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