Well that's a timely reminder that the wording of family notices can be deceptive. Found the 1942 engagement notice for Sarah CLAY and the Rev John Francis DOBSON. Sarah was the only child of Lieut Col Basil Laing- Clay OBE (prisoner of war) and Mrs Clay, Furlongs, Tring (etc) and grandaughter of Sir Gordon and Lady Nairne. So the Sarah and John Dobson in the Narciza's obit must be Sybil's daughter and her husband. Judy On 10 Dec 2008, at 09:06, judy olsen wrote: > Narciza's death notice from 1949 reveals further family names: > > dearly loved mother of Sybil Clay, grandmother of Sarah and John > Dobson. > > I suppose the most likely explanation is that Sybil married a > Dobson and then a Clay? > > Sir J G NAIRNE (sometimes referred to as Sir Gordon Nairne) and his > wife lived in Tring by the way. Their house was called 'Furlongs', > which might reflect his keen interest in horse riding. Her > residence when she died was 'The Bungalow'. > > > Judy > > > > > > > > > On 21 Nov 2008, at 05:00, Margaret Stantiall wrote: > >> Hello List, >> >> I hope to find a Sir J. G. Nairn who was a nephew? of Sir Halliday >> Macartney >> on Halliday's death certificate also as next of kin when Donald >> Halliday >> Macartney enlisted in the Canadian Army in WW1 >> >> Sir Halliday Macartney was born in Kelton KKD in 1833. and became >> a Dr. >> >> . J. G. Nairn lived in London in 1906 and I believe he was the >> Governer of >> the Bank of England at one time according to an aunt of mine. >> >> Sir Halliday had died before Donald enlisted , I do know there was >> an Isabel >> Macartney a sister of Halliday's who married a Nairn but I do not >> know which >> one. List members have been so helpful, it would be great to find >> family . >> >> Thank you for any help . >> >> Margaret in NZ. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES- >> GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >