William Irving (1761)

Born 1761 in Keir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Husband of Margaret Ross — married about Oct 1806 in Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Name, birth year, and location, are based on the census information.

William Irving /Irvine was born about 1762.This date is based on the 1841 census.

William Irving married Margaret Ross, Oct 1806 in Keir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. ^[1]

Recorded as father on children's christening records.

William died in 1846. His Will is available on Scotland’s People^[2]

Census Records

1841 Census of Scotland: Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. ^[3]

• Living at Bardendoch. Keir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
• head William Irving, age 80, married, Farmer,
• daughter Margrit Irving, 50, Dumfriesshire.
• son William Irving, 25, Dumfriesshire.
• son Benjamin Irving, 20, Dumfriesshire.
• son Joseph Irving, 16, Dumfriesshire.
• daughter Margaret Ross, a0, Dumfriesshire.

Footnotes

KEIR, a parish in the district of Nithsdale, county Dumfries, Scotland, 1 mile S.E. of Penpont. Thornhill is its post town. It is 8 miles long and about 2 broad, and is environed by Penpont, Closeburn, Kirkmahoe, Dunscore, Glencairn, and Tynron. The river Scaur traces part of the N. and N.E. border, and the river Nith flows from the N.E. to S.E. Keir Hill is a prominent summit on the S.W. side of the parish. The Glasgow and South-Western railway has a station within the parochial limits at Auldgirth Bridge, and the Dumfries and Penpont road traverses the interior. This parish is in the presbytery of Penpont and synod of Dumfries. The minister has a stipend of £233. The church was built in 1814. Capenoch, Blackwood, and Barjarg, are the principal mansions: Limestone is quarried, and sandstone is very abundant. [Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)

1. ↑ Scotland’s People, OPR Marriages IRVINE, WILLIAM, MARGARET ROSS/FR104 (FR104), 00/10/1806, 818/10 88, Dalton.
2. ↑ Irving William, 24/2/1846, Residing in Barndonnock, Parish of Keir, Dumfries, Sheriff Court, SC15/41/8
3. ↑ Census of Scotland conducted on the 6 June 1841.

Sources

• Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records, 1658-1919. Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 23 June 2017. The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh.

• 1841 Census of Scotland: Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

• "England Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 16 July 2021. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.