Seeking info on the Irving and Graham families we arrived from Dumfriesshire in the 1890s. Married int othe OAtes, Teare, Faragher an Corlett families. Members of the Graham and Oates families emigrated to Canada early in the 20th Century. Family include Graham Oates - motorcylce pioneer.

David Irving died on the Princess Alberta in WW1 - a messenger sloop that was Manxed based?

Any info on the families appreciated.

John Irving in Leeds UK