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Found the following information on the Renfrew rootsweb list. Below the letter from P.
Taggart, are messages from the journal that include someone named Carruth.
Thanks Patricia!!
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From: "Patricia Taggart" <patricia(a)taggart.co.nz>
Subject: My Interests - MUIR, WHYTE, PATERSON, KING, CALDWELL, BAXTER
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:21:41 +1300
Hello All
I am returning to the list after many years away. I have in my
possession a Transcript of a Journal of about 40 pages written from 1802 - 1824 by my
husband's 3 X Great Grandfather Alexander MUIR and
continued by Alexander's son James MUIR. The original journal is held
with relatives in Western Australia and is too delicate to show or
display. I will post over a series of emails the contents of the
journal. I believe all the families mentioned are either related to the
MUIR family or lived nearby - their events having some impact on the
writer. Many of then I have been able to connect to. Please contact me
if you think you can connect to any of these people as I might have more information - or
you might be able to help me further. Enjoy
Patricia Taggart
Auckland
New Zealand
1806. ARTHUR WATSON. Married on Friday August 22nd Arthur WATSON, son of John WATSON,
farmer, Pointhouse, in the Parish of Renfrew, to Marrion CARRUTH, daughter of James
CARRUTH, farmer, Birkenhead, in the Parish of Killallan. Wedding was held the same day at
the Pointhouse.
1811. THOMAS MUIR. Friday, August 30th, Thomas MUIR, farmer, Lonehead, Son of James MUIR,
farmer, Netherton, in the Parish of Renfrew, was married to Agness CARRUTH, Daughter of
James CARRUTH, farmer, Birkenhead, in the Parish of Killallan. The Wedding was held the
same day at the Lonehead.
1815. WILLIAM CARRUTH. Married on Tuesday, the 8th August William CARRUTH, farmer
Birkenhead in the Parish of Killallan, to Mary BARR, daughter of John BARR, farmer, Wraes,
in the Parish of Huston. She is a Cousin of his own, The Wedding was held the same day at
the Birkenhead.
1816. P76-78 ACCIDENT. Thursday, February 15th Paisley Fair Day. James CARRUTH, farmer of
Birkenhead, in the Parish of Killallan, was returning from market between 7 and 8
o'clock at night, on the way leading from Blackstone to his own house. As the road
leads along but a short distance on the South side of the River Gryfe, and the night being
uncommonly dark, he lost his way, and wandered down on the Selvieland holm. As the road
from Paisley to Houston leads directly along the opposite bank, some persons that were
passing at the time heard the noise of a person walking on the South side, and seemed to
approach very near the brink of the river. They immediately halted and cried out who was
there, and where was going. He answered by his name, that he was going to Birkenhead. They
told him that he was off the way, and that if he did not keep a good way up to the left
hand, he would undoubtedly fall into the river. He accordingly followed their directions,
and kept up to the le!
ft for a considerable way, but coming to a place where the river takes a turn round the
west side of the holm, he unfortunately fell into the water. In this distressing situation
he was heard to say, "Is there no help for me''. No help from man was found,
the darkness of the night, and the steepness of the banks, and the depth of the river,
prevented those on the other side from lending him any assistance. They immediately went
to his house and informed his friends of what had happened who came early next morning,
and traced his footsteps to the place where had fallen in. After diligent search his body
was found on Sunday following at 12 o'clock, at the conflux of the Gryfe with the
Black Cart, opposite Walkinshaw, about a mile below where had fallen in. The place where
he fell in was about 16 feet deep. He was interred on Wednesday, Feburary 21st, in Houston
Church Yard. His friends waked his Corpse for 4 weeks.