allison family from wigton, stranraer and surrounding towns

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Hi 

I have this death for Martha:

Stranraer, 17 Feb 1872, Martha McKinstry, aged 70, at 26 St Andrew St, Stranraer. Widow of John McKinstry, labourer.

Parents - Joseph Strain, labourer and Elizabeth Hasly, both deceased. Informant - Margaret McKinstry, daughter

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For my benefit, I've drawn up a direct line tree for Robert Murdoch Allison - no dates or siblings but it helps to see where we're going 

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Thought I'd move on to an easier one this evening -

Marriage, Stranraer. 8th March 1870:

Robert Murdoch, seaman, aged 22. Parents - Robert Murdoch, fisherman and Mary, m.s. Allison  (deceased)

and

Jane Garrett, domestic servant, aged 20. Parents - James Garrett, fisherman and Jane, m.s. Neilson

I'll check them up on the census 

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1891
4 Market Street, Stranraer

Robert Murdoch, 43, fisherman
Jane, 40,
Robert, 18, fisherman
John,15, fisherman
Isabella,13, scholar
James, 11, scholar
Thomas, 9, scholar
George, 7, scholar
Andrew, 2,

All born Stranraer

 

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1861

Stranraer

Robert Murdoch, 35, oyster dredger, b. Stoneykirk
Robert, 14, b. Stranraer

looks as if mother, Mary, died early 

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I have Robert Murdoch, father and son on the 1851 with parents/grandparents. Robert, senior was unmarried so I checked and found a death for Robert in 1897, son Robert was the informant. It is the correct family and i'll put it up shortly.

It appears that Mary Allison and Robert Murdoch never married. Robert's parents were Peter Murdoch,blacksmith and Margaret, m.s. Paterson, both deceased by 1897.

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1851

Foreland Houses, Princes Street, Stranraer

Peter Murdoch, 59, Blacksmith, b. Wigtownshire, Stoneykirk
Margaret, 59, Blacksmith's wife, b. Ireland
Robert, son, unm, 28, fisherman, b. Wigtownshire, Stoneykirk
John, son, unm, 25, fisherman, b. Wigtownshire, Stoneykirk
Jane, dau, unm, 20, sewer of muslin, b. Wigtownshire, Stoneykirk
Maria, dau, unm, 16, sewer of muslin, b. Wigtownshire, Leswalt
Peter, son, mar, 31, Blacksmith, b. Wigtownshire, Stoneykirk
Janet, daughter in law, mar, 28, Blacksmith's wife,b. Wigtownshire, Kirkmaiden
Peter, grdson, 6, b. Glasgow
Robert, grdson, 4, b. Wigtownshire, Stoneykirk
David, grdson, 3, b. Glasgow

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Moving to the Garretts:

1871
4 Market Street, Stranraer

James Garrett, 46, fisherman, b. Wigtownshire, Inch
Jean*, 40, b. Wigtownshire, Kirkolm
William, 25, fisherman, b. Stranraer
Sarah, 18, gneral servant, b. Stranraer
James, 15, fisherman, b. Stranraer
Mary, 12, b. Stranraer
Martha Culloch, 5, niece, b. Stranraer

* Jean/Jane/Janet interchangeable in Scotland at that time

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The IGI has two James Garretts b. Inch at roughly the same time. However, the one whose mother was Mary Earle died in 1863 so i would guess that this is your James:

Inch, 25 April 1824 James Garret to William Garret and Mary Ambrose

This also ties in with his children's names.

Jane Garrett (m.s. Neilson) died 22 June 1890, aged 64. Her parents were John Neilson, crofter and Sarah, m.s. Kain, both deceased .

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