COULTHARD families in Dumfries 1820's

[SydneyDave]

Hello,
I'm looking in to Coulthard's in the Langholm and Canonbie area and also over in Longtown, Cumbria.
There seemed to be an agricultural background with the various Coulthard threads. One family may well have had employment connections with Sir James Malcolm of Canonbie and earlier at Burnfoot.
A young William Coulthard was the first free settler Coulthard to go to South Australia in 1836.

Have had great success in other searches on RootsChat so trying again for my latest project.

Thanks in advance,
SydneyDave

[ColC]

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk is free to search.

However I looked at Births/Baptisms 1815 - 1835

No COULTHARD born Canonbie and only one at Langholm below,

MARGARET PARENTS JOHN COULTHARD/MARGARET BELL 16/03/1829

Colin

[ColC]

Is this the person you refer to?

Sir James Malcolm KCB Born 13 Jan 1767 in Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (Google search)

At Westerkirk in 1861
MALCOLM   William E   Head    W   M   43   Landed Prop & Farmer Emp 19lab   ENG

One of the servants is
COULTHARD   Robert   Servnt   U   F   32   Coachman Dom Serv   ENG

Also in Westerkirk in 1861, he is with a Robert Nichol Factor Or Land Steward & others

COULTHARD   Thomas   Servnt   M   M   29   Ag Labourer   DFS   Langholm

No Coulthard's there in 1841 but plenty elsewhere.

It might be worth looking at https://www.freecen.org.uk there are records for some areas of Dumfriesshire 1841/51/61 census returns.

Colin

[SydneyDave]

Thank you very much Colin. Will look at this more thoroughly in the morning.
Yes that looks like the Sir James Malcolm. The Robert and Thomas are of interest....that fits with the various work information I have uncovered. Can I get back to you please about the W M U abbreviations.
Thanks again,
Good night from Australia !
David

[ColC]

Can I get back to you please about the W M U abbreviations.
Thanks again,
Good night from Australia !
David

Hi David.
W = Widowed M = Married or Male U unmarried

Robert   Servnt   U   F  = F is Female so that might be a transcription error?

Good Luck.

Colin

[Crawford1839]

Hello Sydney Dave, I have quite a lot of information about Sir James Malcolm - and William Coulthard.

Please let me know if you are still interrogating.

Regards

[SydneyDave]

Hello Crawford 1839 !
Yes most certainly I would love to hear from you. I have had a few distractions recently but need to get back to my Coulthard stuff. So the Malcolm family both Father and his son are of great interest. So very much look forward to any of your information !
Thank you for getting in touch.
All the best ,
David (SydneyDave)

[SydneyDave]

Hello again,
Wondering if my first reply week before last had gone in to outer space . Would love to hear from you about the Malcolm’s and William Coulthard. Need new input to
get me back on track.
Hope to hear from you,
All the best
David (SydneyDave$

[Crawford1839]

Hi there, I do apologise for tardiness - I am in the final throes of preparing a paper for the South Australian History Month - which is includes doing a power point presentation ... and thereafter a Book ... well the book was meant to be finished now (oops) and covers Coulthard, Malcolms and others - so I am trying not to be distracted at the moment - my apologies. Regards