Hello Nick, Not sure if these two DUNCAN brothers are connected to my DUNCAN lines. However, I did have DUNCAN relatives in India. One was Governor of the then Bombay from 1793-1813. There were other family there at the time including a younger brother who died in a shipwreck supposedly in the Calcutta area. Information is sparse on this branch of the family. However, it is possible that younger family members went to India in the period you mention. Do you know from where the two brothers you mention came, please? Best wishes, Ian Gammage ----- Original Message ----- From: "nicholas wilson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 11:01 AM Subject: [ANGUS] DUNCAN BROTHERS, CALCUTTA > Hello, > > In 1858, two Duncan brothers set up the trading firm of Duncan Brothers in > Calcutta to trade in cotton, jute and tea and I am wondering if anyone > knows > of a Dundee connection. I thought Jute might have provided a link but that > is just surmising on my part > > Thanks. > > Nick > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Ian, Thanks for your message. I think your own Duncans predated mine by many years, and as far as I know mine did not arrive in India until late 19th c. The founders of Duncan Bros were late arrivals too. I think the firm was founded in 1858. I was looking for a Dundee connection but so far had no luck. There must be several ian gammages around the world but I knew one in Vancouver in the mid 70s and thought I would ask if you were him. People do move around On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Ian <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Nick, > > Not sure if these two DUNCAN brothers are connected to my DUNCAN lines. > However, I did have DUNCAN relatives in India. One was Governor of the then > Bombay from 1793-1813. There were other family there at the time including > a > younger brother who died in a shipwreck supposedly in the Calcutta area. > Information is sparse on this branch of the family. However, it is possible > that younger family members went to India in the period you mention. > > Do you know from where the two brothers you mention came, please? > > Best wishes, Ian Gammage > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "nicholas wilson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 11:01 AM > Subject: [ANGUS] DUNCAN BROTHERS, CALCUTTA > > > > Hello, > > > > In 1858, two Duncan brothers set up the trading firm of Duncan Brothers > in > > Calcutta to trade in cotton, jute and tea and I am wondering if anyone > > knows > > of a Dundee connection. I thought Jute might have provided a link but > that > > is just surmising on my part > > > > Thanks. > > > > Nick > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >