Balmaclellan Church. Robert Wilson and Jean Burgess lived in this parish when they first married. James Burgess and Jean Carson spent their last few months in Scotland here before moving to Wales

Ruins of the Old Kirk in Parton Churchyard. Parton was the parish where the Burgess and Wilson families lived for most of the 20 years before leaving Scotland in 1833

Kells Church. James Burgess’s father, John, brother, Thomas, and brother in law, George Carson, are buried here. Longcroft, just beyond the Church to the west is where the family lived, were baptised and married until c. 1813 when they moved to Nether Dullarg, Parton

A forest track in Glenlaggan. Robert Wilson and Jean Burgess lived here before moving with Jean’s father to Wales in the 1830s

Kells Manse. Jean Burgess was baptised here in 1809

A view from the Manse, westwards, towards Kells Church. Longcroft was situated beyond the Church

A modern spirit shop in Castle Douglas. Mary Burgess and husband George Carson owned one in the 1820s and 1830s

High Street, Castle Douglas

Loch Ken and Crossmichael. The distant hills were where James Burgess farmed

Boats moored at Kirkcudbright. James Burgess hired a sloop from here to sail to Birkenhead

The old Kirkcudbright Jail. James Burgess was imprisoned here overnight for withholding evidence.

The farm of Nether Dullarg which was leased by the Burgess family from circa 1813 until 1833

A barn at Ironmacannie. James Burgess stayed here for a short time before leaving for Wales

The gatehouse and farmyard at Troquain, Balmaclellan. The Burgess family left here for Wales

Looking North towards New Galloway from the Park of Kenmure Castle