Hi Louis There is a death for a John Edward SCOBIE age 75 in Victoria, Australia in 1976 (not Western Australia), father Ludovic, mother Annie Simpson. If this sounds right you are welcome to contact me off list if you wish. Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louis Scobie" <louis.scobie@virgin.net> To: <perthshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 2:14 AM Subject: [PERTHSHIRE] JOHN EDWARD SCOBIE to Australia 1920's/30's >I have been following the current discussion on transportation with >interest. > > This relative was not transported to Australia, but moved of his own free > will! I don't know my > > way around the Australian record system and am hoping someone on the list > may be able > > to help confirm some details and fill in some blanks, or suggest how I > might do so. > > JOHN EDWARD SCOBIE was born 18th Jan 1901, Keirfield Stables, Bridge of > Allan. (S.I.) > > As a young man, he drove a traction engine for Morgan of Crieff (timber > merchants), hauling > > timber from the forest. > > In the 1920's or 1930's, he left Scotland for Australia (date not known, > or what he did in Australia?). > > I am told that he married a DOROTHY BROWN?, but don't know where or when, > and that they > > had at least one child, a MARJORIE LOUISA SCOBIE (dates not known, others? > not known). > > I have JOHN's death as 8th Oct 1976, in Western Australia, but no record > of where this information > > came from. > > Any other information / help /confirmation of the above, would be > appreciated. > > Louis in Scotland. > When replying to a message or a digest, please delete everything except > the portion to which you are replying. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PERTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >