Mary Stevenson

[emanday]

Snap, Wilma

Different source, but same conclusion. I'm not ducking quite so low now

[WilmaM]

I was checking to see if it had been there since the 1700's, it was nice to see that it was.
So hold your head up high

[emanday]

So hold your head up high

Don't know about you, but I'm positively "struttin' my stuff" right now

I think we might be right

[joette]

Off topic Wilma but does mean the trains aren't running? My sis is due to leave Falkrik today after a month with daughter,son-in-law & new baby Grandson.Any delay would be gratefully enjoyed by Granny who has had a months leave of absence from work & is dreading leaving her darling new boy.Roman would be very glad to have Granny stay around.I was there last week & thoroughly enjoyed my first stay in Falkirk. It was a bit surreal as it's by chance that my niece has ended up there-whence her GGGreat-Granny was born in 1841 in Camelon.I even found time to look up possible places & a look at the phone book threw up lots of Jenkins living in the area.

[WilmaM]

Off topic Wilma but does mean the trains aren't running? .

Sorry Joette, I've only just found this.
Sadly for granny I think the trains were running OK. I'm away up in one of the highest parts of the district so we always get it worse, down at river-level it was only raining !
The trains are sort of half-way so shouldn't have been affected.

There are a lot of Jinkins about the area, one family used to own our village shop & Post Office, and one old character by the name Nora was a well known Jinky around the place.

Back on topic:
Those buildings look old in aerial photo, but not quite 1700's I did a search on geograph but only found 1 photo:
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/322794
but the countryside around will not have changed so Bob can see what it might have been like [if we are right that is ]

[marilyn morning]

Hi Bob & All,

Great job everyone!

Bob you're more then welcome and it was my pleasure to help out, after all we are related by marriage several generations removed. You are my first alive Canadian long distant relative by marriage. Welcome to the family!!

Sorry its taking me so long to reply back, I'm just slinking back home after my husband had emergency surgery today. He's fine and is looking forward to coming home on Saturday. I may need a vacation soon afterwards.

Regards
Marilyn

[Currie]

Hello All,

Redgate Farm gets quite a few mentions in this book (42?). The farm was tenanted by Andrew Borland in the 1820s. The diarist, Henry Richmond of East Montgarswood, was apparently a nephew of John Richmond who was a friend of Robert Burns.

“On an Ayrshire Farm 1823-1824” : based on the diary of Henry Richmond of East Montgarswood, in the parish of Sorn / John Strawhorn. 1974.
http://books.google.com.au/books?q=%22c ... =en&tab=wp

Here are a couple of extracts from page 60.

“During the period he attended five funerals—brother James, Mrs Borland of redgate (3.6.23), the Cooke child in Catrine (3.1.24), William Lamont (19.1.24), Mrs walker from Bridgend 926.2.24). There was a wake at Redgate — 'Sat up at Redgate last night, ‘tis an old custom but generally an unnecessary one.' (1.6.23). He tells of the arrangements he made for his brother's funeral. 'I went to Catrine, bespoke a coffin, &c, and wrote letters. Andrew Cowen comes with coffin.’ (4.3.24) 'Got one pint of whisky and 4 bottles of wine. One bottle of the whisky and 2 of the wine remains after serving about 40 people.' (5.3.24) This would be for those who came to view the body and pay their respects on the eve of the funeral. He was concerned about the excessive service of drink at funerals, and the consequent drunkenness, which temperate opinion in the church was seeking to eradicate.”

“I gave this day whisky and biscuit once round, choice of wine and bread to correspond one round too. Very stormy kind o’ day. After the funeral we had a nice social discourse together.' (6.3.24) A few days after the burial in Mauchline there was an unusual kind of problem — the threat of body-snatching. 'Received a note from Uncle saying that there was a rumour afloat that Brother James' grave had been meddled with, so l forthwith sped to Mauchline.’ (10.3.24) Next day he went back and treated the gravedigger to 5 gills of whisky and a shilling to keep an eye on the grave. He explains that 'resurrection men' have 'carried off several subjects from neighbouring Church yards, particularly the theft of the body of a young woman belonging to Catrine.' (11.3.24)”

Hope that’s interesting,
Alan

PS to Marilyn. All the best to you and your husband and wishing him a quick recovery.

Alan