Marriage of Giffen and McIlwain, Carnmoney

[TheWhuttle]

Dunanney townland sits between Carnmoney townland and White House townland.
So, roughly SE of Carnmoney village.
Use the Place Name approach to focus in on its inhabitants & location.

Here is an overall sketch map to help orient you:

[Peggy13]

Thanks ever so much. All the places mentioned are in the same vicinity.
Peggy

[Rosniak]

Sarah Elizabeth Boyd and Margaret Boyd were the daughters of Richard Dawson Boyd and his wife Mary Chisholm/Chism.

They also had children Richard Dawson (Jnr) and Mary Jane who you mentioned but there was also a William Chism (born 2 March 1851, baptised Carnmoney Presbyterian 6 April same year) and James Boyd (born 13 June 1848).

Hope that helps.

[Peggy13]

Fantastic! I was pretty sure that Mary Chisholm was the wife of Richard Dawson Boyd, Sr. and you have confirmed it. I had also learned after my post about James although I only had the year of birth not the exact date. Thank you. This James went to New Zealand, I think.  Is that correct?  William was a new sibling to me.
Do you know the parents of Richard Dawson Boyd, Sr. who I think I found on familysearch as being born 1819 and died Aug 18, 1896? I have that Richard Dawson Boyd, Jr. was born 1853 and died between July and Sept 1886 which is possibly why his daughter Sarah administered Sr.'s estate.
Thanks
Peggy

[Peggy13]

Hi again. Forgot to mention that I had Mary Jane Boyd down as a sibling. Should it have been Mary Jasne or is Jasne her married name?
Peggy

[Rosniak]

Hi ...the Mary 'Jasne' Boyd was a typo, sorry, now corrected!

I got the information on James and William from the Carnmoney Presbyterian Church baptisms that can be found on line here:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=521542.45

If you check out the pages in the above thread you will see there is a gap in information between 1823 and 1832. In 1823 you will see a Mary Chism born 10 April of that year to a William and Margaret. That may be the Mary in question. Perhaps Richard Dawson Boyd's parents did not live in the area then or his birth may fall into the gap in the online records.

Glad you managed to find out about James independently, its nice when you find multiple sources that coincide. The New Zealand angle will give you a whole new line of research to pursue.

[Peggy13]

Did you mean Richard Dawson Boyd Sr's parents may not live in the area, when you said maybe James Dawson Boyd's parents did not live in the area?
Peggy

[Rosniak]

Yes Peggy, that's twice you've caught me out in typos, must be tired tonight! Apologies, now corrected.

[ibrox aaron]

I have interest in Samuel Giffin McIlwaine and Margaret Boyd if anyone could help. O believe they may have had a son called Samuel. (Maybe out of wedlock) had anyone came across this?