Person:John Gibson (103)

At some time during his adult life John Gibson moved from his father's holding, Dinmuck, in the Southwick portion of Colvend and Southwick parish, to a farm named Tallowquhairn, located to the east of the village of Kirkbean in the adjoining parish of the same name. Tallowquhairn's co-ordinate's are 54.90959N, 3.58669W. The ground at Tallowquhairn is much flatter than of his father's farm and it was probably a much more profitable holding.

Marriage registrations are not available for Colvend and Southwick after 1760 until the introduction of civil registration in 1855. The neighbouring parish of Kirkbean has also been checked for this specific marriage.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Southwick Stone 56, in Mitchell, Alison. The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright monumental inscriptions pre 1855. (Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 2JL: Scottish Genealogy Society, c1990-)
   Volume 2, 8b.

   William Gibson in Dinmuck died 25 Nov 1803 aged 74,
   son Samuel died 1774 aged 15,
   his wife Jean Newall died 10 Feb 1788 aged 66,
   son John died Talloquhairn, Kirkbean, 22 Jun 1837 aged 81,
   his wife Mary Wilson died Talloquhairn died 02 Oct 1851 aged 88.
   Departed friends dry up your tears Here must we lye till Christ appears.