Wigtown Free Press 5 Feb1887.Marriage.On the 25th.ultimo,at Vicarhill Cottage,Glenluce,John McCrae,shepard,Bargrennan,to Tomina,third surviving daughter of Robert Wilson,flesher.
Wigtown Free Press 08/05/3g 1890 - At Mark of Loch Ronald,Kirkcowan on the 29th.ult. by the Rev.A.F.Mitchell,William Murdoch,Glenside,Kirkcolm to Agnes Jane Craig Wilson.
1891 Census Glenside.Living with husband,brother-in-law Peter Murdoch and a domestic servant.
1893 Do not know what she inherIted in her husbands will.
1901 not at Glenside.
Will in Scottish Documents.Testate.30Jan1983.Value £1501.Executors two local farmers.
Cause of death tuberculosis.
A brief summary is -executor james paxton
1. stock crop and other effects of farm glenside, sold at auction ----- total 1266 pounds
articles sold privately--------------------------------------- 234 pounds ---- total 1501 pounds
less debts 1174 pounds
total nett value of personal estate- 327 pounds
main debtors--- robert kerr-mahaar------ 515 pounds less life policy 150 pounds----- 365
mrs mcmeckan-st. mary's croft-------------------------------------------- 305
sir.a.agnew ------------------------------------------------------------------- 229
servants wages ---------------------------------------------------------------- 53
r. mccalmont&sons-belfast----------------------------------------------------- 55
Not much else is stated except he left a widow but no lawful issue surviving, mrs agnes murdoch or wilson was left athe sum of 327 pounds to be paid as seen fit by the executor, no mention of any other murdochs in the will- it also states that the deceased had no heritable land or estate in the u.k. one other item of interest in the debts is the fee for funeral expenses includes a cost of 2 pounds for free press - i assume this would be the local newspaper- ie auction add , maybe a death notice or obituary?
i looked in my 1881 census and it seems that james paxton is williams next door neighbour,robert kerr is a farmer as is the mcmeckan's who are not far away from glenside- sir andrew agnew is listed as a baronet?-lochnaw castle-leswalt-wigtown, this agrees with the address on one of the smaller debts to sir a agnew. by the look of things i think william may have been in a fair amount of debt and would not have been farming for much longer.
From M/C -Living at Mark of Loch Ronald,Kirkowan Parish.Shepherd.
Wigtown Free Press 20/04/3g 1891 - At Mark of Loch Ronald,Kirkcowan on the 22ult. the wife of Quintin Wilson of a son,stillborn.
1881 Census - Living with father Glenluce.Shepherd.
From M/C Dec1900 -Master flesher living in Glenluce.He had possibly taken over his fathers business about 1888.
1901 Census Main Street,Glenluce 894/9/4 Flesher.Living with wife and his sister Margaret.
From M/C -Lived at Drochuil,Old Luce.She was Robert Wilsons housekeeper.