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Hi JL
I found an item titled "Descendants of William Wilson"
In it there are is a number listed in front of each name. Do you have any idea what it refers to
Example:

William WILSON #479 b. 15 MAR 1718, AYR, Ayrshire,  16 MAR 1718, AYR, Ayrshire             (Presbyterian), occupation Farmer, m. 25 JAN 1749, in AYR, Ayrshire  (Presbyterian), Jean (Jane) LEES #480, b. 1730, CRAIGIE BY KILMARNOCK, Ayrshire,  14 JAN 1730, CRAIGIE BY KILMARNOCK, Ayrshire, (daughter of John LEES #7437 and Unknown (Mrs) LEES #7438) buried: aft 1772

Children are also listed: One example is:
A.      Mary WILSON #2001 b. 1749, TARBOLTON, Ayrshire,  3 OCT 1749, TARBOLTON, Ayrshire, d. cir 1755, TARBOLTON, Ayrshire, buried: cir 1755, TARBOLTON, Ayrshire

Tom

Hi JL
Let’s try this
*John Lees – 3rd great grandfather
Born 1764, Park Tarbolton
Died 1850, Tarbolton
Married Grizal Wallace 1796, Tarbolton   

*John Lees – 4th great grandfather
Born 1731, Tarbolton
Died 1824, Tarbolton
Married unknown
Children:
*James born 1757, Overtown, Tarbolton
*Mary born 1758, Overtown, Tarbolton
*Janet born 1760 Park, Tarbolton
*John born 1764 Park, Tarbolton
*Margaret born 1767 Park, Tarbolton
*Mary born 1769 Park, Tarbolton
*Jean born 1773 Park, Tarbolton
*David born 1775 Park, Tarbolton

*John Lees – 5th great grandfather
Born about 1700, Drumley, Tarbolton
Married Margaret Dunlop 1729, Craigie
Children:
*Mary born 1729, Craigie
*John born 1732, Barnwell, Craigie
*Adam born 1734, Barnwell, Craigie
*Mary born 1737, Craigie
*David born 1738, Drumley, Tarbolton
Samuel born 1741, Drumley, Tarbolton

John Lees – 6th great grandfather
Born about 1680
Married unknown
Children:
Joseph born about 1700, Dowra, Tarbolton; married 1733
Children:
*James born 1733, Dowra, Tarbolton
*Elizabeth born 1735, Lochliehill, Tarbolton
*Mary born 1735, Lochliehill, Tarbolton (Twin of Mary)
*Jane born 1737, Lochliehill, Tarbolton   
*Janet born, Lochliehill, Tarbolton

*John (above)

*Adam born about 1700, Craigie; married Jane 1728, Craigie
Children:
*Jane born 1730, Craigie, married William Wilson 1749, Ayr
*John born 1732, Craigie, married Elizabeth 1758, Ayr
*William born 1734, Craigie, married Janet Goldie 1754, Ayr
*Elizabeth born 1736, Craigie
*Anna born 1738, Tarbolton
*Janet born 1742, Braehead, Tarbolton.

The names with an * indicate I have SP documentation.

Well JL, I hope this will help you (me) in a decision.

Cheers

Tom

Hi JL

I found the error in the SP Index and I notified the SP about the error a year or so ago and they agreed that it was an error and would correct it. I guess they are still correcting it.


I have NOT been able to find any record anywhere about a marriage between William Wilson and Jane (Jean) Lees taking place in Tarbolton - only Ayr.

I KNOW that most of my direct ancestors came from Tarbolton (actually they were on the Millburn Farm just outside Tarbolton).

I have searched for a Jean Lees born in Ayr and have not found any records.

The information that I have been using - so far - has been
1- Family Search (data for both possibility's)
2- Scotlandspeople (data for both possibility's)
3- Rootsweb -
4- Ayrshireroots - found "Descendants of William Wilson -1675" (here is listed all the children born in Tarbolton.

I doubt that all these children (23 in total) could have been from the same couple but born in Ayr and Tarbolton.

I have done the reseach on all the Tarbolton children and have found descendants on two (John 1757 & Robert -1769) and their children are all from Tarbolton. 

I'm still confused. I guess I'll try and research the children from Ayr and maybe something will show up to help select the correct family of mine.
Any other suggestions - anything will be a help

Tom

Thank you for your quick reply. It is greatly appreciated. Here is the marriage document I got from SP. It clearly shows Jane Lees and mentions her father Adam (dec) from coylzean (I think)

Some of the children born to the Tarbolton couple were born in Coylzean (only the father William is mentioned.
The children born to the Ayr couple lists both William and Jean
The problem is that on the birth doc of Lees it is Jane (not Jean) daughter of Adam.