William and Jane TANNER BAXTER emigrated from Ireland with their first born son James (b. about 1839)to Scotland about 1840. Their children born in Dundonald, Ayr were: William 1845-1889; Ann 1845 - 1867; Hugh 1848 and John 1851 - 1857.

William jnr. married Janet STEEL and their daughter Mary was b.1862; she married Peter MCGUIRE and their children were William b.1880; Peter b.1881; Robert b.1884; Janet b.1886; Mary b. 1888; Jane b. 1892 and James b.1899.

Jane died in 1867 and William snr. had four more children with his housekeeper/partner Margaret MCVEY (b. 1846 in Maybole, Ayr). Their children were Margaret b. 1868; (She married Henry MCDOWALL on May 31, 1887 in Dalry, Ayr. They emigrated to U.S. and lived in Jolliet, Illinois.) Janet b. 1871; Mary b. 1875 - 1958 (my paternal grandmother) and Ross b. 1878-1884. William snr. died in 1885.

My grandmother Mary Baxter (above, b. 1875) married Hugh MCCALLUM in 1900 and emigrated to Canada in 1912 settling in Burnaby, B.C. Their children were - John-1900; William (Bill)-1902; Hugh-1904: Archibald-1906; Malcolm-1908 (my father); Margaret-1911 and Flora-1913.

I would love to hear from anyone connected with the surnames listed.
Thank you.
Anne Baxter McCallum