I wonder if anyone has any ideas about this person. This suggests that she is the Mary that we have not been able to find in the family of Archibald and Flora, but one wonders how this can be the case, given her birth date compared to all the others in the family. Mary McPherson - death certificate in Victoria, Australia., Born 1801 Mull. Parents - Archibald McMillan and Flora unknown. I have Archibald and Flora McMillan (nee McIntyre) with the following children. The children's names were all listed on both of their death certificates in Australia. The birthdates that I have found for the family have been found using various sources (Mull site, census records and Scotlandspeople) - these are listed next to their names. Next to those dates are the birth dates that have sent to me by Russell Stewart from WA (who is linked to this family by marriage and is also linked to the Campbells from Mull). These birth dates as are calculated from their death certificates that he has found in Victoria. I am beginning to feel very confused! Any assistance would be gratefully received. Mary (is she the one above?) Angus Born 1919-1902 (no other date for his birth) (travelled to Australia in 1841 if the info on his death certificate is accurate) Sarah 1822-1906 (stayed in Mull and married Neil MacLean - lived in Ballygowan) (Russell has recorded before 1801 - but as I have found her in the census etc - I think that this is not correct.) **Ann 1824-1890 (Russell's document says 1834) **Christy * 1826-1870 (Russell's document says 1835) **John * Born 1830 -1923 **Alexander 1835 - ? (we have lost track of him after he came to Australia) ** means that they travelled to Portland Victoria with their parents on the New Zealander in 1853 under the HIES scheme. Christy was with the family in the 1841 and 1851 census in Oskamull, but Ann was not. The further complexity is the ages of the parents. Flora McMillan (nee McIntyre) - died 1870 (Death certificate stated that she was - 85 which suggests that she was born in 1785. Archibald McMillan - died 1871 (Death certificate stated that he was - 95 which suggests that he was born in 1776) This must put in question the age at which it seems that Flora had children. If she was born in 1785 - to be still having children in 1835 is unlikely, even in 1830! I now feel like I am going around in circles and if this email is confusing me, I am sure that it will also be confusing listers too. However, any assistance would be gratefully received. The issue of Flora's age has been a concern to me for some time now, but bought into even more stark contrast with the potential for the dates of Ann and Christy being incorrect and their being born in the 1830s as well! Regards Libby McMillan (ongoing libbymcm@tpg.com.au)