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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Jane Wield: Birth: 1835 in Dumfries Scotland.

  2. Rebecca Wield: Birth: 29 SEP 1837 in Gretna Dumfries Scotland. Death: 8 FEB 1916 in Mt Duneed Vic

  3. Elizabeth Wield: Birth: 25 DEC 1845 in Scotland. Death: 27 APR 1932 in King St. Sandy Bay Tas.


Notes
a. Note:   ND GRETNA 6 MARCH 1803
 Written by Andrew Wield Junior on a visit to Gretna in 1930's
  Rev Robert M Silver 1/9 Fischer Street
 Thornliebank Parish Church Torquay Vic.
 Speirsbridge Australia 3228 Glasgow. Scotland 4.12.98
  Dear Sir, I have just read the history of your church on the Internet. The main reason
 for doing so was that a relation of mine, Rev Andrew Weild , was a minister there in the last
 century. Members of the Weild family migrated to Australia and from time to time our thoughts turn
 back to our origins. About 60-70 years ago my great uncle visited Scotland and copied inscriptions from a
 Monument to the Weilds situated in the grounds of The Old Kirk, Gretna Green.
 I thought you might like a copy of the inscriptions for your parish historical records.(Enclosed)
 Apparently the stones in the cemetery are so weathered that they are now unreadable and I am
 very fortunate to have the records. My great uncle wrote that the stones were numbered in
 Roman numerals and the words “In Memory Of” were placed above. There are four stone cones along the top of the memorial and the first cone has a bird on a
 shield with the words “Live and let live” written in Latin underneath as the family motto.
 You can see that Rev Andrew Weild’s brother and sisters as well as his parents are mentioned
 on the stones. I was very impressed by the amount of research that has gone into setting up your parish web
 site, and the enthusiasm of the parish comes through loud and clear.
 I hope that you all have a happy Christmas. Yours Sincerely John Wield Adams.
Note:   ANDREW WIELD, MOTHER'S FATHER BORN AT BROW HOUSES BETWEEN LOWTHER TOWN A


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