Uncertain ~ Parents of Peter & Anne (nee Kirk) Graham

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: 2020 Week 22 (UNCERTAIN)


This week's focus on UNCERTAIN left me thinking about my 5th great grandparents Peter & Anne (nee Kirk) Graham.


Both were born in Scotland, he about 1788, she about 1785, and they both died in Scotland in an unknown year.


The only proof I have they existed is via 4 birth registrations. This was the first area of my tree that I engaged a reasonable exhaustive search, and placed two parents without what I thought was enough proof to enter their data.


I have no birth, marriage or death information for them. 


Peter Graham
BIRTH ABT 1788 • Closeburn, Dumfriesshire
DEATH Unknown
and
Ann(e) Kirk
BIRTH ABT 1785
DEATH Unknown


Using Scottish naming patterns I am guessing that Peter's parents were James & Elizabeth, and Ann(e)'s parents were Robert & Mary. This family line does use Scottish naming patterns, but the flaw in my guessing is that I am unsure that I have a record of all their children. I only have records for 4 children of Peter & Ann(e). I can't be sure the names are relevant for Scottish naming patterns usage.  Even so I have put the parent names in my tree on Ancestry with a note that they are simply guessing using Scottish naming patterns. 



The  children I have found proof of are:


James Graham
BIRTH 16 JUL 1811 • Closeburn, Dumfries, Thornhill, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
DEATH 23 MAR 1886 • Drowned in River Dothan, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire
married 
Elizabeth Pate
BIRTH 16 JUL 1818 • Lesmahag, Lanark
DEATH 19 JULY 1873 • Turfholm, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland


Robert Graham
BIRTH 16 JAN 1814 • Thornhill, Closeburn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
DEATH 24 MAR 1892 • Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
married
Susanah (Susan) Hamilton
BIRTH 03 NOV 1814 • Carnwath, Lanarkshire
DEATH 11 APR 1894 • Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
My 4th great grandparents


Mary Graham
BIRTH 9 FEB 1819 • Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
DEATH Unknown


Elizabeth Graham
BIRTH 10 FEB 1821 • Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland:
DEATH 22 NOV 1903 • 16 Anderson Street, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire
married
William Stark


Ancestry DNA matching has confirmed a match through the descendants of two children of each of the brother's James & Robert. I have not yet found DNA confirmation for the sisters. At this time I have no DNA matches that might suggest more children.


I don't yet know which Graham line we descend through, but my family has embraced out Graham Scottish heritage.

Our youngest son, high school graduation

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Cause ... 





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