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    1. [AUSTIN] William W. Austin, Scottish Captain of a schooner?
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    3. While working on the 1860 census transcription of Georgia for AFGS I came across this fellow and would like to know more about him.  Is he anyone's ancestor? William W. Austin born abt 1823, was age 37 on 11 Jan 1860, born in Dumfries/Dumfriesshire, Scotland. he had a large house with many laborers from Ireland and Scotland, Finland, Sweden and the U. S. in the port of Savannah, District 1, Chatham Co, GA.    (page 7) His occupation is Captain of a Schooner and he had $500.00 worth of personal property. Five other men, apparently, none related to him, lived in the house. I looked in the index of names in AFAOA and did a search on AFGS and did not see him listed.  Nor did I find an easy match on the 1850 or 1870 census in U.S. I did find a possible match on the 1841 census of Dumfriesshire, Scotland, address was Newtown of Sanguhar  and he lived in a household of many Austins.  The William Austin age 16, occupation Hostler, might be him.  The head of the household was Adam Austin age 37, Ag lab. and Helen Austin a possible spouse, age 34. Please reply if you have any further information about this Captain William W. Austin

    05/09/2009 03:43:18