Occupation:Railway inspector.
Did not marry.Was a successful businessman in Glasgow.Left a collection of paintings to the City of Glasgow.
May have married a Sinclair and emigrated to America.Visisted by my parents about 1930.Possibly lived in New Hampshire.
Occupation:Bolt screwer on marriage certificate.
1871 Census 72 Taylor St Barony.Living with father.
1881 Census 72 Millburn St Townhead.Living with father.Cash girl.
!Occupation:Envelope folder on marriage certificate.
From B/C of son James 1874 - Ironmasters clerk.
From D/C of son - Mercantile clerk.
1871 Census.72 Taylor St,Barony.Living with father.Dressmaker.
1874 - As above.Gave birth to son James Shankland,illegitimate,at 145 Garscube Road,Glasgow.Childs father lived at 35 North St.Mungo Street,Glasgow
From M/C 1877 - Spinster.Dressmaker at 72 Millburn Street,Dennistoun which was her parents address.Her sister Mary was her witness.
1881 Census 29 Gardiner St.,Glasgow. 644/8 2/1.Living with husband,daughters Mary and Primrose and Margaret Turnbull age 30 who may have been her husbands sister.Also in the house Jeanie T.Turnbull age 8 who was probably John Turnbulls daughter by his first wife.
Have photograph taken c.1908 of Isabella,her daughter Mary and her grand-daughter Isobel.
Occupation:Coal miner.
!OPR Dailly - James Davidson servant with William Crawford,coal greeve at
Bargany,and Margaret McMurtrie gave in their names in order to marriage
June 12th. were thrice proclaimed and married July 2nd.1761
1799 Miners were freed from serfdom.
OPR Dailly.Deaths.James Davidson at Kilgramy beginning of June 1818
aged about 80.Old age.
OPR Kirkmichael.James Davidson b.18Mar1739.Father Andrew,smith in Kirkmichael.Might be right person.
SRO A Directory of Landownership in Scotland c.1770
Dailly:John Hamilton:Bargeny
An inventory of Local Authority Records in SRO
Book by Rev Geo.Turnbull,A South Ayrshire Parish(Dailly) ed by John Torrance
1908
SRO CH2/ Dailly Baptisms 1854/72 1880/1940
Marriages 1857/1942
Deaths 1802/12
CH2/392 Kirk Session Minutes(microfilm) 1691/1703 1711/1930
Poor Accounts 1746/59 1781/3 1823/39
Head of Families 1834/40
Communion Rolls 1772/7
Strathclde Regional Archives. Now at Ayr?
Dailly Kirk Session Minutes as in SRO. 30 volumes
New Dailly Cemetery.List of Burials 1874/1914
Register of Poor 1865/1930
!I am assuming that Andrew was the name of the father of James Davidson because James called his firstborn son Andrew.It is possible that Andrew's wife was called Barbara.James Davidsons second born daughter was Barbara.
Hearth Tax Collection List 1692 for Dailly - No Davidsons mentioned.
Old Statistical Account 1790 Dailly Parish - Only mention of coal was the cost to transport it to the coast.
Dailly OPR:Daughter to Robert McMurtrie in Blair born 22Jun1740.Blair is in Kirkoswald Parish one mile west of Kilgrammie
Death in Ayr Advertiser 25Oct1838
At Dailly on 17th.inst.Margaret McMurtrie widow of James Davidson.She was born June 22nd.1740 and married
June 22nd.1761.She was the mother of 12 children and before her death could enumerate nearly 450 children,grand children,great grandchildren,great great granchildren and great great great grandchildren.She saw seven generations,had four sets of teeth,and although bedridden for the last eight years retained her faculties to the last and was able to express her sense of devine goodness and her reliance on the Lord Jesus Christ.
( June 22nd. was actually 2nd.July,she must have reckoned old style,it persisted for a long time in country districts}
OPR Dailly.Deaths.Margaret McMurtrie 18Oct1838.Aged 98.
OPR Dailly - Elizabeth daughter lawful to James Davidson,collier at
Barganyheugh born 18th.Jan. and baptized the 20th.Jan1765.
OPR Dailly - Robert son lawful to James Davidson,collier at Bargany was born
19th.Oct. and baptized the 22nd.Oct1766.
OPR Dailly - Marion lawful daughter to James Davidson at Kilgramy born
23Mar1785 and baptized 27Mar1785.
Record of Deaths:Marion Davidson a child of James at Kilgramy died
April15th.1786.
OPR Dailly - See Helen.
Occupation:Glass stainer.
Her death was registered by occupoer at 25 Alma Street,Govan,not her daughter Agnes.
Occupation:Flesher(master)
Occupation:On M/C-Shepherd.
OPR Barr.Thomas son to Thomas Wilson in Green of Albany and Agnes Davidson
was born 19th.May and baptized 22nd.June 1832.
!Address:On M/C-Drannandon,Minnigaff.He was the father of John,William,Annie
and Nancy of Kirkmabreak,Creetown.
Did not leave a will.
Three of his sons emigrated to New Zealand after World War 1.
1841 Census with parents.
1851 Census with parents.
1881 Census Wood of Cree Cottage,Minnigaff,Kirkcudbright.Shepherd.Living with wife and five children Thomas,John,James,Margaret and Josh.
Address:On M/C-Palnure,Minnigaff.
1901 Census 893/1 Markdow Farm House,New Luce.Unmarried.Shepherd.
Married John Clacherie and lived in Creetown.John had a shop in which he sold cloth which he bought in Northern Ireland.
Occupation:Mason.Did not leave a will.
1841 Census 11/23 64 Main Street,Glenluce.Wife Helen and children Charles,John and Mary.Grace not present.
1851 Census see wife.
1861 Census 894/8/11 Living with wife and four children Charles,Mary,Grace and David.
No will.
OPR Old Luce-Helen McWilliam lawful daughter of John McWilliam and Mary Kelly
in village was baptized by Mr.Learmonth 15Feb1807.
1851 Census 894/11/29 - Living Main St,Glenluce with husband and five of her children Charles,John,Mary,Grace and David.
1861 Census 894/2/5 Camrie Farm.Ploughman.
1851 Census - Employed at home in sewing.Not at school.
1861 Census living with parents.Domestic servant.
1851 Census - Employed at home in sewing.Not at school.
1861 Census living with parents.Domestic servant.
1861 Census living with parents.
Occupation:General labourer.Did not leave a will.
1851 Census - Employed at home
1861 Census living with parents.Barber.
1881 Census South Two Mark Farm,Stoneykirk. 898/7/8 Shepherd.Boarder.Unmarried.
1891 Census North Street,Glenluce 894/3/2 General labourer.Living with wife daughter Mary and neice Bessie Rodie age 8.Three rooms with windows.
1901 Census North Street,Glenluce.894/1/3 General labourer.Living with wife and daughter Mary.