I note the marriage of David King to Sarah Fick, Falmouth 1798
Assuming this is correct Sarah Fick was born 24 May 1779 Madron, Cornwall, father John.
I cannot find the birth of Thomas or any other children.
I do note that there are about 8 David’s born 1770 – 1780 in England a Wales and a similar number in Scotland, how did you arrive at the one born in Neilston and have you checked the record on Scotland’s People?
Colin
The marriage to Sarah Fick is of interest to me but Sarah Fick is not my ancestor. I don't know whether it is the same David King that I am interested in or another person of the same name but that is a question for another time.
The marriage in question was to a Mary Bawden. This marriage took place on the 17th November 1798 at St Austell and subsequent to this a Thomas King was baptised at Stoke Damerel in Devon and this ties in with a census record indicating that Thomas was born at Stonehouse in Devon. From Thomas's second marriage I know that his father's name was David and that his prior occupation was as a weaver although at the time of his marriage he was recorded as belonging to the Royal Artillery.
The reason for my interest with the above couple is that I have a small DNA match with a descendant of Thomas King and Ursula Stuart and I have no other obvious connection to Renfrewshire that would account for the match.
Scottish naming conventions also dictate that the eldest son would have been named after the father's father. David King born at Neilston, Renfrew in 1772 was the son of Thomas King and Thomas King born at Plymouth in Devon was the son of David King.
It seems to be too much of a co-incidence not to be the same person but I need more information in order to prove it. Scotlands People will not be of much help to me at this stage unless I can narrow down my search and have something definite that I can focus on.