ELLIOT BRICKWALL 1 Trying to identify the parents of William ELLIOT (married to Christina POW in 1866)- see below. Below is my line of research for my ELLIOT family. Trying to prove if I am on the right track. Need proof they are of my line. Got them from the IGI. *William ELLIOT and Janet EASTON had a son, *Thomas ELLIOT in 1807 in Foulshiels, Castleton. *Thomas ELLIOT married Janet DOUGLAS and had the following children: *1.William ch 28 Nov 1839 Castleton ROX ( this date matches with 1881 census entry which has my William as 41 years old and born in Castleton). 2.Elizabeth Beattie chr 25 March 1841 Castleton 3.Jean Easton chr 7 June 1842 Castleton 4. Helen chr Sep 1844 Castleton 5. Janet Anne chr 29 April 1846 Castleton 6. John chr 15 Nov 1847 Castleton (The ELLIOT people below are definitely my line.) *William ELLIOT (b. Castleton, Rox, SCT c 1839 married Christina POW (b.Morebattle, Rox, SCT 1838) on 30 Nov 1866 at Teviothead Smithy, Rox, SCT. William was a ploughman. (I know William and Christina are definitely in my line as they are mentioned on children's birth certificates along with their date of marriage) Children: (Christina had the following children before her marriage: 1.Christian POW b 1861 2.Mary POW b 1865 (agricul labourer 1881 census) marr ??Jack) William and Christina's children were: 3.Elisabeth Pow b 23 June 1867 Kirktown mar. BLAKE * 4.Helen Dickson b. 16 Aug 1869 Minto mar. John Waldie GARDNER ( b 25 June 1871 to William GARDNER and Betsy WALDIE) on 9 Dec 1892 at West Cote, Parish of Cavers.- lived Hawick area, Rox, SCT emig Australia 1913 on 'HMS SHROPSHIRE' 5.Gavin Pow b 14 June 1875 mar. Alice Rose TOMBS (b 1879 to Thomas and Caroline (nee LIFIELD) TOMBS (Gavin) emig. to Australia in 1899 on 'Duke of Portland' 6.James Pow b 9 July 1873 Edgerston In 1881 the family lived in Doorpool Cottage, Southdean, Rox, SCT (Census). William was an agricultural labourer. POW BRICKWALL 2: Trying to find the parents of Christina POW who married William ELLIOT in 1866 (see below) This is my line of research. Am I on the right track? Are these people my line? *William POW mar Elizabeth SCOTT 19 Dec 1842 Hawick or Wilton *David Scott POW *David Scott POW b 26 April 1846 Hawick mar Janet ELLIOT 20 Jan 1871 Hobkirk *William POW b 18 June 1873 Wilton *William POW mar. Mary CROZER b 1803 in Yarrow, Selkirk, SCT. Children: Children - all chr. at Wilton, ROX, SCT: Christina chr 7 Oct 1804 *Gavin chr 27 Nov 1806 Eauphan (fem) chr 21 Aug 1808 Jean chr 31 Aug 1810 Rebecca chr 2 Oct 1812 William chr 23 April 1815 Helen chr 3 Jan 1819 Mary chr 21 Aug 1822 *Gavin POW (son of William POW and Mary CROZER) married Elisabeth DICKSON (??dau. of John DICKSON and Christian RIDDELL mar. 19 May 1798, Eckford, ROX, SCT)). I can only find one birth connected to them : *Christina (b. Morebattle, Rox, 1838) mar William Elliot (b Castleton, ROX abt 1840) 30 Nov 1866 at Teviothead Smithy, ROX, SCT (A Gavin POW married Alison BRYSON in Lauder, Berwick (IGI so I am following this line of research in the belief that Elisabeth DICKSON died in childbirth and Gavin POW remarried. Gavin and Alison had the following children (IGI): Robert chr 5 Dec 1841 Lauder, Berwick John chr 23 April, 1843 Lauder, Berwick Ann Wallace chr 13 June 1845 Lauder, Berwick William chr 20 May 1850 Lauder, Berwick James b 10 Aug 1852 Lauder, Berwick Andrew b 19 Sept 1854 Lauder, Berwick) (POW names below this line are definitely my line - need proof those POW/DICKSON names above are mine) *Christina POW marr William ELLIOT 1866 Teviothead Smithy, ROX, SCT (Before marr.Christina POW had two children: Christina POW b 1861 Mary POW b 1865 mar.?JACK) Children of Christina and William : Elisabeth Pow b Kirktown mar. BLAKE *Helen Dickson b. Minto mar. John Waldie GARDNER - lived Hawick area, ROX, SCT - emig Australia 1913 on "HMS Shropshire" with 6 children - settled in Laidley district in S E QLD, Australia Gavin Pow - emig. to Australia in 1899 on "Duke of Portland" - settled in Laidley district in S E Queensland, Australia - mar. Alice Rose TOMBS James Pow b Edgerston In 1881 William and Christina's family lived in Doorpool Cottage, Southdean, ROX, (Census). William was an agricultural labourer. Regards Judy HALL