Hi Jennifer, The Wikipedia article has mistaken the birthplace of Edward Atkinson HORNELL. He was not born in New South Wales, but in the Victorian town of Bacchus Marsh. That’s good news, as the BDM records are better for Victoria. The 1871 census is consistent with the Wiki info that the family moved from Kirkcudbright to Australia in 1856 and returned to Kirkcudbright in 1866. It shows: Wm Lidderdale HORNELL 48 Kirkcudbright Annie E HABBISHAM 39 ENG Mary HORNELL 13 Kirkcudbright Elizabeth HORNELL 11 Australia, Victoria Janet HORNELL 8 Australia, Victoria William HORNELL 6 Australia, Victoria Edward A HORNELL 6 Australia, Victoria Grace C HORNELL 5 Australia, Victoria David HORNELL 10 Mo Kirkcudbright Annie (HABBISHAM) HORNER shows up in Kirkcudbright in 1881 with another daughter, Annie, 8 y/o, but no husband. She also shows up in Kirkcudbright in 1891 and 1901. She died 05 April 1906. William Lidderdale HORNELL died in Victoria, Australia, in 1879, age 57. His parents were William HORNER & Margaret HERON. Perhaps he was visiting family there. The Victorian indexes show that his brothers Samuel died there in 1887, age 55, and Charles Lidderdale died there in 1900, age 59. (Charles Lidderdale HORNELL married in Victoria in 1865.) William Lidderdale HORNELL and his father were boot and shoe makers. FreeCEN shows the family in 1841: Piece: SCT1841/871 Place: KIRKCUDBRIGHT -Kirkcudbrightshire Enumeration District: 2 Civil Parish: Kirkcudbright Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: - Folio: 2 Page: 4 Address: High Street Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born HORNELL William M 40 Shoemaker Journeyman Kirkcudbrightshire HORNELL Margaret F 40 Kirkcudbrightshire HORNELL Janet F 15 Kirkcudbrightshire HORNELL Margaret F 12 Kirkcudbrightshire HORNELL Samuel M 9 Kirkcudbrightshire HORNELL Mary F 6 Kirkcudbrightshire HORNELL Alice F 4 Kirkcudbrightshire HORNELL Charles M 2m Kirkcudbrightshire William jnr was not present, but this seems certain to be William HORNELL & Margaret HERON. The 1851 census from D&G CIS online database shows William jnr with his father: Name: HORNELL , William Address: High Street(871) Parish: Kirkcudbright Relationship: head of household Marital Status: widower Occupation: BOOTMAKER/shoemaker Age: 53 Born: born Kirkcudbright K Household No: 2/26 Name: HORNELL , Elizabeth Relationship: daughter of William Hornell Marital Status: unmarried Occupation: Age: 28 Born: born Kirkcudbright K Name: HORNELL , William Relationship: son of William Hornell Marital Status: unmarried Occupation: BOOTMAKER Age: 26 Born: born Kirkcudbright K Name: HORNELL , Samuel Relationship: son of William Hornell Marital Status: unmarried Occupation: BOOTMAKER/boot closer Age: 19 Born: born Kirkcudbright K Name: HORNELL , Alice Relationship: daughter of William Hornell Marital Status: Occupation: Age: 14 Born: born Kirkcudbright K This all would indicate that your William HORNELL who married Janet MUIR had no close connection with William Lidderdale HORNELL. Of course, one cannot rule out a connection a couple of generations back. Regards, Bruce