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From: Bruce McDowall <>
Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] McNEIL LOCKHART & others + questions
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:09:37 +1100


Hi Anita,

Further to my previous posting, this is what I’ve transcribed from the
Penninghame OPR:

“Andrew McNiel & Jean Lockhart procld 11 June 1815”

”Andrew McNeil and Jean Lockhart had a Lawful Daughter Born 15th Baptized
17th Augt 1817 named Helen Rutlage”

The Kirkinner OPR has the following entry in 1815:

“June 10 McNeil Andrew Penninghame & Jean Lockhart”

From this, its safe to say that Jean was living in the parish of Kirkinner
at the time.

The following is from the Glasserton OPR in 1849:

“John Neil Labourer and Ann Butcher, both residing at Balcraig, Glasserton
were regularly proclaimed 7th October in order to marriage, no objection
having been offered.”

This is from the census:

Glasserton, 1841, ED 4, Page 3, Balcraig White fields.
1 Andrew McNeil / 45 / / H. L. W. / y
Jean do / / 45 / / y
Andrew do / 10 / / / y
Cont. page 4 . . . . .
William McNeil / 8 / / / y
/ Rubina do / / 6 / / y
// Jane Layborn / / 79 / / [blank]

I looked thru the Kirkinner baptism register (OPR) from 1780 thru 1800. I
have studied this section of that film several times, because my McDOWALLs
were living in Kirkinner parish back then. From 1780 thru to 1795, there
are large gaps left on each page, as though the minister or session clerk
expected other people to come along and have their children registered. In
1795, these gaps no longer appear, and the number of baptisms picks up and
stays around the same for many years.
I think your Andrew McNEIL was born before 1795, and like my
gg’grandfather, (who I think was born 1793 or 1794), missed out on being
registered.

Regards,
Bruce

p.s. I'm copying this to the Wigtownshire list, as there may be people who
join or search the archives of that list, but not likewise the D-G list.

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