I am searching for information on John McRAE and Georgina ROSS. They married in Ballarat 1862 and had one child, Catherine in 1863. I believe they then returned to Scotland after 1863 but before 1867. They had four more children (1867-1876). Where would I find where they returned to Scotland. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks Andrea

Hi Andrea I can't help you with the return shipping, but I think I found Georgina's passenger record -last place of residence- NSW - 30th November 1844 - if so, she was with her father Charles?? ROSS, Royal Navy aged 50, born England, mother Elis/za aged 30 also born England, and a number of siblings born Scotland....Elizabeth, 9, Georgina. 7, Rose, 6, Caroline, 4 and Augusta, 3. Name: MS. Georgina Ross Arrival Date: 30 Nov 1844 Birth Year: abt 1837 Birth Location: Scotland Age: 7 Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Port of Arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: Stephen Whitney Then there is this one: Name: Georgina Ross Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834 Age: 19 Arrival Date: 15 May 1853 Arrival Port: Melbourne and Victoria, Australia Departure Port: Liverpool Ship: Sea - also could the 'DEA' Nationality: Scottish Then I got lucky:-)) Name: Augusta H Ross Birth Date: 1841 Father's Name: Charles H Ross Mother's Name: Eliza S Birth Place: New South Wales Registration Year: 1841 Registration Place: Melbourne, New South Wales Volume Number: V18412397 25A And even luckier:-)) Name: Augusta Hall Ross Father's Name: Charles Henry Ross Mother's Name: Sarah Eliza Birth Place: Melbourne, Victoria Registration Year: 1841 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 12612 But her birth record is also on the NSW BDM site The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841) Monday 19 July 1841 BIRTHS. On the 2nd instant, the lady of C. H. Ross, Esq., R. N., of a daughter. And baptised in London: Name: Augusta Hall Ross Record Type: Baptism Estimated Birth Date: born 2nd July 1841 Baptism Date: 20 Oct 1844 Father's Name: Charles Henry Ross - Lieutenant Royal Navy Mother's Name: Eliza Sarah Ross Parish or Poor Law Union: St Botolph without Aldgate Borough: City of London Register Type: Parish Registers Living 4 Burr Street- Then I found this: Name: George Stennet Ross Record Type: Baptism Estimated Birth Date: 19 March 1843 Baptism Date: 20 Oct 1844 Father's Name: Charles Henry Ross Mother's Name: Eliza Sarah Ross Parish or Poor Law Union: St Botolph without Aldgate Borough: City of London Register Type: Parish Registers Don't know if this is any help: The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Saturday 22 February 1868 CAMPBELL-McRAE.-On the 18th February, at the house of the bride's father, Ann-street, by the Rev. Matthew McGavin, A. M., Alexander Campbell, sergeant of police at Humpy Bong, to Alexandrina McLeod McRae, second daughter of Mr. John McRae, late farmer in Sky, Invernesshire, Scotland You could try the papers in case there is announcement of the departure - I need to get back to work...so try here: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/search?adv=y Quite a hard family to trace but I am sure there is lots of info about for the Royal navy ( if I have found the right family that is!) Cheers Jocelyn -----Original Message----- From: aus-vic-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-vic-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jason and Andrea Cox Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2012 9:53 AM To: aus-vic@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-VIC] John McRAE & Georgina ROSS I am searching for information on John McRAE and Georgina ROSS. They married in Ballarat 1862 and had one child, Catherine in 1863. I believe they then returned to Scotland after 1863 but before 1867. They had four more children (1867-1876). Where would I find where they returned to Scotland. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks Andrea ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message