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Ayrshire / Re: Help! What happened to Dr. James Howie
« on: Thursday 02 August 12 04:20 BST (UK) »
Jimmymac90
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I incorrectly wrote John in place of James. What I received is from a cousin so said Dr. James Howie was a relative but did not elaborate on where he fits in the puzzle. This is what she sent me.
"ARDSHEALACH LODGE in Acharacle: Dr James Howie became a regional doctor in Argyllshire......lived in a town called Acharacle in a house called Ardshelach Lodge which I toured. It was then owned by Mr & Mrs David Smith, local school principal. A local historian called George Fox in STrontian, Argyllshire gave me all this info and helped me. Again dont know if he is still alive. I am sure house is there."
I am looking for Thomas Howie who was born in 1811 in Ayrshire. I've seen it actual place of birth as Drakemyr or Loudoun. He married Mary Morton in 1836. I have their marriage banns and records from the OPR but nothing for either of their births. He left Scotland in about 1837/1838 and went to New York then moved onto Wisconsin by 1842.
He left quite a nice little biography here when he arrived in the States but there is little about his family back in Scotland. I've seen articles here in newspapers where he might have a brother John or David. I am really stuck because both names are common in Scotland and their branches could go a number of different ways.
Any help in a direction to look would be great!
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I incorrectly wrote John in place of James. What I received is from a cousin so said Dr. James Howie was a relative but did not elaborate on where he fits in the puzzle. This is what she sent me.
"ARDSHEALACH LODGE in Acharacle: Dr James Howie became a regional doctor in Argyllshire......lived in a town called Acharacle in a house called Ardshelach Lodge which I toured. It was then owned by Mr & Mrs David Smith, local school principal. A local historian called George Fox in STrontian, Argyllshire gave me all this info and helped me. Again dont know if he is still alive. I am sure house is there."
I am looking for Thomas Howie who was born in 1811 in Ayrshire. I've seen it actual place of birth as Drakemyr or Loudoun. He married Mary Morton in 1836. I have their marriage banns and records from the OPR but nothing for either of their births. He left Scotland in about 1837/1838 and went to New York then moved onto Wisconsin by 1842.
He left quite a nice little biography here when he arrived in the States but there is little about his family back in Scotland. I've seen articles here in newspapers where he might have a brother John or David. I am really stuck because both names are common in Scotland and their branches could go a number of different ways.
Any help in a direction to look would be great!