Muirheads in the Denny Cemetery

[glenview]

Hi Somervil (I don't know your name)

How on earth did you get so far back!

There are so many Muirheads in Stirlingshire. My branch seemed to have settled in the hills around Dundaff Hill, Carronbridge in the huge parish of St Ninians.

The Denny connection was about 1840-1875 in a smallholding called Redhill. After that mosr emmigrated and a few stayed on at the edge of the Carse of Stirling.

Going further back than 1790 is just full of guesswork. If you can give any information on John Muirhead and Janet Adam who started a family in 1793 with Alexander, then I'd be grateful for the help.

You can send a personal message if you wish.

Cheers
Mary

[somervil]

Hi Mary

A bit more background on Muirheads - John Muirhead b1635 was my g9 grandfather and his daughter Janet my g8 grandmother. Janet married a James Waters about 1680 in St Ninian's and they had a daughter Janet Waters b in Tillicoultry, Clackmannon. Janet Waters married a William Love in Scoonie in 1729. Their son Henry married a Rachel Simpson in Larbert in 1756. I am related to two of their children, Janet and James. But through another child of theirs, David Love, they have a line of the family who became mormons and went to live in Salt Lake City. I got most of my information from the LDS website and the information may be quite detailed there because of the  Mormon connection. I'm sorry I can't be more helpful about the John Muirhead and Janet Adam you asked about but it may be worth checking the LDS website if you haven't done so already. Good luck. Laura

[Billy Anderson]

Hi all,
apologies i am going off on a tangent but thought i would throw my hat in to the ring!
I have a Mary Muirhead McDonald.
born 25/03/1907. Cutherton Greens,Denny.
The 14th child of Margaret Anderson and William McDonald.
no other Muirheads found as yet, just this one,
cheers,Billy.

[Lenagh]

Hi Laura,

Henry Love and Rachel Simpson had at least 12 children - my interest is in their daughter Elizabeth born 1765 in Larbert.  I'd be interested in knowing whether or not you have any information on Elizabeth.

Regards,
Lenagh

[somervil]

Hi Lenagh
The only informion I have on Elizabeth Love is that she was born in Larbert, Stirlingshire on 20/01/1765. She married a David Dalyrymple (probably around 1783 looking at the birth dates of her children). She had at least three children; Rachel born 29/02/1784 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Janet born 5/02/1786 in Tranent, East Lothian and Thomas born 16/09/1787 in Caronock, Fife. I think the likelihood is that she had more than this as you would expect to see a David, Henry and Elizabeth among the names.
good luck. Laura

[Lenagh]

Hi Laura,

Thanks for your reply. 

There is an extracted MC on IGI for a David Dalrumple and Elizabeth Love married in Larbert on 15 Jan 1780, it's probably the couple you refer to.  I also see the three Dalrymple children you refer to.  This isn't the couple I'm looking for although Henry Love and Rachel Simpson's first child was also named Elizabath (spelt with an "a") who was born in Larbert on 2 Jan 1757.  I assumed she died before my Elizabeth was born, but possibly not, or could be a relative...who knows?

The Elizabeth I have was born in Larbert on 20 Jan 1765 and married a Peter Allan in Polmont.  They have nine children that I found on SP who tie in very nicely with the Scottish naming pattern for Henry and Rachel.  I was hoping to find Peter Allan's parents and children to make sure I had the correct families.

The hunt goes on. 

Regards,
Lenagh

[evermore]

Hello Mary,
 
New to this, the name CONNAL/CONAL/ CONNEL, which I saw you mention
in Stirling and Kippen . Was this a common name in the late 1700's/1800's or only specific to this area
Im chasing this name in combination with WHITEHEAD/MONTEATH/ RONALD

gerry

[glenview]

Hi Gerry

Thanks for your interest. All I can tell you is that another Rootschatter elsewhere on this site found out for me that the Muirhead wife, Elizabeth Connel, was born in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, daughter of a millar.
 See link
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?action=printpage;topic=398873.0 

She and her sister Margaret ended up in St Ninians Parish working in one of the big houses. Margaret married another farmer called Robert Low. These marriages would be 1825ish though I can't find a record.

In the searching I did find others of that surname in St Ninians Parish also as well as Gargunnock, both Stirlingshire. There were one or two in Clackmannanshire. All in all not terribly common.

The spelling is usually Connel though sometimes written Connal.

Hope you find some leads. 

Mary