Boyds from Ardrossan

[sweet caroline]

Lynne ,
A Stranger?
JONET FINNIE Pedigree
Female
Birth: 10 OCT 1683
Christening: 14 OCT 1683 Abbey (Paisley), Renfrew, Scotland
Father: MATTHEW FINNIE
Spouse: JEAN BLACKWOOD Family
Marriage: 12 JAN 1683 Abbey (Paisley), Renfrew, Scotland
MATHEW FINNIE Pedigree
Male
Christening: JUN 1666 Dumbarton, Dunbarton, Scotland
Father: JOHNE FINNIE Family
Mother: MARGRA
MATHEW FINIE Pedigree
Male
Birth: 03 SEP 1696
Christening: 04 SEP 1696 Paisley, Abbey (Paisley), Renfrew, Scotland
Father: JOHN FINIE Family
Mother: ELIZEBETH
Not finding a Marriage
That's 3 Jonet- Fathers-Matthew,John,James.

[Lynne]

Ellen, thank you....this is fabulous!! I think that you are right, as Robert & Mary also had Robert in Stevenston in 1712. William's birth year in the IGI (only on the record for his marriage to Mary) has been given as being about 1712. John Finnie & Jean Boyd had an unnamed son in 1711, but this is the one that has no details on the record, and I'm not sure what happened to them after that. I shall check. I love the fact that there is a Wilsonne in there, Ellen...and a Margaret at that!! William's 4th daughter was Margaret. And surely Grissall must be Grizel's cousin? It's all wonderful, Ellen....I'm over the moon here!! Lynne.

[Lynne]

Oh wow, Ellen...I wonder where these fit in? Again, as you say, another Jonet, not to mention the Margra...getting very close to our Margarets?!! Do you know, Ellen, I have been chasing the Boyds via Ann for donkey's years, and not once did it ever occur to me that there was such a strong connection to the Boyds in William's family...although I must admit that I had wondered how he knew Ann. This is all wonderful stuff, Ellen...thank you!! Lynne.

[Lynne]

Ellen, thank you so much for the Hughwallis site...brilliant!! Lynne.

[sweet caroline]

Ardrossan Castle Curling Club was instituted in 1830 and played its games on a pond at the Mill Farm, Ardrossan. One of the Club’s claim to fame is to have been the first curling club to play an international match when the members crossed the sea to Ireland in 1861 to play a game in Belfast. Unfortunately a thaw set in and the game had to be abandoned. Two Irish rinks came to Ardrossan later that year and we have a record of two Ardrossan rinks going in the 1870-71 season to Ireland where they had a friendly game on Seaview Loch, Belfast. This fixture was reinstated in the 1990s when the Irish Curling Association was revived and it continues to this day.
Over the years the club has played at Crossmyloof, Ayr and Irvine but at present games are played at Harvies Ice Rink in Stevenston.
However, Harvies is about to have a major refit and for the season 2009-2010 games are likely to take place at The Magnum in Irvine.

http://www.royalcaledoniancurlingclub.o ... /index.cfm

See BMD and Files 8 December 2010
by mcgrattan » Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:48 pm

[Lynne]

Ellen, thank you...this is very interesting!! I seem to remember when googling Archibald Finnie one day, his name came up in a book to do with curling. Lynne.

[Lynne]

Oh Ellen, I meant to say....I've been searching for marriages in Ardrossan around the time of Wm & Ann's marriage, and found quite a few in the IGI. One was Grizal Boyd. Lynne.

Janet Boyd
Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910
spouse: John Anderson
marriage: 24 Jul 1755 — Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland

John Boyd
Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910
spouse: Jean Blain
marriage: 21 Feb 1752 — Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland

Grizal Boyd
Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910
spouse: Malcolm Paterson
marriage: 21 Mar 1757 — Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland

Isabel Boyd
Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910
spouse: Hugh Anderson
marriage: 25 Mar 1760 — Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland

Ann Boyd
Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910
spouse: William Finnie
marriage: Apr 1745 — Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland

Agnes Boyd
Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910
spouse: Thomas Walker
marriage: 27 Jan 1747 — Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland

James Boyd
Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910
spouse: Margaret Highett
marriage: 30 Dec 1746 — Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland

David Boyd
Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910
spouse: Mary Carr
marriage: 14 Jul 1743 — Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland

Abraham Boyd
Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910
spouse: Mary Ramsay
marriage: 21 Apr 1749 — Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland

Robert Boyd
Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910
spouse: Jannet Allan
marriage: 13 Feb 1752 — Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland

Mary Boyd
Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910
spouse: Robert Boyd
marriage: 30 Oct 1756 — Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland

Ann Boyd
Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910
spouse: Hugh Morris
marriage: 27 Oct 1743 — Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland

Jean Boyd
Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910
spouse: Michall Auld
marriage: 03 Aug 1744 — Ardrossan, Ayr, Scotland

[Penny Tray]

Here's an interesting map of Ardrossan circa 1769 which shows "THE MILL ARDROSSAN". The map lacks the accuracy of modern publications but pinpoints the premises nevertheless in the area we now associate with the Mill Farm.

The map was referred to, I understand, by those considering the murder of the Earl of Eglinton by Mungo Campbell on the North Shore in October 1769.

[Lynne]

Laurence, this is just wonderful....thank you!! Lynne.

[sweet caroline]

1779 Map
http://maps.nls.uk/joins/view/?rsid=744 ... desc=North West section

Ellen

[Lynne]

Ellen, thank you so much for this. An update on my Ann: I'm expecting a package any day now, Ellen, from Saltcoats, which apparently has some information on Ann. I'm so excited here, and will let you know if there's anything that we don't already know in there. Lynne.

[sweet caroline]

Lynne,
Here's a later map showing MillHouse and Milnfarm were one and the same.
http://maps.nls.uk/atlas/thomson/view/? ... 68&mid=547
Ellen