David Kennedy McBlain/BLANE who's the mother .father + namesake?

[brigidmac]

Thanks to a distant relative i now have a photo of 3 of David Blanes grandaughters in pretty/Edwardian dresses the eldest Isabella Cylde McBlain was born 1895 in te photo she looks about 12 her sister Jean and cousin Effie Stephenson look a few years younger
My grandma  Mary Blain Stephenson.their other cousin was born 1903
  ..I dont know if i can attach the photo on her

[MonicaL]

If you need help to attach photo (s), let us know 

Monica

[brigidmac]

Thanks for the lovely offer of help with attachmwnts monica but i cant follow instructions via computer

They are wearing pretty white dresses
I did wonder if they were bridesmaids or having confirmation ..
What age do girls get confirmed ?

As there are plenty of muslin.sewers among the 1841 ancesters im wondering if they are made of muslim .am attepmting.to copy.pic now

[brigidmac]

No i couldnt do it ...tried attaching a parish record but that came up as being too big a file too download .

If David Blane was baptises David Kennedy McBlain GALLOWAY

Maybe he links to
Helen Kennedy MCBLAINE
b1822 Dailly
Parents
Kennedy MCBLANE & elizabeth PARKER

thats the only time ive seen it ised as a 1st name

Could we join dots back to Patrick mcBLAINE  who married1714
 Mary KENNEDY b1697

[brigidmac]

Btw  looby my DNA does distantly match the first family you found  who went to Canada  with   first name Stewart
But our trees dont link yet

Also i managed to read Euphemias death informant with rhe shaky hand it was her son Thomas BROWN

the list of children of Patrick mcblain and mary KENNEDY follows

[brigidmac]

Children of Mary KENNEDY and Patrick MCBLAINE

Jean BLAIN
Marion 1716
David MCBLAINE b.1723 kirkoswold
James McBLAN 1726
Annabel b1732
Jannet McBLAN

In my.family  the naming system include using maternal grandfathers surname for 2nd son as well as or instead of  1st name

My grandmother was Mary Blain Stevenson b1903
Her cousin was Mary Blane Stevenson

Apparently the Mc was dropped in the 1840.s ....
Why ?

[brigidmac]

I have some old notes of David KENNEDY aged 45 shoemaker on 1851 census
Ive not recorded place but have wife 34 Agnes BLAIN
Children Hugh age 2
Agnes O

Could our David Kennedy  Blain
Have been named after him
Is Agnes one of Euphemias missing sisters Annabel or illen ?

Same family  n 1861 ive written Back street

[brigidmac]

This shoemaker family was in 1871
Old Cumnock Ayr
Back street
Agnes head age 64
Hugh age 32 shoemaker with 3 employees .

[rosie17]

www.findagrave.com
Agnes McGeachan Kennedy
Death 20 October 1890
Cemetery Old Cumnock Ayrshire

Marriage for Agnes McGeachan
13 August 1851 Old Cumnock
Spouse David Kennedy

Rosie