Gibson family

[canadagal]

Looking for info on my 5x Gr. Grandfather Alexander Gibson. Married to Elizabeth Ritchie (or Richie), no date but first child (James) was born in 1774 at Closeburn.
Have found a death notice from Closeburn Parish 1791 that says 'died in Gilchristland' but haven't been able to find out for sure if it's him, or where Gilchristland is/was. Any help much appreciated.

[Rosinish]

Could this be him....................says married too although a wife isn't present 

http://www.maxwellancestry.com/census/51transcript.aspx?houseid=81605003

Annie

[Rosinish]

Sorry............mistake with age there but could well be a son 

Annie

[Rosinish]

I noticed this on the 1851 census page........................."Order a photocopy of the original census page and have it mailed to you * (£2.00)"

The original is cheaper to download on Scotlandspeople website 

Annie

[canadagal]

Hi, the census says this Alexander is unmarried. The Alexander I'm looking for did have a son named for him but he would have only been 63 when the census was done. I did see something about him being in Gilchristland though. All I've been able to find on that place is that there are holiday cottages for let. Thanks for the info, much appreciated!

[Rosinish]

Sorry..............in my hurry I saw an "M".....................Male instead of Married.

I shouldn't be doing 2 things at once 

Try this:

http://www.GenesReunited.com.au/searchbna/results?memberlastsubclass=none&searchhistorykey=0&keywords=gibson%20sinclair&county=ayrshire,%20scotland

Annie

[canadagal]

Thank you for the clues Annie, hope to make the trip to Dumfriesshire in the next year or so to see where my family began.

[imchad]

Gilchristland is on the edge of Closeburn parish. It is on the road over the Ae Forest to Ae Village and  Kirkmichael.

[Rosinish]

Maybe someone with access or a subscription to British Newspaper Archive could help?

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01f91/

You could also ask for a look-up on a separate thread 

Annie