11th great grandparents ~ David & Magdallen (nee Stewart) Kinnier

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2022: Week 35 (FREE SPACE)

For this week's prompt, FREE SPACE, I decided to follow up on last week's timeline after noticing I didn't have the Thomson line back very far.

I began looking at the sources for the folks I did have in our Bramble Bush, and then adding details and folks to see how far I could go back.

I arrived to my 7th great grandfather:

Andrew Thomson

BIRTH 1706 • Pathhead, Scottland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

DEATH Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Thomson line in Scotland is difficult to ensure it is the right family member being added. This is as far back as I have made it for the Thomson line. The reason for my stop was an inability to ensure it was my Thomson line I was following given the common names. 

In the past I would just give up there. 

This time I decided to follow further back on the wives line.

Andrew's wife (my 7th great grandmother) was 

Agnes Kennier

BIRTH 22 MAR 1710 • Pathhead, Fife, Scotland, UK

DEATH Scotland, UK

Tracking back on 7th great grandmother Agnes' line I was able to go back 4 more generations to my 11th great grandparents.

David Kinnier

BIRTH ABT. 1610 • Angus, Scotland, UK

DEATH Unknown

&

Magdallen Stewart

BIRTH ABT. 1610 • Scotland

DEATH Unknown

This is all of the information I currently have for my 11th great grandparents. 

Noting X11 great grandfather David's birth place I decided to check out Angus, Scotland. 

Scotland isn't a big country, but the travel distance between Angus & North Berwick where the Thomson family ended is great. 

How they ended up in North Berwick is a mystery.

I have written about the tale of North Berwick to Canada in the past.
You can read more about that in these two previous blogs:

3 Bricks in the Wall ~ Thomas Thomson (Stonemason, Brick House, Genealogical Brick Wall)

and
Leaving North Berwick ~ A Tale of 3 Siblings

Exploring your ancestors movements to understand how you were raised where you were!!!

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***

Sources:

Angus to North Berwick Map, Google Maps. Retrieved September 5th 2022 from 
https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/North+Berwick,+UK/Angus,+Kirriemuir+DD8+3SY,+UK/@56.3655065,-3.6268035,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x48870656577f27a3:0x70433f000895b52e!2m2!1d-2.719646!2d56.058363!1m5!1m1!1s0x4886795555899d55:0xdff25393c62e4050!2m2!1d-2.921!2d56.797!3e2?hl=en&authuser=0

Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/

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