Bankend with thatched cottages. My wife’s g-g grandmother Mary BOYD (1834-1921) lived Bankend, Caerlaverock with father William BOYD( 1811-1888) a Tailor; mother Jane ANDERSON (1810-1860); son Matthew EWART (1858-1943). All died in Bankend except Matthew who emigrated to Australia in 1882.
See Matthew’s story in Australia here.
Photo:Thanks to Jimmy Mccubbin from the “Old Dumfries” Facebook.
 
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