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Ayrshire / Re: Andrew Young - how can I discover more about his fate?
« on: Sunday 06 July 25 02:55 BST (UK)  »
Thanks all for the help. It does seem odd that a doctors name is not listed where it is clearly asked for.

I can't make out the Prosecutor Fiscal's first name but the surname looks to be MacKenna.

As says on the record, Andrew was buried in St Quivox Churchyard (I presume Christina was too). I will send an email to the council cemetery office and see if I can get an inscription - that is - if a headstone still stands or ever did.

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Ayrshire / Re: Andrew Young - how can I discover more about his fate?
« on: Friday 04 July 25 00:29 BST (UK)  »
yes, apologies, should've shared those originally!

#1 his death certificate, no cause of death shown. Informant was grandson James Doolan of Annbank.

#2 register of corrected items, telling us more in detail what happened. It's a bit of a rough read but roughly transcribed:
Went missing from his home Colvingston (Colviston) Farm, Tarbolton on the evening of 24th August 1906. Probably drowned in the River Ayr near that farm, that night. Dead body found on 1st September 1906 in the River Ayr near Auchincruive Bridge (now known as Oswald's Bridge) in the Parish of Coylton.

Cause of death a few lines below is listed as 'Drowning suicidal'.

I can't see any mention of an inquest but if I have missed something do please correct me - also - I have had to compress the second file in order for it to send so if there are any problems with it please let me know.

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Ayrshire / Andrew Young - how can I discover more about his fate?
« on: Thursday 03 July 25 23:32 BST (UK)  »
My 4th great-grandmother was Christina, and her second husband was Andrew Young. From his death certificate, Andrew went missing on 24th August 1906 from his home near Tarbolton, and drowned in the River Ayr, presumably by suicide. His body was found on 1st September in the river near Coylton.

Christina died on the 31st August at home from valvular heart disease and gastritis (which had lasted a month), and it makes me wonder if her death had anything to do with him being missing.

So far I haven't been able to find any newspaper reports on British Newspaper Archive regarding this, so wondering if anyone could help or advise me on where to go next?

Daniel

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Alexanders, Scotland
« on: Tuesday 01 July 25 06:33 BST (UK)  »
Apologies for a late response, have been travelling, but thank you both. That does seem about right and is what we think too.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Alexanders, Scotland
« on: Thursday 26 June 25 18:32 BST (UK)  »
I don't have this actual picture in my possession unfortunately, but wondering if the folks on here could help with possibly narrowing down a date for this picture and identifying the clothing. Probably taken in Tarbolton, Ayrshire to be more specific.

Having spoken with a cousin it looks like they're in their Sunday best, apart from the breeches on the lad in the middle - that and what the woman at the right is holding (which I thought was a crop, but maybe not?) made me and another relative think it was maybe not a family picture and instead something horse riding related, but maybe not.

With regard to identifying who's in the photo, all I know is that to the far left is a relative born in 1898, to the far right is possibly a relative born in 1881 but that isn't confirmed.

If any more info is required please do let me know, any help is appreciated.

Daniel

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Height on WW1 British Army Record
« on: Sunday 29 December 24 14:38 GMT (UK)  »
My understanding is he was in the Durham Light Infantry which did apparently have a Bantam Battalion, but I cannot seem to see which battalion my man was in.

As I'm writing this I had a good further look at all of the pages of his record, and a later page states much clearer his height to be 5'1 1/4" (attached). I think I've found his battalion, the 3rd, which seems to be a reserve battalion.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Height on WW1 British Army Record
« on: Sunday 29 December 24 12:45 GMT (UK)  »
My best guess is either 5 feet 4 inches, or 5 feet 1/4 inch (i.e. 5'0.25"). Any help is appreciated.

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Ayrshire / Re: Jacob Owens (+ wife)
« on: Friday 16 August 24 13:09 BST (UK)  »
I did wonder that however the kirk session noted that Jacob had left the area.

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Ayrshire / Re: Jacob Owens (+ wife)
« on: Thursday 15 August 24 22:07 BST (UK)  »
A very helpful person found these for me, Jacob & Agnes in the Kirk sessions January 1841.

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