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Subject: [WIG] McDowall BDMs & atricles from Wigtownshire Free Press
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 09:48:42 -0000

Dear Listers

Sharing Information.

Here are some McDOWALL Birth, Death and Marriage announcements, along with a few articles from the Wigtown Free Press.

I have not yet found a connection with the ones with an asterisk. Any help appreciated.

Wigtownshire Free Press - Announcements



Births:



17 Nov 1853 (4g)

At Portpatrick, on the 15th instant, Mrs Alexander McDowall, of the Railway Inn, of twin sons.



20 Dec 1855 (1f)

At Portpatrick, on the 14th instant, the wife of Mr Alexander McDowall, of the Railway Inn, of a daughter.



27 Jun 1861 (4f)

At Portpatrick, on the 26th instant, the wife of Mr Alexander McDowall, Railway Inn, of a son.



20 Aug 1863 (4g)

At Portpatrick, on the 19th instant, the wife of Alexander McDowall, Railway Inn, a daughter.



2 Aug 1866 (4g)

At Portpatrick, on the 18th ultimo, the wife of Mr Alexander McDowall, Railway Inn, of a son.





Marriages:



27 Sep 1860 (1f)

At Spittle on the 20th inst., Mr David McDowall, Pinminnoch, to Helen, third daughter of Mr J. Downey, farmer there.



9 Jun 1898 (3h)

At the Railway Inn, Portpatrick, on the 2nd inst., by the Rev. James R Kennedy, James Thomson, forester, Dunskey. to Jeannie, third daughter of the late Alexander McDowall.



**25 Mar 1909 (5g)

DICKSON - McDOWALL.- At Dinvin Street, Portpatrick, on the 23rd inst., by the Rev. Dr. Brownlie, Trinity Church, Andrew Dickson, G.P.O., 5 Gladstone Terrace, Edinburgh, to Jessie, youngest daughter of Mrs McDowall and the late John McDowall, joiner.



Deaths:



15 Dec 1848 (1f)

At Pinminnoch, parish of Portpatrick, on the 5th inst., Elizabeth McIntyre, wife of Mr John McDowall, aged 46 years.



27 Jun 1861 (4f)

At Pinminnoch, Portpatrick, Margaret McCrackan, aged 70 years, wife of Mr Alex. McDowall, farmer there.



11 Jun 1868

At Pinminnoch, suddenly, on the 7th inst., Alexander McDowall, farmer, aged 77 years.



**18 Feb 1869 (4g)

At Portpatrick, on the 8th instant, Mr David McDowall, aged 37 years.



5 Aug 1880 (4h)

At Railway Inn, Portpatrick, on the 2nd inst., Alexander McDowall, aged 52 years.



**30 Jul 1885 (4h)

At Holm Street, Portpatrick, on the 28th inst., John McDowall, son of Elizabeth McDowall, aged 2 years and 7 months



**30 Jul 1885 (4h)

At Muirland's Cottage, Causewayland, Stirling, on the 24th inst., Rev. A. K. McDowall, M.A., second son of the late Rev. Andrew McDowall, M.A., F.C., Kirkholm, Stranraer.



**12 Dec 1889 (4h)

At Blair's Arms, Portpatrick, on the 9th inst., James McDowall, aged 80 years.



**1 Apr 1897 (3g)

At Harbour Street, Stranraer, on the 26th ult., Wee Andrew, son of Andrew and Annie McDowall, aged 2 years and 4 months - Deeply regretted.



**1 Apr 1897 (3g)

At Dumfries Infirmary, on the 8th ult., John McDowall, cattle dealer, Whithorn.



18 Jul 1907(5f)

McDOWALL.- At 31 Copeland Road, Govan, on the 11th inst., James McDowall, marine engineer, second son of the late Alexander McDowall, Railway Inn, Portpatrick, aged 52 years. For 23 years in the employ of Messrs Stephens & Sons, shipbuilders, Linthouse.



23 Apr 1908 (5f)

McDOWALL.- At Hill Street, Portpatrick, on the 20th inst., Alexander McDowall, joiner, aged 53 years, eldest son of the late Alexander McDowall, Railway Inn.- Deeply regretted



3 Apr 1924 (5e)

McDOWALL.- At Railway Inn, Portpatrick, on the 27th ult., Margaret McDowall, aged 72 years, second daughter of the late Alexander McDowall.



Articles


7 Oct 1886

**Fatal Accident Near Portpatrick. - A fatal accident, accompanied by circumstances of a sad and pathetic character, occurred on Monday at the farm of Spittal, near Portpatrick, tenanted by Mr James Downie. David McDowall, a servant employed there, was in the harvest field leading corn, when the horse took fright and took off. In his efforts to restrain the animal, McDowall was knocked down, and the wheel of the loaded cart passed over his body killing him on the spot. He was a married man with nine children, several of whom are at present laid down with fever. He had his residence at Dinvin. During the hour in which the accident happened a daughter died, and before the mother had risen from the bedside of her dead child, the intelligence was brought to her that her husband, the bread-winner of the family, was killed.



**26 Jun 1890 (2g)

Woman Found Dead.- On Wednesday night last the body of Agnes McDowall or McEwan, wife of John McEwan, labourer, residing at Enoch Cottages, was found on the roadside by her son, James McEwan. Deceased who was 60 years of age, left home ata bout eight o'clock that evening to go to the Enoch farm for milk, and was found as stated at ten o'clock, at a point in the road about three hundred yards westerly direction from Enoch. Heart disease is supposed to be the cause of death, and the poor woman had evidently died in agony, as shown by the disturbed state of the spot of where the body was found.





11 May 1911 (4f)

At the Associates Examination of the Institute of Bankers of Scotland, recently held at Dumfries, the following local candidates passed: - Messrs Peter Stroyan, National Bank; and William Walker, British Linen Bank, Newton Stewart. Mr D. McDowall, National Bank, Newton Stewart, has also passed the Members' Degree of the Institute of Bankers in Scotland.



**16 Nov 1916 (5f)

Sudden Death, - On Wednesday of last week Mary McDowall, 64 years of age, died suddenly, It appears that she paid a visit to a neighbour's house in the afternoon, and was sitting at the fireside reading a newspaper, when she fell back on the chair and expired almost immediately. Miss McDowall was a daughter of the late Mr John McDowall, blacksmith





21 Sep 1922 (6a)

Ten Per Cent. Increase in Portpatrick

Miss McDowall, Railway Inn, Portpatrick, appealed against the assessor's valuation of £20 for the Railway Inn, and asked that it be reduced to £17.

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