William Kerr father unknown Ruecastle .....

angel · Post by **angel** » Sat May 14, 2005 1:12 pm

Hi all

Below is a message that a contact sent me as it is one of my names cany anyone help?

This is a very unusual name, one I believe I have seen before, and just as hard to make
out on the certificate.

My GGGrandfather, William Kerr was the illegitimate son of Elizabeth Kerr & a Gamekeeper called
Ruecastle in 1836. They lived in Dumfriesshire.

Elizabeth and her son appear in the 1841 census living with her parents in Kirkbean.

That is all that I have.

Heather

CatrionaL · Post by **CatrionaL** » Sat May 14, 2005 1:48 pm

Hullo Heather

Like you I thought Ruecastle a most unusual name, so unusual in fact that I had never heard it before.
Imagine my surprise therefore to find so many entries in the IGI (Ruecastle/Rucastle/Reucastle/Rewcastle): 731 for England, 226 for Scotland (of which 49 for Ayrchire). However there were only 4 for Dumfriesshire of which : Jean REWCASTLE b. 1827 to John REWCASTLE and Elizabeth GOLDIE or GOUDIE; the couple were married in 1826 in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire.

All the best for your searches
Catriona

angel · Post by **angel** » Mon May 16, 2005 7:47 pm

Hi Catronia

Thanks for all the interesting facts that you sent me.

Heather

mosstrooper · Post by **mosstrooper** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 1:29 am

Dear Heather,
I had to join this site to post a reply.
Am I understanding your message correctly, that your GGGrandfather
was William Kerr, son of Elizabeth Kerr and a Gamekeeper called Reucastle.
If so then we are related, William Kerr was my GGGrandfather too.

James Kerr.

Andy · Post by **Andy** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:28 pm

Hi James, welcome to the site. Angel's Rewcastles were from Monklands the message she posted was about one of her contacts who is also researching the name.