Hi Allan There is a sad little item in the Shields Daily Gazette of 3 Sep 1867 about a 12 year old Douglas Robson charged with stealing a shilling (from someone living in Tyne Dock). His father is stated to be in Australia. Any connection? If so, you may wish to put your enquiry on an Australian forum and I am sure they will be very helpful. You could also check the on-line BMD indexes for the various Australian states - [have just seen that Royalene has kindly done NSW]. Google for the addresses. [Just saw Royalene's message & agree about name change - this was v common] You may also wish to try searching historical newspapers - http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper I see that Ancestry has Douglas Robson aged 24 on board the Cairngorm in 1860, sailing London to Sydney, so maybe he came and went from the UK? Have you checked the merchant seamen's records on FMP? Ingrid On 12/05/2013, at 11:51 PM, Allan Robson wrote: > Douglas Robson was born in Newcastle in 1835... the last trace I > have of him was 1856 when he was serving on the 'SS Cairngorm' which sailed > to Australia, after that the trail goes cold, he does not show on any > further English Census, or is there any record of him getting married or > his death. > Maybe he stayed in Australia?

Thanks for both replies, it is possible he changed his name, the The Douglas Robson you found in 1867 is one I have looked at , I have never found his birth to see who his parents were, I think there is a possibility that he could be the son of my Douglas Robson especially with the Australia Connection. Allan On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 8:49 PM, Ingrid Clausen <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Allan > > There is a sad little item in the Shields Daily Gazette of 3 Sep 1867 > about a 12 year old Douglas Robson charged with stealing a shilling (from > someone living in Tyne Dock). His father is stated to be in Australia. Any > connection? > > If so, you may wish to put your enquiry on an Australian forum and I am > sure they will be very helpful. You could also check the on-line BMD > indexes for the various Australian states - [have just seen that Royalene > has kindly done NSW]. Google for the addresses. [Just saw Royalene's > message & agree about name change - this was v common] You may also wish to > try searching historical newspapers - http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper > > I see that Ancestry has Douglas Robson aged 24 on board the Cairngorm in > 1860, sailing London to Sydney, so maybe he came and went from the UK? > > Have you checked the merchant seamen's records on FMP? > > Ingrid > > On 12/05/2013, at 11:51 PM, Allan Robson wrote: > > > Douglas Robson was born in Newcastle in 1835... the last trace I > > have of him was 1856 when he was serving on the 'SS Cairngorm' which > sailed > > to Australia, after that the trail goes cold, he does not show on any > > further English Census, or is there any record of him getting married or > > his death. > > Maybe he stayed in Australia? > > > .. > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > reply...... Thank you! > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >