1845 The Galloway Advertiser and Wigtownshire Free Press Birth, Marriage and Death Records Transcribed by Diana Henry and Robert Wells 2nd January 1845 (Week 1) BIRTHS At Lamblock House, parish of Carsphairn, on the 22d ult., Mrs M'Millan, of a son. At Saltcoats, on the 27th ult., the wife of Mr John Galloway, shoemaker, of a daughter. At Dalry, on the 26th ult., Mrs James M'Cosh, of a son. At Craigie, on the 27th ult., Mrs James Sinclair, of a son. At Wheeb, Colmonell, on the 24th ult. the wife of Mr Hugh M'Creath, of a daughter. At Daltangan, Colmonell, on the 28th ult., the wife of Mr Henry Thornton, of a daughter. At Enochmill, by Carronbridge, on the 21st ult., the wife of Mr William Kerr, of a daughter. MARRIAGES At Garliestown, on the 21st ult., by the Rev. Mr Sloan, Mr Joseph Bone, mariner, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr John Cochrane, Garliestown. At Ayr, on the 30th ult., by the Rev. John Robertson, of the Original Secession Church, Mr Andrew Paterson, late of Albrighton, Wolverhampton, to Elizabeth, daughter of Mr John Paterson, leather- merchant, Mill Street. At Galston, on the 24th ult., by the Rev. Dr Stirling, Mr Andrew Dudgeon Pringle, painter to her Majesty, Glasgow, to Jessie, eldest daughter of Mr Wood, butler to Captain A. D. Tait, Milrig. At Millport, on the 24th ult., by the Rev. Mr Marshall, Mr Alexander Hunter, merchant, to Janet, daughter of Mr William Porterfield. At Maybole, on the 30th ult., by the Rev. A. Thomson, John Muir, Esq., merchant, Glasgow, to Jessie, daughter of Alexander Muir, Esq., merchant. At Strontian, Argyllshire, on the 24th ult., by the Rev. Collin M'Vean, Mr John M'Laren, Camusine, to Margaret, second daughter of Mr James Andrews, senior, Newton-Stewart. At Barloccow, Borgue, on the 24th inst., by the Rev. S. Smith, Mr James Sproat, Dunjarg, Crossmicahael, to Jane, youngest daughter of Mr Samuel M'Monnies, farmer there. On the 20th ult., by the Rev. Mr Cowan, Kelton, Mr Adam Austin, miller, Crossmichael mill, to Miss Margaret Gracie, eldest daughter of Mr W. Gracie, grain-dealer, Castle-Douglas. At Penpont, on the 20th inst., Mr Crawfurd, Mr Edgar, Bowhouse, Terregles, to Miss Nicholas Kellock, Penpoint. At Wallacetown, Ayr, on the 24th ult., by the Rev. M Grant, Mr John Niven, farmer, Mahaar, Wigtownshire, to Janet, daughter of the late Mr M'Murtrie, Maybole. DEATHS At Girvan, on the 23d ult., Janet Jackson, relict of John M'Connel, Esq., cloth merchant, Girvan. At Fergushill, on the 17th ult., Thomas, aged one year and ten months; and on the 22d ult., Alexander, aged four years, sons of Mr William Allardyce. At his residence, Georgetown, Demerara, on the 17th Nov. after a severe and protracted illness, Sir Michael M'Turk, Knight, a native of New Cumnock, Ayrshire. At Irvine, on the 28th ult., James eldest son of Mr G. Ramsay, grocer and spirit dealer, aged 24 years. At West Kilbride, on the 27th ult., Hugh Findlay, second son of Mr John Gemmill, cabinet maker. At Saltcoats, on the 21st ult., Mr John Hamilton, heddlemaker there. At Murrow's Park, Govan, on the 26th ult., Mr William Stewart, accountant, late of Ayr, aged 80. At Conheath House, on the 18th ult., James Connell, Esq., of Conheath. At Gateside Relief Manse, on the 25th ult., Mrs Anne Paterson Carson. At Thornhill, on the 20th ult., Charlotte Effingham, infant daughter of Mr John Webster, draper. At Respin, parish of Whithorn, on the 25th ult, Mr Thomas M'Credie, at an advanced age. At Innerwell House, near Garliestown, on the 14th ult., Mr Aexander Porter, aged 21 years. At Bousack, parish of Urr, on the 21st ult., John Mlligan, aged 67 years. At his house, Edinburgh veterinary college, on the 22d ult., Mr John Dick. 9th January 1845 (Week 2) BIRTHS At Brockloch, on the 4th inst., Mrs William Boyd, of a son - being the third child within the last 12 months. At Knockgray House, parish of Carsphairn, on the 31st ult., Mrs Wallace, of twins, a son and daughter. At Lagwine, Carsphairn, on the 1st inst., Mrs Hunter, of a son. At Ayr, on the 5th inst., the wife of Mr Daniel Taylor, of a son At Irongray Manse, on the 3d inst., Mrs Wilson, of a son. At Glenhill, on the 27th ult., Mrs Robert Cowan, of a daughter. At Langholm, on the 30th ult., the wife of Mr James Ball, shoemaker, of a daughter. MARRIAGES Here, on the 1st inst., by the Rev. Mr Charles, of the Free Church, Mr Walter Murray, grocer, to Miss M'Dowall, eldest daughter of Mr H. M'Dowall, builder. At Dalmanoch, on the 7th inst., by the Rev. R. Hogarth, Mr Janes Osborne, farmer Cairnside, parish of Kirkcolm, to Wilhelmina, only daughter of Mr William Drynan, farmer, Dalmanock. (It is gratifying to state that Mr Osborne has revived a good old custom, by inviting a large number of his friends and neighbours, on the evening of his marrige, to a splendid entertainment. - Cor. At Auchentibbert, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 6th inst., by the Rev. J. J. Campbell, Mr Samuel Barclay, to Miss Mary Ann Flanagan. At Ardwell, on the 9th inst., by the Rev. Mr M'Neil, Mr John Rennie, to Miss Jane Galloway. At Droughtag, Mochrum, on the 26th ult., by the Rev. Mr Young, Mr James M'Meckan, farmer, Milton, parish of Leswalt, to Grace, eldest daughter of Mr Alex. Stewart, farmer, Droughtag. At Wigtown, on the 30th ult., by the Rev. Mr Young, Mr Robertson, of the Excise, to Miss Ann M'Crakan, daughter of the late John M'Crakan, of the Excise. At Dailly, on the 31st ult., by the Rev. Mr Strong, Mr James Sloan, to Miss Jane Gray. At Poundland, parish of Colmonell, on the 31st ult., Mr John Fulton, Dailly, to Miss Mary M'Creadie, Poundland. At Killermont House, on the 1st inst., by the Rev. C. P. Miles, W. Graham, Esq., of Bombay, to Jane Catherine, youngest daughter of the late John Lowndes, Esq., At Liverpool, on the 1st inst. in St. Michael's Church, by license, by the Rev. Henry Carpenter, A.B., Mr D. M'Lachlan, to Jane, youngest daughter of the late Capt., David M'Dowall of Stranraer. At Dumfries, on the 3d inst., by the Rev. Dr Duncan, Mr Robert Lamb, baker, to Miss Black, English Street. At Annan, on the 3d inst., by the Rev. James Mouilaws, W. Sewell, Torthorwald Academy to Helen, 4th daughter of Mr Douglas Johnstone, Annan. At Martholm, parish of Langholm, on the 27th ult., by the Rev. Alex. Ross, Free Church, Mr John Little, Stannishwaterfoot, Westerkirk, to Miss Jane Beattie. DEATHS In Church Street, here, on the 7th inst., very suddenly, William Sprott, Esq., writer. At Edinburgh, on the 30th ult., after a short illness, Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr John M'Manus, printer, aged 18 years and 4 months. At Sandmill, parish of Stoneykirk, on the 30th ult., John, second son of Mr Andrew M'Master, farmer there. At Portwilliam, on the 22nd ult., Mr Archd. Johnstone, aged 56. At Wigtown, on the 29th ult., James M'Lelland, tailor, aged 21 years. At Creetown, on the 1st inst., at the advanced age of 94, Helen Graham, a native of Gretna, and relict of Wm. Dickson, formerly of Kirkliston, Cumberland. At Corseyard, Borgue, on the 4th inst., aged 85 Mrs Janet Henry, relict of Mr Samuel Brown, late farmer in Barmagachin - much respected. At Maxwelltown, on the 1st inst., Helen Anderson, wife of Mr John Corrie, shoemaker. At Ayr, on the 31st ult., Mr John Gemmell, parochial teacher. At Ayr, on the 28th ult., Mrs Brown, relict of Mr M. Brown, farmer, Craigiemains, aged 84. At Ayr, on the 6th inst., Mr John Paterson, leather merchant, aged 68. At Dalrymple, on the 5th inst., Elizabeth Drennan, after a lingering illness. At Bentpath, parish of Westerkirk, on the 1st inst., Mr Andrew Young, aged 90 years. At Langholm, on the 4th inst., Grizel Dalgleish, relict of Mr James Brown, farmer, Carlesgill, parish of Westerkirk, aged 80 years. At Knock, parish of Westerkirk, Helen Thomson, aged 88 years. 16th January 1845 (Week 3) BIRTHS At No 14, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, on the 8th inst., the Lady of Sir William Maxwell of Monreith, Bart., of a son. Here, on the11th inst., Mrs Alexander Small, of a daughter. At George Street, here, on the 2d inst., the wife of Mr Morrow, baker, of a daughter. At Clayhole, here, on the 7th inst., Mrs Alex Torrance, of a son. At Borland, Glenluce, on the 9th inst., Mrs M'Fadzean, of a son. At Markbrooms, Glenluce, on the14th inst., Mrs McCaa, of a son. At Newton-Stewart, on the 8th inst., the wife of Mr Joseph Beck, coach-builder, of Dumfries, of a daughter. At Newton-Stewart, on the 11th current, Mrs James Rennie, of the Plough Inn, of a daughter. At Wrightfield, near Ayr, on the 10th inst., Mrs Hugh Muir, of a son. At Kilmarnock, on the 12th inst., Mrs John Alexander, of a son. At Saltcoats, on the 11th inst., Mrs Hugh Aitken, of a son. At St. Cuthbert House, Catrine, on the 9th inst., Mrs David Murray, of a daughter. At Irvine, on the 7th inst., the wife of the Rev. John Leechman, of a son. At Edinburgh, on the 9th instant, Mrs Macdonald of Rammerscales, of a son. At Coleshill House, Berks, on the 3d inst., the Hon. Mrs Edward Pleydell Bouverie, of a daughter. MARRIAGES At Path House, Minnigaff, on the 6th inst., by the Rev.