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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Ayrshire => Topic started by: sheenaj on Sunday 24 January 10 18:26 GMT (UK)
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Anyone out there connected to Seggie.Saltcoats[originally West lothian]?
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Don't know if this helps, but Grace Seggie maiden name Blair was married to Wilfred Seggie and lived in Saltcoats. They had 2 daughters. Grace was born I believe around 17 June 1913. My husband is related to Grace rather than the Seggies but may be able to get more info if this is correct family.
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Hi. Yes this is the correct relation.According to records past to me from Winnifred Seggie,Grace was born Grace Chalmers Blair July 3rd 1914,she died June 6th 1996.And yes they had 2 daughters Fiona Grace-- 17 June 1941-July 26 2000.Lilian Catherine born June 7th 1947- Dec 20 1974.Grace's husband John Wilfred Seggie Aug 20th 1912-June 21 1978,was my uncle his father William being the second brother to my Grandmother Rachel Seggie.I last saw Grace around 1995/6 when I visited with my son Iain,[having a visit home from USA with my Parents Jack and Mary Stewart.]
I have traced the Seggie line to 1797 W. Lothians
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Lucky connection. Seems like you already know all about the Seggies. Actually Grace was friendly with my mother and pretty sure they shared the same birthdate - why I stabbed a guess at 17.06.1913. Alswo she was my father-in-laws aunt. M
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Grace was a lovely lady,did not have an easy life re: tragedies with daughters,but true to her name bore it with grace.I always enjoyed visiting with her. Not many Seggies still around sadly.
Were your Blairs connected to the AI buses? I seem to remember my father mentioning the name.
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Yes, you are right about Grace. Life can be so very cruel. No connection with AI buses. The Blairs came from Hamilton Motherwell Glasgow. Annie Blair, Grace's older sister married David Pettigrew and they came to this area to work in the ICI factory in Stevenston. They were my husbands paternal grandparents.
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I knew a girl called Fiona Seggie very good swimmer,she came from Saltcoats.
Might be a connection.She was very clever if i remember she did a lot of reading .Might not be related,but worth a go . :)
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hi Yes Fiona was one of my distant cousins. She was a very clever but troubled soul. died a few years ago.
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Hi Sheena, Just found this message on the Seggies. My Margaret Fisher married a William Seggie in 1842 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, but ended up in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire. Their children were Christine, Agnes, Robert, Peter, William, Margaret, Mary and Isabella.
Do you have any links to this family, thanks Annie
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Hi Annie.Sorry for not replying sooner,[ home improvements consumed us!]Anyway I will take a look at my notes,I may have come across a Robert It rings a bell somewhere! but unsure if connected to mine.But I promise to check out what i have and will get back to you.Sheena
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Morning Anne. Well as promised I searched al over my data for your family.
Whereas I cannot find a connection to mine .I would not rule out a possible distant relation-not many Seggies around!There were a couple of Seggie clans i found around 1785 from a connection James Seggie and Isobel Kinlock-Midlothian Seggies.I have bumped head with this family before and discounted it was not MY connection.In this family were a couple of naming patterns from your inquiry-Peter [1779],James [1785]also Patrick[1787],Janet 1790] and another'Janet-[1792]My reason for discount was A Names Peter and Patrick never popped up again and Mine were C of Scotland, these sounded R.C.!Other reason is occupations. Mine were mostly farmers,clerks shop /trade workers.I raise this because out of curiosity I did a search on your William and found generation after generation miner stock.
I am not sure how much data you have on you side and I will willing share what I found, if you are intersted. Basically I found the fmily living in 1891 census in Kilmaur,DOB given abt 1855!]:also 1901 Census .Willaim was married 2 times once to Elizabeth McCrae and later Margaret McIllravy.9 children total.I found a William born Jan ] 26 1855 Slamman Stirling [a minning community] to a William Seggie and margaret married 1842.I also found this couple in 1871 census Kilmaurs with family Robert [1851 Lanark]Peter [1853 Lanark]William*1855 Linlithgow],Margaret 1857 Linlithgow],Mary 1860 Lanark Glasgow] and Isobel 1862 Lanark Glasgow] Again there is that naming pattern. anyway I am not closing door to a distant relation but at present I have nothing.let me know if you need any further info.
Sheena
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Thank you Sheena for your searching, I do have William Seggie & Margaret Fisher m 1842 and followed the census through. Margaret died 1883 in Kilmaurs and William still alive at that time.
Have a little information re their children but not a lot.
I am looking for someone connected, maybe descendants, who can assist in the search for the Fishers who came from Perthshire.
Keep me in mind if anything turns up, thank you again, Annie