I am seeking any information on the following people: Robert Allen Stirrat (Stirrett) Born 1796, ?, Ayrshire. His son Hamilton Stirrat (Stirrett) married Ann Allan June 18, 1853, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. Also her family Robert Burns Allan Born June 17, 1796, ?,Ayrshire married Margaret Paterson June 18, 1824, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. Their children:
Ann Allan B:18 June 1853 as above
Andrew Allan
John Allan B: 5 Feb 1826
Elizabeth Allan B: 16 May 1827, Craigie, Scotland
Margaret Allan B: 26 July 1828
James Allan B: 13 Nov 1829
Barbara Allan B: 16 July 1831 M: john Picken 24 Nov 1854, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
Robert Allan B: 15 Feb 1835 M: Isabella Dunlop, 1 June 1860, erskine, Renfrewshire
Jane or Jean Allan B: 3 Sep 1836
Helen or Ellen Allan
Mary Allan B: 20 Aug 1842

Any help gratefully appreciated.

Russell Stirrett
Vancouver, Canada

Hi Gaynor,

I am sorry but I have absolutely no information on Margaret Paterson other than the date of her marriage to Robert Burns Allan (June 18, 1824 - Dreghorn, Ayr.). Should I come across any info I will be glad to forward it on to you.
Regards

Russell Stirrett, Vancouver, Canada

Hi Russell, Do you have any details on Margaret's PATERSON family. I have a Magdalan PATERSON who married Hugh URQUHART, and their daughter Mary is my g.g.grandmother. She married William SLOAN in 1866 in Vic. Aust. They were both from Scotland. Mary was born in Greenock, Refrew.in 1829. Interestingly Mary's sisters were Margaret and Magdalan. Regards, Gaynor, Mooroolbark Vic. Australia

Hi Angela,

there is a possiblity of a connection. I have an Anrew Stirrett but born in 1861, Fergus Ontario, Canada the son of Hamilton Stirrett. I will email you.

Russ

My ancestors came from Scotland to America around 1850 or 1851 via Montreal,Canada. My great, great grandfather was born in Ayrshire Scotland in 1793 and his name was Andrew Stirrett. We have several Russell Stirretts in our geneology. We believe our name may have been changed from the name of Stewardt. Is it possible we are related?

Looking for all who are searching Picken in
Ayr and Kirkcudbright. David Picken married Jean Hodge Wyllie which is connected to the Drummond Family. I have lots of information on the Hodge family
dheath@telusplanet.net

I carry the middle name Shannon as did my mother and five of my cousins who are also Mary Shannon, after our grandmother, Mary McRae Shannon who was born in Dalry, Ayrshire on Nov 11, 1881. to Samuel Shannon and Mary Nee Irvine. I am looking for brothers and sisters and extended family

Looking for information on Rev. William Willie (Wyllie) b. 1698 Ayr, Scotland. Priest in the Anglican/Episcopal Church, ordained in Scotland date unknown??? Priest of Albemarle Episcopal Church, Surry/Sussex Virginia Colony, 1742. Wife Elizabeth. Daughter possibly Mary Willie married to Donald McInnish in Scotland. Both Donald and Mary died in 1751 in Albemarle Parish, VA. Is Mary the Daughter of Rev. William and Elizabeth?? Donald and Mary are my ancestors, little known on Donald on the Scotland side. Please reply with ANY information. Thank you!!!

Looking for information on Rev. William Willie (Wyllie) b. 1698 Ayr, Scotland. Priest in the Anglican/Episcopal Church, ordained in Scotland date unknown??? Priest of Albemarle Episcopal Church, Surry/Sussex Virginia Colony, 1742. Wife Elizabeth. Daughter possibly Mary Willie married to Donald McInnish in Scotland. Both Donald and Mary died in 1751 in Albemarle Parish, VA. Is Mary the Daughter of Rev. William and Elizabeth?? Donald and Mary are my ancestors, little known on Donald on the Scotland side. Name has morphed to McKinney now for last 200 plus years. Please reply with ANY information. Thank you!!!

I have a William Stirrat b.abt 1787 and married to Jean Blair Nov 1816 in Kilwinning. They lived in Ayrshire in 1841 according to the census.

I have noticed the posts all talk about Stirrats born at the end of the 1700's. I too have a Stirrat born then:

William b.abt 1787 married Jean Blair Nov 1816 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire. In 1841, the Stirrats were living in Irvine.

Could all these Stirrats mentioned been related?

The name Wyllie is on my grandmothers side. she was born in Dunbartonshire in Helensburgh in 1889. she had 7 siblings. One of them was Robert Wyllie Bulloch who had 1 son and 2 daughters. My grandmother gave me this info before she died in 1991.

I have an Elizabeth Cuninghame Picken married to John Adams
at Riccarton 24 September 1894.Her father was Hugh Picken married to Agnes Morton at Riccarton 28 Feb 1862.They had 5 kids Elizabeth b26 June 1862 Martha b9 June 1865 Mary Anne b 19 May 1868 Robert b 25 Sep 1870 John b 1 June 1873 all at Riccarton.Hughs father was Robert Picken married to Martha Wilson 1 July 1813 at Riccarton.Their kids were Agnes b1815 Sarah b1820 Robert b1826 William b1829 James b1817 John b1814 Hugh b1828 all born at Riccarton.If there is any connection I would be very interested to here
Margaret

I just found the cemetery where Andrew Stirrett is buried. On the tombstone it reads that he was born March 17, 1793 in Ayrshire, Scotland and died April 3, 1874. He was married to Catherine Currie in Scotland. Next to him is the stone of his son Robert who was born Dec. 27, 1851 and died Aug. 25. 1880 at the age of 28. Andrew was the gggrandfather of my husband. Is this your Andrew?

Hi Margaret,
I've read some of your messages and feel that we have some connection. The names HUGH PICKEN and AGNES MORTON feature in my family history. I was in Canada recently and had some success searching there too.
Do any of these names mean anything to you -
AGNES THORNTON
MARGARET ANCELL
WILLIAM DUNLOP PICKEN

Hi..My interest in the names you mentioned is really that of JOHN PICKEN, and the 'Dunlop' part of Isabella's name as it is unusual and I am searching for information regarding the family of WILLIAM Dunlop PICKEN b. 23 Dec 1909 in Calgary, Alberta. He died 13 Jun 1966 in Vancouver, BC.
His father was HUGH PICKEN who was from Scotland and
I believe his mother was named AGNES. They are all part of my family tree which has taken me to searches in Scotland, Canada and Australia so far. I am in England, UK. Regards, Doreen

Hi,

I will email you privately to exchange any Picken info I have.

Russ

Hi Doreen
I don't have any more information as yet relating to Hugh and Agnes so I can't tell you if the names you mention are related or not.Can you tell me where they fit in with your Hugh and Agnes maybe I'll find something connecting us. Sorry I can't be of more help.
Good Luck and Best Wishes Margaret

Finally found the 'potential' maiden name of our Jean, "Jennie" and/or Jane, m to our Robert GRAHAM, they were b 1797 to 1801 and m about 1815.

Our GG Grandfather was to be the youngest of nine, however, we located details that may note a Mary b after our James, 1834.

Last night, I finally noted three marriages in Brant, Ontario - Mary, Thomas & John.

John was b about 1831-2 and he was the owner of a cooperage, where his siblings worked (even the older ones after they emigrated to Ontario from Kilmarnock, with spouse). Thomas was a few years older. This Mary is showing as b 1841...

Anyway, the three certificates show Robert with Jane - Robert with Jane Picken and Robert with Jane Picking.

Hoping you have details to bring this 'loop' of our branch together.

Sheila
GRAHAM line

Finally found the 'potential' maiden name of our Jean, "Jennie" and/or Jane, m to our Robert GRAHAM, they were b 1797 to 1801 and m about 1815.

Our GG Grandfather was to be the youngest of nine, however, we located details that may note a Mary b after our James, 1834.

Last night, I finally noted three marriages in Brant, Ontario - Mary, Thomas & John.

John was b about 1831-2 and he was the owner of a cooperage, where his siblings worked (even the older ones after they emigrated to Ontario from Kilmarnock, with spouse). Thomas was a few years older. This Mary is showing as b 1841...

Anyway, the three certificates show Robert with Jane - Robert with Jane Picken and Robert with Jane Picking.

Hoping you have details to bring this 'loop' of our branch together.

Sheila
GRAHAM line

Our Robert GRAHAM married a Jean .... and their nine were b Kilmarnock, AYR.

Now, we thought the last one, the #9, was our GG Grandfather, however, I've found a Mary b 1841, m to a McGregor, and when I found her marriage certificate, it stated the mother as Jane Picken.

Two of the children (#7 and #8) have marriage certificates at the same time in Ontario, Canada, and the name of the mother is the same, Jane Picken.

SO - I'm wondering if you have AYR records for siblings, b about 1797-1803.

In the Kilmarnock 1841 census, both Robert and Jean (Jane in the marriage certificates and called "Jennie"), were noted as 40, so they would have been b about 1791-1801.

Sheila
GRAHAM line

Thomas PICKEN m Agnew ANDREW about 1775 ...

Linked to this line?

Their youngest, b 1798, Jean, married our Robert GRAHAM, spelled GRIM, 1 FEB 1819, in the IGI records, Kilmarnock.

Sheila
GRAHAM-PICKEN line of Kilmarnock

Hi, i am a direct decenadant of John picken, married to an elisabeth Muir, from Ayr scotland, maybe we can exchange info?

Hi,

I have traced my Picken family iin stewarton back to 1704, James Picken and Martha Gilmour.

Any body who might have info to go back farther, let me know.

marketing@selectivecasino.com

Since you are in AYR - do you have a Thomas m to Agnes Andrew by 1775 ... with youngest daughter Jean m 1 FEB 1819 to Robert GRIM (misspelling of GRAHAM or GRAYHAM per 1841 census)? I have the names of the siblings of Jean, children of Thomas & Agnes ... Kilmarnock marriages.

Sheila
GRAHAM-PICKEN line

i am a picken who can trace back to stewarton to 1704, in what year was your david married as he could quite possibly have a brother named peter if he is my david.

Hi Russell, I have been to Canada a couple of times to research the Stirrett family. I have one paper where Hamilton Stirrett and his son James are listed as strays in the 1871 census of Grey County, Egremont Township,Normanby Section. This paper was from the Ontario Genealogy Society. One of the family trees I have had a chance to look at, has George & Jane (Park) Stirrett and their family. I do not see where Robert Stirrett is listed, but I understand that one of his sons was George Hunter Stirrett. This Robert Stirrett was born @ 1857 and died in 1933. Do you by any chance know if this is the child of George and Jane (Park) Stirrett? Please let me know how I can better research this family. Thank you very much. Carolyn Stirrett

Are you still there? Saw your post on a search for Dreghorn (the place). There can't be that many Stirretts in Ayrshire, can there? I'm trying to trace back a Margaret Stirret, apparently born 1766 in Stevenston, Ayr. She married Alexander Watson in Dreghorn in 1788. Her parents appear to be John Stirrat and Margaret Johnston. They apparently married 1760 in Dalry, Ayr. A search for possible parents of John on the FamilySearch IGI turned up only 3 possibles, all of which somewhat unlikely: James Stirrat and Jean Bell (John 1729 Dalry), John Starret and Janet Tailor (John 1730 Kilwinning), and John Sterrat and Elizabeth Anderson (John 1743 Beith).

Just thought I'd add these names to the general confusion.

Are you still there? Saw your post on a search for Dreghorn (the place). There can't be that many Stirretts in Ayrshire, can there? I'm trying to trace back a Margaret Stirret, apparently born 1766 in Stevenston, Ayr. She married Alexander Watson in Dreghorn in 1788. Her parents appear to be John Stirrat and Margaret Johnston. They apparently married 1760 in Dalry, Ayr. A search for possible parents of John on the FamilySearch IGI turned up only 3 possibles, all of which somewhat unlikely: James Stirrat and Jean Bell (John 1729 Dalry), John Starret and Janet Tailor (John 1730 Kilwinning), and John Sterrat and Elizabeth Anderson (John 1743 Beith).

Just thought I'd add these names to the general confusion.

Hi Russell,
I am a descendants of Robert B. Allan's sister Ann Allan who married John Paton. I have quite a bit on your Allan line. I am also in touch with two of your Allan cousins (one in Seattle, WA and the other an inlaw in Ontario)

Please contact me - lynschwartz at comcast.net and I'll send you my files and connect you with your cousins.

Hi, actually Stirrett/Stirratt etc. is a very common name in Ayrshire. It is derived from the place name Stair in Ayrshire. I'm sorry I have no info on the line you are tracing at the moment but should I come across anything I will contact you.

Cheers

Russell

Hi Lynn (sp?)

Thank you for your reply I am definitely interested in exchanging info. Please contact me at:

stirrett@axion.net

Cheers

Russell

Do you have any info on the Catherine Currie mentioned in your post ?

My ggm was named Agnes Currie. She was born in 1846 in Stair, Ayr. She was married to James Allan who was born in 1844 in Kilmarnock. They were married in 1865 in Riccarton. There were nine children; 8 boys and 1 girl. The last son, Louis, was my gf.

Any connection ?

Jim Allan