Cemetery near Doune

[monks13]

Hello All and a Merry Christmas.
Haven't been on for a while due to work, family and other commitments. Things getting a bit quieter so hopefully will be able to help with enquiries after the New Year.
            Kenny

[Dave106]

Hi Kenny:

Wishing you a good holiday season.

I entered this rootschat site because of a posting by you offering to search cemeteries near Doune.
I am hoping you will take some time to try and help me find information on two of my ancestors.

A couple of others have responded, on this site, and their assistance has been quite helpful and has opened some new doors for me. However, I am still missing some key details.

If you are willing to help with my search, let me know when you have available time and I will forward you some details.

Thanks for your interest.

Dave from Canada

[Dave106]

Hi Tom:

Wishing you a good holiday season.

I have thought a bit about my William Stewart Anderson with a middle name.
The middle name seems to have started showing up in the 1901 census records of Canada.
The family bible, which I believe is about 100 years old, has his full name recorded.
And his grave marker has his full name.
So maybe he "adopted" a middle name later in life.

All of his children have middle names.
Which leads to a question, to you, regarding his first born son William James.
Based on the Scottish naming patterns, and variations, who might be a candidate for the James part? Might an uncle fit the pattern?

Thanks,
Dave

[Dave106]

Hi Annie:

Wishing you a good holiday season.

I have not had much time lately for ancestors.
But your list of persons from the Valuation Rolls has me interested in following up.

Thanks,
Dave

[tidybooks]

I have thought a bit about my William Stewart Anderson with a middle name.
The middle name seems to have started showing up in the 1901 census records of Canada.
The family bible, which I believe is about 100 years old, has his full name recorded.
And his grave marker has his full name.
So maybe he "adopted" a middle name later in life.

All of his children have middle names.
Which leads to a question, to you, regarding his first born son William James.
Based on the Scottish naming patterns, and variations, who might be a candidate for the James part? Might an uncle fit the pattern?

Hi Dave,

Compliments of the season to you and your family.

Usually the "Scottish Naming Pattern" is based on the first or christian names, however have seen the 4th son being allocated an uncle's name, but the pattern is not rigidly followed, there are exceptions. Some people have used the mother's maiden name, or grandmother's surname as a middle name. Could the "James" be the mother's father first name? Sorry cannot be more helpful, I use the naming pattern a lot to get ideas of parent's names etc, but not 100% accurate.

Tom

[Dave106]

Hi Tom:

Re: "James"

There is a James Anderson and family living in Doune for the 1851 census.
For some time now I have been trying to connect this family with my William.
I have found an inviting connection but can not substantiate it.
The connection shows a James b. 1811 and William b. 1813, with parents James and Margaret.

My thinking on the James part is - if this is William Senior's brother, and William Sr. has died by 1846, maybe this Uncle James was a sort of a father figure to William Jr. b. 1846. Because of this relationship, William Jr. may have wanted to use William (after his father) and James (as a father figure) for naming his first son.

William Sr. and Janet Stewart seem to have used the traditional naming pattern for the two daughters, Ann and Janet. William Jr. may well have been named after William Senior's father, as some family trees are using. But I also believe he may have been named after his father to honour his dead father.

As I read the above, it seems confusing to follow - hopefully not to you.

Does the above analysis seem worth holding on to?

Dave

[Rosinish]

Hi Dave,

Seasons Greetings!

Just to say I only checked the Index for the Valuation Rolls, I didn't view them, it was just a pointer for you.

Annie

[Dave106]

Hi Annie:

I found the Valuation Rolls on Ancestry.

They were difficult to understand.
And no addresses seem to be recorded.

However, it would appear that Janet Anderson did not own the building.
In 1855 it seems the building was owned by John Murdock - could well be a relative.
There is also reference to Robert Graham, a grocer, owning one or more buildings.
The name Graham shows up in my grandfathers siblings, so maybe this is a relative and maybe Janet worked in his store. Still more questions than answers!

Thanks for keeping me in mind.

Dave

[monks13]

Hi Dave.
I can't find any Record of William or Janet being buried in any of the local graveyards.
Also can't find any trace of Stewart's land in Kilmadock Parish. I don't know if this would be a small privately owned piece of land as Kilmadock is within the area of 4 estates. Moray,Lanrick,Keir,Blairdrummond. Doune village came under Moray , Deanston village was owned by Finlay&Co who owned the Cotton Mill there. I will keep looking though.
            Kenny.