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Title: Airdsgreen, Muirkirk
Post by: ayrgenes on Saturday 27 July 13 16:54 BST (UK)

Looking for anyone with connections to JOHNSTON family, or farm they worked, AIRDSGREEN, Muirkirk.

Believe father William Johnston b abt 1776 was collier at Old Cumnock. Son Alexander b1812, Old Cumnock, d1891 Airdsgreen. Know the farm stayed in family for several generations, now part of Open Cast mining.

Ta, davie

Title: Re: Airdsgreen, Muirkirk
Post by: GB-Dundee on Saturday 05 October 13 19:30 BST (UK)

I'm a descendant of this family -see http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=gbuttars&id=I3336

Title: Re: Airdsgreen, Muirkirk
Post by: ayrgenes on Monday 07 October 13 21:29 BST (UK)

Hi Grant

we spoke some time ago about another connection.

My interest is in William Johnston b1840, who went to Canada with half-brother Robert Porter. He became local politician and author of several books.

Davie