Thanks for all the transcription regarding New Zealand. I'm still looking for my FORRESTS from Hamilton area, Lanarkshire. Family story tells me that Alexander Forrest arrived N.Z. about 1864, sent for his wife and family of nine to join him. When they arrived at the docks and saw the ship that would take them, some of the older ones said "no way" and stayed in Scotland. I am descended from the only son of that family who stayed. All others have history in the Otago and Oamaru areas. Love the Lanark list. Jeannette

Jeanette or anyone else I wonder if you can help out with my problem. I have James Forrest who married Janet McIntyre (parents William McIntyre & Janet Lang) in Dumbarton in 1777. I thought that I had found James' parents from a death of James Forrest in Dumbarton in 1793. I looked as his testament and this James' father was John Forrest, a mason, in Hamilton. Checking parish records, this James was born in 1741 to John Forrest and Margaret Bishop. However, in the testament James' wife was stated as AGNUS McIntyre not JANET. I could not find a marriage anywhere for Agnus McIntyre and James Forrest, nor any children born to them. I wondered if it could it be a error or 2nd marriage . There didn't seem to be any other James Forrest in Dumbarton at the time of suitable age. James and Janet McIntyre had 5 sons, the eldest named John (after his father's father) and the second William (after his mother's father), the only daughter, I have found is Janet (after her mother's mother) following the accepted naming pattern. There were 3 Forrest boys in later generations who migrated to Australia if you are interested Judy Jeannette Walton sent Thanks for all the transcription regarding New Zealand. I'm still looking for my FORRESTS from Hamilton area, Lanarkshire. Family story tells me that Alexander Forrest arrived N.Z. about 1864, sent for his wife and family of nine to join him. When they arrived at the docks and saw the ship that would take them, some of the older ones said "no way" and stayed in Scotland. I am descended from the only son of that family who stayed. All others have history in the Otago and Oamaru areas. Jeannette ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message