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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Sgt Gilbert Brown 1870
« on: Wednesday 31 August 11 17:46 BST (UK)  »
A sergeant in the 1st Linlithgow Volunteers circa 1870 and married to Margaret Brown (Maggie) had two children.

Can anyone help with any information  on Gilbert and his family?

Many Thanks

Margaret Brown (75)

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Family History Beginners Board / Sgt Gilbert Brown - Linlithgow
« on: Wednesday 31 August 11 17:40 BST (UK)  »
He was a rifleman in the 1st Linlithgow Volunteers circa 1870 and his wife was Margaret (Maggie) Brown

Sorry thats all I know ?

Thanks
Margaret Brown (75)

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Wigtownshire / Re: Paxton Family - Stranraer / Portpatrick / Drummore
« on: Monday 29 August 11 20:29 BST (UK)  »
Joseph J Paxton and Eliza Lochhead married (my grandfather and grandmother ) and had two children , my father Robert (Bobby Paxton and a daughter ?) they lived in Portpatrick before moving to Glasgow .. he died when I was only 16 .

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Wigtownshire / Re: Paxton Family - Stranraer / Portpatrick / Drummore
« on: Monday 29 August 11 18:46 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks Sharon

fantastic help


Regds
Jill

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Wigtownshire / Re: Paxton Family - Stranraer / Portpatrick / Drummore
« on: Sunday 28 August 11 19:22 BST (UK)  »
Hi Sharon,

Thanks so much for your help tracing my family.

We located My grandfathers wife too and visited the family home in Stranraer.
Her name was Eliza Lochhead , daughter of Robert Lochhead who was assistant Station Manager in Stranraer in 1858.
They lived as a family in a 3 story quite grand house at 8 Edinburgh road Stranraer,


Eliza presumably wasnt buried in the same plot as her husband Joseph James and it would be nice if i could locate where she was laid to rest and anything else about her.

Many thanks
Jill

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Wigtownshire / Paxton Family - Stranraer / Portpatrick / Drummore
« on: Sunday 28 August 11 17:56 BST (UK)  »
We found the grave of my Grandfather Joseph James buried on the hillside cemetery at Kirkmaiden just outside Drummore.

There were several family members buried there ..
Joseph James was in the Highland Light Infantry and wounded in action in 1916 age 29 and brought back to a military hospital in Ripon where he died.

We think he was the son of William Paxton died 1925 aged 85 (Williams wife nee Mary Annie Boyd Henry ) who died in Drummore aged 72 in 1918.

There are some other Paxtons on the headstone - Hugh Paxton probably an older brother died young age 8 in 1889.

Jemima Paxton probably an older sister by 17 years (but possibly could have been Josephs mother if she had had him at a very young age ???)

Margargaret Caldwell Paxton died 1969 aged 81 likely Josephs younger sister by 8 years.

Anybody able to help with any info regarding the Paxton family ?

Regds
Jill




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Wigtownshire / Re: Cemetery Records - Stoneykirk/Kirkmaiden
« on: Sunday 28 August 11 16:17 BST (UK)  »
We were there yesterday researching a Grandparents grave.
Stoneykirk is a very small and beautiful location set on a hill overlooking the sea the surrounding fields and farms.

There is a little church there with details of all the graves but because its so small you could just spend an hour walking around (like we did) and viewing each headstone.
Theres an old section and a newer / new section.

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