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Ayrshire / Re: Niven family of Kirkoswald
« on: Wednesday 09 December 15 00:21 GMT (UK)  »
Sarah Niven b 26/10/1756 m 1785 James Meikle in Edinburgh.
Sarah was the youngest of a large family to John Niven (b 1697) and Joan Gray.
John's parents were James Niven d 1752 and Margaret ? (b 1679 d 1733)
Regards
Gordon Niven

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Ayrshire / Re: Ballantines/Ballantynes of Ayrshire/Lanarkshire
« on: Tuesday 23 October 12 12:23 BST (UK)  »
In reply to E Niven
Great to correspond with you. I have extensive details of Nivens and Ballantines on the Niven of Maybole Family Tree on Ancestry.com. Your direct ancestor, Alexander Niven b1760 Bishop Of Dunkeld, was a school friend of Robert Burns as was Alexander's full cousin, William Niven b1762. I clearly have errors on the Family Tree regarding your family. Please clarify the following?  Was your husband's parents William Niven and ?. Was your husband's grandparents William Seton Gordon Duys Niven and Jeanne? What were the names of your husband's siblings? William, Susan & Wendy?
Regards

Gordon Niven

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Ayrshire / Re: Niven family of Kirkoswald
« on: Tuesday 29 March 11 21:11 BST (UK)  »
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Ayrshire / Re: Niven family of Kirkoswald
« on: Friday 25 March 11 12:26 GMT (UK)  »
I tried to attach my Family Tree of which there are many worksheets (Excel) You would see me on the 1st one Gordon Drynan Niven. Sarah Niven is on FT2 Ardlochan - 3rd worksheet).
Rootschat prevents the sending of Excel documents.

Would be interested to see what you have

Gordon

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Ayrshire / Re: Ballantines/Ballantynes of Ayrshire/Lanarkshire
« on: Thursday 17 March 11 19:23 GMT (UK)  »
I am prohibited from sending an Excel Spreadsheet with 2 Worksheets on Ballantines.
On the Robert Niven Worksheet you would find Janet Niven marrying Thomas Ballantine and later their granddaughter Agnes Ballantine marrying Alexander Niven.
On the Niven/Ballantine sheet you would see a Billy Niven (adopted), whose grandson (I think) John Ballantine Niven was killed in 9/11.

Gordon Niven

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Ayrshire / Re: Niven family of Kirkoswald
« on: Thursday 17 March 11 18:56 GMT (UK)  »
Your Sarah Niven  b 26/10/1756 is in my Family Tree. I have no record of descendants of Sarah of which I am pleased you are one.  Sarah was the youngest of the family of John Niven (b 1697) & Joan Gray. I am descended from John's brother, Robert (b 1713, Ardlochan) married Margaret Ross. Family records say that John & Robert's parents were James Niven (d 9/2/1751) and Margaret ? (b 1679 d 13/2/1733). Do you have more information? 

Gordon Niven

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Ayrshire / Re: Niven family of Kirkoswald
« on: Thursday 10 December 09 13:31 GMT (UK)  »
Billie
I am trying to find the parents of Robert Niven who married Jane Campbell in Dailly 28/4/1785. Jane parents were Andrew and Margaret Campbell. Robert may have come from another parish

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Ayrshire / Re: Robert Burns connection
« on: Thursday 10 December 09 00:27 GMT (UK)  »
Jimmijam
Janet Niven (b 3/5/1810 Crawfordston) was the daughter of Alexander Niven (b1779, parish of Maybole) and Ann Gillespie. Janet married 7/7/1834 in Kirkmichael James Alexander (b1797)They had at least 2 twin sons John & Thomas b 1841 in Kirkbean. John married 12/7/1860 in New Luce, Agnes Paterson. Other info - Janet Niven Alexander married Thomas Douglas Nov 1895 in Cape Town and had a son born 1898 in South Africa.

Gordon Niven

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Ayrshire / Re: Niven family of Kirkoswald
« on: Thursday 10 December 09 00:02 GMT (UK)  »
Billie
Jullian Niven b 27/5/1724 at Ardlochan was the youngest of the family of James (died 1751) and Margaret (died 1733) Niven. She had a brother Robert (b 1713) who married Margaret Ross in June 1740. Their daughter, Margaret, was born 3 months later 28/9/1740. She married Samuel Brown, a brother of Agnes Brown, Robert Burns's mother.

Gordon Niven

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