Finlay Semple marriage

The cited information was sourced from Electronic Document (email, file) published by www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk (Ref: FINLAY, ANDREW (O.P.R. Marriages 483/ 0040 0058 Kilsyth)) The author/originator was Church of Scotland. This citation is considered to be direct and primary evidence used, or by dominance of the evidence.

• Source Notes
  • Entry immediately before reads:
    February 1st 1745
    John Smith Servant to Mr Graham in Neilstoun and Agnas Laing in the Town of Kilsyth gave up thier names for proclamation in order to marriage.
    
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    from the NEW STATISTICAL ACCOUNT 1841, PARISH OF KILSYTH.. Transcribed by Tom Paterson, http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/tom.paterson/places/sakilsyth.htm
    This is probably the son of the Mr Graham referred to in the OPR.
    
    There are a few fine specimens of aged yew trees at Townhead, near the loch, and a very few oaks of no great size*. The plantations at Ruchhill in the East Barony, and in the West Barony near Corrie, Lossit, Old Place, &c. are thriving and beautiful We cannot boast of fruit trees. It is the early and successful cultivation of the most useful Solanum tuberosum (potato,) on which the fame of this parish, in so far as botany is concerned, chiefly depends. " It not only gave birth to the gentleman who first introduced the culture of potatoes into this country, but it was the, scene of his earliest experiments." The gentleman referred to was Robert Graham, Esq. of Tamrawer, in the East Barony. It was in the year 1789, that he commenced this work of utility. Before that period, he and others had raised the potato in the garden; but there was a prejudice against raising it in the field. He planted half an acre of ground on the croft of Neilstone, to the north of the town of Kilsyth, where he at that' time resided as factor on the estate of Kilsyth. This excited the attention ofthe neighbourhood, and the practice spread extensively. Some noblemen, as well as farmers and agriculturists, came from a distance, among others the unfortunate Earl of Perth,-to observe the mode of culture, and the success of the experiments. Mr Graham rented lands in the vicinity of Renfrew, Perth, Dundee, Glasgow, and Edinburgh, and for many years obtained premiums for cultivating the potato. 

• Source/Citation References (7)
  • Family: Andrew Findlay & Margaret Semple
  • Individual: Andrew Findlay
  • Individual: Margaret Semple
  • Individual: Andrew Findlay
  • Individual: William Semple
  • Marriage / Union: Andrew Findlay & Margaret Semple
  • Occupation: servant Andrew Findlay