Kirkpatrick Family

Some Cumnock families had the heartbreak of losing more than one son.

The family of James Kirkpatrick and Elizabeth Samson Osborne of Sykeside near Cumnock, Ayrshire lost both their  sons.

In 1901 the family was at Hillhead, Lugar

James Kirkpatrick 37 railway surfaceman b Dryfesdale, Dumfriesshire

Elizabeth Kirkpatrick 35

Agnes Kirkpatrick 12

Mary Kirkpatrick 11

Jessie Kirkpatrick 7

William Kirkpatrick 5

John Kirkpatrick  3

Marion Kirkpatrick 1

Andrew Kirkpatrick  30 brother

Son John Kirkpatrick who was with the Northumberland Fusiliers died of wounds in France on 15 Oct 1916.

Cumnock Chronicle 27 October 1916 

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John is buried in Puchevillers British Cemetery which was located next to a field hospital and many of the burials there are dated from 1916-17. 

photo by Rhona Gray 2018

Son William Kirkpatrick who was with the Seaforth Highlanders was killed in action on the Somme on 25 March 1918.   William did get home on leave in November 1916 (Cumnock Chronicle report)

added 25 Mar 2018, found in Cumnock Chronicle 

William has no known grave and is listed on a panel at Pozières Memorial. The panels here are ordered by Regiment and William is named in the Seaforth Highlanders section (third down from top right)  This Memorial commemorates over 14,000 casualties of the United Kingdom and 300 of the South African Forces who have no known grave and who died on the Somme from 21 March to 7 August 1918.

photo by Rhona Gray, 2108

Pozieres, Rhona Gray 2018

The sons-in-law happily fared better.
Agnes Kirkpatrick married Alexander Caughie who was a driver in 280 Company and served in France. He survived the war and his address on discharge was 33 Greenside, Maybole.

Jessie Kirkpatrick married John Priest of Ayr in 1915. He enlisted in Ayr on 29 sep 1914. He was a ploughman. He served as a saddler in the RHA in France. He had a spell in convalescent hospital in 1916.
His address on discharge in July 1919 was Sykeside, Cumnock.

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