Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy Report: Descendants of John McGeorge

[ Home Page | First Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Last Page ]

Descendants of John McGeorge

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN¹ MCGEORGE was born Abt. 1746, and died Bet. 1831 - 1841 in Kirkcudbrightshire Sct. He married JEAN MILLIGAN 7 February 1774 in Lochfoot, Lochrutton, KKD Sct. She was born Abt. 31 August 1746 in Lochinhead Lochrutton KKD Sct, and died Abt. 1841 in Urr?? Sct.

Notes for JOHN MCGEORGE:
John McGeorge lived in Lochfoot which was a small village in the parish of Lochrutton, Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland.
According to the entries in the parish register of the baptisms of his children he was a taylor (tailor) and a mason. In the 1831 census of Lochrutton it was noted that he was part of the clergy.
John married Jean Milligan daughter of John Milligan of Knowhead in February 1774. He paid the church 1/- to have his marriage banns read.

Lochrutton parish was 4 1/2 miles by 3 wide so it was a very small parish. The population in 1790 was 528. The church was built in 1819. According to the minister of the time it afforded accommodation of up to 300 sitters. The number of families who belonged to the established church was 109 in 1844. There were none in the parish who could not read and few who could not write.
The fuel commonly used was peat and there were several mosses in the parish which the farmers were allowed the privileged of cutting what fuel they needed but not to sell
In 1766 according to the entry in the parish register, payments were given for keeping the churchyard in order - 2/-
by thrieves of thatch for school house 4/-
by 6 English grammers for school 5/4
by 6 English books 2/-
by 4 lattices for school windows 15/-
poor scholars taught last winter 9/4

On the 5th February 1768 money was collected from house to house upon the recommendation from the Society for propogating Christian knowledge to promote a scheme for the conversion of the Indians in North America. 9.1.1. was raised
+++++++++++++++++++
Lochrutton Parish register

Marriages 1697-1790, 1841-54. records for 1736-52 appears to be chiefly proclomations.
Births 1698-1854
Deaths 1766-90 1841-54
The register appears to have been discontinued 1783-1806 on account of the government tax on entries. At the latter date, a record for the period in question was made "from notes kept by the Minister of the births and the best information that could be found" Mothers names are not recorded.
Five entries of Dissenters'children 1823-41 after marriages for Nov 1783

1774 Feb 7 proclamations
John McGeorge, taylor Lochfoot with Jean Milligan daughter of John Milligan in Knowhead

18th Feb 1774
John McGeorge paid 1/- to the church to have his marriage banns read

1777 Aug 20
...McGeorge in Deanston paid 1/2 for mortecloth. I am not sure if this is 'our' John as Deanstone is a few miles away from the village of Lochfoot Also it does not fit the dates

Baptisms
child 1776 to John McGeorge (Margaret ? See Catechismal Roll below)
Samuel 31 May 1778 "
Janet 14 Jan 1781 "
Elisabeth 21 Sep 1784
(a child, John) was born Dec 1785 and died 11 days later Jan 9th 1786 but there is no mention of this in the register)
William 13 Dec 1787
John 1 Jul 1790
Helen 12 Apr 1793
James 19 Feb 1795

Catechismal Roll in Lochrutton 1789/90
At Lochfoot
John McGeorge, Jean Milligan, Margaret McGeorge, Samuel McGeorge, Janet McGeorge
In Barwhare 1771
John Milligan * *?dissenters?
Isobel Duncan *
Jean Milligan * Is this 'our Jean Milligan"? I don't think so as there are no Isobels in the McGeorge family

Lochrutton Cemetery
I have photos of these
Janet McGeorge daughter of John McGeorge in Lochfoot. She died Jan 9th 1803 aged 23 years. Also John McGeorge his son died Jan 9th 1786 aged 11 days

Census of Lochrutton 1821
John McGeorge
1 inhabited house, 1 family, 1 family in agriculture, 1 male, 1 female

1831
John McGeorge, 1 inhabited house, 1 family, 1 male, 1 female. 1 male upwards of 20, 1 clergy & co,
*********
1821
Isabel Milligan 1 house, 1 trade, total 4 females

John Milligan, 1 house, 1 in agr. 2 males, 2 females total 4

Notes for JEAN MILLIGAN:

In 1841 Jean Milligan was living with her married daughter Helen who had married George Wallace. Note the ages ( mostly adults) in the 1841 census were rounded up or down to the nearest 5 or 0

There is no headstone for Jean in any Kirkcudbright cemeteries
There is no mention of her death in the Dumfries newspaper

1841 census Urr
Barrhill of Edingham

George Wallace      50 lab      Y
Helen McGeorge      45      Y
Helen Wallace      10      Y
George "      8      Y
William "      6      Y
Robert "      4      Y
Jean Milligan      95      Y

Children of JOHN MCGEORGE and JEAN MILLIGAN are:

MARGARET² MCGEORGE, b. 1776, Lochfoot Lochrutton KKD Sct; d. Aft. 1790, Lochfoot Lochrutton KKD Sct.

Notes for MARGARET MCGEORGE:
Nothing much is known about Margaret. She was with her family 1789/90 according to the Lochrutton Catechismal Roll

2.	ii.	SAMUEL MCGEORGE, b. 31 May 1778, Lochrutton KKD Sct; d. 24 February 1871, Parton KKD Sct.
	iii.	JANET MCGEORGE, b. 14 January 1781, Lochrutton KKD Sct; d. 9 January 1803, Lochrutton KKD Sct.
3.	iv.	ELIZABETH MCGEORGE, b. 21 September 1784, Lochrutton KKD Sct; d. 10 March 1862, Colvend KKD Sct.
	v.	JOHN MCGEORGE, b. December 1785, Lochrutton KKD Sct; d. 9 January 1786, Lochrutton KKD Sct.
4.	vi.	WILLIAM MCGEORGE, b. 13 December 1787, Lochrutton KKD Sct; d. 5 September 1870, Dumfries Sct.
5.	vii.	JOHN MCGEORGE, b. 1 July 1790, Lochrutton KKD Sct; d. 9 June 1869, Kirkpatrick Durham KKD Sct.
6.	viii.	HELEN MCGEORGE, b. April 1793, Lochrutton KKD Sct; d. 21 August 1858, Dalbeattie KKD Sct.
7.	ix.	JAMES MCGEORGE, b. 19 February 1795, Lochrutton KKD Sct; d. 13 August 1856, Kirkgunzeon KKD Sct.

[ Home Page | First Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Last Page ]