HURRAH ! HURRAH ! Ray. (sorry,couldn't resist ) > > From: "Scott Matthews" <scottmm@squirrel.com.au> > Date: 2005/04/25 Mon PM 12:39:36 GMT+12:00 > To: MORAY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MORAY] The Campbell are (not) (forth)coming > > Good morning everybody, > > Ann Matthew, one of my Matthew's family in Elgin, married a John Campbell, > also in Elgin, on 25 May 1839. John died, aged 28, in Elgin on 7 April > 1847. The couple's children were named James, John, Ann, Robert Alexander, > and William Ferguson and were born in Elgin, Forres and Nairn. I am > experiencing a degree of difficulty in finding John's parents. > > A brother, Alexander Campbell, Shoemaker, definitely had two sons. John , > born 1838, who became a Miller and emigrated to Queensland, Australia about > 1870 and Alexander, a self taught teacher, who taught at a school in Lady > Lane and later at an Industrial School at Kelso. Alexander (senior's) death > could not be found on Scotlandspeople A poor relief application by Ann Wink > would indicate that he may have died in the 1840s. (The Moray Index is a > beauty). Baptism records indicate that other siblings (?) with the given > names of James, Catharine, Ann and Robert could have existed during the > 1840s. > > If possible could some one assist me to pinpoint John Campbell's parents > around 1800 - 1825 in Elgin or give me some sort of overview of the Campbell > families in Elgin (?) at the time. > > Any help will be greatly appreciated. > > Regards > > Scott Matthews > (Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia) > > > > ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== > If you need to unsub for your holidays, change your email address, or report anything to the admin of the list - all this information can be found at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/MORAY.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Scott - I'll see what the Death Indexes show for CAMPBELL in 1855, they were the very best you could hope for. Meanwhile, could you send me some of the Poor Relief information for Ann WINK ? That's a name I am following diligently in Morayshire as a Jessie WINK married an Alexander CRUICKSHANK in Urquhart, 1845. Luckily there aren't too many WINKs to follow, but I do take note of those I can get assistance with. Thanks for any help with this line ! MegG in Oklahoma, USA On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:18:36 +1200, original message : <snip> > Alexander (senior's) death could not be found on Scotlandspeople >A poor relief application by Ann Wink would indicate that he may >have died in the 1840s. (The Moray Index is a beauty). <snip> >> Scott Matthews, (Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia)