McWILLIAM, Mary 1 3
- Born: About 1704 4
- Marriage (1): HOME, William in Bogandie on 18 December 1735 in Oyne parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1 2
- Died: 6 February 1778, Oyne parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 4
Another name for Mary was M'WILLIAM, Mary.4
User ID: E310.
General Notes:
In the parish churchyard of Oyne (pronounced "Een") in Aberdeenshire Mary McWilliam is remembered:
"A tablestone bears:
Here lies Mary M'William, spouse to Wm. Home, in Bogandie, who died February 6, 1778, aged 73, and left issue behind her three
sons and two daughters.
Time the destroyer of the human race,
Who cuts down one to give another place,
Sometimes leads early to the peaceful tomb,
Sometimes permits ye rising bud to bloom,
Keep death and judgment always. . . .
In the Poll Book of 1696, the above domicile is called Andies Bogg,"
from Epitaphs and Inscriptions 4
Research Notes:
BIRTH AND BAPTISM
Th Old Parish Registers provide baptismal records for the first four members of the family of Johne McWilliam and Helen Troup, but not for Mary or James. This is not unusual, especially in the 1690s, a turbulent decade for Scotland, politically and socially:
"The seven ill years was a period of national famine in Scotland in the 1690s. It resulted from an economic slump created by French protectionism and changes in the Scottish cattle trade, followed by four years of failed harvests (1695, 1696 and 1698/1699). The result was severe famine and depopulation, particularly in the north. The famines of the 1690s were seen as particularly severe, partly because famine had become relatively rare in the second half of the seventeenth century, with only one year of dearth (in 1674). The shortages of the 1690s would be the last of their kind. During this period, starvation probably killed 5'9615 per cent of the Scottish population, but in areas like Aberdeenshire death rates reached 25 per cent. The system of the Old Scottish Poor Law was overwhelmed by the scale of the crisis, although provision in the urban centres of the burghs was probably better than in the countryside. It led to migration between parishes and emigration to England, Europe, the Americas and particularly Ireland. The crisis resulted in the setting up of the Bank of Scotland and the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies. The eventual failure of the Company in the Darién scheme increased the pressure for political union with England, which occurred in 1707." (Wikipedia)
That there was a link between Mary and James is attested by his presence several times at her children's baptisms. 5 6
Mary married William HOME in Bogandie, son of James HOME and Anna MAIR, on 18 December 1735 in Oyne parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.1 2 (William HOME in Bogandie was baptised on 2 April 1704 in Oyne parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.)
Marriage Notes:
"HUME
WILL
MARY MCWILLIAM/FR139 (FR139)
18/12/1735
230 10 / 347
OYNE"
from Index of Marriages
Old Parish Registers
Oyne parish Aberdeenshire
Marriages
"December 18th 1735
Will: Hume and Mary McWilliam both in this parish were married and had their pledges returned them no impediment being found." 1 2
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