Cleughbrae , mouswald

[stoop]

Good morning csc, the following relates to the children of James Kerr and Sarah Pattie who were married on the 10/12/1833 at Mouswald.

Jane was b. 7/11/1834 at Pearmont farm Troqueer on the Goldielea estate. She married John Mckinnell on 1/1/1855 at Newbridge farm Newbridge Terregles.

Agnes wasb. 3/2/1837 at Pearmont. She married James Kerr 27/3/1860 at Newbridge farm.

Martha was b. 5/1/1852 at Newbridge farm. she married James Riddick 8/12/1885 at Shambellie Grange New Abbey.

Sarah was born 28/12/1842 atPearmont farm. She married John Mcfaden 16/7/1877 at Newbridge farm.

William was born 29/12/1840 at Pearmont . He married Jane Hannah 1/12/1863 at Troqueer.

David was b. 1/6/1852 at Newbridge . He married Janet Hill 24/2/1881 at Beyond the Burn Mouswald.

John was b. 3/9/1854 at Newbridge .He married Margaret Wallace 6/3/1884 at Sutherland Terrace Maxwelltown.

Thomas was b. 28/4/1843 at Pearmont He died single 15/2/1867 suddenly.

James was b. 11/6/1849 at Pearmont Who did he marry?.

George was born 15/9/181849 atNewbridge. Who did he marry?.

More information to follow regards stoop.

[csc]

was having a look at he cemetery in ontario where george was buried was unable to access names on graves site currently unavailable hundreds of kerrs and mcburnies in ontario no wonder we cant find them here am still looking csc

[kathgill]

Sorry for butting in but Newbridge Farm is on the Glasgow Road nearly opposite the road into Lochside.  The farmer there is a Roddy Dickson, he has stables there as well.  As far as I know the Dickson family have been there for a very long time.  In fact if you go into the Ewart Library there is a photograph on the wall of his father in his charabanc bus.

[mickdickson]

Kathgill, any ideas on Roddy Dickson's ancestry? his parents or grandparents names?

[stoop]

Hi Kathgill, perhaps you can resolve my confusion, firstly looking at o.s. map Newbridge farm is on the a76 to Sanquhar road and Newbridge hamlet is beyond the farm. Secondly I know that the Kerr family tenanted Newbridge farm from 1851 to the 1960s. I have attempted to make contact with a Kerr relative who lives in Newbridge village his house is built in the grounds occupied by a cottage that housed a farm worker of Newbridge farm. I also know that there was Hardthorn farm tenanted by another Kerr family member that is near Lochside on the map. I do not think the farm exists any more but was likely to have been along Hardthorn Road. It was last tenanted by the Kerrs in the 1950s. I do hope you can help regards stoop.

[kathgill]

Hi Stoop.  The Dickson family have farmed at Newbridge farm for a long time.  I had an Aunt and Uncle who farmed at Knowhead which was a neighboring farm and they were friends with the Dicksons.  I really don't know anything about the Kerr's but they certainly were not tenants in the 1940s to 1960.   I can't think of any Kerr's who farmed in that area around the 1960s  I was a member of the local Young Farmers Club around the mid 1960s and knew a lot of the local farmers but can't recall the name of Kerr.  Hardthorn Farm is no longer a farm a lot of the land was sold off for housing a long time ago.   The house is still there though.  If I can find any more information I will get back in touch

[stoop]

Good evening Kathgill, I can shed more light on the Kerr tenancy of Newbridge farm. Taken from the valuation rolls in 1859 James Kerr was paying 168 pounds a year in rent, later his son David was paying 147 pounds a year in 1895. The owner was Constable Maxwell of Terregles then a Herbert Constable m. Stuart. I cannot say for certain when the Kerr family gave up Newbridge. Perhaps this will help to fit the pieces together . The kerrs left Hardthorn in the 1950s. Regards stoop.

[csc]

there seems to be quite a few kerrs married to kerrs i see agnes who is probably named after agnes dickie her grandma  married to joseph kerr the blacksmiths son  who is likely a distant relative csc

[stoop]

Hi .Christeen I have tried to find details of Agnes and Joseph without success , have you got them?. Thanks Roger.