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

[2Harriet]

Wow things are going at a pace here and starting to come together for me. I have all of th Sp downloads for Annie b 1861 s children and there is also a Jean/ Jane Hamilton Meikle 1894-1979.  Here is the marriage of Williamina attached have a look at her mother!

[Wendy2305]

I think you have found the last piece of the jigsaw there  that ties the 3 generations together

[2Harriet]

"thrutheyears" on Ancestry advised me to Go to Find a Grave Index for - JANE BLACK and go to the headstone pic. Buried in the family grave of Wilhelmina Douglas or Stewart....guess what I am looking up ! 

[Forfarian]

There's a death of Jane McAdam, other name Black, aged 74, in Kilmarnock in 1913. I think I'd be keen to have a look at that if I were you.

[MonicaL]

That is great confirmation, Harriet!

Regardless of what people are stating for their father's names... possibility that Wilhemina's reputed father may have had the surname of Cavin? There is a 6 months old Williamina Cavin showing on the 1861 census that may be her:

Thomas Mccowen 38
Sarah Mccowen 35
Sarah Mccowen 16
Isabella Mccowen 3
James Mccowen 8
Annie Mccowen 4
Williamina Cavin 6 Months nursing child b. Kirkcolm, wigtonshire

Address: 8 Rankins Court, Inch/Stranraer   

Monica

[2Harriet]

Hi  Forfarian, its the same Jane as on Wilhelminas headstone well spotted. I have attached the headstone.  I am getting there with everyone's help.

 Janes marriages were short so far I have. Hugh McKail 1870-1876  and to George Black 1878-1883 .
 Her marriage record  gives her parents as  William McAdam and Ann Jane McAdam  M.S Mc Adam.
Janes birthplace varies between Ireland and Wigtownshire in the census' hey ho!


 Thank you all so much.

[Rosinish]

Great outcome, well done all, superb combined effort!

Annie

[wivenhoe]

Census 1881  at Millisle Farm House  Sorbie Wigtonshire
KERR John                  49yrs                                     b. Beith Ayrshire
KERR Jane                  45yrs                                     b. Kilmarnock  Ayrshire
KERR Robert               19yrs  son                              b. Dreghorn Ayrshire
KERR William              16yrs  son                              b. Dreghorn Ayrshire
KERR Mary Jane           12yrs  dau.                            b. Scorbie Wigtonshire
KERR Elizabeth            12yrs visitor                           b. Whithorn Wigtonshire
CRONNIE Annie           32yrs   servant                       b. Mochrum Wigtonshire
HIGGINS Mary            23yrs   servant                        b. Minnygaff Kirkcudbright
WOOD Mary                 20yrs  servant                        b. Whithorn Wigtonshire         
DOUGLAS Minna           20yrs  servant                        b. Glasserton Wigtonshire


Farmer 300 acres arable employing 6 hands

[2Harriet]

Hi Everyone thank you so much every one of you for your help and patience. Just need to record all onto my tree which is hard with all the McAdams', Douglas' name permutations and generations swimming in front of my eyes. Researching Jane Mc Adam has been the hardest of all my searches in my 20 years experience of this addiction. Bonus though is that many of my old ,previously discounted,  downloaded records have fitted in to place now. All the name changes is head -nipping. I keep my master tree on my laptop on Roots Magic software and to add to my difficulty is all the Mc Adams from Kirkcudbright that are on my husband side. I am constantly flicking windows back and forth- Ancestry, Rootschat, Scotlands People and my master tree open and saved downloads... I dont think I am very organised with this one but you have all been amazing.

Have we connected the John Kerr son of Hugh Kerr and Ann mcCartney to our Jane or is it just a possible.?
 Some records have Jane as being born in   Ireland eg 1911 census but early census' had her living in "Little Ireland " Stranraer  and I wondered if that is why sometimes it is Ireland and sometimes Stranraer. Has there ever been a little Ireland in Stranraer ?