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From: "Helen" <>
Subject: Re: [MIDLOTHIAN] James Gibb Law / DUNCAN
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 17:41:14 +1030
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Elizabeth
I don't have any of my DUNCAN family marrying Catherine Ferguson or Mary
Sinclair, so cannot help you this time.
Regards
Helen

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From:
[mailto:] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Csanig
Sent: Monday, 3 November 2008 4:04 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [MIDLOTHIAN] James Gibb Law / DUNCAN

Hi Helen (and other researchers)

I was wondering if you know anything about the DUNCAN family? I have a
George DUNCAN married to Catherine Ferguson 11 Dec. 1817 Edinburgh Parish,
Midlothian. Their son James Duncan estimated to be born about 1820 married

Mary Sinclair at St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh on 9 Sept. 1846. They had a
daughter Charlotte Anne born 11 May 1857. If anyone sees a possible
connection I would be most pleased to hear from you, as the Duncan family is

a brick wall for me!

Kind regards

Elizabeth

----- Original Message -----
From: "Helen" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 10:09 PM
Subject: [MIDLOTHIAN] James Gibb Law


>I am looking for more information about my great grandfather James Gibb
>LAW.
> He died in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1883 having lived there for over 40
> years
> and obituaries printed in the newspapers at that time say he was born on
> September 18th, 1816, the son of a small farmer at South Queensferry, near
> Edinburgh. He had been apprenticed to a draper in Edinburgh and by that
> time
> he was either an orphan or became one soon after. One report said he had
> no
> brothers or sisters, and but few friends at the time of his
> apprenticeship/death of his parents. When he married Anne Avery DUNCAN
> (daughter of George DUNCAN and Helen Gray DUNCAN) at St Cuthbert's in
> Edinburgh in 1849 he was described as a Manufacturer residing in Bradford.
> James and Anne had two sons, the first named after Anne's father, the
> second
> named Robert James LAW, as well as four daughters.
>
>
>
> There seems to be no likely birth for James Gibb LAW on Scotlands People,
> the IGI or the index to the births in the OPRs.
>
>
>
> Recently I have been researching the family of David LAW who married
> Sophia
> Henrietta GIBB, a widow, previously married to William PURVIS. I have been
> hoping further research may help identify, or otherwise, that they might
> be
> the parents of James Gibb LAW. David and Sophia married at Dalmeny on June
> 2nd 1811. From MI records, David was buried at Kirkliston in a family
> grave
> and Sophia was buried at Kirkgate, Kinross. Date of death for David of
> 17.3.1836 aged 59, and Sophia 9.4.1824 aged 47. From the MI and the IGI
> David was the son of Robert LAW and Christian DYKES, both of whom were
> buried at Kirkliston. Sophia and David had a son Robert who was buried at
> New Plymouth in NZ, date unknown. On the Kinross MI he was described as
> the
> first son.
>
>
>
> I would appreciate any help anyone can give me, particularly if anyone
> recognises any of these names. Or suggestions as to what further steps I
> can
> take to find James' parents.
>
>
>
> Helen Day
>
> South Australia
>
>
>
>
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