Also, Jean LESLIE married John DOUGLAS 8 Nov 1808 at Rothes, Moray, Scotland Batch #M111412 Chris Bradshaw ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Bradshaw" <bradshawchris@rogers.com> To: <huline@austarnet.com.au>; <SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 8:59 AM Subject: Re: [ARGYLL] New Member! > Hi Liz... > A quick look at the IGI shows: > > John DOUGLAS or LESLIE > Christening: 25 April 1807 > at Rothes, Moray, Scotland > Father: John DOUGLAS > Mother: Jean LESLIE > > Batch #: C111412 > > Regards, > Chris Bradshaw > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Liz" <huline@austarnet.com.au> > To: <SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 5:51 AM > Subject: [ARGYLL] New Member! > > > > Hi List! > > > > I have finally broken through a "brick wall" here in Aus > > and have now proven my link back to Scotland! > > > > Alas, for an Aussie, I am a clean skin, as this link now > > extinguishes any hope of a convict background to call > > my own!! > > > > It appears, that my gggggf, John Douglas, was a > > single man - a Cabinet Maker, a member of the > > Church of Scotland and aged 28 yrs in 1838. His > > native place on the Shipping records indicate that Elgin > > was his native place and that his mother, was shown > > as Jane Leslie (h'keeper same place). His father's > > name isnt indicated.. However he sailed on the Lady > > Kennaway and arrived "down under" of his own free will > > on 12 August, 1838. > > > > I have absolutely NO clue where to start looking in > > Elgin for any records - and I would be appreciative of > > any tips that people can give me eg websites etc. > > > > A nice part of the story was that he met a 21yo lady > > called Hellen Forsythe on board, and married when > > they arrived in Sydney in Dec 1838 and had quite a > > few children! She was from Minerd, Argyle and was a > > Dressmaker and house servant, in the care of William > > and Christian Brice. Her parents names are Synclair > > Forsyth and Catherine ? Again - very little clue where > > to start! > > > > Anyway, it is nice to be able to look at a map of > > Scotland and know where your ancestors walked > > before you... > > > > Thanking everyone for their assistance! Really is > > appreciated! > > > > Thanks > > > > Liz > > Toowoomba, Queensland, Aus. > > > > > > ==== SCT-ARGYLL Mailing List ==== > > **************************************************************** > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/8997/index.html an index to "THE > INHABITANTS OF ARGYLL ESTATE" by Eric Greegan : Duke of Argyll's 1779 estate > census > > >