This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: larkinfamily118 Surnames: Louden, Lowden, Lawton Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22299/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi I am trying to locate more information on my Scottish ancestor James Louden. I know that he was in New Zealand in 1836 till he died in 1858 (age 56) but I have been searching for over a year trying to find out how he got to NZ. Shipping records to NZ before 1836 are very scarce so I am thinking that maybe he travelled to US then onto NZ on a whaling ship?? But that is only a guess and I have no idea how to go about finding out. I only have the sub to ancestry.au.com so it doesn't show up any US records. I have tried to look up his birth details unfortunately I have no idea which part of Scotland he came from. Is it possible to find out his birth details? Any help would be appreciated - I just don't know where to look from now. Thanks Rachel Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.