In a message dated 20/11/2004 21:38:53 GMT Standard Time, sboyd@bigpond.net.au writes: Could SKS do a lookup on the 1871 Census for a Margaret BOYD aged about 21 yrs in the Ecclefechan, Hoddom, or Annan area. Also Adam SCOTT same age same area plus Cummertrees area . Unfortunately the 1871 census is not yet indexed, although there are plans by the GRO(S) to do all of the early censuses. When they manage it, the indexes (and hopefully the images) will go online at the scotlandspeople site (fee paying) but, until then, it's a question of trawling through the film. At the moment the site is saying they'll be ready 'end 2004' ..but this has slipped from June. I'm going up to edinburgh in a couple of weeks I'll let you know if they're on the machines there. Irene

Hi David St Michael's Old Kirkyard in Dumfries is arguably the most visited cemetery in Scotland on account of it being the final resting place of Robert Burns, Scotland's National Bard. William McDowal was the editor of the local paper. St Michael's is at the junction of St Michael's Street and Brooms Road and only a stones throw from Burns' House. This year, a statue of Jean Armour, wife of Robert Burns, was erected opposite the gates of the Kirkyard. Regards Ian A McClumpha Researching Family History in Dumfries & Galloway ~ and beyond. Please visit my Website: http://www.imchad.freeola.com -----Original Message----- From: Alan-MacGregor Grierson [mailto:griersonworldproject@mail.tqci.net] Sent: 21 November 2004 05:10 To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [D-G LIST] St. Michael's Cemetery (U.K.) ? Hello everyone: With regard to this information below, can somebody please tell me exactly where this St. Michael's Cemtery is located? -------------------------------------------------------- Quoted below are the extracts from Memorials of St Michaels written by William M'Dowall and printed by Adam & Charles Black of Edinburgh in 1876. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- a) Between the Western Wall and the footpath eastwards. Quote - To AGNES McBURNIE, relict of JAMES GRIERSON of DALGONER; THOMAS GRIERSON 0f Larbreck, their son, died 8th May, 1774, aged 65; and the spouse of the latter, ELIZABETH WARD, a table tombstone near the Hannahfield monument is devoted, which is neighboured by another bearing the name of their son, THOMAS [GRIERSON], died 14th May, 1798, aged 27. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- (Colonel) James Grierson & Jane Pettygrew's children that were born in Augusta, Georgia - (Colonel) James Grierson was the son of Thomas Grierson of Larbreck Farm, above. [(1) JAMES GRIERSON, born May 12th, 1763, Georgia, (2) Thomas Grierson, born November 14th, 1770, Georgia; died May 14th, 1798, aged 27, United Kingdom, buried St. Michael's Cemetery, (3) David Grierson, born January 24th, 1773, Georgia, (4) Katherine Grierson, born March 14th, 1775, Georgia; [died between 21st September, 1778 & 4th April, 1780, Georgia], (5) George Grierson, born July 2nd, 1777, Georgia; [died 1796, Georgia.] http://www.webspawner.com/users/griersonorigins15/index.html David Grierson ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.tqci.net --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by mail.tqci.net] ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== FIND YOUR ANCESTORS http://www.directcon.net/tomas/Ancestry/index.html/ --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.799 / Virus Database: 543 - Release Date: 19/11/04 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.799 / Virus Database: 543 - Release Date: 19/11/04

Could SKS do a lookup on the 1871 Census for a Margaret BOYD aged about 21 yrs in the Ecclefechan, Hoddom, or Annan area. Also Adam SCOTT same age same area plus Cummertrees area . Regards Steve Boyd Australia

A few more names I have on certificates. Hope they help someone! Some of the writing is very difficult to read on paper... so please excuse the spelling. There'll be a couple of these over the next few days. Deaths in the Parish of Balmaghie 1916 William McQueen, widower of Mary (Keoh???). Son of Thomas Mcqueen and Margaret Fraser. 4 May 1916 at Barnboard Cottages. 69 Years. 1916 Jane McRorie ??? Phynn, single, daughter of Margaret Phynn. 20 May 1916 at Bridgestone Dalry. 3 1/2months. 1916 Agnes Robb, single, daughter of William Robb and Grace Walker. 17 July 1916 at Bridge of Dee. 84 years. Deaths in the Parish of Kells 1866 William Maxwell, widower of Elizabeth Dunsmore???? Son of George Maxwell and Margaret Clark. 12 July 1866 at Glenlee? 36 Years. 1866 Charles Patterson, Single, son of William Patterson and Mary Milligan. 4 August1866, at Knockmalling????? 63 years. 1866 John Robb, Widower of Jean Andrew(s), sn of Andrew Robb and Mararet Duncan. 12 August 1866 at New Galloway, 66 years.

Hello everyone: With regard to this information below, can somebody please tell me exactly where this St. Michael's Cemtery is located? -------------------------------------------------------- Quoted below are the extracts from Memorials of St Michaels written by William M'Dowall and printed by Adam & Charles Black of Edinburgh in 1876. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a) Between the Western Wall and the footpath eastwards. Quote - To AGNES McBURNIE, relict of JAMES GRIERSON of DALGONER; THOMAS GRIERSON 0f Larbreck, their son, died 8th May, 1774, aged 65; and the spouse of the latter, ELIZABETH WARD, a table tombstone near the Hannahfield monument is devoted, which is neighboured by another bearing the name of their son, THOMAS [GRIERSON], died 14th May, 1798, aged 27. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Colonel) James Grierson & Jane Pettygrew's children that were born in Augusta, Georgia - (Colonel) James Grierson was the son of Thomas Grierson of Larbreck Farm, above. [(1) JAMES GRIERSON, born May 12th, 1763, Georgia, (2) Thomas Grierson, born November 14th, 1770, Georgia; died May 14th, 1798, aged 27, United Kingdom, buried St. Michael's Cemetery, (3) David Grierson, born January 24th, 1773, Georgia, (4) Katherine Grierson, born March 14th, 1775, Georgia; [died between 21st September, 1778 & 4th April, 1780, Georgia], (5) George Grierson, born July 2nd, 1777, Georgia; [died 1796, Georgia.] http://www.webspawner.com/users/griersonorigins15/index.html David Grierson ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.tqci.net --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by mail.tqci.net]

Hello, I think you may find that it was WELLWOOD Maxwell who died at Glenlee in Kells, 1866. He was also named at St. James, Liverpool where he was in business. And that it was probably KNOCKNALLING where Charles Patterson lived, Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "william robb" <williamrobb@bigpond.com> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 4:29 PM Subject: [D-G LIST] names on certificates > A few more names I have on certificates. Hope they help someone! Some of the > writing is very difficult to read on paper... so please excuse the spelling. > There'll be a couple of these over the next few days. > > > Deaths in the Parish of Balmaghie > 1916 William McQueen, widower of Mary (Keoh???). Son of Thomas Mcqueen and > Margaret Fraser. 4 May 1916 at Barnboard Cottages. 69 Years. > 1916 Jane McRorie ??? Phynn, single, daughter of Margaret Phynn. 20 May 1916 > at Bridgestone Dalry. 3 1/2months. > 1916 Agnes Robb, single, daughter of William Robb and Grace Walker. 17 July > 1916 at Bridge of Dee. 84 years. > > Deaths in the Parish of Kells > 1866 William Maxwell, widower of Elizabeth Dunsmore???? Son of George > Maxwell and Margaret Clark. 12 July 1866 at Glenlee? 36 Years. > 1866 Charles Patterson, Single, son of William Patterson and Mary Milligan. > 4 August1866, at Knockmalling????? 63 years. > 1866 John Robb, Widower of Jean Andrew(s), sn of Andrew Robb and Mararet > Duncan. 12 August 1866 at New Galloway, 66 years. > > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > FIND YOUR ANCESTORS > http://www.directcon.net/tomas/Ancestry/index.html/ > >

I am looking for any information on John ANDERSON b circa 1697 (not known where) d 1784 m Janet EDGAR (b c1712-d1784) They had at least 2 children: John b1755 and James b1748 All died at and buried in Caerlaverock. Does anyone else have an interest in ANDERSON of Caerlaverock? If so, I have more info on descendants of above.

Hi Elizabeth.....I too am looking for information on Andersons of Caerlaverock. A while ago, I received the following MI from a kind lister: It was from the Caerlaverock Cemetary. In Memory of John Anderson in Shearingtown, who died 18th June 1784, aged 87 years Also Janet Edgar, his spouse, who died 20th September 1784, aged 72 years and Margaret McKinnell, wife of James Anderson in Blackshaw, who died 7th May 1805, aged 57 years Also James Anderson who died at Blackshaw, 30th May 1833, aged 83 years Also Robert Anderson who died at Bankend, November 1860, aged 77 years I am not sure my John Anderson who was born in 1829 in Caerlaverock is a descendant, but there is likely some connection. My John Anderson married Margaret Burnie who was born in 1803 in Cummertrees. Mary Mattila Saskatchewan

Please could the Daly / Kerr war of words be continued elsewhere. It really is turning into quite a squabble. Cassandra

Does this topic have to go on ad nauseam. Stop the "I said, you said" nonsense and get back to genealogy. Beginning to sound like 2 schoolboys.... Margaret Alberta Canada

In a message dated 19/11/2004 18:44:14 GMT Standard Time, sandra188@blueyonder.co.uk writes: Please could the Daly / Kerr war of words be continued elsewhere. It really is turning into quite a squabble. I quite agree and I've only re-subscribed today! We are interested in our Family History not the (recent) history of a project which has already been undertaken by Dumfries and Galloway FHS anyway! Judy

The 1841 census thread is DONE! Take it off list. Tom Welch, Listowner

Tom, I fail to see the outrageousness of a volunteer who transcribes so much material asking to receive a copy of the finished product "for his own use" (commercial use, maybe you would have a point). The idea of the whole project is that everyone can all use the content. The material is going to be free and public is it not? Now my legal practice does not include intellectual property law (I am not giving a legal opinion on anything in this email), but I do not see how Bill receiving a copy runs afoul of any copyright. It is certainly my understanding that copyrights allow for people to make personal use of content. That is why they put photocopiers in the library, why we can sign books out and why we can download stuff from the internet. Maybe someone involved with FreeCen could speak with an intellectual property lawyer and get an opinion. This isn't legal rocket science, so a valid opinion could probably be received pro bono. It seems a shame to have not just two transcriptions of the 1841 census of Dumfriesshire but now three transcriptions. How many times does this work need to be duplicated? Couldn't volunteer time be more wisely spent? I have to say that I have the impression that volunteer time is not valued and is being wasted. This is the reason why I am not offering to help! Jeffery Davidson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Daly" <tom.daly@stgeorges.qc.ca> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] 1841 Dumfrieshire Census > Hello fellow list members, > > I wish to respond to the posting that Cliff Kerr (or Bill as he signed > this note) wrote about me and the Dumfriesshire 1841 Free Census Project. > You may remember Cliff from his postings concerning FreeCEN back in June. > At the time he was being considered for the Dumfriesshire Coordinator for > FreeCEN, but that did not work out and I have subsequently been appointed > to that position. > > It is true that Cliff offered me the transcription of "17 parishes ready > for checking." However, he did add: "Yes i require something in return and > that is a copy of the finished census for my own use.." In my opinion, > this last is in contradiction of copyright, and of the loan agreement > whereby we gain access to the microfilms for transcription purposes only. > > I explained this to Cliff, but he didn't agree. I did suggest that if he > would like to donate the transcriptions to the project then I may accept, > but that it would have to be on a "no strings attached" basis, and that I > would have to know who did each transcription. Needless to say he was not > interested in this arrangement. > > Later, he sent a sample parish of transcriptions to me, the parish of > Penpont, and told me of his plans for transcribing other parishes. In my > opinion, one of the duties of any transcriber is to transcribe the records > into the necessary format for the given project. My current transcribers > are doing an excellent job in that respect, accepting my suggestions for > corrections to their formatting very happily. When I tried to tell Cliff > about the number of formatting changes needed for his data to be > acceptable to the project (and there were many!), and also that the parish > he planned to transcribe next had already been assigned to another > transcriber, he got very angry in his messages and I have not contacted > him since. > > I do not plan to answer any more of his postings on this list, and would > caution anyone contacting him that any transcriptions that he has have > nothing to do with FreeCEN. I want to affirm to everyone that the > transcriptions that I am receiving will be uploaded on the FreeCEN site > when the appropriate quality control has been completed. > > If anyone out there has done any Dumfriesshire transcriptions for FreeCEN > before September, I want you to know that I don't have copies of them. If > you would like them to be included in the FreeCEN project, please contact > me off list at thomas.daly@stgeorges.qc.ca . > > Thomas Daly > Dumfriesshire Coordinator > FreeCEN > > > DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com on November 18, 2004 at 2:55 AM +0000 > wrote: > >To those who are thinking of helping out the 1841 Dumfrieshire census. > >BEWARE!!!!!! > > > >I offered them 16 parishes that i had transcribed and sent Tom one > >Penpont > >only to be told that it was not good enough and not the way he wanted and > >to redo it again.. > >The data was as correct as DGFHS printed booklet. > >The parish was in the prescribed format for the Transcription of the > >original census records ready to go to the next stage of checking the > >data. > >The rudeness of his Email was rather cutting and i told him so.. > >Also he told me not to transcribe any more parish records and he would > >tell > >me what i was allowed to do.. > > > >So for those who can wait for the work to finish and would like to try > >and > >find there ancestors in the 1841 census contact me off line at . > >thatcham@optusnet.com.au > >Bill > >Australia > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > DO NOT send files as Email attachments to the list. > Send them privately - person to person. > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% > >

My apologies for being pedantic, but I believe OPR = Old Parochial Records Pat(rick) R. L. Dunbar RESEARCHING the DUNBAR name, ANYWHERE, ANY TIME Organiser, Dunbar Family Society (UK) Member - Guild of One-Name Studies, Aberdeen & N.E. Scotland FHS, Scottish Genealogy Society mailto:dunbar@one-name.org http://www.dunbarfamilysociety.org.uk (for family history information) http://www.debbiedunbar.net (for equestrian art)

Hello fellow list members, I wish to respond to the posting that Cliff Kerr (or Bill as he signed this note) wrote about me and the Dumfriesshire 1841 Free Census Project. You may remember Cliff from his postings concerning FreeCEN back in June. At the time he was being considered for the Dumfriesshire Coordinator for FreeCEN, but that did not work out and I have subsequently been appointed to that position. It is true that Cliff offered me the transcription of "17 parishes ready for checking." However, he did add: "Yes i require something in return and that is a copy of the finished census for my own use.." In my opinion, this last is in contradiction of copyright, and of the loan agreement whereby we gain access to the microfilms for transcription purposes only. I explained this to Cliff, but he didn't agree. I did suggest that if he would like to donate the transcriptions to the project then I may accept, but that it would have to be on a "no strings attached" basis, and that I would have to know who did each transcription. Needless to say he was not interested in this arrangement. Later, he sent a sample parish of transcriptions to me, the parish of Penpont, and told me of his plans for transcribing other parishes. In my opinion, one of the duties of any transcriber is to transcribe the records into the necessary format for the given project. My current transcribers are doing an excellent job in that respect, accepting my suggestions for corrections to their formatting very happily. When I tried to tell Cliff about the number of formatting changes needed for his data to be acceptable to the project (and there were many!), and also that the parish he planned to transcribe next had already been assigned to another transcriber, he got very angry in his messages and I have not contacted him since. I do not plan to answer any more of his postings on this list, and would caution anyone contacting him that any transcriptions that he has have nothing to do with FreeCEN. I want to affirm to everyone that the transcriptions that I am receiving will be uploaded on the FreeCEN site when the appropriate quality control has been completed. If anyone out there has done any Dumfriesshire transcriptions for FreeCEN before September, I want you to know that I don't have copies of them. If you would like them to be included in the FreeCEN project, please contact me off list at thomas.daly@stgeorges.qc.ca . Thomas Daly Dumfriesshire Coordinator FreeCEN DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com on November 18, 2004 at 2:55 AM +0000 wrote: >To those who are thinking of helping out the 1841 Dumfrieshire census. >BEWARE!!!!!! > >I offered them 16 parishes that i had transcribed and sent Tom one >Penpont >only to be told that it was not good enough and not the way he wanted and >to redo it again.. >The data was as correct as DGFHS printed booklet. >The parish was in the prescribed format for the Transcription of the >original census records ready to go to the next stage of checking the >data. >The rudeness of his Email was rather cutting and i told him so.. >Also he told me not to transcribe any more parish records and he would >tell >me what i was allowed to do.. > >So for those who can wait for the work to finish and would like to try >and >find there ancestors in the 1841 census contact me off line at . >thatcham@optusnet.com.au >Bill >Australia

Hi Janet I don't have Mary Mattila but do have Jannett MsNeight or McKnight one of my gggGrandmothers. Born Ayr ca 1801 married Portpatrick 1818 to William Mitchell. It would be great if we shared her. Bill B

Hi List > > Would anyone have Mary Mattila e-mail address > the one that she had last year no longer works. > > She is researching the John Anderson married to Margaret Burnie of > Cummertrees > > Regards > Janet Burnie-McKnight > Researching: Burnie, Carswell, Dobie, Forrest, Halliday, Hyslop, > McKnight,and England's > in S/W Scotland and the England's and Senior's of England >

Could you please get in contact with me. Just had an email returned -- Jane Brayshaw FreeCEN Coordinator for the Stewartry (Kirkcudbright) Castle Douglas, Scotland

To those who are thinking of helping out the 1841 Dumfrieshire census. BEWARE!!!!!! I offered them 16 parishes that i had transcribed and sent Tom one Penpont only to be told that it was not good enough and not the way he wanted and to redo it again.. The data was as correct as DGFHS printed booklet. The parish was in the prescribed format for the Transcription of the original census records ready to go to the next stage of checking the data. The rudeness of his Email was rather cutting and i told him so.. Also he told me not to transcribe any more parish records and he would tell me what i was allowed to do.. So for those who can wait for the work to finish and would like to try and find there ancestors in the 1841 census contact me off line at . thatcham@optusnet.com.au Bill Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Daly" <tom.daly@stgeorges.qc.ca> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 9:46 Subject: Dumfries 1841 Free Census Project > Hello fellow list members, > > When I made my posting concerning the Dumfries 1841 Free Census Project on > the 24th of October, I promised updates on the project. So here is the > first one! > > First, the home page has moved. It is now at www.rootsweb.com/~sctdfsfc . > If you visit you will see that currently 28% of the pieces (parishes and > parts of large parishes) have been assigned to individual transcribers, > and that one of the pieces has finished being transcribed! Of course there > is much to do before any transcribed pieces go on line: they must be > checked by a proofreader, then validated in order to remove as many > discrepencies as possible that are left over from the previous stages. > Only then, when the files are as accurate as possible, will the data go on > line. > > We are making progress, but could still use help. This transcription > project works with scanned images of the census pages, so you don't have > to work with bulky microfilm or microfiche readers, but rather can view > all the images and do all the transcribing right on your own computer! If > you see a parish that would interest you to transcribe, let me (Thomas > Daly) know at thomas.daly@stgeorges.qc.ca . > > That's all for now, but I will continue to keep you informed of the > progress of the project. > > Thomas Daly > > ______________________________

I have recently acquired a copy of a D&G newspaper item about the drowning of an uncle, Robert IRVING (1893-1928) I thought I'd post it as some Listers might find it interesting reading and maybe someone might recognise one of the names mentioned. The event was described in such great detail - today a tragedy like this would probably only make a mention of a few lines. Dumfries & Galloway Standard & Advertiser, March 21 1928: A NITH TRAGEDY FATHER SACRIFICES LIFE FOR SON TWO GALLANT RESCUERS One of the saddest tragedies which has happened in Dumfries for many years occurred on Saturday afternoon, when a Maxwelltown man, Robert Irving living with his wife and two young children at Millbrae Terrace, was drowned in the Nith, having sacrificed himself in a heroic endeavour to save the life of his younger child, a boy of three years of age, who had accidentally fallen into the water. Two young men, William KIRKPATRICK and William SMITH, displayed great gallantry in jumping into the flooded river to the rescue of the father and the boy, and spectators of the drama speak in the highest terms of the bravery under circumstances of extreme difficulty. The accident happened about five o'clock. Mr Irving left his home in Millbrae in search of his two children - Thomas, aged four years, and William aged three years - who had been out playing. The children were not to be seen about the immediate vicinity of where they lived, and Mr Irving started in the direction of the Mill Green, fearing that they had wandered down to the river's edge. At the Mill Green the father met his elder son Thomas and another little boy companion coming away from the water side. There was no sign of the younger boy. Apprehensive of danger, the father looked over the banking into the river, and was horrified to see his son being swiftly borne away by the current. With a cry of alarm he immediately threw off his coat and plunged into the water, but owing to being a non-swimmer he was soon in difficulties. It is stated that the first person on the scene was a young man, whose identity has not been discovered, and who promptly ran to get life-saving tackle. This used to be kept near the entrance to the Mill Green, but it could not be discovered on Saturday. It is believed that if it had been available the occurrence would not have ended so tragically. Other help was forthcoming, however. A young man named William Kirkpatrick, a bookbinder, living in Millbrae Terrace, dashed from his home on hearing the cry that a child had fallen into the water, and ran towards Mill the Mill Green. Owing to the distance he had to run, and to the fact that his view of the river was at time interrupted, Kirkpatrick was unaware that the boy's father had already gone to the rescue of his son. When Kirkpatrick breathlessly reached the river's edge he entered the water and did his best to rescue the child. While he was struggling in the water he was surprised to find after he had got a grip of the child that there was also a man in the water in danger of drowning. Kirkpatrick made a very heroic endeavour to effect a double rescue, but his strength was unequal to the heavy demands made upon it and through exhaustion he was forced to make his to the banking. By the time another rescuer had arrived on the scene, a young telephone linesman, William Smith, who lives in Welldale Terrace. Smith had been watching a man fishing at the bottom of Mill Lade. He heard the cries of people who had witnessed the accident from the Dumfries side, and at once raced up the banking of the mill race and on to the Mill Green. He got to the riverside just when Kirkpatrick struggled out exhausted. Smith acted with much promptitude, and ,assuming a floating position in the water, he succeeded in getting Irving on to his chest, while clutching the little boy by the leg. He managed to get his two charges near to the banking, where a number of people had gathered all anxious to give what help they could. Owing to the discoloured state of the water and the swiftness of the current, it apparently was not possible for those on the bank to size up the situation correctly - that Smith was struggling not only to save the child but also to save the father. Someone on the banking lowered a muffler down the banking to Smith, and bringing the child with him, Smith was pulled to safety. Though he was pretty much done up owing to his exertions, Smith did his best to get those on the bank to realise that there was still a man to be rescued. Some confusion resulted, and Smith was assured that the man who had been in the water had already struggled ashore, and Kirkpatrick, who was standing some distance away with water dripping from his clothes, was pointed out to him. Smith persisted in his contention that there was still a man in the water, and it was only with difficulty that those on the banking were able to restrain him from again entering the flooded river. The hopelessness of the situation was evident in view of the state of the river. The child's condition was extremely critical when brought to the bank. Artificial respiration was resorted to by Miss L. MOWBRAY, Mr V. FISHER and other willing helpers, and the boy was removed to Mrs RAWSON'S house, where everything possible was done to ease his condition until the arrival of medical aid. The boy is now making good progress. So far the father's body has not been recovered. Owing to the very heavy floods on Monday and yesterday, there was little chance of dragging operations being conducted.