2. James Knox (born 'Barbeth' 17th January 1844). His father came from Barbeth and his auntie was Mrs Knox of Barbeth. James married Agnes Mair (born 12th August 1851) (from Ballochbeatties just south of Loch Braden) on the 30th November 1871 at Stair. James worked as a Head Gamekeeper and bought Woodside Farm, Monkton in 1888. He died on 22nd March 1917 at Woodside and his wife Anes died at Craigpark Farm, Saltcoats (the home of her daughter Margaret) on 10th December 1939.
Their family consisted of :-
Margaret (born Stair) 11th January 1873 Isabella (born Stair) 3rd April 1875
Sarah (born Newlands, Monkton) 21st March 1882
(died Woodside) 28th October 1929
John (born Newlands, Monkton) 11th January 1885
(died Woodside) 21st February 1957Alexander Kennedy and Isabella Knox's family consisted of :-
Nancy
Jim
Jessie
Sadie
Alex
JakeNancy had a daughter, Olive, who was brought up be her sister Sadie.
Nancy Married Jimmy Currie.Jim married Mima Johnston
Their family consisted of :-
Betty married Hugh Houper
Margaret married Thomas Reid
Sandra married James Lindsay
Irene married John Steel
Alex married Margaret BudgeJessie married Thomas Hamilton (uncle of Sadie's husband, Robert)
Their family consisted of :-
Moira married Douglas Campbell
Una married ? MortonSadie married Robert Hamilton
Their family consisted of :-
Robert
Isobel married Jack Lambie
Alex married Pamela Taylor (Gillian, Jackie and Stewart
James married Mary Whiteford
Olive married Thomas WilsonJake married Betty ?
Their family consisted of :-
Isobel (John)
Liz Married twice M2 to Alex Wilson
Moira (Susan)
May