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Hi,

It's been a while since I made the original post.

CaroleW thanks, at some point last year I managed to download quite a lot of info from Scotland's people that has helped me build up a much better picture of the McGuffie/McGuffog tree.

Ian, James certainly has a son called Alexander, I have his birth as 1886. I haven't got much info on him at all apart from entries on the 1891 and 1901 census. It would be great if you could let me have a little more info about your Margaret Millar such as the year and POB and I'll try and fill in some more of the blanks to confirm that its the Alexander from my tree.

many thanks

Leon

Hi, trying to find out more info about a James McGuffie born around 1740.

I believe that he married a Janet Muir in 1763 in Rothesay, Bute.

My research suggests that he was the master of a transatlantic ship called the "Clementine of Glasgow" that i have found a record of a voyage to Brunswick, North Carolina in May 1774.

This may have been one of the Walkinshaws ships (named after Clementina Maria Sophia Walkinshaw).

So far I think that I have found two sons, a James born in 1766 and an archibald in 1769 (both from Greenock). The latter appears to have emigrated to Haiti and may be the source of the various McGuffie descendants there. His family and descendants seem to have been involved in a lot of sugar and coffee trading with Britain and France.

many thanks

Hi,

I have an Owen Tonner/Toner b abt 1809 co armagh and an Elizabeth Ann collins b abt 1818 Co Armagh.

They were living in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland in 1861 and as I can't find them on the 1851 Scottish census think that they must have married and moved to Scotland just after that time as their first child was born there around 1852.

Both of Owen's parents were listed as unknown on his death certificate but Elizabeth's father was listed as Edward and states he was a crofter.

I'm grateful for any help that anyone may provide.
 

Beannie,

The info that you have provided fits in with the info I have already.

William McGuffie , husband of Jane Martin (I didn’t have her maiden name before) I believe is one son of Alexander McGuffie and Mary McCulloch. (Do you think that Peter would have been named Martin as he was born and died before William and Jane were married). I'll start to look for their marriage info.

James McGuffie,  husband of Elizabeth Torrance is another son of Alexander McGuffie and Mary McCulloch. 

I already have their children to be
Janet (b 1874)
Margaret (b1877)
William (b1879)
David (b 1881)
Robert (b 1884)
Alexander (b1886)
John (b 1888)
Elizabeth (b 1889)

The info that you provided matched the above for Robert, Janet, Bessie and Alexander.

You mention the latter being on your tree, do you have him listed as a son of James and Elizabeth or is he a different Alexander to the one in my tree.


thanks

Sorry,

I should have said that I don't know the names of either parent and have been unable to find any form of birth entry which is why I've pretty much hit a brick wall.

I have a possible date and location for a marriage from LDS IGI, but how do I find more details of the marriage entry - would the actual parish marriage record hold parents names in 1819?

thanks