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Mary Weddell Black, born New Monkland about 1821, married first John Craig by whom she had two daughters, Jane b 1838/9 and Joanna b 1841. John Craig then died and in 1849 Mary married John Noble, by whom she had seven of a family.

She died in 1884 at the Free Kirk Manse, Muirkirk, Ayrshire and the death was registered by her son James B Noble of London.

I wonder why she was in Muirkirk? Could the minister or his wife have been a relative? Does anyone know anything about him?

For the avoidance of duplication of effort, there is more information about this family in an earlier thread at http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=642218.0
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Re: Who was the Free Kirk minister at Muirkirk?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 27 July 15 18:11 BST (UK) »
1881 Glasgow Road, Muirkirk, Ayrshire,
Robert   Noble   Head   Married   63   1818   Minister Of Free Church, Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland
Louisa   Noble   Wife   Married   68   1813   -   Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

There is some limited information on the web. The free church opened in 1845.

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Clarke, Trickett, Orton, Lawless, Norton, Detheridge, Kirby, Goodfellow, Wagstaff, Lowe, etc.

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Re: Who was the Free Kirk minister at Muirkirk?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 27 July 15 18:32 BST (UK) »
Thank you. That would make sense - he must have been some sort of relative on Mary's husband's side.
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Re: Who was the Free Kirk minister at Muirkirk?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 27 July 15 18:59 BST (UK) »
It looks like he was the first minister of the free church, he was certainly there from 1851.
I do not think they had any children, I think they married in Edinburgh.

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Re: Who was the Free Kirk minister at Muirkirk?
« Reply #4 on: Monday 27 July 15 20:42 BST (UK) »
Thank you.

Robert Noble was Mary's brother-in-law, the younger brother of her husband John Noble. So I think that answers my question very satisfactorily.
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Re: Who was the Free Kirk minister at Muirkirk? ***Completed thank you***
« Reply #5 on: Friday 29 June 18 08:37 BST (UK) »
Mary Weddell Black, born New Monkland about 1821, married first John Craig by whom she had two daughters, Jane b 1838/9 and Joanna b 1841. John Craig then died and in 1849 Mary married John Noble, by whom she had seven of a family.

She died in 1884 at the Free Kirk Manse, Muirkirk, Ayrshire and the death was registered by her son James B Noble of London.

I wonder why she was in Muirkirk? Could the minister or his wife have been a relative? Does anyone know anything about him?

For the avoidance of duplication of effort, there is more information about this family in an earlier thread at http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=642218.0

The information given in Ewing's Annals of the Free Church of Scotland together with supplementary material is available here: http://ecclegen.com/ministers-n/#NOBLE,%20ROBERT

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Re: Who was the Free Kirk minister at Muirkirk? ***Completed thank you***
« Reply #6 on: Friday 29 June 18 10:34 BST (UK) »
Thank you. I will take a look at that.
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