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Margaret was born about 1786 to  John and Mary Golding. According to ancestry poor law settlement records in 1805, she was pregnant with no means of support, and father was unable also to support her so he asked St Leonards, Shoreditch to support her. They passed the responsibility to Christ Church Parish being her last known place of residence. I am trying to find out what happened to Margaret. I have searched as many possible websites as I can find, but cannot find any trace of her.  I am   fairly certain that she may have ended up in the Wolverhampton area - where she may have been in 1841. Her child may have been Edward but I do not know his birth/baptism date as various records record him as being born anywhere between 1801 to 1813. Can anyone give me a clue where I might find some information about her. Many thanks.
Isabel Golding

Hello
I am looking for some help in tracing when the Ferguson Family from Scotland emigrated to Australia, probably to Queensland. It would have been 1861 or later as they are found in the Scottish Census for that year and possible before 1875.
They are James Ferguson b 1820, wife Ann b1828, children William (or Malcolm) b 1854, Mary b. 1856, James b. 1858 and Ann b 1860.
I can see from ancestry Hints that all of them died in Queensland but I can find no trace of them on Passenger lists in ancestry or FindMyPast.
any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thank you.
Regards
Isabel

Hello again to Klouman

I have just checked the Statutory death on scotlandspeople of William Pattison in Anstruther, 1882, and this is not my ancestor. Thanks again

Isabel

Hello JM

I have now had a chance to follow up the various references to different websites that you have suggested.
When I first started this research I was attempting to find out if the William Pattison in my Family Tree was the same one that was transported to Australia on the Glory. Along the way I have learned a great deal about the transportation of convicts and what may have happened to them. Unfortunately I have come to the conclusion that the William who went to Australia is probably not my ancestor. Auatralian records seem to indicate he was born in London whereas my ancestor was born in Scotland.
I have found several records of a birth for a William Pattison about 1800 so it could be one of them but I have not found a birth for a William in London. But I know that back then, not everyone who was born was baptised so there may not be any record of his birth. Nor have I found any further trace of what happened to my William.
I shall now keep hold of my research and add it to the growing pile of "brick walls" in the hope that maybe one day I might come across the bit of information which will tell me definitely who William was.
I would like to say thank you for your help and that of your "ancient retired living relatives" as you described them, for the help you have all given. I too have been confined to home during the current Covid pandemic for medical reasons so have been able to devote a lot of time to family tree research.
So for now I will leave things as they are and pick up this again at some future date. Who knows what I will find.
Take care all and stay safe.

Isabel