William's Tree

Timeline Context

1760 King George III; 1820 King George IV; 1830 King William IV; 1837 Queen Victoria
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
1817-1826 Aldington Gang.

Family Sheet Links & Information

Name	Birth	Birthplace	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901	1911
William Heron	1774	Kirkmabeck	Creetown [a] (1) Merchant & Baker
Margaret Heron (Grierson)	1811	Kirkmabeck	Creetown [a]	Creetown [b] (3) Innkeeper, Wid
Elizabeth Johnston	1830	Kirkmabeck	Creetown (2)	Creetown [b] House worker
Helen Heron	1835	Kirkmabeck	Creetown (2)	Creetown [b]
William Heron	1839	Kirkmabeck	Creetown [a]	Creetown [b]
Mary Elizabeth Heron	1843	Kirkmabeck		Creetown [b]
Patricia Heron	1844	Kirkmabeck		Creetown [b]

Address Key

[a]	St.John’s Street, Creetown
[b]	25 St John’s Street, Creetown
(1)	John McCaig,35,Baker,b.1806,Scotland
(2)	Elizabeth Gunson,55,Seamstress,b.1786 Jean Gunson,30,Seamstress,b.1811 Andrew McCartney,30,Mason,b.1811,Ireland
(3)	Margaret McNish,GD,2,b.1849,Kirkmabreck James Tennant,visit,m,34,lead miner,b.1817

Parish Records

Kirkmabreck

Baptism's

1811		William Heron	John Heron & Elizabeth Michael
1835		Helen Heron	William Heron/Margaret Grierson
1842		Mary Elizabeth Heron	William Heron/Margaret Grierson
1844		Patricia Heron	William Heron/Margaret Grierson
1839		William Heron	William Heron/Margaret Grierson

Marragies

1838

9th July

William Heron = Margaret Grierson

Creetown Gravestones

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.

Will

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.