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This could be Annie but don't know where mum was.

1861 Scotland Census
about Ann Kerr
Name: Ann Kerr
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1859
Relationship: Boarder
Gender: Female
Where born: Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire
Registration Number: 887
Registration district: Kirkcolm
Civil Parish: Kirkcolm
County: Wigtownshire
Address: Clendrie Cott
ED: 11
Household schedule number: 7
Line: 17
Roll: CSSCT1861_148
Household Members:
Name Age
John Hammilton 33
Ann Hammilton 34
Susan Gibbany 25
Alexander Mcmeekan 1
Jane Hammtto 4
Ann Kerr 2

Tried Annie Douglas McAdam on Scotland`s people without any luck.
Annie McAdam comes up but with mother as Elizabeth!! and 1861

Tried Scotland1s People, only hit is Annie McAdam but with a different mother called Elizabeth 1861

Looks like I`m repeating myself, sorry!!
Alviegal, this could possible be right as one of Annie`s witnesses on her marriage cert was a Hamilton !!

This is what I get from Scotlandspeople - have no credits left to view image:

1 1859 MCADAM ANN DOUGLAS F KIRKCOLM /WIGTOWN 887/00 0014

It is Ann not Annie!

Looks as if Jane McAdam had another daughter (also on scotlandspeople):

WILLIAMINA MCADAM Pedigree
Birth: 23 SEP 1860 Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland
Parents:
Mother: JANE MCADAM

Your going great guns, went on Scotland`s people and retrieved birth cert, have sent it on to you.
Ian

Oh dear - the address on the birth cert isn't very clear - Knock??? and there are loads of places beginning with Knock in Kirkcolm.

I wonder about this family though:

1861 Scotland Census
about Charles Kerr
Name: Charles Kerr
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: abt 1813
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Agnes Kerr
Gender: Male
Where born: Ballantrae, Ayrshire
Registration Number: 887
Registration district: Kirkcolm
Civil Parish: Kirkcolm
County: Wigtownshire
Address: Knockcoid
Occupation: Farmer Of 73 Acres
ED: 4
Household schedule number: 16
Line: 7
Roll: CSSCT1861_148
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Kerr 48
Agnes Kerr 45
Grace Kerr 19
Robert Kerr 18
James Kerr 16
David Kerr 14
Margaret Kerr 10
Agnes Kerr 8

Will try to find them on the 1851 to see if there was another son, John.

No son John in 1851

Logging off now - will take another look tomoorow.

ok, thanks for all your help today.
Ian

Hi Ian

had another look this morning but am afraid I cannot find anything more. There is a death for a Jane McAdam in Stranraer in 1861 but she was 46 - a bit old to have had a child in 1860 but possible I suppose.

Can find nothing for Williamina except the birth.

Dumfries FHS (http://www.dgfhs.org.uk/index.htm) have a booklet of memorial inscriptions from Kirkholm - might be something there.

Good luck!

Hi Potty,
Just home for lunch, many thanks for all you have done for me, it`s been a great help. If i get stuck on anyone else can I contact you please !!
Ian

Of course you can, Ian but you would do better to start a new thread. I am away quite a bit but there are lots of others on the boards who would help.

Just remember not to start a new thread for this particular part of your tree as people might waste time looking for what has already been found.

Thanks to all who have helped I shall now start to digest this info.
Signing off for now
Thanks
Ian

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Hi Ian

I had another look at Annie's birth cert and wonder if the POB was Knockneen?

I have found the farm on various censuses, spelt a number of different ways!

This is it for 1861:

1861 Scotland Census
about John Mcmeekan
Name: John Mcmeekan
Age: 21
Estimated birth year: abt 1840
Relationship: Head
Mother's name: Anne Mcmeekan
Gender: Male
Where born: Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire
Registration Number: 887
Registration district: Kirkcolm
Civil Parish: Kirkcolm
County: Wigtownshire
Address: Knockeen Farm House
Occupation: Farmer 250 Acres Land
ED: 5
Household schedule number: 17
Line: 3
Roll: CSSCT1861_148
Household Members: Name Age
John Mcmeekan 21
Robina Mcmeekan 80
Anne Mcmeekan 40
Isabella Mcmeekan 19
Will Mcmeekan 6
Anne Mcmeekan 4
John Murdoch 23
Robert Mckenry 16
Mary Mcculloch 23
Mary Hellen 16

There is this Jane McAdam in the 1861 - I think her age is wrong - on the 1851 she 26 and there is a baptism for a Jane McAdam, 1825 in Glasserton with parents William and Ann:


1861 Scotland Census
about Jane Mcadam
Name: Jane Mcadam
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1831
Relationship: Daughter
Father's name: William Mcadam
Mother's name: Ann Mcadam
Gender: Female
Where born: Glasserton, Wigtown
Registration Number: 885
Registration district: Glasserton
Civil Parish: Glasserton
County: Wigtownshire
Address: Clenary Farm House
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 28
Line: 3
Roll: CSSCT1861_148
Household Members: Name Age
William Mcadam 76
Ann Mcadam 70
Jane Mcadam 30
Elizabeth Mcadam 25
William Mcadam 18

Given the names of Jane's children, I wonder if this is her.

Hi Potty,
Sorry taken so long to answer, just come in from work etc !
It looks like it could be possible, she is becoming a pain in the proverbial eh!
i will have a look on some of the search places around the 1825 time see where it leads.
Thanks
ian

Found this on Family search Beta, not sure if this is connected !

name: William Mcadam
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 08 Jun 1800
baptism/christening place: , GIRTHON, KIRKCUDBRIGHT, SCOTLAND
birth date: 04 Jun 1800
birthplace:
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: William Mcadam
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: May Grierson
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C11866-2
system origin: Scotland-VR