help with maiden name and profession

[Boongie Pam]

Scotlandspeople.

I went with Ladybird's assessment as McGhie looked quite good and I did birth searches for children between 1790 and 1854 with the surname ferg*s*n and a parent called m*cg*e.

There are, however, 2 sets of couples  a Robert Ferguson (various spellings) and an Ann McGhie in Dumfriesshire but there is also a Robert with a Mary McGhie same areas at the same time.

They aren't all in the same parish but within a reasonable distance - I have the same patterns of movement.

Robert & Mary
1796 John Ferguson in Terregles KKT
1798 Sarah Ferguson in Closeburn
1799 Elesabeth Fergeson in Keir
1802 John Ferguson in Tinwald
1808 John Ann Grier Fergusson (female) in Mouswald (same date as Mary)
1808 Mary Fergusson in Mouswald (same date as John Ann)

The Robert and Ann couple are in Kirkmahoe similar time period 1799-1814.

No James but given they moved so much he may have been baptised in a parish where the records are no more? 

Do you have James in 1851?

[Boongie Pam]

Ha! They are next to door to my family    Rashgill Park.  Just transcribing will post soon.

1851 Census Scotland
Dumfriesshire
 ED: 4A Page: 17 Ho: 54

Locharbriggs
Address: Rashgill Park

James Fergusson  Head    40 Quarry Labourer bn Kirkmahoe DFS
Mary Fergusson     Wife 40 bn Kirkmahoe DFS
Thomas Kirkpatrick Brother in Law    36 master mason employing 10 men bn Dumfries, DFS
James Fergusson son 16 mason app. bn Troqueer Kirkcudbright
Marion Fergusson dau 13 bn Hollywood, DFS
Mary Fergusson  dau 11 scholar bn Dumfries, DFS
Janet Fergusson dau 9 scholar bn Kirkmahoe, DFS
Anne Fergusson dau 4 Mo bn Dumfries, DFS
Thos Kirkpatrick nephew   9 scholar bn Dumfries, DFS

Hope this helps,
Pam

[Boongie Pam]

So a little quandry.  You have Robert & Ann in Kirkmahoe having little uns.  And you have Robert & Mary all over the show but no Kirkmahoe.  James is from Kirkmahoe!

My experience of the Kirkmahoe records is that they are patchy.  So it is quite possible that Robert & MAry passed through but records are lost.  You need more evidence.

Not sure if you know the area but Kirkmahoe is really quite close to Dumfries.  My Thomsons are back and forth all the time between Locharbriggs and Kirkton (in Kirkmahoe parish).

[wdermot]

wow, i'm a little over whelmed, i only expected someone to come up with a suggestion for a surname this is great. thank you very much for your help. is the list of the family from a census?
i managed to find james ferguson's wife Mary's birth certificate, registered in Kirkmahoe, but you're right enough that there isn't one around that time for James, tricky...

[Boongie Pam]

Yes, it is the 1851 census.  I've amended my post to make it clearer 

The 1861 has the same birth place for James - Kirkmahoe

[wdermot]

Hi Boongie Pam, well another day and another query, I think I've found Mary McGhie's birth certificate but I can't read what I presume is her father's name. Any suggestions?
many thanks

I should say that her dob is 21/02/1779 Dumfries

[KirstyG]

I know it's odd but the word looks like Governor to me!

The IGI transcribers obviously couldn't make head nor tail of it either, they just have the surname listed.

Kirsty

[tidybooks]

Hi,

Looks like Governor, but got another 2 possibilities, Crivener or Convener

Tom

[ladybird]

I think it looks like Corwener which is more likely to be his job (Cordwainer) than his first name   
Hmmm tricky