Peter's Tree Mary's Tree

Timeline Context

1727 King George II; 1760 King George III; 1820 King George IV; 1830 King William IV; 1837 Queen Victoria
1745 Jacobite Rising; 1746 Battle of Culloden; 1756-1763 Seven Years War; 1757 Battle of Plassey; 1775-1783 American Revolutionary War; 1789-1799 French Revolution; 1803-1815 Napoleonic Wars; 1805 Battle of Trafagar; 1815 Battle of Waterloo; 1850 Taiping Rebellion; 1853-1856 Crimean War
1735-1749 Hawkhurst Gang; 1817-1826 Aldington Gang; 1830 Swing Riots

Family Sheet Links & Information

Name Birth Birthplace 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901
Peter Heron 1732 ?? Died 1813
Mary Kevan 1748 ?? Died 1836
John Heron 1768 Kirkmabeck Creetown [e] (1)
Grocer
Creetown (f) (3)
Grocer
Peter Heron 1770 Kirkmabeck Died 1817
Jean Murray (Heron) 1774 Kirkmabeck Died pre 1813
William Heron 1774 Kirkmabeck Creetown [a]
Merchant & Baker
Died pre 1851
Wife Margaret in Creetown
Wife Margaret
in Creetown
James Heron 1777 Kirkmabeck Died 1839, USA
Alexander Heron 1781 Kirkmabeck USA
Mary Heron 1784 Kirkmabeck Creetown [a]
independant
Samuel Heron 1786 Kirkmabeck Died 1790
Elizabeth Heron 1791 ? Creetown [a] (2)

Address Key

[a] St.John s Street, Creetown
[e] Old Street, Creetown, Scotland
[f] 2 Harbour Street, Creetown
(1) Mary Heron,30,b. 1811,Kirkcudbrightshire
(2) Peter Murray,35,b.1806,Kirkcudbrightshire,Ag Lab.
(3) Thomas Irving,SIL,wid,47,Salmon Fisher,Kirkmabreck
William Carson,SIL,m,47,Mariner,Kirkmabreck
Margeret Porter,serv,un,16,House Servent,Paston

Wills

Will of Peter Heron

Parish Records

Kirkmabreck

Baptism's

1768 John Heron Peter Heron
1770 Peter Heron Peter Heron
1774 Jean Heron Peter Heron
1774 William Heron Peter Heron
1777 James Heron Peter Heron/Mary Kevan
1779 Alexander Peter Heron
1781 Alexander Peter Heron
1784 Mary Heron Peter Heron
1786 Samuel Heron Peter Heron/Mary Kevan

Creetown Gravestones

Peter Heron 28.6.1817, age 47; Wife Mary Harris died Creetown 24.11.1848, age 77, his mother Mary Harris 17.11.1807, her daughter Jean Harris 24.1.1842, age 36. Erected by Peter & Mary Heron

Erected by Peter & Mary Heron, Bradford Yorkshire in the memory of their brother Robert Heron died at Creetown 24.3.1834, age 24; their mother Elizabeth Michael died Creetown 24.6.1836, age 53 & Father John Heron, late farmer of Knockesins, died Creetown 30.4.1851 age 83

Erected by the children of Peter & Mary Heron in the memory of Peter Heron late in Larg died 14.5.1813 age 81, also Samuel & Helen Heron their children who died 11.1790, mother Mary Kevan 10.3.1836, age 88 (a James Heron died Indiana N. America 7.11.1839 age 62, a William Heron d Creetown 6.9.1843, age 68, daughter Elizabeth Heron died Creetown 9.5.1847 age 56) Alex Heron d Baltimore US 4.3.1856 age 76. The above William Heron youngest daughter Patricia died Creetown 29.10.1864 age 20.

Notes

Will of Peter Heron and Mary Kevan (merchant in Creetown, Kirkmabreck) dated 11/11/1813 mentions the surviving children: John, William, Peter, James, Alexander,
Mary & Elizabeth. Also Peter & Mary Murray, children of Jean Heron (deceased) & Samuel Murrey. Also John & Peter Heron are declared to be issue from a previous marriage
name of previous wife not mentioned.


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