Hi karabim
I have the names from census returns but very little information as to what happened to them all.
Yes, Janet Chapman was my grandmother b. 31st July 1868, d.11th Aug.1953, a lovely lady. She had a daughter to John Herd, Jean Herd raised by my Gt, grandmother, Janet Chapman (Henderson) at Abercorn.
After John Herd's death my grandmother married Wm. McEwan and lived at Chapelhall also had a further nine girls including my mother, one died in infancy. All daughters went into service.
I still have the 1880 sampler sewn at 'Bluegates' School Abercorn, also known as the 'Sewing School'. Many family member's initails are sewn on to it, I know some of them.
My Gt, grandmother was not a nice loving mother to my grandmother although my grandmother was apparently the apple of my Gt, grandfather's eye. Every lunchtime my grandmother would walk a couple of miles or so along to the estate stone quarry where he worked and wait for him to give him his lunch. Do you know the story about Princess Mary of Teck visiting the Chapman cottage while she was staying at Hopetoun House?
Bill
