Hi, I'm also new here and I've tried to reply to this a before, but without success. I am researching the life of Jessie Hunter Colvin, 1826-90, who was the daughter of the Rev Robert Colvin, and his wife Marion Laidlaw. Her father wrote the New Statistical Account for the parish of Johnston, Dumfries-shire and she lived with her parents until his death.
As the eldest unmarried daughter, Jessie then looked after her mother, until Marion died, and then went to keep house for her brother William. He was an iron and steel merchant, who bought Craigielands estate in 1856. She lived with him for many years before moving to Stirling in later life. Jessie was involved in various charities in Stirling, and took part in the local branch of the Scottish Girl's Friendly Society, an 'association for the benefit of the girls of the working class'.
I know her sisters and nieces made 'good' marriages, and two of her brothers were ministers with large families. However, Jessie never married. I'm trying to find a photograph of her, but this is proving quite difficult.
Her sisteer Elizabeth married a Rev James Goldie, a Presbyterian minister in London. Her sister who married into engineer Alexander Buttery, had no children. Her brother William died unmarried, so her two minister brothers are the most likely families to have images of her. Her youngest brother, was Rev Robert F Colvin, of Kirkpatrick Juxta parish, whose church she attended while living at nearby Craigielands.
A niece, Mary Ramsay Colvin, married William MacFie of Clermiston House, Edinburgh, in 1872. He was one of the well known 'Sugar MacFie' family of Leith. Mary R Colvin was daughter of the other minister brother, Rev Walter L Colvin of Cramond, also in Edinburgh.
I'd love to find any pictures of Jessie Hunter Colvin, as I'm hoping to compile a short local history article on her. Thanks to any one who can help.
