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joysie4

joysie4 Report 22 Jan 2017 12:25

I would like to know the parents for Patrick Mcdowall or Mc Dowall b 1674 Edinburgh Scotland who married Katherine Ferguson or Eliz Martine

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 22 Jan 2017 12:41

If below reference, of any help for 'Helpers' looking to assist...

Chris :)

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1362400?page=0


http://www.freereg.org.uk/

County Midlothian
Place Edinburgh
Church name The Parish Church
Register type Unspecified
Marriage date 02 Mar 1701/2
Groom forename Patrick
Groom surname MCDOWALL
Groom abode Crichan
Bride forename Elizabeth
Bride surname MARTINE
Bride abode Burnbrae
Bride father forename Robert
Bride father surname MARTINE
Register note Groom down as younger.


County Midlothian
Place Edinburgh
Church name The Parish Church
Register type Unspecified
Marriage date 15 Dec 1734
Groom forename Patrick
Groom surname MCDOWALL
Groom parish N.W.
Groom occupation Merchant
Bride forename Elizabeth
Bride surname FERGUSSON
Bride parish S.E.
Bride father forename Archibald
Bride father surname FERGUSSON
Bride father occupation Religous Minister
Register note Brides father deceased Reverand minister at Kirkpatrick Juxta in Annandale.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 22 Jan 2017 12:41

This one??

We've researched this before. There's another thread on here somewhere with this info.


EDIT: Yes, here it is:
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1362400?page=0



MCDOWALL
PATRIK
WILLIAM MCDOWALL/GRISSELL BETHUN FR2195 (FR2195)
0
24/06/1674
685/1
70 453
Edinburgh

joysie4

joysie4 Report 22 Jan 2017 14:47

Thank you Chris & Argyllgran for the advice


I have been confused lately with william Mc b 1649 & Grissell Bethune being the correct parents as three other people gave me different parents

Now I need to know Williams parents if you would kindly help me please

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 22 Jan 2017 16:01

County Midlothian
Place Edinburgh
Church name The Parish Church
Register type Unspecified
Marriage date 11 * 1669
Groom forename William
Groom surname MCDOWELL
Groom occupation Merchant
Bride forename Grizel
Bride surname BETHON
Register note Banns 12 Feb 1669. Married by Mr John Paterson upon the 11th instant. Name variation McDowall, Mackdowall, Makdowell

http://www.freereg.org.uk/

(above was posted somewhere)

Chris :)

(apologies Joyce, but not got 'knowledge' for Scotland!, would say you need Archives!, AG probably a better one to advise!)

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 22 Jan 2017 16:54

William & Grissell's marriage was posted on the other thread I gave the link for above.

Here it is again:

BETHON
GRISSELL
WILLIAM MCDOWALL/FR1018 (FR1018)
11/02/1669
685/1
440 105
Edinburgh

Credits on Scotlands People will let you view the record. Such old parish records often don't give any info re the parents of the groom or bride, but you might be lucky.

However, without knowing anything else about William (age, parents, birthplace), it may be impossible to find his birth.


This is a wildly outside chance for Grissell's christening:

BEATOUN
GRISSELL
ALEXANDER BEATOUN/MARJORIE KENNEDIE FR1364 (FR1364)
0
01/08/1647
685/1
50 210
Edinburgh

And an outside chance for William's christening - that's IF he was born in Edinburgh, but maybe he wasn't:

MCDOWEL
WILLIAME
ALEXANDER MCDOWEL/CATHARINE BROUN FR1411 (FR1411)
0
08/07/1649
685/1
50 304
Edinburgh

malyon

malyon Report 22 Jan 2017 16:58

Patrik Mcdowall
Scotland Births and Baptisms
Name
Patrik Mcdowall
Gender
Male
Christening Date
24 Jun 1674
Christening Place
EDINBURGH PARISH, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
Father's Name
William Mcdowall
Mother's Name
Grissell Bethun

malyon

malyon Report 22 Jan 2017 17:00

Name
James Mcdowall
Gender
Male
Christening Place
EDINBURGH PARISH, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
Birth Date
05 Jul 1697
Birthplace
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Father's Name
Patrick Mcdowall
Mother's Name
Cathrin Ferguson

malyon

malyon Report 22 Jan 2017 17:02

Patrick Mcdowall
mentioned in the record of William Mcdowall
Name
Patrick Mcdowall
Gender
Male
Wife
Kathrin Ferguson
Son
William Mcdowall
Other information in the record of William Mcdowall
from Scotland Births and Baptisms
Name
William Mcdowall
Gender
Male
Christening Date
13 Oct 1708
Christening Place
EDINBURGH PARISH, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
Father's Name
Patrick Mcdowall
Mother's Name
Kathrin Ferguson

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 22 Jan 2017 17:04

Re what you say about other people giving you different parents' names for Patrick's parents -

the christening with parents William & Grissell is the only record that comes up on Ancestry and Scotlands People for a Patrick born/christened Edinburgh 1674

joysie4

joysie4 Report 22 Jan 2017 19:09

a rgyllgran
I have Williams birth 11/2/1649 who married grissel

thank you everyone for your help

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 22 Jan 2017 20:55

Scotlands People does not show any William McDowell (or other spelling) born anywhere in Scotland on 11/02/1649.

Where was he born?

malyon

malyon Report 22 Jan 2017 23:26

this is in familysearch

Williame Mcdowel
Scotland Births and Baptisms
Name
Williame Mcdowel
Gender
Male
Christening Date
08 Jul 1649
Christening Place
EDINBURGH PARISH, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
Father's Name
Alexander Mcdowel
Mother's Name
Catharine Broun

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 23 Jan 2017 08:13

(also on below Malyon, where you posted it!)

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1362400?page=0

Chris :)

https://familysearch.org/search

(for reference given)