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William Hay
SRoH. Lance-Corporal William Hay. Home: Catherine Street, Gatehouse.
Enlisted January 1915, 2/5th King’s Own Scottish Borderers. Home Service.
1861 Girthon Census, High Street (north side): William Hay (6 months old, born Girthon) with father John Hay (36, born Kirkcudbright, mason journeyman), mother Jane (35, born Kirkcudbright) and his twin sister Grace (6 months old, born Girthon) and 5 older siblings, including brother John (8, born Kirkcudbright)
1871 Girthon Census, High Street (north side) : William Hay (10. born Girthon) with father John Hay (45, born Kirkcudbright, mason), mother Jane (43, born Kirkcudbright) 3 sisters and a brother. His brother John was no longer at home.
1881 Girthon Census, Hunter Square : William Hay (20, general labourer, born Girthon) with father John Hay (55, stone mason, born Kirkcudbright), mother Jean (53, born Kirkcudbright) and one sister and one brother.
(Hunter Square is believed to be an inlet off the north side of High Street, beside the brewery)
1891 Girthon Census, High Street (north side) : William Hay (29, general labourer, born Girthon) with father John Hay (66, mason, born Kirkcudbright), mother Jane (64, born Kirkcudbright) and brother Alexander.
1901 Girthon Census, Catherine Street : William (38, mason’s labourer, born Gatehouse) with wife Mary (33, born Whithorn) + 1 daughter, Lizzie Jane Hay (8, born Kirkmabreck), and his widowed father-in-law Thomas McCulloch.
1911 Girthon census, Catherine Street : William (50, mason’s labourer, born Girthon) with wife Mary (45, born Glasserton, Wigtown) + daughter Lizzie (18, born Kirkmabreck, domestic servant) & an adopted son Edward Tailor (aged 2, born Stranraer)
Scotlands People Index : 1860 birth in Girthon of William Hay and his twin sister Grace Hay.
Scotlands People Index : 1895 marriage registered at Glasserton, William Hay & Mary McCulloch.
Girthon Banns : 1884 21st December banns read for William Hay from Girthon & Mary McCulloch from Glasserton.
William Hay was the son of John Hay and Jane Anderson. He was a younger brother of John Hay the father of soldiers John & Robert Hay.
A member of the Hay family (Paul Climie) is sure that William Hay, the soldier, is this older man and not the younger William, the brother of John & Robert Hay.
Gatehouse link : Born and lived in Gatehouse.
Alexander McCulloch Jameson
SRoH. No mention in The Stewartry Roll of Honour.
Identified from newspaper clip in old scrapbook.
Army Records : Pre-War Army Service, mentioned in 1912 Indian Army List , Alexander McCulloch Jameson. Born 02/05/1881. 1st Commission 05/01/1901. Rank of Captain (09/03/1909) with British Officers of the Indian Army - 13th Lancers.
Medal Index Card - Major Alexander McCulloch Jameson of 13th D. C. Lancers (Duke of Connaught's Own Bombay Lancers). Fought in the Asiatic region. Mentioned in the Peshawar Bde.(??) Nominal Roll in 18/02/1919 re 1914 Star. Issued with Victory Medal by Indian Authority.
1881 Edinburgh Census, 3 St.Colme St.: Christina Robison Jameson (29, Advocates wife, born Anwoth) + Andrew James (4) & John Gordon (2), both born Edinburgh.
1891 Edinburgh Census, St.Colme St. : Alexander M Jameson (9, scholar, born Midlothian) with mother Christian R.(39, wife of Sheriff Jameson, born Anwoth) + brothers Andrew J.(14) and John G. (12) both scholars born Midlothian.
Newspaper clip, unsourced and undated (re his death at Ardmor, Gatehouse) : “Youngest son of the late Lord Ardwall, the noted Court of Session Judge who died in 1911, and the late Lady Ardwall whose death took place in 1940.” Served as a young lieutenent in the South African War. “After that campaign the major part of his military service was spent in India, where he was in the Indian Army. During the 1914-1918 war he served in Mesopotamia, and on retiring from the regular army, he was given the command of the 5th Battalion K.O.S.B., a position he held with distinction for some time.”
Scotlands People Birth: 02/05/1881 in St George's District, Edinburgh, Father - Andrew Jameson. Mother - Christian Robison Brown.
Will proved 09/01/1957 : Alexander McCulloch Jamieson of Ardmore, Gatehouse of Fleet.died 05/11/1956 in Dumfries. Widow: Winnifred Maxwell or Jameson.
Gatehouse link : Lived at Ardmore when he died.
Andrew James Jameson
SRoH. No mention in The Stewartry Roll of Honour.
Identified from newspaper clip in old scrapbook.
Born Andrew Jameson, but changed to Andrew Jameson McCulloch when the family inherited Ardwall (see this soldier’s entry under McCulloch).
John Gordon Jameson
SRoH. No mention in The Stewartry Roll of Honour.
Identified from newspaper clip in old scrapbook.
Military Records : Enlisted in Imperial Yeomanry 11th January 1900. Service No. 8470. Born Edinburgh. Gentleman aged 21 yrs 8 mths. Discharged at own request 11th February 1901.
1881 Edinburgh Census, at 3 St Colm Street : John Gordon Jameson (2, born Edinburgh) with mother Christian Robison Jameson, an Advocate’s wife + brother Andrew James Jameson and several servants.
1891 Edinburgh Census : at St Colm Street : John G. Jameson (12, born Edinburgh) with mother Christian R. Jameson (wife of Sheriff Jameson) + brothers Andrew J. and Alexander M. and sister Alexa G.C. (all born in Edinburgh).
1901 Anwoth Census, at Ardwall : John G. Jameson was a student in law, age 22, born Midlothian. No other members of his family were at Ardwall on census night.
Newspaper clipping: 3 brothers, Andrew J.McCulloch, Col. Alexander McCulloch Jameson and Captain John Gordon Jameson were all soldiers. See Alexander Jameson above.
He may have fought in the Boer War.
Gatehouse link : Lived at Ardwall in 1901.
Andrew McCulloch
SRoH. No known records in Roll of Honour.
Identified from Anwoth & Girthon War Memorial.
Anwoth & Girthon War Memorial, Gatehouse inscription : Andrew McCulloch K.O.S.B.
CWGC : Private A McCulloch 241097 K.O.S.B.
Died 15/08/1917 On Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West Vlaanderen, Belgium.
When he died his home was given as Castle Douglas.
Scottish National War Memorials website: Private Andrew McCulloch (241097) 1st Battalion K.O.S.B. Born Whithorn, Wigtownshire.
Army Records Roll of Individuals K.O.S.B.: Pte McCulloch, Andrew (241097) 6th K.O.S.B.
1901 Anwoth Census, Skyreburn Cottage : Andrew C.McCulloch (3, born Whithorn),with father Peter (ploughman) and mother Mary + sister Mary.
1911 Anwoth Census, at Old Land : Andrew McCulloch (13, born Whithorn) with father Peter McCulloch (ploughman), mother Mary + sister Mary.
ScotlandsPeople Index : Birth of an Andrew Chambers in 1898 at Whithorn, Wigtownshire.
ScotlandsPeople Index : Marriage of a Mary Chambers to a Peter McCulloch at Anwoth in 1899.
Either Peter McCulloch is Andrew’s step father, or Andrew’s parents were married after he was born.
Gatehouse link : Born at Whithorn, then lived at Skyreburn.
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