Hello and thank you for your post Elayine
Tonight I looked through your research in regards to James and also reviewed some sources on ancestry but was shocked to see that there is a total of 245 trees available to view but few with sourcing, Earlier in genealogy days I had looked at your James to see exactly where he came from and did have the second marriage of James to Ellen Dempsey 1857 Waterside, Dalmellington dowloaded to my Frew Families.
James gives his parents as
James Frew, farmer and Agnes (maiden surname) Kean
These were Protestant Banns according to the Forms of the Free Church of Scotland. James is noted as a widower and a ploughman.
Witnessed by James Paterson and Thomas McLellan
1857 FREW, JAMES (Statutory registers Marriages 586/ 21)
Records for the
Frew families in Dalmellington can be accessed through scotlandspeople website. Dalmellington a very small hamlet and has a remarkable amount of sources available to view or download. Wishing the best, If you would like I could download this image to your files. Linda