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 |
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Peter Heron | 1732 | ?? | Died 1813 | ||||||
Mary Kevan | 1748 | ?? | Died 1836 | ||||||
John Heron | 1768 | Kirkmabeck | Creetown [e] (1) Grocer |
Creetown (f) (3) Grocer |
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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 |
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James Heron | 1777 | Kirkmabeck | Died 1839, USA | ||||||
Alexander Heron | 1781 | Kirkmabeck | USA | ||||||
Mary Heron | 1784 | Kirkmabeck | Creetown [a] independant |
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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
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.