Re: Jean F Stoddart Barbieston: The Story of an Ayrshire Hamlet.

[Derek Thom]

Hello everyone,

I just wondered whether Jean was still around. Her booklet was very helpful in consolidating/validating  information I too had gathered with reference to early THOMs in the that area of Ayrshire.

I recently came across a THOM (Tam) family living at Drumsuy in Coylton parish pre the OPR years and just wanted to tell her.

Dr. Jenny Blain transcribed some very  difficult to read OPR records from neighbouring Ochiltree parish for me via the Ayrshire IO group on Google.  I found a Charles Tam having a son Johne baptised on 14 June 1671 in Ochiltree and a son Archbald (9 January 1681) also baptised in Ochiltree but the father Charles Tam was listed as being of "Drwmswy of Coiltown" i.e. Drumsuy of neighbouring Coylton Parish.  Although there may have been a later unrecorded generation this family,  Archibald (1681) in particular, may well be linked to my earliest relations John Thom and Jean Fergusson of Coylton. A McLatchy family living in nearby Drongan may also be  linked.

Charles Tam may have had a relation, called Johne Tam(e), who was living at Bardaroch very close by but in Ochiltree parish.Johne first married a Margrat Millikine in Ochiltree in 1669 and then a Jean Robb  in 1773 also in Ochiltree. That Johne may be local to Ayrshire but I cannot locate information to prove that.

I doubt whether I will ever get  further with the Drumsuy Thom(Tam) family but I haven't given up hope ! If anyone has contact details for Jean or recognises these names and can add more please get in touch.

[w.dods]

I have posted on Ayr

shire site, for information on Thoms. On a bus trip to Ayr one day  after Ochiltree my dad pointed to a road to the right and said his cousin John Thom had an hotel up there. I have been trying to find out more and make connection in family tree. Dad was Hazle his mother a Clowes and her.mother Cumming. Drawn a blank here. Happy If you have any info.  Dad born 1909 do John Thom around that date. Regards Eleanor

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[Derek Thom]

Just a correction to a rather obvious error I'm afraid - The marriage of Johne Tam(Tame) to Jean Rob was 1673. Jeans origins vary from  being born in Govan c1660 (no evidence) to being  baptised 23 Nov 1647, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. I'm currently trying to match DNA with others researching these early Tam persons but no joy thus far.

[w.dods]

Hi, I was interested in the Thom connection in our family, more recent times. In the 50s Dad was taking me to Ayr  in the bus from Muikirk.  I can remember somewhere past Ochiltree he pointed up a  road to the right and said his cousin John Thom had an hotel up there. My dad was a Hazle his mother  Jessie Clowes from Ochiltree. Granddad came from Stair. My siblings don't remember anything about this. Interested to see if you can throw some light on this. Regards Helen

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Date: 26/04/2022 09:41 (GMT+00:00)

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Subject: [Ayrshire History] Re: Jean F Stoddart Barbieston: The Story of an Ayrshire Hamlet.

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