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Dumfriesshire / Re: Identifying district in Dumfriesshire - Ecclefechan
« on: Monday 16 August 10 09:09 BST (UK)  »
Good evening GeePee , from New Zealand !! ! Hey , thanks a bunch for your swift reply ! I often shove in  a few remarks , and ask a couple of questions, when I crack into a site that looks as though the "occupant "and myself have "common ground ", it very often happens that no-body EVER comes back to me ! ! YOU HAVE DONE ! I am MOST grateful for that .!  As I look through the History of the various Graham Families, particularly in "The Debateable Lands ", it certainly is a wonder that ANY records survive to the present day. I am most definately very pleased that I was born in 1940 , NOT 1640 , or some date between then and well after the Rebellion of 1745 ! ! ! When I am pursuing Grahams, on Ancestry .com., I am frankly AMAZED at the vast number who re-located to the early Colonies , like Virginia . Being a bit of a Banjo and Guitar player, ( not to mention the Violin ! ! )I am always VERY keen to hear re-makes of the traditional "Scots/ Irish "music, still played in such parts as The Appalacians etc.... Thanks again for the reply, look forward to keeping in touch. Cheers the noo and' a'that, Bruce Graham

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Dumfriesshire / Re: Identifying district in Dumfriesshire - Ecclefechan
« on: Monday 16 August 10 00:01 BST (UK)  »
Greetings GeePee and Gadget ! I just read you exchange of info. which is v.interesting . For what it mat be worth to you in your research, my Gr.Gr.Gr.Gr.Grandfather was William Graham ( b.1740 ) his wife was Jean Johnston ( b.1744) . They had, three sons ( to the best of my knowledge ! ) :- Thomas (b. 1783), Richard ( b.1765), and John (b.1786). I am descended from Thomas and his wife Jane Johnston's son George ,( b.1823) who had a brother , William (b.1821) and two sisters, Hellen and Isabella ( b. 1816 and 1817 respectively.) I believe "all of the above " were born in Middlebie. They then emigrated to Manchester ( Chorlton upon Medlock to be precise ) , and two generations later they were scattered to the four winds ( and I don'mean maybe !)....South of England, California and recently ( 1966 ! ! ) New Zealand. I guess this info. will be interesting, but I hope it might be useful ! ....by the way, to get Maps in GREAT detail, do a Google Search on :- bt.com,residential ( = the Brit.Phone Book ! ) and on their first page do an advanced search for ( for example ) "Graham . G. Canonbie "( or Ecclefechan ). Keep on entering Grahams , of various initials, until you come up with a list, and then click on "maps "on the same page. Once a map comes up , you can adjust the Zoom substantially ! Good luck ! That particular method has given me a much better understanding of Dumfriesshire, than any Atlas I've seen ! Cheers the noo and a'that , Bruce Graham

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