Hi Sue
Thanks for that, the age of Edward when he was buried is out by a few years then, that would also have made him quite a bit younger than his first wife Margaret Howland...I had seen the entry on IGI for John Creer and Mary Corkill but couldnt have said for certain it was him as in the discrepancy of birth year. How do you go about looking for Land records, are they kept at the museum and will they do a look up or do you have to go in person?
I will have to check to see what I have but I think it was Esther that inherited Ballavastyn from her Mother Margaret Cubbon nee Radcliffe. Margaret, although she had brothers, was the heir of William Radcliffe. I havent looked at this line for a while but if the farm/land was passed to Esther after her marriage to Edward would he be mentioned on the land record?
Thanks for your help.
Sandra