The Caldwell line that I am interested in are going back from James Caldwell
b. 1803 in Beith who married 1835 Helen Hamilton and had 1836 Janet, 1837
Margaret, 1839 Elizabeth (my line) 1841 James, 1843 William, 1845 Jean, 1848
Christina, 1854 John A.Speirs.
James was the son of William Caldwell m. 1788 Margaret Williamson. William
was born at Neilston in Renfrewshire 1751 and Margaret was from Douglas,
Lanarkshire. They had eleven children:
1787 William m. 187 Mathia Wylie they had 7 children
1789 Janet m. 1817 Robert Logan - family
1791 Allan m. 1819 Elizabeth Carswell had 8 children
1793 John m. 1860 Jean Robertson - 2 children
1795 Alex - unmarried d. 1871
1797 Margaret m. 1814 Robert Craig - 4 children
1798 Thomas m. 1867 Amelia Campbell - 3 children to Amelia but 1824 Mary
illeg,
1803 James m 1835 Helen Hamilton - 8 children (my line through Elizabeth b.
1839)
1805 Elizabeth m. 1829 Robert Brodie - family
1807 Robert m. 1838 Flora McTaggart - 6 children perhaps more
1809 Jean - no details
I have more details of some of the above lines and would be more than happy
to share information with anyone else researching these lines.
The William Caldwell b. 1751 goes back through William Caldwell and Jane
Shedden in Neilson to a Thomas Caldwell b. ca 1600 in Risk and Auchingown in
Renfrewshire.
Mairi Frew, Stevenston, Ayrshire