Could anyone tel me if there is a site that I can view the Death Announcements in the Ayrshire Post. I've found one site but it does not have December 2002 or January 2003 on it.
The Announcement I'm trying to find is for a Margaret Docherty who passed away on/about December 19 2002 in Ayr.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks
Barry

Barry,

If you dont get any positive reponses let me know and I'll check first time I'm in the Carnegie Library in Ayr.

What is your Cleary connection?
I have a William Hunter (son of John Hunter & Ann Lees) from Prestwick, later a carter in Troon whose daughter Margaret married David Cleary in Troon in 1833.

Regards

Duncan

Thanks Duncan,
I'll let you know if anything comes up.Does the Carnegie have Archives of older newspapers as well? If they do would I be able to contact them and ask them for a look up ?

I'd also like to see the pictures of Troon you mentioned in the chat room the other night.

All the best

Barry

Greetings from Melbourne, Australia. Have been following your messages on this Board and hope you can help. I am searching for a birthdate for Catherine Duncan, daughter of Alexander Duncan and Jane (nee ?) born c.1829 in Largs. She emigrated to Australia (as a single person) c.1850-51, and married James Fraser (from Dundee) in Melbourne in 1851. Please please help. Cannot find anything anywhere. cheers from Stuart

Hi Stuart,

I checked the Ayrshire OPR Birth Index and there were no entries that matched your Catherine born c1829 in Largs. I also checked marriages and there are a few Alexanders marrying Jane/Jean/Janet etc before that time period.

I also checked the 1851 index and the most likely was this Catherine but she was living in Ayrshire although not born here.

ARDROSSAN ED:1-7

Catherine DUNCAN
Born 1829 aged 22 in 1851 Servant Unmarried Born Cordoll in Argyllshire


There are also the following Catherines in the 1851 index, I do not have access to these records;

Kirkoswald ED: 2-4 aged 20
Stevenston ED: 7-30 aged 30

I think there is an index to the 1841 Largs census available at Ardrossan LHU. Email Elizabeth Bell the North Ayrshire local historian and ask for a lookup. Email address on the Ayrshire GenWebPage at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~sctayr/

A quick check on Hugh Wallis site showed only one birth in Largs with Alexander as a father in 1852
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatch...

tata

Alex