Jane McAdam's marriage to John Kerr and who are her parents.

[MonicaL]

So...Jane and Ann were sisters and Annie was a witness to her marriage to Hugh McKeil.

Both sisters give parents as a William McAdam, labourer deceased and mother Annie Douglas McAdam, nee Douglas. Also deceased at the time of the marriage.

Following Scottish (and Irish) naming pattern, looks a good possibiltity that Annie Douglas McAdam was called after her maternal grandmother?

Mother we know shows in the 1851 census from earlier as Ann Jane Murray, with two older Murray children (born in Ireland as was mother) and then McAdam children born in the 1840s in Wigtownshire (Stranraer?).

Monica

[Wendy2305]

So Jane Douglas McAdam was the sister of the other Annie Douglas McAdam and Annie is a witness

[MonicaL]

That is the way it looks, Wendy.

Wonder where Jane was in 1851?

Monica

[Wendy2305]

couldn't see her either but did notice her age at death puts her birth about 1838 rather than 1844 in the census you found so possibly working away from home had a look for the family in 1841 but no joy there maybe also born in Ireland

[MonicaL]

Just adding the index entry to the death you mentioned, Wendy:

Jane MCADAM/Black
aged 74
1913
Ref 597/ 236
Kilmarnock (Ayr)

Monica

[MonicaL]

1891 census for Jane:

Jane Black 51 Living on Private Means b. Stranraer
Agnes Black 25 daughter b. Hurlford, Ayrshire...likely daughter to George Black and first wife Margaret Richmond

Address: 37 Waterside Kilmarnock

Monica

[MonicaL]

Just narrowing down search years for Jane. This is Ann Jane Douglas/Murray in 1841 with the two Murray children we had:

Ann Jane Murray 28 sewer b. Ireland
Elizabeth Murray 2 b. Ireland
Robert Murray 8 Months b. Ireland

Address: Little Ireland, Stranraer

Monica

[wivenhoe]

All births reg. Ballantrae Wigtonshire Scotland

MEIKLE  Annie Jane Parke         1883
MEIKLE  Janet McMurray           1885
MEIKLE  Elizabeth                     1887
MEIKLE  Georgina                     1889
MEIKLE  Susan Hamilton           1890
MEIKLE  Helen Mary                  1891
MEIKLE  John Gilbert                 1892
MEIKLE  Gilbert Elliot                 1893
MEIKLE  Lydia Grace                  1895
MEIKLE  Robert Ernest H            1897
MEIKLE  Frederick John              1900

Marriage, 1882 McADAM - MEIKLE, witness Jeanie HAMILTON.

[Wendy2305]

Following Scottish (and Irish) naming pattern, looks a good possibiltity that Annie Douglas McAdam was called after her maternal grandmother

Monica

Also the second child Williamina named after her maternal grandfather possibly?