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thomas laurie
« on: Sunday 24 April 16 16:57 BST (UK) »
I have the OPR death certificate for Thomas Laurie . He died in 1799 - Covington & Thankerton.
I would be grateful if someone could help me read where he came from. I think it begins with the letter M.
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margaret

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Re: thomas laurie
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 24 April 16 19:18 BST (UK) »
I thought it looked like it started with a W, possibly Wishaw?

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Re: thomas laurie
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 24 April 16 19:27 BST (UK) »
Hi

It might be Wiston. Wiston and Roberton is an adjacent parish.

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Dent (Haltwhistle and Sacriston), Bell and Jetson (Haltwhistle), Postle, Ward, Longstaff, Purvis, Manners, Parnaby and Hardy (Co. Durham), Kennedy and McRobert (Banffshire), Reid(Bathgate), Watson (Wemyss), Graham (Libberton), Sandilands (Carmichael), Munro (Dingwall)

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Re: thomas laurie
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 24 April 16 19:43 BST (UK) »
Looking at it again it does look like a W.
Wiston is probably the place . Do you know if there is a churchyard at Wiston as he may have been buried there & with any luck have a headstone giving some clue's to more family.
thanks William & Donny for your help.

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Re: thomas laurie
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 24 April 16 19:56 BST (UK) »
There is a book with all the pre 1855 monumental inscriptions of the South Lanarkshire Parishes(The Upper Ward of Lanarkshire) - I only have a copy of the Libberton ones(another adjacent parish). Might be worth having a look at the Scottish Genealogical Society site to see what is available.

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Dent (Haltwhistle and Sacriston), Bell and Jetson (Haltwhistle), Postle, Ward, Longstaff, Purvis, Manners, Parnaby and Hardy (Co. Durham), Kennedy and McRobert (Banffshire), Reid(Bathgate), Watson (Wemyss), Graham (Libberton), Sandilands (Carmichael), Munro (Dingwall)

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Re: thomas laurie
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 24 April 16 22:02 BST (UK) »
It looks like Wiston to me. Wishaw was Wishawtown in those days and a very small village, plus it would probably have given the parish, which is Cambusnethan.
He isn't in the Pre 1855 Upper Ward of Lanarkshire MI book for Wiston, Covington, Thankerton or Roberton churchyards.
Paterson, Torrance, Gilchrist - Hamilton Lanarkshire. 
McCallum - Oban, McKechnie - Ross of Mull Argyll.
Scrim - Perthshire. 
Liddell - Polmont,
Binnie - Muiravonside Stirlingshire.
Curran, McCafferty, Stevenson, McCue - Co Donegal
Gibbons, Weldon - Co Mayo.
Devlin - Co Tyrone.
Leonard - County Donegal & Glasgow.

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Re: thomas laurie
« Reply #6 on: Monday 25 April 16 07:45 BST (UK) »
thank you William & lodger for your replies & help.
regards
Margaret

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Re: thomas laurie
« Reply #7 on: Monday 25 April 16 11:58 BST (UK) »
Hi, Margaret,
www.findagrave.com    search Wiston and find a " Mary Laurie" 12 March 1779.

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Re: thomas laurie
« Reply #8 on: Monday 25 April 16 13:20 BST (UK) »
hi lud

Thank you so much for finding Mary Laurie. Thomas Laurie married a Mary Forrest so it looks like this could be the burial place of his wife. When our weather warms up I will take a trip to Winston churchyard.
thanks again, this has been very helpful.
margaret
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