QUIGLEY, James ^{1 2 3}

   Other names for James were QUIGLY, James,⁴ TWEEDIE, James ⁵ and TWEEDLIE, James.⁵

  General Notes:

Old Parish Register
St Andrew's RC Parish Dumfries
Baptisms

"Baptismal Register 1835
Born
Jany
1st
Baptized
March
22d
James, Lawful son of Andw. Quigley and Mary Bell, born at Lockerby the first January last, was baptised by me here the twenty second March one thousand eight hundred and thirty five. Spons. Charles Lynhan & Margaret Haigans
(signed) William Reid"

James Quigly was six years old when the 1841 census was taken. He lived in Dumfriesshire, where he had been born, in the town of Lockerbie.

The 1881 census for Moffat, Dumfriesshire, recorded James and Agnes Quigley, their five children and a nephew, living at Craigieburn, Woodhead. The head of the household, James Quigley, was a surfaceman by occupation. He was recorded as 43 years of age and had been born in Drysdale (sic), Dumfriesshire. ^{1 3 4}

James married Agnes BELL, daughter of James BELL and Mary SMITH, on 5 Jan 1872 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. (Agnes BELL was born about 1840 in Dryfesdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ^{1 5}.)

  Marriage Notes:

One of the IGI entries names the husband here as James Tweedlie, another as James Tweedie, both found as variants at this time in Scotland of the surname Quigly or Quigley. James is noted as 34 years old and Agnes as 36 years. ⁵

James next married James THOMSON Miner on 10 Jul 1874 in 6 Keir Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. (James THOMSON Miner was born about 1825 and died after Nov 1878.)

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage was performed after banns and according to the forms of the Original Seceders Church. The minister was James Smellie, Minister of the original Secession Church. The witnesses were Charles Gordon Moir and Margaret Haddow.

George Morrison Kennedy was a journeyman house painter aged 22. A bachelor, he lived at 21 Haddington Place Edinburgh. Both of his parents were deceased.

Isabella Haddow was a dressmaker and unmarried. She was 21 years old and lived at 5 Brown Street Edinburgh.

The marriage was registered on 13 July 1874, Robert Dick being the signing registrar.