James McKie married Mary Kerr 17th July 1884

[Isabel H]

I think the place name is Creetown, near Newton Stewart.

[Kloumann]

I agree. Not too far from Saltcoats.

Creetown is a small seaside town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway in the Dumfries and Galloway council area in south-west Scotland.

[softly softly]

The birth of their daughter Annie in 1885 gives same date of marriage but place Kirkmabreck.

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[AlanBoyd]

Side-by-side map view of Kirkmabreck, just south of Creetown,

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=15.8&lat=54.87892&lon=-4.36694&layers=6&right=osm

[Forfarian]

Yes, Creetown, which is in the parish of Kirkmabreck.

[Forfarian]

There is a very useful, albeit somewhat temperamental, boundary viewer at NLS. Here is a view with St Georges selected in the relevant period, and zoomed out so that you can get your bearings. Zoom in to see that the Rutland Hotel was indeed St Georges at that date.

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/boundaries/edinburgh/#zoom=14&lat=55.9554&lon=-3.2146&b=edin1865&layers=d1865

So is Scotland Street - St George is a very peculiar shape!

[Lodger]

Could the place of marriage be CREETOWN? It is a small village/town in the south-west of Scotland, near Newton Stewart.

[Kiltaglassan]

Could the place of marriage be CREETOWN? It is a small village/town in the south-west of Scotland, near Newton Stewart.

Already posted in replies #9 and #10   

[Lodger]

Could the place of marriage be CREETOWN? It is a small village/town in the south-west of Scotland, near Newton Stewart.

Already posted in replies #9 and #10   

My apologies, I'll make sure never to make a mistake on this Forum ever again.