Hello everyone, I am looking for any information on the family of Alexander DONALDSON who arrived in Australia with the Royal New South Wales Veterans Company in 1828 and settled near Hobart, Tasmania. I am descended from his son John. I would be grateful for any help or information. His Family Group Sheet is as follows. Husband: Alexander DONALDSON Born: 1792 in: Barony, Scotland Died: 27.2.1868 in: Harrington Street, Hobart, Tas Occupation: weaver/corn factor/farmer Wife: Elizabeth SMITH Born: 1797 in: England Died: 1.12.1879 in: Brown's River Road, Tasmania ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- 1 M Robert DONALDSON |Born: 1820 Kilkenny. Ireland |Died: 07.05.1895 Castlemaine Hospital, Victoria |Buried:10.05.1895 Campbell's Creek Cem, Victoria ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- 2 ? child |Born: |Died: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- 3 M Alexander DONALDSON |Born: 26.9.1828 sp. Louisa GUEST |Married: 16.6.1852 St David's, Hobart, Tasmania Born: 1833 Died: |Died: 1856 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- 4 F Elizabeth DONALDSON |Born: 24.2.1831 Geilston Bay, Tasmania sp. John MILLS |Married: 1851 St Peter's CofE, Melbourne, Victoria |Died: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- 5 M John DONALDSON |Born: 20.04.1832 Geilston Bay, Tasmania sp. Catherine CRAWN |Married: 01.01.1850 Bagdad, Tasmania Born: 1834 Died: 30.01.1865 |Died: 01.06.1911 Melbourne Hospital, Victoria |Buried: 03.06.1911 Melbourne Genl Cem, Victoria ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- 6 M William DONALDSON |Born: 17.7.1835 Geilston Bay, Tasmania sp. Adelaide CHATTERTON |Married: 1863 Hobart, Tasmania Born: 1834 Died: |Died: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- Regards Wendy in sunny Queensland, Australia wendyevans@bigpond.com