Adding Twigs and Leaves, Part 2
My previous post had me searching for the remaining children, as I had 11 not 14. Well... John 62, Agnes 57, George 53, Jane 51, James 49, William 47 Susan 40, Living. 4 males, 3 females Deceased. The four deceased males is my starting point. Well we know that there were two Thomas', one died in Scotland and the second arrived, with his parents in 1837, and isn't listed with the living. Searching the NSW Birth, Death & Marriage Indexes I find that the second Thomas died in 1885. Two down, two to go. George died on the voyage. Three down and one to go. My working theory, at this stage is that they had two Williams, just a hunch but one I will explore more. Three deceased females. Janet, born 1844, isn't on her mother's death certificate. I checked her marriage and in 1858 she married a John Patterson. Searching the NSW Indexes for her death yielded none, so I searched the Queensland Indexes and there she was, Janet Patterson, died 1890. One down, two to go. And her...