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Kirkcudbrightshire / Re: SPROAT Family
« on: Saturday 28 April 12 11:50 BST (UK)  »
Hi Shirley
my name is Frana McKinstry, i live in Townsville, North Qld Australia. I was born in NZ & my family on Father's side all from Scotland, Mum's side all English (+ via Ireland), but both lots had emigrated to NZ & Australia. Jon (hubbbie) fathers side all Scots-Irish and his mum all English.

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Kirkcudbrightshire / Re: SPROAT Family
« on: Friday 27 April 12 23:32 BST (UK)  »
Hi Shirley
Sadie Boyd is my hubbies grannie. We had traced her back to Wm & Agnes via her marriage certificate (which listed Wm & Jessie Boyd as her parents). Couldnt find her birth certificate then realised Wm & Jessie way too old to have been her parents. That lead to the Sarah Young Watson connection.

I see you are Eliz Sloan gt gt grandaughter. Do yo have a ree on Ancestry.com?

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Isle of Man Lookup Requests / Kay-McKay birth 1862
« on: Friday 27 April 12 11:25 BST (UK)  »
Mary Rebecca McKay (or Kay) was born Douglas, Isle of Man, around 1862 (from 1911 census info). Her parent were from Leeds, John Kay(McKay) and Mary Pyrah. He was already married. They presumabley married (bigamy?) on Isle of Man, before moving on to Ireland where the rest of their 13 children were born.

I cannot locate any info on this marriage (if it occurred) or the birth of Mary Rebecca. Can anyone assist?

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Kirkcudbrightshire / Re: SPROAT Family
« on: Friday 27 April 12 10:56 BST (UK)  »
New part to an old thread . . hope you can help. Jessie Porter (dau Wm Porter & Agnes Sproat) married Wm Boyd in 1872 in Gibbshouse. They dont appear to have had any children but they did have a child born at their home in 1887 - Sarah Young Watson illegitimate dau Margaret Mair Watson. in 1891 census SYW shows as 4yo boarder of Wn & Janet. In 1901 she shows as 14yo dau Sarah Boyd. Sarah went on to be known as Sadie Winifred Boyd, who emigrated to Australia & married John McKinstry in 1915.

in the 1901 census, Elizabeth Sloan also appears as Sister in law to Wm Boyd.

if anyone has any info on Margaret Mair (who m Wm Dobie in 1891) or Sarah-Sadie, I'd love to hear . . i i suspect Sarah's dad MIGHT have been a John Loudon who lived at Clonyard house. Any pix out there of Gibbs house or Clonyard House?

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