Arthur Ritchie

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KZRY-P95
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 204677292
• _UID: 01A47AD539FA4891937542658577DE61EA62
• Immigration: 1821, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
• Occupation: 1834, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada; Brig Maguasha: Owner and Builder
• Occupation: 1835, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada; Schooner Annabella: Owner & Builder
• Occupation: 1835, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada; Schooner Restigouche Packet: Owner & Builder
• Occupation: 1837, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada; Schooner Dolphin: Owner and Builder
• Occupation: 1837, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada; Schooner Jane Amanda: Owner and Builder
• Occupation: 1837, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada; Schooner Velocity: Owner and Builder
• Occupation: 1838, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada; Brigantine Echo: Owner and Builder
• Occupation: 1839, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada; Brig Sylph: Owner
• Occupation: 1841, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada; Schooner Plowboy: Owner and Builder
• Occupation: 1845, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada; Barque McDonnell: Owner and Builder
• Occupation: 1847, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada; Ship Deborah: Owner and Builder
• Occupation: 1850, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada; Ship Try: Owner & Builder
• Census: 1851, Addington Parish, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1851, Dalhousie Parish, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada; Merchant
• Occupation: 1853, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada; Ship Marcianus
• Occupation: 1855, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada; Barque Rescue: Owner
• Occupation: 1867, Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Schooner Kate: Owner

Notes:

Birth:
Name: Arthur Ritchie
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 7 Feb 1807
Event Place: Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Event Place (Original): Mearns, Renfrew, Scotland
Gender: Male
Father's Name: David Ritchie
Mother's Name: Barbara Gilmour

GS Film Number: 1041279
Digital Folder Number: 007908515

Citing this Record
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X17C-CMT : 11 February 2020), Barbara Gilmour in entry for Arthur Ritchie, 1807.

Christened:
RITCHIE
ARTHUR
DAVID RITCHIE/BARBARA GILMOUR FR85 (FR85)
M
07/02/1807
571/
10 80
Mearns


FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KZRY-P95

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204677292

Occupation:
Name:?tab?Arthur Ritchie
Record Type:?tab?Owner
Residence Place:?tab?Dalhousie, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation:?tab?Merchant
Vessel Name:?tab?Maguasha
Vessel Type:?tab?Brig
Vessel Registration Number:?tab?M834001
Vessel Registration Place:?tab?Miramichi, New Brunswick
Year Vessel Constructed:?tab?1834
Crew Number:?tab?1
Was Owner the Builder?:?tab?Yes
Shares:?tab?64

Occupation:
Name:?tab?Arthur Ritchie
Record Type:?tab?Owner
Residence Place:?tab?Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation:?tab?Merchant
Vessel Name:?tab?Annabella
Vessel Type:?tab?Schooner
Vessel Registration Number:?tab?M835006
Vessel Registration Place:?tab?Miramichi, New Brunswick
Year Vessel Constructed:?tab?1835
Crew Number:?tab?1
Was Owner the Builder?:?tab?Yes
Shares:?tab?64

Occupation:
Name:?tab?Arthur Ritchie
Record Type:?tab?Owner
Residence Place:?tab?Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation:?tab?Merchant
Vessel Name:?tab?Restigouche Packet
Vessel Type:?tab?Schooner
Vessel Registration Number:?tab?M835008
Vessel Registration Place:?tab?Miramichi, New Brunswick
Year Vessel Constructed:?tab?1835
Crew Number:?tab?1
Was Owner the Builder?:?tab?Yes
Shares:?tab?64

Occupation:
Name:?tab?Arthur Ritchie
Record Type:?tab?Owner
Residence Place:?tab?Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation:?tab?Merchant
Vessel Name:?tab?Dolphin
Vessel Type:?tab?Schooner
Vessel Registration Number:?tab?M837025
Vessel Registration Place:?tab?Miramichi, New Brunswick
Year Vessel Constructed:?tab?1837
Crew Number:?tab?1
Was Owner the Builder?:?tab?Yes
Shares:?tab?32

Occupation:
Name:?tab?Arthur Ritchie
Record Type:?tab?Owner
Residence Place:?tab?Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation:?tab?Merchant
Vessel Name:?tab?Jane Amanda
Vessel Type:?tab?Schooner
Vessel Registration Number:?tab?M839001
Vessel Registration Place:?tab?Miramichi, New Brunswick
Year Vessel Constructed:?tab?1837
Crew Number:?tab?2
Was Owner the Builder?:?tab?Yes
Shares:?tab?32

Occupation:
Name:?tab?Arthur Ritchie
Record Type:?tab?Owner
Residence Place:?tab?Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation:?tab?Merchant
Vessel Name:?tab?Velocity
Vessel Type:?tab?Schooner
Vessel Registration Number:?tab?M837023
Vessel Registration Place:?tab?Miramichi, New Brunswick
Year Vessel Constructed:?tab?1837
Crew Number:?tab?1
Was Owner the Builder?:?tab?Yes
Shares:?tab?32

Occupation:
Name:?tab?Arthur Ritchie
Record Type:?tab?Owner
Residence Place:?tab?Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation:?tab?Merchant
Vessel Name:?tab?Echo
Vessel Type:?tab?Brigantine
Vessel Registration Number:?tab?M838005
Vessel Registration Place:?tab?Miramichi, New Brunswick
Year Vessel Constructed:?tab?1838
Crew Number:?tab?1
Was Owner the Builder?:?tab?Yes
Shares:?tab?32

Occupation:
Name:?tab?Arthur Ritchie
Record Type:?tab?Owner
Residence Place:?tab?Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation:?tab?Merchant
Vessel Name:?tab?Sylph
Vessel Type:?tab?Brig
Vessel Registration Number:?tab?M839022
Vessel Registration Place:?tab?Miramichi, New Brunswick
Year Vessel Constructed:?tab?1839
Crew Number:?tab?1
Was Owner the Builder?:?tab?No
Shares:?tab?32

Occupation:
Name:?tab?Arthur Ritchie
Record Type:?tab?Owner
Residence Place:?tab?Dalhousie, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation:?tab?Merchant
Vessel Name:?tab?Plowboy
Vessel Type:?tab?Schooner
Vessel Registration Number:?tab?M850003
Vessel Registration Place:?tab?Miramichi, New Brunswick
Year Vessel Constructed:?tab?1841
Crew Number:?tab?1
Was Owner the Builder?:?tab?Yes
Shares:?tab?64

Occupation:
Name:?tab?Arthur Ritchie
Record Type:?tab?Owner
Residence Place:?tab?Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation:?tab?Merchant
Vessel Name:?tab?McDonnell
Vessel Type:?tab?Barque
Vessel Registration Number:?tab?M849021
Vessel Registration Place:?tab?Miramichi, New Brunswick
Year Vessel Constructed:?tab?1845
Crew Number:?tab?1
Was Owner the Builder?:?tab?Yes
Shares:?tab?64

Occupation:
Name:?tab?Arthur Ritchie
Record Type:?tab?Owner
Residence Place:?tab?Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation:?tab?Merchant
Vessel Name:?tab?Deborah
Vessel Type:?tab?Ship
Vessel Registration Number:?tab?M849014
Vessel Registration Place:?tab?Miramichi, New Brunswick
Year Vessel Constructed:?tab?1847
Crew Number:?tab?1
Was Owner the Builder?:?tab?Yes
Shares:?tab?64

Occupation:
Name:?tab?Arthur Ritchie
Record Type:?tab?Owner
Residence Place:?tab?Dalhousie, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation:?tab?Merchant
Vessel Name:?tab?Try
Vessel Type:?tab?Ship
Vessel Registration Number:?tab?M850011
Vessel Registration Place:?tab?Miramichi, New Brunswick
Year Vessel Constructed:?tab?1850
Crew Number:?tab?1
Was Owner the Builder?:?tab?Yes
Shares:?tab?64

Census:
Relationship: Master
Race: Scotch
House: Cookhouse
Occupation: Shipbuilder
Date of entry: 1824

Occupation:
Name:?tab?Arthur Ritchie
Record Type:?tab?Owner
Residence Place:?tab?Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation:?tab?Merchant
Vessel Name:?tab?Marcianus
Vessel Type:?tab?Ship
Vessel Registration Number:?tab?M853019
Vessel Registration Place:?tab?Miramichi, New Brunswick
Year Vessel Constructed:?tab?1853
Crew Number:?tab?1
Was Owner the Builder?:?tab?No
Shares:?tab?64

Occupation:
Name:?tab?Arthur Ritchie
Record Type:?tab?Owner
Residence Place:?tab?Campbellton, Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation:?tab?Merchant
Vessel Name:?tab?Rescue
Vessel Type:?tab?Barque
Vessel Registration Number:?tab?M855007
Vessel Registration Place:?tab?Miramichi, New Brunswick
Year Vessel Constructed:?tab?1855
Crew Number:?tab?1
Shares:?tab?64

Family/Spouse: Ann. Ann was born in 1811; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Arthur Ritchie was born on 21 Feb 1838 in New Brunswick, Canada; died on 1 Aug 1892 in Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried in Old Dock Presbyterian Cemetery, Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: K8NP-W4H
• Occupation: Langton House, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, Scotland; farmer
• _UID: C3FACDC851EE410A9F1708C84647B1DE7EFC
• Census: 1841, Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; Scotland
• Residence: 1841, Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; Newhintiber or Auchentiber

Notes:

Birth:
ender:?tab?Male
Christening:?tab?May 26 1765
Mearns, Renfrew, Scotland
Father:?tab?James Ritchie
Mother:?tab?Margaret Pollock
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:?tab?C11571-2
System Origin:?tab?Scotland-ODM
GS Film number:?tab?1041279

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K8NP-W4H

David married Barbara Gilmour about 1790. Barbara (daughter of Allan Gilmour, II of South Walton (Walston) and Elisabeth Pollok) was born on 26 Mar 1770 in Mearns Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; was christened on 8 Apr 1770 in Mearns Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 9 Nov 1857 in Mearns Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: 9W94-BYL
• _UID: 52656ABAF5624B4F8387EFD68CB2F5E6B457
• Census-Household Member: 1841, Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; Scotland
• Residence-Occupant: 1841, Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; Newhintiber or Auchentiber
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Malletsheugh Farm, Mearns Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; Scotland
• Residence-Occupant: 1851, Mearns Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; Malletsheugh

Notes:

Christened:
GILMOUR
BARBARA
ALLAN GILMOUR/ELIZABETH POLLOCK FR19 (FR19)
F
08/04/1770
571/
10 14
Mearns

First name(s)?tab?Barbara
Last name?tab?Gilmour
Gender?tab?Female
Birth year?tab?1770
Birth place?tab?-
Baptism year?tab?1770
Baptism date?tab?08 Apr 1770
Baptism place?tab?MEARNS,RENFREW,SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s)?tab?Allan
Father's last name?tab?Gilmour
Mother's first name(s)?tab?Elizabeth
Mother's last name?tab?Pollock
Place?tab?Mearns
County?tab?Renfrewshire
Country?tab?Scotland
Record set?tab?Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory?tab?Parish Baptisms
Collections from?tab?Scotland, Great Britain

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9W94-BYL

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Residence-Occupant:
Role: Occupant


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Residence-Occupant:
Role: Occupant

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 52EDDBCC2DFB4203A7AD5E4190A7D82F846D

James married Margaret Pollock about 1764 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of William Pollock and Christian Blackhall) was born on 27 Jan 1745/46 in Paisley Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; was christened on 29 Jan 1745/46 in Low Church Parish, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: EE518805A7BE4CEAB4BC138C2B148FDA1E52

Notes:

Christened:
First name(s)?tab?Margaret
Last name?tab?Pollock
Gender?tab?Female
Birth year?tab?1746
Birth place?tab?-
Baptism year?tab?1746
Baptism date?tab?29 Jan 1746
Baptism place?tab?LOW CHURCH, PAISLEY, RENFREW, SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s)?tab?William
Father's last name?tab?Pollock
Mother's first name(s)?tab?Christian
Mother's last name?tab?Blackhall
Residence?tab?Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Place?tab?Paisley
County?tab?Renfrewshire
Country?tab?Scotland
Record set?tab?Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory?tab?Parish Baptisms
Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: BCF63D9853C44769B523ACC83577E3B4DD3F
• Occupation: 1744 1793; Farmer and feuar*

Notes:

Christened:
GILMOUR
ALLAN
ALLAN GILMOUR/JANET STEWART FR91 (FR91)
M
18/03/1744
616/
10 159
Stewarton

Name?tab?Allan Gilmour
Gender?tab?Male
Christening?tab?Mar 18 1744
Stewarton, Ayr, Scotland
Residence?tab? Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Father?tab?Allan Gilmour
Mother?tab?Janet Stewart
Indexing Project (Batch) Number?tab?C11616-2
System Origin?tab?Scotland-VR
GS Film number?tab?1041470
Reference ID?tab?2:15H46F6

Occupation:
feu Play feu
HISTORICAL
*feu - a right to hold land for which the holder must pay in grain or money rather than in military service.
a right to use land in perpetuity for a fixed annual payment
the land so held or used
Origin of feu -Scottish for fee
to grant (land) on feu

Allan married Elisabeth Pollok on 7 Sep 1765 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Elisabeth (daughter of John Pollok and Isobel Wilkie) was born on 7 Nov 1747 in Bothwell Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 8 Nov 1747 in Bothwell Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died in Oct 1816 in Lanark Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was buried in Nov 1816 in Airdrie or New Monkland, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: K1J6-3QX
• _UID: F7A1FCE5D37E4B4DAF1F620FC9021C88100B

Notes:

Christened:
Name?tab?Elizabeth Pollok
Gender?tab?Female
Christening?tab?Nov 8 1747
Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Father?tab?John Pollok
Mother?tab?Isobel Wilkie
Indexing Project (Batch) Number?tab?C11625-2
System Origin?tab?Scotland-ODM
GS Film number?tab?1042964, 0102887

POLLOK
ELIZABETH
JOHN POLLOK/ISOBEL WILKIE FR152 (FR152)
F
08/11/1747
625/
10 270
Bothwell

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K1J6-3QX

Buried:
GILMOUR
ELISABETH
-----
F
00/11/1816
651/
50 307
Airdrie or New Monkland

First name(s)?tab?Elisabeth
Last name?tab?Gilmour
Birth year?tab?-
Death year?tab?1816
Death date?tab?? ? 1816
Burial year?tab?1816
Burial date?tab?? Oct 1816
Burial place?tab?New Monkland
County?tab?Lanarkshire
Country?tab?Scotland
Notes?tab?-
Mortcloth price (? s d)?tab?00 04 00
Record set?tab?Scotland, Lanarkshire Death & Burial Index 1642-1855
Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory?tab?Parish Burials
Collections from?tab?United Kingdom, Scotland

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: A8306C3E026C4228B05B1306E4A3D6815C49

Notes:

Christened:
First name(s)?tab?William
Last name?tab?Pollock
Gender?tab?Male
Birth year?tab?1716
Birth place?tab?-
Baptism year?tab?1716
Baptism date?tab?01 Jul 1716
Baptism place?tab?NEILSTON, RENFREW, SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s)?tab?David
Father's last name?tab?Pollock
Mother's first name(s)?tab?-
Mother's last name?tab?-
Place?tab?Neilston
County?tab?Renfrewshire
Country?tab?Scotland
Record set?tab?Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory?tab?Parish Baptisms
Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

William married Christian Blackhall in Jun 1742 in Renfrew Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Christian (daughter of James Blackhall and Marion Hutchison) was born on 18 May 1715 in Renfrewshire, Scotland; was christened on 22 May 1715 in Renfrew Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 1024565CE0FE421EBCC5294DB1590495BEAE

Notes:

Christened:
First name(s)?tab?Christian
Last name?tab?Blackhall
Gender?tab?Female
Birth year?tab?1715
Birth place?tab?-
Baptism year?tab?1715
Baptism date?tab?22 May 1715
Baptism place?tab?RENFREW, RENFREW, SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s)?tab?James
Father's last name?tab?Blackhall
Mother's first name(s)?tab?Marren
Mother's last name?tab?Hutchison
Place?tab?Renfrew
County?tab?Renfrewshire
Country?tab?Scotland
Record set?tab?Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory?tab?Parish Baptisms
Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

Notes:

Married:
POLLOK
WILLIAM
CHRISTIAN BLACKHALL/FR226 (FR226)
00/06/1742
575/
20 10
Renfrew

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Allan Gilmuir
• _UID: 50092377A5F94173A14FA77BC6BFD24AF845

Notes:

?b?James Gilmor?/b? (possibly the son of James Gilmour and Margaret Holms of Glasgow, b. 20 Aug 1667) married to Agnes Snodgrass (1673 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire) and ?b?Heugh (Hugh) Stewart?/b? and ?b?Janet Glen?/b? who married 29 October 1693 in Stewarton Parish. They gave birth to ?b?Allan Gilmour I?/b? (1706 Renfrew Parish) and ?b?Jennet Stewart?/b? (1702 Stewarton Parish), a couple who married in Stewarton, Ayrshire 1 April 1738 and my 6?sup?th?/sup? great grandparents.

?b?Allan Gilmour I (1706)

Scotland of the Time?/b?
Allan Gilmour was born during a time of turmoil in Scotland. The economy of Scotland had collapsed during the 1690s and the country had experienced a series of crop failures. People were dying of starvation. The Bank of Scotland was established, as part of the effort to stabilize the economy. A series of investments were identified by the investors, and it is estimated that a quarter of all Scottish wealth was lost as a result of the failed Darien project.

In 1703, the Scottish parliament past the 'Act of Security' challenging the traditional relationship with the English monarchy and demanding that Scotland be granted free trade with England and the colonies. When the demand was initially refused, Scotland threaten to stop raising taxes for the English government and to withdraw troops from France. This threat was effective. The Act receives Royal Assent in 1704. In 1705 the English parliament retaliated and introduced the Alien Act which was designed to protect English interests in Scotland. Under this Act the English parliament demanded that the Scots negotiate a full union with England. If an agreement was not reached, Scottish assets would be seized, and an embargo placed on Scottish exports flowing into England. In 1707 the Scottish parliament was dissolved, not to reconvene for 292 years.

Into this mix of events, James Stewart, the Pretender, appeared and the Jacobite conflict emerged. His followers launched a series of skirmishes in their attempt to place him, and later his successor, Bonnie Prince Charlie on the throne of Scotland. After several defeats of British government forces, including at the Battle of Prestonpans, the struggle culminated in defeat for the Jacobite cause in the Battle of Culloden near Inverness in 1746. It is probable that both Allan Gilmour and his father James performed military duty during this time.

?b? Renfrewshire?/b?
Birth records indicate that Allan Gilmour I was born in Renfrew Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland to James Gilmor and Agnes Snodgrass. One sibling has been identified - John Gilmor (1708)
The poll books of 1695 indicate that in the country part of Renfrew parish there were 51 families. It is recorded that, "at that time, and long after it, a great part of the parish lay unimproved and unenclosed, merely in a state of nature".

Although after their lifetime, records of the parish in 1793 provide some insight into the communities of Allan and Jennet during their lifetime.

Allan Gilmour was born in Renfrew Parish, Renfrewshire. In the records, Renfrew parish is described as varying from three to four miles in length and breadth but having borders that were very irregular as a result of intersection with rivers and the Abbey parish of Paisley. The shire is split into two parts by the river Clyde, originally crossed by rowboat.

The town of Renfrew a royal burgh of Scotland, was passed into the hands of the Stewarts by a series of charters that confirmed its designated status through the centuries. Renfrew, located in Renfrew Parish, is three miles north of Paisley and five miles west of Glasgow. By 1793 the town is described as "half a mile in length, but in some places so narrow, that it is with great difficulty two carriages can pass each other. There are some small streets and lanes in it, besides the principal street". By 1793 there are some small manufactures emerging but at the beginning of the century it would be an agrarian community with possibly a cluster of trades people in the village.

Soil in the shire is described as sandy but productive alluvial deposit. The land tended to be low and prone to dampness and fog. During the early part of the 18?sup?th?/sup? century the Clyde river changed its course leaving the town, through which it formerly flowed, half a mile from the new waterway near the boundary between the counties of Lanark and Renfrew. Prior to this, "vessels of considerable burden were built close to the town", afterwards the town required canals to access navigable water.

By 1793 there are ten 'heritors' in the parish, and a great number of 'portioners', possessing what was called Burgher lands, holdings of the town. Three of the greater proprietors, either occasionally, or constantly reside in the parish. Unfortunately, they are not named. Some indication as to whom they might be may be deduced from landowners noted in 1845. "The principal heritors in the parish are the Incorporation of the burgh; Alexander Speirs, Esq. of Eldersly; Lord Douglas; W.M. Alexander, Esq. and others, proprietors of Walkingshaw; Miss Oswald of Scotstown; James Smith, Esq. of Jordanhill and Archibald Campbell, Esq. of Blythswood. It is interesting to note that some of these same people appear in a list of landowners in Stewarton Parish where Janet Stewart was born.

?b?Allan Gilmour and Janet Stewart?/b?
Allan Gilmour and Janet Stewart married in 1738 and appeared to have lived in Stewarton Parish for a time, and possibly for all their lives. No death records have yet been found. Allan was 32 and Janet 36 when they married, and it is not known if other children were born to them. Records have been found for three children Giles Gilmour (1739), Allan Gilmour II (1744-1793), and Margaret Gilmour (1748).

(Research):?b?Barr Barony?/b?
Feu off Barr, Allan Gilmour...value of rent 3; next to William Orr....value of rent 29 6

Christened:
GILMOR
ALLAN
JAMES GILMOR/AGNES SNODGRASS FR71 (FR71)
M
20/10/1706
575/
10 63
Renfrew

Name:?tab?Allan Gilmor
Gender:?tab?Male
Baptism Date:?tab?20 Oct 1706
Baptism Place:?tab?, Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland
Father:?tab?James Gilmor
Mother:?tab?Agnes Snodgrass
FHL Film Number:?tab?1041326

Allan married Jennet Stewart on 1 Apr 1738 in Stewarton Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. Jennet (daughter of Hugh Stewart and Jonet Glen) was born in 1702 in Stewarton Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland; was christened on 5 Feb 1701/02 in Stewarton Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Janet Stewart
• _UID: 87580B59B8B44848BEC568B558CD576CC798

Notes:

?b?James Gilmor?/b? (possibly the son of James Gilmour and Margaret Holms of Glasgow, b. 20 Aug 1667) married to Agnes Snodgrass (1673 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire) and ?b?Heugh (Hugh) Stewart?/b? and ?b?Janet Glen?/b? who married 29 October 1693 in Stewarton Parish. They gave birth to ?b?Allan Gilmour I?/b? (1706 Renfrew Parish) and ?b?Jennet Stewart?/b? (1702 Stewarton Parish), a couple who married in Stewarton, Ayrshire 1 April 1738 and my 6?sup?th?/sup? great grandparents.
?b?Jennet or Janet Stewart (1702-)?/b?
Janet Stewart, born in Stewarton Ayrshire, was a daughter of Hugh Stewart and Janet Glen who were married in Stewarton Parish 29 Nov 1693. Her siblings were Hugh (1694), William (1697), John (1704), and Margaret (1707).

?b?Stewarton Parish?/b?
Stewarton parish is named for the recipient of a royal charter granting lands to James, High Steward, in 1283. Janet's lineage has not been defined, but the number of Stewart families in the shire in later years suggest that the Stewart presence was retained in this area for many generations. Although long gone, it is reported that in 1793 the remains of their houses could still be seen near the town. In Janet's time, the area was known as the district of Cunningham, a major landowner and leader in the community.

Janet's home, in Stewarton Parish, was not far from Glasgow (18 miles) and other growing centres of Kilmarnock (6 miles north), Irvine (8 miles north-east) and Paisley (15 miles). Roads were maintained and daily postal services provided. The parish, about four miles in breadth and ten miles in length, was bound by the parishes of Neilston and Mearns in Renfrewshire and Fenwick in Ayrshire. The land is relatively flat sloping gently upwards towards the moor land behind.
The primary focus of the population was agrarian, and soil and animal husbandry resulted in excellent crops and significant numbers of farm animals. The 'Ayrshire' cattle were large milking cows that came to be raised throughout the lowlands and later around the world.

The parish also had an ancient and respected history of bonnet making, described in 1793 as producing "French or Quebec caps" for over 100 years. By 1845 it is reported that the industry provided "almost the whole regimental and naval bonnets and caps ? as well as those worn by the people in the country at large."

The life of Janet Stewart would have been set in the same context as her husbands.
?i?The economy of Scotland had collapsed during the 1690s and after the Bank of Scotland was established, it is estimated that a quarter of all Scottish wealth was lost as a result of the failed Darien project. In 1703, the Scottish parliament past the 'Act of Security' challenging the bond to English monarchs unless Scotland was accorded free trade with England and the colonies. Initially refused, Scotland threaten to stop raising taxes for the English government and to withdraw troops from France. This is effective as the Act receives Royal Assent in 1704. In 1705 the English parliament retaliates and introduces the Alien Act designed to protect English interests in Scotland. The Scots must negotiate a full union with England or have Scottish assets seized and an embargo on Scottish exports flowing to England. In 1707 the Scottish parliament is dissolved, not to reconvene for 292 years.

Into this mix of events, James Stewart, the Pretender, appears and the Jacobite conflict emerges, and his followers launch a series of skirmishes in their attempt to place him, and later his successor, Bonnie Prince Charlie on the throne of Scotland. After several government defeats including the Battle of Prestonpans, the struggle culminates defeat for the Jacobite cause in the Battle of Culloden near Inverness in 1746.

?/i?In 1845 it is interesting to note the following names, among the 83 landowners listed - all of which will reappear in later generations of Janet's descendants:
W. Pollock, Esq. M.D., of Barnahill, non-resident,
Allan Pollock of Blacklaw, non-resident,
John Stewart, Esq. of Gabrochhill, non-resident,
James, John and Robert Lindsay of Auchintiber, and
James Gilmour of Clerkland.

?b?Allan Gilmour and Janet Stewart?/b?
Allan Gilmour and Janet Stewart married in 1738 and appeared to have lived in Stewarton Parish for a time, and possibly for all their lives. No death records have yet been found. Allan was 32 and Janet 36 when they married, and it is not known if other children were born to them. Records have been found for three children Giles Gilmour (1739), Allan Gilmour II (1744-1793), and Margaret Gilmour (1748).

Christened:
Name:?tab?Janet Stewart
Gender:?tab?Female
Baptism Date:?tab?5 Feb 1702
Baptism Place:?tab?, Stewarton, Ayr, Scotland
Father:?tab?Hugh Stewart
Mother:?tab?Janet Glen
FHL Film Number:?tab?1041470
Reference ID:?tab?2:15H38XH

Notes:

Married:
Name:?tab?Jennet Stewart
Gender:?tab?Female
Marriage Date:?tab?1 Apr 1738
Marriage Place:?tab?Stewarton,Ayr,Scotland
Spouse:?tab?Allan Gilmuir
FHL Film Number:?tab?1041470

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: EFF717C0BA504441B8D0A122411859C10A23

Notes:

(Research):POLLOCK
JOHN
ISOBEL EDMISTON/
21/12/1732
644/1
250 29
Glasgow

Christened:
POLLOCK
JOHN
JAMES POLLOCK/MARGARET MEISON FR32 (FR32)
M
29/08/1700
625/
10 121
Bothwell

John married Isobel Wilkie on 21 Dec 1732 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Isobel (daughter of John Wilkie and Janet Hamilton) was born on 20 May 1717 in Bothwell Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 2 Jun 1717 in Bothwell Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Isoabell Wilkie
• _UID: 649475433F7643FEB70C13129AFD2AFB4AD1

Notes:

Christened:
Name:?tab?Isoabell Wilkie
Gender:?tab?Female
Birth Date:?tab?20 May 1717
Baptism Date:?tab?2 Jun 1717
Baptism Place:?tab?, Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Father:?tab?John Wilkie
Mother:?tab?Janet Hamilton
FHL Film Number:?tab?1042964
Reference ID:?tab?2:15J99XL