Rea Family - Little Canglor & Milnquarter

[Steven1314]

Hi I wonder if anyone can help with a part of my family tree.

An ancestor William Gourlay married Margaret Rea in St Ninians on 21st November 1802.  Margaret was born on 3/3/1784 according to the IGI at Milnquarter in St Ninians.  Her parents were John Rea who I think was born at a place called Little Canglor on 16/7/1752 and Jean Ferguson who was born in St Ninians on 21/12/1755.

Has anyone heard of Little Canglor or Milnquarter - can't see them on any maps.

Has anyone heard of the Rea's - beginning to think it might be Rae but been mis spelt.

Although I am originally from Tillicoultry I now live in Stirling and this is the only part of my tree from Stirling

Thanks

Steven

[goldie61]

Google maps gives Milnquarter about 10 miles south of Stirling.
Lots of references to Canglor (looks as if there was an historic battle there in 1488!) on G , looks as if part of  St Ninians, but doesn't come up on the map as you say.

[apanderson]

The only Milnquarter (I know, or have heard of) is in Bonnybridge, so that's probably the same one as goldie61 found.

Anne

[Sharon01]

Hi,

Have you seen this record on pilot family search.

John Rae baptised on 16/07/1752 at St Ninians, parents John Rae & Jean Ure.

I also have a Rae family in my tree and the spelling changed all the time between Rae, Rea, Ray & Reay.

Sharon

[Steven1314]

Thanks for the information much appreciated.

Sharon what is the site you found the birth on?  Will check that out - it looks like a match

Steven

[Steven1314]

Went on and had another look for Rae's and Rea's - really confusing.  The hard part is that the OPR's don't have any information to verify your search eg parents names, spouse etc so its pretty much guess work

Thanks

Steven

I know John Rae/Rae's daughter Margaret Rae married a William Gourlay on 21/11/1802 in St Ninians but can't finds her death etc so looks like the end of the road

[goldie61]

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start

[Steven1314]

Thanks Goldie

[Billy Anderson]

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