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 >