Thanks for responding. Do you think the Scots and Irish got on ok or did the size of the influx create tension in Kilbirnie? My great grandmother was born in Maybole Street. They were McGrains but called themselves Gronan and the men worked in the iron mine.

Hi, Does anyone know the extent to which Kilbirnie was hit by the Scarlet Fever epidemic? My great great grandparents (McGrain and Duffy) lost a child in 1861 to Scarlatina. The next death on the register is a Catherine Duffy also Scarlatina and just a few days later. I think these children may have...