I have a Jane Grant who married a James Farquharson in Banffshire. Any matches to mine??? No idea of my Janes parents either. Barbara On Tue, 3 May 2005 16:06:01 +0100 (BST), karen donald <karenadona@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Hi Marnie > > I have a load of Calders buried in Inverallan too.Any > idea of Jane Grants parents. Have lots of them as > weel!!Along with McDonalds and Cruickshanks. All same > area. > > Karen Donald -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.2.0 - Release Date: 27/05/2005

> > Hi Karen I see you have lots of McDonald's & Grants. My gggrandparents are John McDonald & Janet Grant, married in Inverness. In Apr 1841 John McDonald emigrated to Nelson, NZ on the Whitby, one of the preliminary ships with the surveyors to lay out Nelson prior to the emigrants arriving in the new year. John's wife, Janet (Grant) McDonald and their son, William(10yrs) sailed in Sept 1841 on the Bolton along with all the other wives & children or the preliminary men, to arrive in Nelson Mch 1842. Along the way, there were 65 children to die. On the Whitby with John was a George McDonald who we assume could be a brother or relative, their embarkation & disembarkation numbers running consecutively, although nothing proven as yet. George's wife, Euphemia & their 14mth old son, Ronald sailed on the Bolton with Janet, with Ronald one of the 65 children to die. Johns died in 1852 aged 42yrs according to his death cert, which gives his birth at approx 1810, but it doesnt list his parents. Janet's died in 1884, aged 80yrs according to her death cert, and her parents are listed as John Grant & Janet Grant, although it doesnt list her maiden name so we are not sure as yet whether Grant is her mothers maiden name as well or not. This is our brickwall we have been trying to get through in the last 12mths so would appreciate any help or suggestions you might have. Kind regards from down under in Auckland, NZ Heather(MacDonald) Higgins > On Tue, 3 May 2005 16:06:01 +0100 (BST), karen donald > <karenadona@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> Hi Marnie >> >> I have a load of Calders buried in Inverallan too.Any >> idea of Jane Grants parents. Have lots of them as >> weel!!Along with McDonalds and Cruickshanks. All same >> area. >> >> Karen Donald > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.2.0 - Release Date: 27/05/2005 >