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Cumberland / Re: Graham's of Cumberland
« on: Tuesday 01 May 07 21:21 BST (UK) »
Reading this thread, particularly Papamoa’s posts, I noticed a number of names and places that rang bells from searching my husband’s Ferguson ancestors who hail from Kirklinton. Thomas Ferguson lived at Moathill from around 1750 until his death in 1779. His wife and surviving sons continued to live there well into the 1790s. Papamoa – what you say about Moathill’s location confirms my deductions. Have you actually found it on a map, or know any more about the place ?
Thomas’s sons appear to have had a “thing” for the Graham ladies:
Alexander Ferguson married Mary Graham of Newtown in 1788.
Thomas Ferguson and Elizabeth Graham of Newbiggen had two illegitimate sons, William in 1783 and Thomas in 1786. In 1789 he married Margaret Graham of Newtown.
Richard Ferguson married Isabella Graham of Newtown in 1793. In 1800 & 1801 they were at Newbiggen according to the baptism and burial record sof their son William.
(Only my husband’s 3 x great grandfather John bucked the trend by marrying a Sarah Barnes.)
Does anyone have more information on these Graham ladies? Are they from the same family?
Thanks
Thomas’s sons appear to have had a “thing” for the Graham ladies:
Alexander Ferguson married Mary Graham of Newtown in 1788.
Thomas Ferguson and Elizabeth Graham of Newbiggen had two illegitimate sons, William in 1783 and Thomas in 1786. In 1789 he married Margaret Graham of Newtown.
Richard Ferguson married Isabella Graham of Newtown in 1793. In 1800 & 1801 they were at Newbiggen according to the baptism and burial record sof their son William.
(Only my husband’s 3 x great grandfather John bucked the trend by marrying a Sarah Barnes.)
Does anyone have more information on these Graham ladies? Are they from the same family?
Thanks