janet leckie

[bleckie]

Hi All

Can anyone tell me details of the grooms parents on this one please

Yours Aye
BruceL

[Ladyhawk]

It is difficult to read - this is all I can makeout so far

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Mason (Journeyman)
Agnes McEw?n
?
deceased

Is the son Thomas' surname McEWAN or McEWEN?

Do you have him on the census showing a place of birth?

[Ladyhawk]

Under Agnes McEwan's name could it read
Small  Farmer

There is this 1861 census entry for a mother and son named Agnes & Thomas

Balgair, Balfron, Stirlingshire
Agnes   McEwen Head Unmarried 1824 Farmer of 9 acres Balfron, Stirlingshire
Elisabeth   McEwen   Sister Unmarried 1826 Balfron, Stirlingshire
Alexander   McEwen      Son   1849   Balfron, Stirlingshire
Thomas McEwen Son   1854   Balfron, Stirlingshire

and 1851

Balgair, Balfron, Wester Stirlingshire
Thomas   McEwan1786   Farmer (of 9 acres employing 2 labourers) Balfron
Ann   McEwan Wife   1781   Farmer's wife   Killearn, Stirlingshire
Agnes McEwan   Daughter Unmarried   1824 Farmer's daur Balfron
Elizabeth   McEwan   Daughter   Unmarried   1826   Farmer's daur   Balfron
Alexander   McEwan   Grand child 1848 Balfron

EDITED to add

1871c Balfron
Agnes Mcewin 46 Head
Elizabeth Mcewin 44 Sister
Thomas Mcewin   17   Son Balfron

Is this Thomas with his wife Janet & family on 1881 census?
Children Elizabeth & Agnes possibly named after his mother & Aunt 

Thomas McEwen 28   Head Balfron occ Ag Lab.
Janet McEwen 29   Wife
Annie McEwen 9   Daughter
Elizabeth McEwen 6   Daughter
Agnes McEwen 4   Daughter
Robert McEwen 2   Son

[GR2]

        D[o/a]rrans
Mason (Journeyman)
Agnes McEwen
Small Farmer
Deceased

It seems he was illegitimate, so worth checking the minutes of the Kirk Session for the parish he was born. The father's name would be given there in full.

[Forfarian]

Dorrans
Mason (Journeyman)
Agnes McEwen
Small farmer
Deceased

or something along those lines.

Edit: posted before I'd seen GR2's very similar interpretation.

[GR2]

Here's the guilty party in 1851!

https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5905797de9379091b14c6251/james-dorans-1851-stirlingshire-balfron-1814-?locale=en

[Ladyhawk]

Here's the guilty party in 1851!

https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5905797de9379091b14c6251/james-dorans-1851-stirlingshire-balfron-1814-?locale=en

If that's him there's a public tree on Anc*y with d/c he died 1873 occ Mason (journeyman)

[bleckie]

Thank you all
Problem solved
It's his wife that's my family
Thomas McEwen marr Janet Leckie 5th June 1874 in Gargunnock
Many Thanks
Yours Aye
BruceL

[Istrice]

You may have already come across it, but if not, you may find that the "Gargunnock Village History" website http://www.gargunnockvillagehistory.co.uk makes interesting reading.

Istrice