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Title: GOTHSKIRK (Dunsyre)
Post by: hemmy on Sunday 18 October 09 21:54 BST (UK)

My 7 x GGF William Gothskirk from West Linton married Isobel Leishman in Dunsyre in 1717.  They went on to have 6 sons, yet today this name seems to have disappeared.
Has anyone else come across this name in their research?

Heather

Title: Re: GOTHSKIRK (Dunsyre)
Post by: LindaS38 on Thursday 30 January 20 13:25 GMT (UK)

Hi Heather, I have just got to that relative on my family tree and he is my 7 GGF too. Hi Cousin  :)

Title: Re: GOTHSKIRK (Dunsyre)
Post by: ColC on Saturday 01 February 20 10:54 GMT (UK)

Looking at the birth/baptism records for the name GOTHSKIRK on SP parish registers, there would appear to be a few derivations.

GOATHSKIRK/GODSKIRK/GOSKIRK (first record 1605 – Last record 1825)

The only one to appear on Statutory Birth Registration is GOSKIRK.

Colin

Title: Re: GOTHSKIRK (Dunsyre)
Post by: doddsie4 on Wednesday 12 February 20 11:23 GMT (UK)

    There was a Margaret Goskirk died at West Linton, aged 65, in 1859.    Mother's name was Burton.

Title: Re: GOTHSKIRK (Dunsyre)
Post by: hemmy on Thursday 20 February 20 21:16 GMT (UK)

Hi Linda

Wow, that's great. I am descended from Janet b. 1721, she married William Steven in Dunsyre in 1745. There was another daughter Jennet b 1719, but guess she died when the next daughter was named Janet.
Who are you descended from?

Heather

Title: Re: GOTHSKIRK (Dunsyre)
Post by: hemmy on Thursday 20 February 20 21:47 GMT (UK)

Thanks Colin & Doddsie. Researched Gothskirk in the days before computers and digitisation. Had a look on SP using fuzzy matching, gonny be busy sifting through a number of them. lol