THIRD GENERATION


9. Margaret WHITEFORD was born in 1796 in Dunlop, Ayr. She was baptised on 10 Mar 1796. Dunlop or Stewarton She appeared on the census in 1851 in 'Braehead', Kilmaurs. (8) Described as wife, aged 54 and born in Stewarton. She died on 25 May 1877 in Newland's Farm, Kilmaurs, Ayr. Death registered by Hugh Smith Shanks, her Grandson

She was married to Hugh SMITH (son of Robert SMITH and ?) on 26 Jun 1825 in Kilmaurs. Hugh SMITH was born on 19 Mar 1790 in Kilmaurs. He appeared on the census in 1851 in 'Braehead', Kilmaurs.(9) Described as head of household, aged 61 years, a farmer of 61 acres (Brailie). He died on 30 Mar 1870 in Braehead, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire. He was buried in Kilmaurs. (10) plot 113, described as of Braehead, Kilmaurs Margaret WHITEFORD and Hugh SMITH had the following children:

child+30 i. Margaret SMITH.
child+31 ii. Janet SMITH.
child32 iii. Mary SMITH was born in 1835 in Tarbolton. (11) She appeared on the census in 1851 in 'Braehead', Kilmaurs. (12)
child+33 iv. Jane SMITH.
child+34 v. Marjory Barr SMITH.

She was married to Robert STEVEN (son of John STEVEN and Janet MUIR) in 1815. Margaret WHITEFORD and Robert STEVEN had the following children:

child35 i. John STEVEN was born on 2 May 1816 in Dunlop, Ayr. He was a Farmer. Farmed in Busbiemains, Kilmaurs and in Purrock, Ricarton

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