Desperately seeking Susan DOUGLAS' birth or death dates - Completed

[Haysom]

Hello Monica & L L,

The Ayr Adverstiser seems to be a great source of information. I would be interest to look at it, can it be accessed online or who would I contact for a hard copy?

For your information Grace Hardie is my great, great grandmother who emmigrated to New Zealand on the ship The Armstrong, arriving in NZ 18 Feb 1865, with her husband Charlie McMaster, her baby Charles & Robert Hardie (presumably Grace's brother).

Thank you both once again for the time & work you have given to my family research.

Christine

[L L]

Hi Christine,

The East Ayrshire Family History Society is a really good start as a contact.  They have many publications that you can purchase as well as access to the AA and have been really good doing lookups for me as I have no access directly to the indexes or Fiche being in Canada myself.

The Dick Institue has also started to index many of the old papers from the area and to access look ups you can contact the Baird Institute

Community Librarian (Heritage Services)
Tel: 01290 421701 
Email: baird.institute[at]east-ayrshire.gov.uk (replace [at] with @) 

Is there any more help you require on your tree?

[L L]

Sorry , forgot to let you know the following:
Ayr Advertiser                                   
1834/97, 1899/1939, 1941/45, 1950/63, 1965/7, 1969/71 are held at the Baird Institute. Some are on microfilm but most are bound volumes.

[Haysom]

Hello L L,

Thank you for that information.

Christine

[Haysom]

Hi L L,

I don't need any more help on my family tree at the moment. I feel I have enough information now, with new leads to follow-up. Thanks

Christine

[L L]

I suspect that the MI's gave you a lot of new information and new names.  Glad to help!

[Haysom]

Hi L L,

Yes and 1841 census revealed some very interesting results shows Grace & Robert Hardie with Gabriel Douglas only 4 households away.

If you even need any information from New Zealand let me know.

Thanks. Goodbye

Christine

[rockhopper]

Re Gabriel Douglas 7/7/1784 Jedburgh, Roxburghshire - son of John Douglas and Mary Newton - siblings Walter 26/2/1786 Jedburgh a Master Watch and Clock maker & Jeweler - married Isabella Anderson, Jean Jan 1788 Jedburgh - married John Lamont, Christian 7/12/1789 Jedburgh - married John Aitken (Aiken), John 10/9/1794 Jedburgh a Master Watch and Clock maker & Jeweler - married Mary McLiver.
I have the Contract between Gabriel Douglas 1784 and his second wife Margaret Anderson 7/6/1795 (also a Vintner in Irvine) she died 6/6/1867 Glasgow. They also had a son Gabriel O ? Douglas born c1826 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire a Watchmaker and Engraver - died before 1874. He was the one who married Agnes Alexander 14/4/1845 at Dundonald - children Christina Agnes Tillery born June 1845 Troon; died 1/9/ 1890 Glasgow & Gabriel B Douglas born 15/10/1847 Troon - he died 1851 Troon 

[Haysom]

Thank you rockhopper, that is very interesting. So many watch makers in the family.

Regards
Haysom