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Clackmannanshire UK - Genealogy, Surnames, Family and Local History

County town: Alloa Other major towns: Origins of Name: Stone of Manu, Brittonic Population 1801: 10,858 Population 1961: 41,394 Acreage: 34,938 Urban Land 1961: 6.7%... more

younger - Dollar
Thomas Younger (b.1781) married Isabella Hutchison and had 6 children - Isabella, Thomas, Agnes, Thomas, John and David. Isabella marr. John Gow then John Irvine, Agnes Marr. John Summers and John poss. marr, margaret Dobbie

Robert William THOMPSON - Dollar
I am trying to trace the THOMPSON family who lived in Dollar, Clackmannanshire. Robert William was born around 1900/01. Father bred horses, trotters, jumpers,etc. Mother Rosina?? died after being thrown from horse around 1905. Any information please??? tabitha

Robert Burda Brown - Dollar
Born Edinburghc. 1813. Living in Dollar 1861 with wife Martha, daughters Elizabeth, Martha and Alice and son Robert B. Was an ex-soldier with service abroad. Moved to Dublin subsequently.

Walker - Dollar
searching for information on Walker, Izat, Laurie families who lived in Dollar and surrounding area

BAIN - Dollar
Searching for any information about the BAIN family. James BAIN married Willhelmenia BEATTIE Oct/23/1868 at Dollar. Children, Walter Beattie BAIN Sept/12/1876, Dollar. Thomas Beattie BAIN Aug/4/1882, Dollar. Willhelmenia BAIN Jan/19/1879. Dollar

Sir Ralph Abercromby - Menstrie
From the Century Cyclopedia of Names 1895 Sir Ralph Abercromby, born at Menstry Clackmannanshire in October 1734 he died near Alexandria Egypt 28th March 1801. A distinguished British General, commander in chief in the West Indies 1795-97, when he took Grenada, Demerara, and Trinidad, and relieved St. Vincent. He was mortally wounded 21st March 1801

Henderson/McGregor Family - New Sauchie
Am searching for any information about a Robert Henderson born 1812-15 at Sauchie Clackmanonshire Scotland and married Barbara Drysdale McGregor at Alloa - Clackmanonshire in 1839 in a Presbyterian Church. They had three children, Walter, David (my great grandfather) and Janet, all born in Scotland. Walter was 10, David 8 and Janet 6 when they arrived in Australia in 1852. The name of the ship was Kate and it left Liverpool on Aug 28th 1852 and arrived in Sydney in December of that year.

Scott - Tillicoultry
My Great Great Grandmother was born in Tillicoultry in 1855 her name was Elizabeth scott, Daughter of George Scott and Janet Robertson. She married Herbert Fell in 1878.

Lawrie, Walker - Tillicoultry
John Lawrie married Elizabeth Walker 1845, in Tillicoultry. (John's parents were John Lawrie and Catherine Ferguson, who married in Dunblane.) Who were Elizabeth's parents? An Elizabeth Walker was living close to the Lawries in 1841, but she would have been too young to marry in January 1845 (age on 1841 census is 10). The age may be inaccurate. Her parents may have been Robert Walker and Elizabeth Davidson, who married in Melrose, Roxburghshire.

bain - Tillicoultry
my father, David Crawford, married his first wife,maiden name Bain, circa 1915. She must have died circa 1930. He married my mother in 1936. He had a daughter,Nan, by his first wife.Any information on the first wife would be appreciated

Wright/ Beveridge - Tillicoultry
Robert Wright and Margaret Beveridge married in Tillicoultry 4 March 1826.

McIntyre, Hugh from Tillicoultry b. 1822 - Tillicoultry
I am looking for information about Hugh McIntyre, born in 1822 in Tillicoultry. He went to Australia where he married Grace Young then moved to New Zealand to raise his family. Any information about Hughs family, or about McIntyres in this area would be gratefully received, Thanks. Fiona, NZ

Robert Mather & Fam - Tillicoultry - Tillicoultry
Robert Mather {Shoemaker} was born in Blackford on 19/3/1843 to Robert Mather and Catherine Tainsh and married Agnes Williamson bn abt. 1844 Dunblane, they married in Blackford in 1964. The Children I can find are:- Elizabeth Cameron Mather bn 19/1/1865 in Blackford Robert bn 16/9/1867 in Tillicoultry {may have died young} Catherine bn 19/9/1869 in Tillicoultry John bn 6/11/1871 in Tillicoultry Robert bn 16/2/1874 in tillicoultry Agnes bn abt 1880 in tillicoultry Jessie bn abt 1882 in Tillicoultry James bn abt 1888 in Tillicoultry Anyone with information or links to this family please contact me Clare

hunter family - Tillicoultry
i am looking for the parents of my gggrandfather george hunter born 1815 tillicoultry later married elizabeth lawson 1848 can any one help please

Jamieson family - Tullibody
I'd be interested in any information regarding the Jamieson family located in Tullibody 1800-present day .

Liddells from Alloa, Clackmannan - Clackmannanshire
Captain James Donaldson LIDDELL, master mariner, born 1 Aug 1808 in Alloa, died 3 Feb 1878 in Queenscliff, Vic, Australia. Married Abigail DESMOND 29 Mar 1830 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Abby was a convict, transported to Australia in 1828 for stealing 2 coats, 2 aprons and 3 flatirons (total value 9s). She was born in County Cork Ireland, died 15 Feb 1859 in Queenscliff, Vic. James and Abby had 7 children. My husband is descended through son Charles Henty LIDDELL, b. 14 Mar 1835 in Launceston, Tas, Australia, died 1897 in Dunolly, Vic. Charles married Jane Ann WILLIS, originally of Durham, 21 June 1855 in Victoria, Australia. James Donaldson LIDDELL remarried at age 53 to Annie JUSTICE, shortly after Abby's death in 1859. They had a numberof children together. Would be interested in hearing from descendants or anyone with further information.

Clackmannanshire - Clackmannanshire (CLK, County, Scotland)
Looking for any information on Paterson,Andrew married to Catherine Hunter Sept 09, 1865. Children and location. Parents and dates of christening, births, deaths.



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