1871 Census In 1871 the widowed Margaret Torrance was living in 26 Brown St, Newmilns with four of her children and a grand-daughter. Margaret Torrance Head Widow 56 House Keeper Ayrshire, Scotland Sarah Torrance Daughter Unmarried 25 Cotton Weaver Ayrshire, Scotland Isabell Torrance Daughter Unmaried 23 Cotton Winder Ayrshire, Scotland Archibald Torrance Son Unmarried 18 Cotton Weaver Ayrshire, Scotland Alexander Torrance Son Unmarried 16 Cotton Weaver Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland Margaret Kirkland Grand Daughter 6 Scholar Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland The grand daughter Margaret Kirkland was Sarah Torrance’s illegitimate daughter. The father could well have been related to Agnes Kirkland who married Sarah’s brother Andrew Torrance on 15 July 1865. William Landels Kirkland and Sarah did not marry but a few years later Sarah married Robert White on 27 June 1873 in Brown St. Brown St viewed from the south (above) and the north (below).