished my work, so herewith the detail of the family
GEORGE GRAHAM B 1811
was my Great-Great Grandfather & born in 1811 (possibly in Ecclefechan) but lived there for sometime until he moved to a district near Sunderland. No date of death,
He had five children: Barbara b 1837, John (my Great Grandfather) b 1839, d 1928, and Catherine Johnstone Graham b 1834 all in Ecclefechan. The other two children, William b 1841 and Katherine 1842, both born in Sunderland district.
So from the birth date and location of the first three children, we can assume he was there until 1839.
George, from the details in a family bible, not in my possession was said to have been a coachman for a family called Jordan. He courted the daughter, Jean and they ran away to get wed at Gretna. The angry father chased them and stopped the wedding but because the daughter was compromised a wedding took place in the family home. The family later moved to the USA. How much of this can be believed, I do not know but it makes an interesting story.
Some years ago, I went to Ecclefechan and searched some church records and records in the local library but found nothing. Graham is a very common name of course. I would be very interested in anything that can be gleaned about the family.
The first born child, Catherine Johnstone is also intriguing and I wonder is she was not his daughter ? Sincerely Gee Pee
