O'NEILL, Helen

   Other names for Helen were McGOWN, Helen, O'NEIL, Ellen and O'NEIL, Helen.

Helen married James McGOWAN on 15 Jan 1855 in Old Monkland Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland. (James McGOWAN was born about 1830 and died after 23 Nov 1880.)

  Marriage Notes:

IGI shows two dates for this couple. The first is likely to be the banns of marriage from the OPR, and the second the marrriage itself. The first is 24 December 1854.

Helen next married James STEWART, son of Patrick STEWART and Margaret GORDON.¹ (James STEWART was christened on 11 Nov 1843 in Foveran Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (Nicol Ross) is mentioned besides in the above charter (of 1579), in a letter of reversion by Alexander Chalmers of Balnacraig to Nicol Ross of Auchlossin of the lands of Bogloch, 10 June, 1601. He married Elizabeth Coutts; she is mentioned in a charter by John Ross of Auchlossin of date 1579, in favour of Nicol Ross, his son, of the barony of Auchlossin, and of sundry lands to Elizabeth Coutts, his wife, daughter of the laird of Auchtercoul), in life-rent, 20 May, 1579.

They had at least three sons, and one daughter .... Nicol Ross was succeeded by his grandson ...."

from Thanage of Fermartyn





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