FAMILY HISTORY - Key Persons
Agnes BROWN was born on 12 Sep 1860.
36. Ellen JAMIESON (Jean BRYSON , Andrew , Mungo ) was born in 1826. She died on 22 May 1891.
Agnes MCKERROW was born in 1925. She died on 21 Feb 1932.
539. Robert James CLEARWATER (Agnes BRYSON , Francis BRYSON TANNOCK , Agnes BRYSON , Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born in 1887 in Otatara. He died on 8 Dec 1948 in Riverton. Robert was employed as Farmer.
Andrew BRYSON was born on 4 Sep 1847 in Glasgow. He was christened on 3 Oct 1847. He died in 1937.
Lived & worked in Glasgow until retirement when he moved to Prestwick
Andrew married Rebecca BUCHANAN. Rebecca was born in 1853. She died in 1943.
Andrew BRYSON was born on 21 Mar 1878. He died on 11 Aug 1954.
Andrew CAMERON was born in 1851. He died on 19 Feb 1852.
544. George Stewart White CLEARWATER (Agnes BRYSON , Francis BRYSON TANNOCK , Agnes BRYSON , Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born on 12 Mar 1900. He died on 12 Apr 1961 in Winton.
Charles MCKERROW was born in 1886. He died in 1953.
Charles married Frances Maud GILES. Frances was born in 1877. She died in 1917.
Charles MCKERROW was born in 1853. He died in 1854.
25. Agnes BRYSON (Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born on 1 Jan 1821 in Catrine, Sorn Parish. She died on 23 Dec 1889 in Campbelltown, Southland, NZ. The cause of death was Mental Disease, Paralysis & Coma. She was buried on 25 Dec 1889 in Campbelltown Cemetary.
531. James Bryan CRAWLEY (Margaret MCKERROW , Charles MCKERROW , Margaret BRYSON , Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born on 8 Feb 1921. He died on 31 Jan 2006.
David WEIR was born in Dec 1895.
156. George BRYSON (Mungo , Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born on 2 Oct 1865. He died on 8 Mar 1944.
John CAMERON was born on 4 Sep 1836. He died in 1891.
Ebenezer Kennedy BROWN was born on 21 Aug 1887. He died in 1968.
Ebenezer married Lizzie Helen ANDERSON on 11 Jun 1924. Lizzie was born in 1897. She died in 1989.
Elizabeth MCKERROW was born in Feb 1883. She died in 1972.
543. Francis CLEARWATER (Agnes BRYSON , Francis BRYSON TANNOCK , Agnes BRYSON , Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born on 31 Jan 1898. He died on 13 Dec 1958.
George Alexander BRYSON is printed as #261.
163. Agnes BRYSON (Mungo , Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born on 10 Jun 1881. She died on 5 Jan 1937.
George CAMERON was born on 28 Jun 1853. He died on 20 Feb 1854.
164. Janet Boswell BRYSON (Mungo , Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born on 13 Feb 1884. She died in 1966.
George McKerrow BRYSON was born on 15 Jun 1864. He died on 12 Aug 1918.
Grace BRYSON was born on 20 Jun 1868. She died in 1953.
Grace married James CAMPBELL on 28 Apr 1892. James was born on 3 Apr 1866. He died in 1954.
Grace Dickie MCKERROW was born on 6 Nov 1850. She died on 23 Nov 1906.
1906 DeathGrace Dickie McKerrow (1850-1906)Grace Dickie McKerrow was born 1850, the fourth child of William McKerrow (b.1815 d.1855) and Margaret Bryson. Grace was unmarried and had her own home in Ayr when her Aunt Grizzel, her father's half sister who had married William Lennox, a farmer, in 1863, died after an illness in 1904. William Lennox had been ill at the same time. Grace, who had been looking after her Aunt before her death, was pressed by her to continue to look after Mr. Lennox. This Grace reluctantly agreed to do. She sold her home, except for a box of books she gave to a friend, and moved to Cumnock as housekeeper to the then deaf, elderly, childless, and retired William Lennox. The household at "Woodside", Cumnock, consisted of William Lennox, Grace Dickie McKerrow and Elizabeth Thorburn,a domestic servant of fourteen years, when on Monday 19, November 1906, a parcel came by post addressed to Mr. Lennox. This contained an iced shortbread in a tin with a card bearing "With happy greetings from an old friend". A piece of shortbread was offered by Grace to Miss Thorburn, but she had a toothache so she declined the offer. The shortbread was served on the evening of Friday the 23rd, when Mrs Bain, a neighbour was present. Its somewhat bitter taste was noticed but this did not stop all four from eating their pieces, in fact Grace had two pieces. Shortly after, all felt pain, and Miss Thorburn, least affected, perhaps because she had a very small piece, was sent to fetch Dr. Robertson. Within an hour and a quarter, Grace had died in great pain, and the Doctor realising it was from poison sent for two other Doctors, McQueen, and Armitage. The police were called. On the 28th, five days later, Thomas Mathieson Brown of New Cumnock was arrested, the handwritting on the card provided the clue. Mr. Brown was also retired. A short, bearded man ,of about 44 years,he had until shortly before, been manager of the Lanemark Colliery, New Cumnock, retiring for health reasons. He was married to a niece of William Lennox and had attended Graces funeral: his wife nursed Mr. Lennox back to health. Following a preliminary hearing on 8th March, the case against Brown was heard before five Judges in the court of Justiciary, Edinburgh,on 18th, 19th and 20th March 1907. It was by then known that Brown had a History of epilepsy for some forty yrs. and had shown signs of insanity. In his summing up, the Lord Justice-General said that the first question for the Jury to decide was whether Brown was insane now. Only if they found him sane had they to consider whether or not he was guilty, and if guilty, was he insane at the time of the crime. At trial evidence was brought to show that Brown, had both Icing sugar and poison in his house: the strychnine was in form of a rat poison known as Rough on Rats. Dr. Littlejohn of Edinburgh, who was later Knighted, gave evidence of finding strychnine in the icing but not in the shortbread, it was present also in the organs and blood samples received from Dr. McQueen, who had carried out the post mortem examination. There was no evidence to show that Brown himself had iced the shortbread, which was apparently confectioner-made and sold undecorated. The shortbread parcel had been posted in Kilmarnock in the course of a roundabout railway journey from Glasgow,where Brown had paid for and used a bathroom at the Conservative Club in Bothwell Street, of which he was a member. The handwritting was identified as that of Brown's, who pled not guilty. William Lennox, to whom questions had to be put to writing, testified that Brown could not have known of his testamentary dispositions. Two medical experts from Glasgow gave evidence concerning forms of long term epilepsy for the prosecution. It was known that Brown had had a number of delusions. Browns counsel , Mr.Hunter, claimed that the precedent by which the case was being conducted was in fact unsound. He called no medical evidence, and clearly wished to fight the case on a question of guilt rather than sanity. The jury which had been put up at the Balmoral Hotel and had been refreshed at the judges orders by a drive on the morning of the last day before coming to court, retired for forty minutes. They returned the Verdict that the accused was "now insane" by a majority believed to be 11 to 4; the Lord Justice-General told the Jury he thought their conduct was "perfectly right". Brown was ordered to be detained during His Majesty's pleasure. The position was that if Brown had instead been found guilty but insane, he might conceivably been released from detention if later his condition appeared to improve, on the application of his own legal advisors. This affair known as the Cumnock Poisoning Case, caused much astonishment, interest, and sympathy, around Cumnock and New Cumnock particularly, and was fully reported in the "Scotsman". As far as William Lennox was concerned it was very much a Family affair. Most people believed that Brown was after his wife's Uncles money, he had said that they had expectations from that quarter. His wife was a favorite of William Lennox. Grace was well liked and respected. The "Scotsman" referred to her as a "lady of much intelligence and a rare amiability of character" (26 November 1906) Her family was left to mourn her death with feelings which can only be imagined. a younger member wrote in a letter, which has survived, that she would dearly have liked to get her hands on Brown. Devotees of Detective fiction may be interested to know that the newspaper reports of Graces murder were believed to have given Dorothy Sayers the idea for her book "The Five Red Herrings" ,the plot of which involved a poisoning and a roundabout railway journey. ( Excerpt from the book "Your Kin and mine a story of the McKerrows" by Alexander "Sandy" McKerrow
Grace Dickie MURDOCH was born in 1857.
30. Marion Dickie BRYSON (Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born on 28 Apr 1831 in East Whiteflat, Sorn Parish. She was christened on 15 May 1831. She died on 9 May 1899. Marion was baptized on 15 May 1831 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Grace MCKERROW was born in Jul 1892. She died in 1978.
138. Charles MCKERROW (Margaret BRYSON , Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born in 1854. He died in 1939.
Grace Watson WATSON was born on 18 Feb 1862. She died on 9 Dec 1864.
Grace WATSON was born on 7 Dec 1871.
31. Mungo BRYSON (Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born on 27 Jun 1833 in East Whiteflat, Sorn Parish. He was christened on 21 Jul 1833. He died on 29 Mar 1923. Mungo was employed as Farmer. He was baptized in Jul 1833 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland.
540. Margaret Mary CLEARWATER (Agnes BRYSON , Francis BRYSON TANNOCK , Agnes BRYSON , Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born on 4 Nov 1890 in Otatara Bush. She died on 29 Sep 1940 in Invercargill.
374. Thomas Traill MCKERROW (David Bryson MCKERROW , Margaret BRYSON , Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born in 1880. He died in 1951.
Isabella Mary CLEARWATER was born in 1895. She died on 16 Sep 1963 in Invercargill.
384. Mungo Charles MCKERROW (Charles MCKERROW , Margaret BRYSON , Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born in 1891. He died in 1966.
James BRYSON was born on 16 Jun 1851 in Kimberley, Nottingham, England. He was christened on 8 Jul 1851 in Mauchline, Ayr. He died in 1888. James was baptized on 8 Jul 1851 in Mauchline, Ayr. He was employed as Doctor.
James Clark MCKERROW was born in 1887. He died in 1965 in London, UK.
23. Andrew BRYSON (Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born in 1817. He died on 25 Jan 1901.
Jean married Andrew MURDOCH. Andrew was born in 1896. He died in 1968.
John Boswell BRYSON was born on 5 Nov 1871. He died on 21 Mar 1887.
John JAMIESON was born in 1853.
33. Agnes JAMIESON (Jean BRYSON , Andrew , Mungo ) was born on 4 Feb 1819. She died on 27 Jan 1903.
545. Nessie Olive CLEARWATER (Agnes BRYSON , Francis BRYSON TANNOCK , Agnes BRYSON , Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born on 3 Jun 1902. She died on 15 Feb 1968.
Margaret BRYSON was born in 1931. She died in 1945 in at School, St Andrews.
160. Jane BRYSON (Mungo , Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born on 13 Oct 1873. She died on 17 Apr 1938.
Jane married Mungo BRYSON son of John BRYSON and Sarah BAIRD on 14 Apr 1897. Mungo was born on 30 Jan 1869. He died on 14 Jul 1941.
Margaret BRYSON was born on 20 Nov 1875. She died on 3 Feb 1958.
388. Agnes BRYSON (Francis BRYSON TANNOCK , Agnes BRYSON , Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born on 27 Sep 1864 in Invercargill. She died on 6 Jun 1943 in Invercargill.
Margaret MCKERROW was born in 1885. She died in 1968.
Mary BRYSON was born on 30 Jul 1862 in Stewarton, Ayrshire. She died on 9 Dec 1863 in Invercargill. The cause of death was Croup. She was buried in Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill.
141. Margaret BRYSON (David , Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born on 21 Aug 1858.
When her father died she attended Atholl Crescent in Edinburgh and became a teacher of Domestic Science at Blantyre School. [ Source: email from Katharine Skillen <katharine.skillen@gmail.com> 20/08/2012 to themulligans@paradise.net.nz ]
Michael CRAWLEY was born on 14 Nov 1923. He died on 27 Jun 1944.
Mungo George BRYSON was born on 8 May 1902. He died in 1968.
Mungo married Katie LAIDLAW. Katie was born in 1905. She died in 1948.
Mungo BRYSON was born on 15 Sep 1845 in Drumfork, Mauchline. He was christened on 27 Oct 1845. He died in 1930.
Mungo BRYSON was born on 31 Jul 1856. He died in 1863.
Thomas BRYSON was born on 30 Oct 1866 in New River, Invercargill. He died on 11 May 1875 in Invercargill.
Thomas Langstaff JOHNSTONE was born on 7 Mar 1868.
37. Andrew JAMIESON (Jean BRYSON , Andrew , Mungo ) was born on 5 Oct 1828. He died in 1871/1881.
377. David MCKERROW (David Bryson MCKERROW , Margaret BRYSON , Mungo , Andrew , Mungo ) was born in 1889. He died in 1979.
William Alexander MCKERROW was born in Feb 1884. He died in 1972.
William BROWN was born on 30 Jan 1856. He died on 21 Jun 1926.
William Buchanan was a native of Londonderry where he ran a bacon-curing factory with his brother which was called Buchanan Brothers [ Source: email from Katharine Skillen <katharine.skillen@gmail.com> 20/08/2012 ]
William and Margaret had the following children:
William MCKERROW was born in 1879. He died in 1884.
William WATSON was born on 23 Jul 1854. He died on 14 Mar 1859.