Hi Patrica As far as I am aware none of the PETRIE's in my family went back to Scotland to get married. Those that came out to NZ seem to have got married here. Certainly no Kiwi born lasses went to Scotland to get married. Mind you, my family did not arrive until 1906. Hope you enjoy the trip. We are hoping to get to the UK next year for about six months. Cheers Gavin Patricia Taggart wrote: > > Hello All > > In preparation for our trip to the gathering I decided to re-write my > Petries on my website at www.taggart.co.nz. While adding my G G Grandparents > page of John Petrie and Jane Robertson (married in Scotland), I noticed that > the 3 daughters - all born in New Zealand went back to Scotland and married. > > I don't know what happened to them, whether they came back to NZ or whether > they settled in Scotland with their husbands. I couldn't find Mary-Anne > Petrie and John Cameron in the 1881 census! > > I wonder if this was common for families to send their daughters back for > marriage. Gavin & Hugh, did this happen with your NZ Petries too? > > These are the girls - has anyone come across them in their research? > > Mary-Anne PETRIE was born about 1862. She married John CAMERON in Scotland? > 2 Feb 1877. > Jean PETRIE was born about 1869. She married William BARCLAY in Scotland. > Christina PETRIE was born about 1878. She married M LOW 6 Jul 1904 in > Scotland. > > I look forward to your comments. > > regards > Patricia Taggart > > ==== PETRIE-SCOTLAND Mailing List ==== > Checkout the Petrie Querie Board & Petrie Resource Page on the WWW > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/pet/Petrie -- Gavin W Petrie 64 Sunnyhills Ave. Glenview Hamilton 2001 New Zealand - - - - - - - - - If you are interested in 'Immigrant Shipping to New Zealand' between 1835 and 1910, pay my web site a visit at:- http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Forest/2925/shipstonz.htm