Greetings All My maternal G Grandfather Robert Gartly (born Rhynie 1852) arrived in Melbourne aboard the ‘Star of India’ in 1871. On his death in 1904, a pocket watch made by John Gartly was mentioned in his will. I now own that watch. Robert’s father, John Gartly (born parish of Gartly 1826, died 1879 as Sergeant of Police and Deputy Chief Constable of Kincardineshire at Stonehaven) son of Robert Gartly and Ann Cran, living in Knappartknows, Gartly (OPR). I have been trying for several years to confirm my descent from John Gartly, watchmaker, however I have not been able to identify any male children. He died in Old Machar in 1827. His will mentions only daughters – Barbara b 1796, Isabella b 1797 and Catharine b 1801. Their mother was Katharine Morison. As John Gartly and Katharine Morison were married in 1794, were there any other children? Was John married before? There are a number of OPR births to a John Gartly, however, no mother is named, so I am unable to determine if any of these are in the family line. Another anomaly is that Robert Gartly’s uncle George (born 1824 in Gartly, married Helen Leslie in Aberdeen in 1857) ‘from home – 16 Huxter Row’ which was the residence of John the watchmaker who died 30 years earlier! Any suggestions on where to go from here would be much appreciated. Many thanks Ross Gartly McDonald Melbourne