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Marion Chesnay - Sanquar
« on: Sunday 01 August 10 00:01 BST (UK) »
Can anyone point me in the right direction to find out anything about Marion born about 1808 married Francis Kerr from Closeburn?
McMaster - Glasgow
Kerr - Dumfries
Irving - Dumfries
Doull - Caithness

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Re: Marion Chesnay - Sanquar
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 01 August 10 06:30 BST (UK) »
Hi Lesley  :)

She died in Dumfries in 1878 aged 67.

Her parents were David Chesney, collier, deceased, and Agnes, m.s. Muir, deceased


I don't see anything else though  :-\


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Re: Marion Chesnay - Sanquar
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 01 August 10 12:26 BST (UK) »
Thanks for that.   :)  It was a new name amongst all the Kerrs. 

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Irving - Dumfries
Doull - Caithness

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Re: Marion Chesnay - Sanquar
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 01 August 10 15:32 BST (UK) »
 :D

 I've just  found her birth/baptism on the IGI pilot site:

Muirkirk,  Ayr


Marion McChesney Parents - David McChesney and Agnes Muir

birth 1 Feb 1809 bapt. 10 October 1809



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Re: Marion Chesnay - Sanquar
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 01 August 10 21:29 BST (UK) »
Thanks a lot for your time and trouble.  What is the pilot site you were referring to?

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Re: Marion Chesnay - Sanquar
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 01 August 10 21:40 BST (UK) »
Hi Lesley

Try this link


http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=allCollections&r=1


and scroll down to Scotland

The entry is also on the 'normal' IGI site in Batch     C116074


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Re: Marion Chesnay - Sanquar
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 01 August 10 23:15 BST (UK) »
Thanks again.  I am trying to find information about a number of people in the Dumfries area so am trying to get as much information as possible before coming down. :)
McMaster - Glasgow
Kerr - Dumfries
Irving - Dumfries
Doull - Caithness