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Thanks DJK-Throwleigh that looks like them indeed! and has gave me alot more to go looking onto now, is interesting reading that George was a apprentice he upon immigration started his own blacksmith business in Heidelberg in Melbourne VIC  and from what I have read resulted ina  respected business man

he also married in Ashburton I found on his and his wifes death certificates too

Marriage to Elizabeth Grant Wyatt
1848 abt
Ashburton, Devon, England

Elizabeth and their 4 eldest children immigrated in 1857 and I found George came 2 years earlier
These 4 were born abroad

Elizabeth Georgina Knapman
1850 – 1873
George Knapman
1852 – 1923
Maria Knapman
1854 –
Mary Ann Knapman
1856 – 1925

Hi Simone.

I am a Forbes descendant but remember my grandmother relating the story of her mother's long friendship with Marjory. Having found and read these letters, I thought it would be good to make the linkage but have not made a definitive link yet.  I do not have a photo of John Donald, only one of a youngish Marjory that was in my great grandmothers possessions.

The letters are quite interesting and cover quite a lot of family relationships, with the Fishers mostly but some discussion of the Australian family. One Australian niece came over to be her companion for several years and two nephews came to stay on leave from WWI in Belgium.

I would be interested in sharing more with you so yes please let's exchange email addresses

Yours,

Mark

Private messaged you my email Mark

Im very excited to hear about this all!

UPDATE since First post I have much more info since

Reverend John MacLaren was born at Tomnanean, Glenfernate, Strathardle, Perthshire

His father Donald MacLaren was a First-Rate Judge of Stock, a small farmer though

For a good read about the Reverend there is a booklet available that was published in 1924 by his daughter Marjory MacLaren titled "Unrecorded Echoes of Recorded Lives in Aberfeldy" I have a copy of anyone is interested in reading it. @davidoflincs much is said about the church if that interests you I also have a copy of Daniel/Donald Fishers will

Further more regarding Reverend John MacLarens Mother in law named Elizabeth MacLaren she was the daughter of John MacLaren and Elisabeth McGlashan her father was a Sherriff Officer as per stated on her stats death and her brother John MacLaren a Hotel Keeper according to census both John and Elisabeth were born in Dunkeldthe Hotel that it states on John Stat Death is Royal Hotel on census it states 11 high street in google maps I see the same named Hotel a few doors down on the cross street Im only assuming at this point that was the hotel he ran and address has changed over time?

John died 1870 in Blairgowie
Elisabeth died 1857 in Little Dunkeld

Parents have not found their deaths or any documentation on them as yet 


regarding Reverend John MacLarens parents I was suggested that maybe his father remarried as there is a Marjory Robertson that married a Donald McLaren near his birth year a path I havent taken yet to investigate


Cant think of anything else to add for now but I have made alot of progress in small pieces of info since my first post many moons ago!

Hate to be bothersome but could you explain the below a little bit more as it is confusing me as I am still learning new things within Scottish research and understanding these type of this would be great as I got confused on this part and understanding it all on all teh numbers I can see most are death dates? but the added number on the end?

68   Donald FISHER fr Borlick 1.1811 88, s Donald 23.5.1810 65 (w Ann FISHER 29.3.1829 73, chn:  Alex fr  Borlick 19.10.1853, Donald fr Tuttich 27.6.1861 71 (da Margt 11.1851  16), John fr Gartenkeir 6.1.1865 77 (w Janet McKinlay d Jellyholm 25.12.1888 86, s Donald fr  Jellyholm Alloa d Thornton Mains Midlothian 24.11.1900 75), Christian d Borlick 25.1.1875 77, Peter surgeon RN d Borlick 19.2.1877 84).
Wm FISHER land agent Wentworth Castle Yorkshire 1.11.1914 73 int silkstone. Thos FISHER factor Whitehill Midlothian 12.8.1921 83 int Carrington, s of John FISHER & Janet McKINLAY.

Hi All

Fisher’s listed in MI book for Little Dunkeld

42a Daniel FISHER hotel keeper Dunkeld 8.3.1850 63. w Eliz MacLAREN 12.11.1857  63, das: Magdaline 16.8.1822 2y & Cath 16.2.1850 33

42b  by Donald Fisher Pitlochry d Forres 12.6.1903  78 w Mary GRANT 9.11.1888 56, etcetera


43 Alex Fisher , Royal Hotel Dunkeld, w Jane Isabella CONACHER 17.10.1867 35, s Alex  b Dunkeld 18[5 or 6]0  d Ottawa 19.1.1912 int Beechwood cem there.


68   Donald FISHER fr Borlick 1.1811 88, s Donald 23.5.1810 65 (w Ann FISHER 29.3.1829 73, chn:  Alex fr  Borlick 19.10.1853, Donald fr Tuttich 27.6.1861 71 (da Margt 11.1851  16), John fr Gartenkeir 6.1.1865 77 (w Janet McKinlay d Jellyholm 25.12.1888 86, s Donald fr  Jellyholm Alloa d Thornton Mains Midlothian 24.11.1900 75), Christian d Borlick 25.1.1875 77, Peter surgeon RN d Borlick 19.2.1877 84).
Wm FISHER land agent Wentworth Castle Yorkshire 1.11.1914 73 int silkstone. Thos FISHER factor Whitehill Midlothian 12.8.1921 83 int Carrington, s of John FISHER & Janet McKINLAY.

The above was taken from North Perthshire MI Book Edited by Alison Mitchell.

Yours Aye
BruceL