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Ayrshire / Re: McCririck Gunsmiths Scotland
« on: Tuesday 17 March 09 12:56 GMT (UK) »
Hi Janetto
As a descendant of "James of Ayr" (b.1812) and into McCririck genealogy the following input could answer your topic query.
Amongst the 11 children of the marriage betweeen James (b.1751, Blacksmith at Garallan, O.Cumnock) and Marion Mitchell there were 3 brothers: namely Homer (b.1778), James(b.1784) and William(b.1788). The latter is known mainly as the Inventor of the Steam Propellor.
Homer & William were the first Gunsmiths but the sole son of James became "James of Ayr" whose sons carried on in the Gunsmith trade at Ayr.
--- James (1840-1900) First son worked in the Ayr business under father.
--- William (1849-1927) Fourth son who married in 1877 and started a new business at Kilmarnock
--- James W. (1882-1943) was the sole son of James (1840-1900) who worked in Ayr until he joined the army in WW1 and became an officer. He died at Tiverton,Devon.
---- William Primrose (1885-1967) was the second son of William at Kilmarnock and served in WW! as an Army Officer before continuing the Gunsmith business until his death brought the end of the tradition. He never married and an article in the "Kilmarnock Standard" (16.01.1967) recorded the family links between the Irvine, Ayr and Kilmarnock Gunsmiths.
The business ended with the death of William Primrose McCririck at Kilmarnock in 1967 who never married.
Regards, KIRSCH
As a descendant of "James of Ayr" (b.1812) and into McCririck genealogy the following input could answer your topic query.
Amongst the 11 children of the marriage betweeen James (b.1751, Blacksmith at Garallan, O.Cumnock) and Marion Mitchell there were 3 brothers: namely Homer (b.1778), James(b.1784) and William(b.1788). The latter is known mainly as the Inventor of the Steam Propellor.
Homer & William were the first Gunsmiths but the sole son of James became "James of Ayr" whose sons carried on in the Gunsmith trade at Ayr.
--- James (1840-1900) First son worked in the Ayr business under father.
--- William (1849-1927) Fourth son who married in 1877 and started a new business at Kilmarnock
--- James W. (1882-1943) was the sole son of James (1840-1900) who worked in Ayr until he joined the army in WW1 and became an officer. He died at Tiverton,Devon.
---- William Primrose (1885-1967) was the second son of William at Kilmarnock and served in WW! as an Army Officer before continuing the Gunsmith business until his death brought the end of the tradition. He never married and an article in the "Kilmarnock Standard" (16.01.1967) recorded the family links between the Irvine, Ayr and Kilmarnock Gunsmiths.
The business ended with the death of William Primrose McCririck at Kilmarnock in 1967 who never married.
Regards, KIRSCH