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| Dalry, Ayreshire on the Firth of Clyde, Southwest Scotland |
Blair House stands about 2 miles outside Dalry and is regarded as one of the oldest inhabited mansions in Scotland. The tower was probably built before 1200. The house was extended in the 18th century. Colonel Blair modernised the house in 1893, building a large portion on the west wing. His father, Captain Blair, planted trees laid out the gardens in the 1850s, and opened the grounds to the public. From Old Dalry by Hugh McTaggart & Armour Hamilton, 1999. ISBN No: 84033 079 1 Publisher: Stenlake Publishing, Ochiltree Sawmill, The Lade, Ochiltree, Ayrshire KA18 2NX Scotland. Tel/Fax: 01290 423114 Robert Dickie and his bride, Mary Patrick, were reportendly born in Dalry. There are various Dickies and Patricks in the History of Kilmarnock by ___________. | |||||||||||||||||||
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My earliest record of my Dickie line: 1870 Census of Bunker Hill (city of), Bunker Hill Township, Macoupin County, Illinois shows Robert Dickie, age 38, born Scotland, occupation Wagon maker wife Mary age 36, born Scotland son William age 11 born IL {my great grandfather} dau Mary age 7 born IL son Robert J. age 5 born IL son John age 3 born IL son Edward age 3 months born IL unidentified relationship: Rebecca age 66 born Scotland The Bunker Hill Gazette, Nov. 24, 1870 page 3: Robert Dickie, 39 years old, residence Bunker Hill, died 17 Nov. 1870 at Bunkerhill. The funeral was held Nov. 18, 1870 at the Congregational church, Rev. R. C. Stone officiating. Bunker Hill cemetery. His obituary in the Bunker Hill Gazette said he was inspecting timber to the northeast for his wagon-making business when he took sick. Audrey Coulter of Taupo, New Zealand has since contributed that Robert Dickie, b 10 June 1832 Dalry (f: James). Mary Patrick b 16 June 1833 Dalry, and Robert Dickie m Mary Patrick abt 1857 Dalry. William Patrick Dickie, b 15 October 1858, Madison, Illinois. | Bunker Hill, Macoupin County, southern Illinois, USA | |||||||||||||||||||
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