Map source: National Library of Scotland. Map of the County of Forfar or shire of Angus, 1794, John Ainslie
PART 3: INHABITANTS of CARMYLLIE PARISH IN 1719
The Baptismal Roll of 1719 containing the children baptized in this Parish of Carmyllie
MILTON OF CARMYLLIE
Head of Household | Spouse | Number of Children |
James Small | Lillias Scot | 5 |
John Teniotdale (Sp?) | Agnes Law | 1 |
Robert Brewer | Margaret Kerr | 5 |
David Lundy | Helen Wilson | 2 |
Alexander Rait | Margaret Archibald | 1 |
Robert Molyson | Jean Begg | 3 |
Alexander Ogilvy | Christian All | 1 |
George Mather | Magdalen Ogilvy | 8 |
THE GOAL
Head of Household | Spouse | Number of Children |
James Clark | ||
William Miln | ||
David Coulie | Barbara Anderson | 2 |
George Scot, wright | 10 | |
Frances Richy | Margaret Yeaman | 6 |
DUSTIDOUM (Dusty Drum)
Head of Household | Spouse | Number of Children |
Thomas Kid | 2 | |
John Garden | Elizabeth Kerd | 1 |
CROSSDON
Head of Household | Spouse | Number of Children |
Andrew Smart | 1 | |
William Ferrar | 3 | |
Andrew Nicol, wright | Isobel Coal | 2 |
PART 4: 1720-1855
CENTURY FAMILIES OF
BOWMAN, BROWN, STURROCK
Following are the research notes compiled on approximately 20 percent of the population of the parish of Carmyllie. Attempted to establish a pattern of family clusters migrating into the parish, acquiring employment as tenant farmers, quarriers, weavers, and farm servants. |
The population of the parish of
Carmyllie between the years 1755 and 1831 increased 55
percent from 745 to 1,153 inhabitants.. For the years
1831 to 1835 an estimated 30 births and 16 deaths
occurred each year = 3:1 ratio. The parish of Carmyllie
is 12 square miles. In 1755 there were 62 people per
square mile and by 1831 there were 96 people per square
mile. The average number of children born in each family was four, though larger families of 8-10 children did occur particularly in the tenant farmers. Tenant farmers leased land from their landlords for 19 years. Farm servants were lodged in apartments separate from the farm house, called bothies. Unmarried farm-servants frequently boarded in their master's house. Thus each farm could consist of a farm house, housing the landlord and unmarried female servants, and several bothies, housing married tenants and unmarried males. Quarry workers, numbering sixty labourers in 1836, substituted their quarry work with weaving of coarse linens in the winter. Alexander Smart, Esq. of Conansythe owned an active slate and pavement quarry while John Ouchterlony, Esq. of Guynd, had a quarry on his property, which in 1836, had not been worked for many years. Some of the tracks of moor that belonged the Lord Panmure, the Esquire of Guynd, and Esquire of Conansythe, are connected with extensive moors in neighbouring parishes, and are sometimes used for wintering sheep from the Grampians. Reference: Robertson, Rev. William, Minister. A Statistical Account of Scotland-1845. "Parish of Carmyllie" Page 360-370 |
REGIONS
Referencing the map above the parish of Carmyllie which is four miles in length by three miles in width, can be split into six regions: |
1. Northern Tip of parish: Lands of Connonsyth and surrounding villages. Cononsythe, Cotton of Boath, East (North) Cononsyth, Ground of Cononsyth, West (South) Cononsyth, Boath/Backboath, and Downies Hole (Dummieshole). |
2. Northeast: Backmuir, Cotton of Crofts, East Hills, Mosstown, Larkhall, Ward, Milton of Conon, Redford, Burnhead, and quarries. |
3. Northwest: Cotton of Lochlair, New Drum, Lochlair, Smallburn, Whitehills, Cotton of Hills (Cockhill), and West Hills. |
4. Central: Lands of Panmure. Drumagar, Greystone, Newton, Tullyheight, Mains of Carmyllie, Hayhillock, Hillhead, Newfolds, Muirhead, and kirk of Carmyllie |
5. Southeast: Lands of Guynd and surrounding villages: Brae, Crossdon, Croftsmuir, Dusty Drum (Dustidoun), Montquhir, Milton of Carmylie, and Mains of Guynd. |
6. Southwest: Lands of Carnegie and surrounding villages: Old Drum, Curleys, Birns, Cotton of Carnegy, Carnegie, Brogie, Weatherswells, East Skichen, West Skichen, Skichen Muir, East Dykhead, and West Dykhead. |
1. NORTHERN TIP of PARISH REGION |
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Years | Town | Father or Witnesses | Mother | Children |
CONONSYTHE |
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1730-1744 | East Cononsyth | BROWN, James | Henry (1730), Isobell (1732), Agnes (1734), Barbara (1736), James (1739),David (1741-Baptized in Guthry), and David (1744). | |
1736-1737 | Cononsythe | BROWN, Henry | Agnes (1736), Jean (1737) | |
1746-1755 | Cononsythe | BROWN, Andrew |
SCOTT, Eliz | Andrew (1746/7), Elizabeth (1748), Margaret (1751), James (1753), and Catherine (1755). |
1751 | Cononsythe | BROWN, Andrew | NICOLL, Elizabeth | Margaret (1751) |
1761 | Cononsythe | BROWN, Andrew | SCOTT, Isobel | William (1761) |
1828 | Cononsythe | SMART, Alexander Esq. of Cononsyth |
WILLS, Jean | |
COTTON OF BACKBOATH |
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1730-1735 | Cotton of Backboath | BROWN or BOWMAN, Robert | MILL or MILNE, Marget | John (1730), Margaret (1732), James (1735) |
1758 | Cotton of Backboath |
PETRIE, John | DUNCAN, Helen | William (1758) |
1758 | Cotton of Backboath | TAYLOR, Robert BROWN, Jo. |
Witnesses to baptism of William Petrie, son of John Petrie and Helen Duncan. | |
GROUND OF CONONSYTH |
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1768-1770 | Ground of Cononsyth |
HOGG, James | PATON, Mary | James (1768), William (1770) |
1768 | Ground of Cononsyth | HILLOICKS (Sp?),
Robert BROWN, Andrew |
Witnesses to baptism of James Hogg, son of James Hogg and Mary Paton | |
1799-1808 | Ground of Cononsyth | BOWMAN, John | STURROCK, Elizabeth of Inverkeilor | John (1800), Elizabeth "Betty" (1802), Anne (1804), Jean (1807), James (1808) |
1807 | Ground of Cononsyth | THOMSON, Marion PETRIE, Elisa |
Witnesses to baptism of Jean Bowman, daughter of John Bowman and Elizabeth Sturrock | |
1808 | Ground of Cononsyth | ESPELLEN, Mary CUTHILL, Jean |
Witnesses to baptism of James Bowman, son of John Bowman and Elizabeth Sturrock. |
2.
NORTHEAST REGION |
Years | Town | Father or Witnesses | Mother | Children |
BURNHEAD |
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1839 | Burnhead | BARRIE, James, quarrier | STURROCK, Isobel | Ann (1839), John (1842), Helen (1847) |
EAST HILLS |
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1814-1821 | Easthills | BROWN, Peter | STURROCK, Jean | Margaret (1814), Jean (1816), John (1819), Mary (1821) |
COTTON OF CROFTS |
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1772-1773 | Cotton of Crofts | GUTHRY, David | BEGG, Mary | Patrick (1772-Crofts), Mary (1773-Miltown of Conon) |
MILTOUN OF CONON |
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1726 | Miltown of Conon | BROWN or BOWMAN, Robert | MILL or (MILNE), Margaret | |
1847 | Milton of Conon | KINNEAR, John | WILSON, Margeret | Helen (1847) |
MOSSTOWN |
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1754-1766 | Mosstown (Millstoun) |
STURROCK, James | CHRISTY, Jannet | Barbara (1754), Helen (1755), Isobel
(1758) Jannet (1760 @ Drumagar, James, (1762), David (1764), Thomas (1766), Alexander (1770), Patrick (1773) |
1773 | Mosstown | SHANKS, David COUPAR, David |
Witness to baptism of Patrick Sturrock, sin of James Sturrock and Jannet Christy | |
1771-1779 | Mosstown (Millstoun) |
BOWMAN, David | JACK, Elizabeth | Katherine ( 1771), Margaret (1774 @ Dunnichen), John (1779 @ Dunnichen) |
QUARRYHEAD |
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1852 | Quarryhead | WILSON, Thomas | STURROCK, Margaret | Jessie Wilson (1852-1865), Helen Kydd Wilson (1854-1945), Mary Steven Wilson (1856-1923) |
REDFORD |
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1719-1721 | Redford | MILL, David | BROWN, Agnes | Robert (1719), child (1721) |
1825-1828 | Redford | KINNEAR, Alexander of Bonnycheer | KERR, Ann | Alexander (1825), Margaret (1828) |
1850 | Redford | KINNEAR, Robert at Bonnycheer |
PIERSON, Ann | Grace (1850) |
3.
NORTHWEST REGION |
Years | Town | Father or Witnesses | Mother | Children |
LOCHLAIR |
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1833 | Lochlair | STURROCK, William | SMITH, Marjory | William (1833), Peter (1836) |
WEST HILLS |
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1790-91 | West Hills | LINDSAY, John | LANGLANDS, Isobel | David (1791@Dunbarrow) |
1795-1804 | West Hills | LINDSAY, John | BOWMAN, Elizabeth | Mary (1795 @ Dunbarrow), Jean (1797 @
Dunbarrow), James Bowman Lindsay, 1799 @ Cotton of West Hills), John (1804-before the congregation at Letham) |
1850 | West Hills | KINNEAR, Robert | PIERSON, Ann | @ Bonnycheer |
For more information on James Bowman Lindsay, son of John Lindsay and Elizabeth Bowman: click here: City of Dundee web site
4. CENTRAL REGION |
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Years | Town | Father or Witnesses | Mother | Children |
CARMYLLIE |
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1758 | Carmyllie | KIDD, Ja. | Witnesses to baptism of James Sturrock, son of Alexander Sturrock and Elspat Brown in Drumagar | |
1773-1779 | Cotton of Carmyllie | BROWN, Robert | CHRISTY, Helen | Margaret (1773), Barbara (1775), Robert (1777), James (1779) |
DRUM |
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1726-1739 | Drum | STORAK, Alexander, mason | BLAIR, Agnes | Isobell (1726), Margaret (1728), Agnes (1730), Alexander (1733), Katherin (1736), Andrew (1739) |
DRUMAGAR |
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1720-1729 | Drumagar | STORAK, David | MUDIE, Barbara | James (1720), Alexander (1722), Isobell (1724), Patrick (1727), Andrew (1729) |
1758 | Drumagar | STURROCK, Alexander | BROWN, Elspat | James (1758). |
1762-1768 | Drumagar | LINDSAY, James | ADAM, Jannet | John (1762), George (1764), Jannet (1765), Margaret (1768) |
1764 | Drumagar | MILN, Alex BUICK, David |
Witnesses to baptism of George Lindsay, son of James Lindsay and Jannet Adam. | |
1773-1777 | Drumagar | LINDSAY, James | ROBERTSON, Jean | William (1773), David (1775), Robert (1777) |
1790-1803 | Drumagar | FRYOCK, David | BOWMAN, Katharine | Elizabeth (1790), Jean (1792), Agnes (1797), Andrew (1799), Katharine (1801) |
1806 | Drumagar | LYON, Charles | KIDD, Elspeth | Samuel (1806) |
1806 | Drumagar | ALEXANDER, Mary STURROCK, Isobel |
Witnesses to baptism of Samuel Lyon,
son of Charles Lyon and Elspeth Kidd. |
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1811-1826 | Drumagar | STURROCK, DAVID | MILL or MILNE, Helen | James (1811) Moved to Newton (1813-1816), Helen (1816), Thomas (1819), Ann (1821), David (1824), Margaret (1826) |
1811 | Drumagar | LESLIE, Helen GUILD, Elisa |
Witnesses to baptism of James Sturrock, son of David Sturrock and Helen Milne. | |
GREYSTONE |
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1737-1745 | Greystone | BROWN, Andrew | WAT, Elspet | Elspet (1737), Robert (1745) |
1777 | Greystone | BROWN, Andrew | CAIRD, Ann | Elizabeth (1777) |
1826 | Greystone | STURROCK, James, weaver | MURRAY, ANN | Margaret (1826), Martha (1830), Ann (1832), James (1833), Andrew (1835), Mary (1836), Alexander (1840), Betsy (1842), Elizabeth (1847) |
1838 | Greystone | BOYD, David | STURROCK, Elizabeth | David (1838), James (1839), Helen (1841), Ann (1844) |
1847-1853 | Greystone | TAYLOR, David of parish of Guthry | STURROCK, Margaret | William (1847), Andrew (1849), James (1851), Mary (1853) |
1853 | Greystone | FAIRWEATHER, John, stone quarrier | STURROCK, Martha | Mary Ann (1853) |
HAYHILLOCK |
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1814-1816 | Hayhillock | STIVEN, Andrew | STURROCK, Jean | William (1814), Jean (1816) |
1819-1826 | Hayhillock | CUTHILL, James | BOWMAN, Ann | John (b. 1815-d. March 25, 1822) William (1819), Ann (1823), David (1826) |
MUIRHEADS |
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1797 | Muirheads | GIFFS, Thomas | STEWART, Betty | Joseph (1797). Family now resides in London. |
1797 | Muirheads | CARRIE, William | Witnesses to baptism of Joseph Giffs (?), son of Thomas Giffs and Betty Stewart. | |
1797 | Muirheads | CARRIE, William | BRUCE, Margaret | John (1797) |
1797 | Muirheads | CARRIE, John STURROCK, Magdalen |
Witnesses to baptism of John Carrie, son of William Carrie and Margaret Bruce. | |
1816 | Muir | DUNLAP, James | KINNEAR, Barbara | Ann(1816) |
NEWFOLDS |
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1723-1743 | Newfolds | BROWN, John | Elizabeth | Isobell (1723), David (1725), Anne (1727), Mary (1730), Janet (1732), John (1735), James (1738), Andrew (1743) |
1734-1748 | Newfolds | LOWSON, John | BROWN, Jean | John (1734), Patrick (1736), James (1739), Mary (1742), Isobell (1745), Hendry (1747/48) |
1740-1751 | Newfolds | BROWN, James | NICOL, Jean | Anne (1740), Margaret (1742), Jean (1745), Isobel (1747), James (1748), Jean (1751) |
NEWTON |
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1758 | Newton | BOWMAN, ____ | RENNY, Elspat | Elspat (1758) |
1758 | Newton | FRIOCK, David CAIRD, David |
Witnesses to baptism of Elspat Bowman, daughter of ______Bowman and Elspat Renny. | |
1758 | Newton | KYD, David | Witnesses to baptism of James Sturrock, son of Alexander Sturrock and Elspat Brown in Drumagar | |
1813 | Newton | STURROCK, David | MILL or MILNE, Helen | Isobel (1813), Barbara (1814), Helen (1816) |
TULLYHEIGHT |
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1787-1801 | Tullyheight | MATHER, Robert | STURROCK, Isobel | John (1787), William (1793), Alexander (1796), Agnes (1799), James (1801) |
1787 | Tullyheight | MATHER, John GARDYNE, James |
Witnesses to baptism of John Mather, son of Robert Mather and Isobel Sturrock. | |
1787 | Tullyheight? | GARDYNE, James | STURROCK, Helen | Mary (1787) |
1787 | Tullyheight? | CHRISTIE, David | GARDEN, Isobel | David (1787) |
1787 | Tullyheight? | STURROCK, Isobel Elizabeth GIBSON |
Witness to baptism of David Christie, son of David Christie and Isobel Garden | |
1792 | Tullyheight? | STURROCK, Thomas | ALLAN, Katharine | Alexander (1792) |
1792 | Tullyheight? | GARDYNE, James STURROCK, Isobel | Witnesses to baptism of Alexander Sturrock, son of Thomas Sturrock and Katharine Allan | |
1793 | Tullyheight? | GARDYNE, James MILLER, James |
Witnesses to baptism of William Mather, son of Robert Mather and Isobel Sturrock | |
1796 | Tullyheight | MATHER, John MATHER, William |
Witnesses at baptism of Alexander Mather, son of Robert Mather and Isobel Sturrock | |
1799 | Tullyheight | KYD, George MATHER, William |
Witnesses to baptism of Agnes Mather, daughter if Robert Mather and Isobel Sturrock. | |
1801 | Tullyheight | MATHER, William NORIE, Elizabeth |
Witnesses to baptism of James Mather, son of Robert Mather and Isobel Sturrock | |
5. SOUTHEAST REGION |
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Years | Town | Father or Witnesses | Mother | Children |
CROSSDON |
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1824 | Crossdon | DOIG, James | STURROCK, Elizabeth | John Smart (1824) |
MAINS of GUYND |
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1815 | Mains of Guynd | LINDSAY, David, weaver at Currend |
DUNCAN, Janet | David (1815), John (1817), James (1821) William (1824), George (1828) |
MILTON OF CARMYLLIE |
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1797 | Milton of Carmyllie | GARDYNE, James | Witness to baptism of Joseph Giffs (?), son of Thomas Giffs and Betty Stewart in Muirheads. | |
1801-1811 | Milton of Carmyllie | STURROCK, Patrick | NORRIE, Isobel | Elizabeth (1801), Janet (1804) |
1801 | Milton of Carmyllie | GARDYNE, James MATHER, Robert |
Witnesses to baptism of Elizabeth Sturrock, daughter of Patrick Sturrock and Isobel Norie. |
6. SOUTHWEST REGION |
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Years | Town | Father or Witnesses | Mother | Children |
CARNEGIE & COTTON OF CARNEGIE |
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1747-1756 | Cotton of Carnegy | BROWN, Andrew | IRELAND, Jean | George (1747), James (1750), Alexander (1751), Robert (1753), Jean (1754), Andrew (1756) |
1760-1764 | Cotton of Carnegie |
BROWN, Andrew | HAY, Elizabeth | John (1760), William (1762), girl (1763@ Tullyheight), child (1764 @ Tullyheight) |
1762-1776 | Cotton of Carnegie | SALMOND, John | BROWN, Elspat | Robert (1762), Margaret (1765), David (1766), William (1768), Elspet (1772), Annie (1774), Margaret (1776) |
1762 | Cotton of Carnegie | CHRISTY, Robert GIBSON, And. |
Witnesses to baptism of Robert Salmond, b. 1762 above | |
1769-1771 | Carnegie | GIBSON, John | BROWN, Ann | Margaret (1769), Ann (1771), Elizabeth (1773) |
1801 | Carnegie | NICOLL, James | STURROCK, Marion | Ann (1801/2) |
1801 | Carnegie | STURROCK, Barbara STURROCK, Helen |
Witnesses to baptism of Ann Nicoll, daughter of James Nicoll and Marion Sturrock | |
1807 | Cotton of Carnegie | GUILD, David | STURROCK, Margaret | Jannet (1807), Margaret (1809) |
1809 | Cotton of Carnegie | CHRYSTIE, Jean WALHERS, Eliz. |
Witnesses to baptism of Margaret Guild, daughter of David Guild and Margaret Sturrock. | |
1814 | Cotton of Carnegie | GUILD, David | STURROCK, Agnes | James (1814) |
1853 | Cotton of Carnegie | LINDSAY, John | CUTHBERT, Amelia | Margaret & Robert-twins (1853) |
CURLEYS |
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1831 | Curleys | BOWMAN, John | GUTHRIE, Helen | moved from West Skichen. Mary (1831) |
EAST SKICHEN |
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1752-1764 | East Skichen | BROWN, George | RENNY, Ann | John (1752), William (1754), Margaret (1756), Robert (1758), Ann (1760), Isobel (1764) |
1754-1760 | East Skichen | CREIGHTON, John | Witness to baptism of the children of George Brown and Ann Renny in 1754 and 1760. | |
1774-1776 | East Skichen | STURROCK, James | DICK, Helen | John (1774), Isobel (1776) |
1779 | East Skichen | STURROCK, James | GUILD, Isobel | David (1779) |
1796 | East Skichen | HUME, David | STURROCK, Anne | Robert (1796), John (1798), Margaret (1799), David (1802), Isobel (1805), Matilda (1808) |
1799 | East Skichen | HUME, Robert HENDRIE, George |
Witnesses to baptism of John Hume, son of David Hume and Anne Sturrock. | |
1808 | East Skichen | HENDRY, George HUME, Robert |
Witnesses to baptism of Matilda Hume, daughter of David Hume and Anne Sturrock | |
1823 | East Skichen | FETTER, James | GUTHRY, Ann | James (1823 @ Lochhill), Elizabeth (1826) |
WARD OF CARNEGIE |
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1834 | Ward of Carnegie | BOWMAN, John | GUTHRIE, Helen | Previously lived at Curleys & West
Skichen. James (1834), John Guthrie (1837), George (1839) |
WEST SKICHEN |
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1762 | West Skichen | HOGG, John | MILLER, Elspat | Robert (1762), Isobel (1765) |
1825 | West Skichen | BOWMAN, John | GUTHRIE, Helen | Ann (1825), Isabel (1827), Thomas (1829) |
LOCATIONS UNIDENTIFIED TO A REGION |
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Years | Town | Father or witnesses | Mother | Children |
1735-1737 | Bankhead Guthrie Parish |
BROWN, John | Jean (1735), Margaret (1737) | |
1742 | Bankhead Guthrie Parish |
GUTHRY, David | TOSH, Jean | Jean (1741) |
1779 | GUTHRIE, Andrew | ROBERTSON, Mary | girl (1779), Frances (1782) | |
1781 | BROWN, Alex | HEPBURN, Isobel | James (1781) | |
1781 | GUTHRIE, Sandy HEPBURN, Ja. |
Witness of baptism of James Brown son
of Alex Brown and Isobel Hepburn |
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1786 | CATENACH, William | BOWMAN, Janet | Margaret (1786) | |
1786 | CHRISTY, Jean WHITE, Ann |
Witnesses to birth of Margaret Catenach above. | ||
1787 | GUTHRIE, Patrick | MITCHEL, Elizabeth | Mary (1787) | |
1790 | FARQUHARSON, Henry | SKINNER, Jean | Jean (1790) | |
1805 | CLARK, David | GUTHRIE, Jean | Mary (1805), John (1807) | |
1806 | CHRYSTIE, David md=1794-St.Vigeans |
HALL, Mary | John Auchterlony (1806) | |
1807 | ALEXANDER, Jean KIDD, Helen |
Witnesses at baptism of John Clark, son of David Clark and Jean Guthrie. | ||
1842 | Dillymoss | GUILD, James | KINNEAR, Anne | Margaret Longair (1843), George (1845) |
1843 | Lochmont | SMITH, Adam | BOWMAN, Mary | David (1843) |