Relationship to me:- Great, Great, Great Grandfather. (Maternal)
Eleven children in 18 years. Large families were the norm for this era. Unfortunately systematic record keeping was not. For most of this family the only information available is birth dates and as are follows:- David 1813, Walter 1815, Jean 1817, Isabella 1819, John 1821, Robert 1825, Christina 1827, Archibald 1829-1841.
The only other information I have been able to ascertain at this time is about:
Janet (Jessie) b1832. She married George G. Miller in Sydney N.S.W. in 1855, and
James (II) who married Mary Hastie, and
Halbert James (I).
The highlighted section of the Old Parish Records following the entry Oct 20, reads: “also John son of James Edgar in Park of Dumgree omitted in proper place Kirkpatrick juxta March 23rd.(possibly 28th.) 1778″
In keeping with the erratic record keeping here we have a notation of Johns death on the Headstone and what appears to be an afterthought of his birth entry into the Old Parish Records. Again there is a discrepancy in the noted records, essentially the age on the headstone, John would have been 89 when he passed away.
| Father | James |
| Mother | Jean Johnston |
| Date of Birth | 23rd March 1778 |
| Place of Birth | Troloss, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (map) |
| Date of Death | 18th. March 1868 |
| Place of Death | Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (map) |
| Spouse | Isabella Aitcheson |
| Date of Marriage | 18th. June 1810 |
| Place of Marriage | Unknown |
| First Child | David |
| Second Child | Walter |
| Third Child | James (II) |
| Forth Child | Jean |
| Fifth Child | Isabella |
| Sixth Child | John |
| Seventh Child | HALBERT JAMES (I) |
| Eighth Child | Robert |
| Ninth Child | Christina |
| Tenth Child | Archibald |
| Eleventh Child | and Janet (Jessie) |