Helen Shankland b. abt. 1818 Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
I'm trying to find the parents of Helen Shankland who was b. abt. 1818 in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.She m. 1840 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland to William McIntyre, b. 1815 Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, believed to be the son of Edward McIntyre and Margaret Dunn.
William & Helen had known children:John 1841 Kirkmahoe; Helen 1844 Thornhill; Elizabeth 1846 Thornhill; the rest b. Kirkmahoe James 1848; William 1850; Robert 1853; Mary 1855; Agnes 1857; Rosina 1859; Jane 1861; Wilhelmina (twin) 1864; William (twin) 1864
Its believed that Helen is the dau of John Shankland, and Helen, but any certainty appreciated.