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Dear Rosemary,
As you have probably found on my family tree, Margaret Hoggan (daughter of Major George Hoggan and Margaret Jardine) did not marry William Gillespie. Her sister Charlotte married William. He was a Minister of Religion and sadly died a few months after their wedding.
I have recently found where Margaret died on August 18, 1832, aged 42 years in Bengal, India. She may have visiting her brothers in India. I have no record of Margaret marrying.
One more detail for our tree.
Cheers Margaret (PBN)

Susan,
Me again. As you didn't have James and Amelia's childrens names here they are.
Jane Crawford Hoggan, married Thomas Mackay
Barbara Douglas b. 1807 d. 1873 in Scotland marr. Alured Charles McMurdo. (they liked marrying cousins)
Gerorge McMurdo b. March 20, 1808. Marr. Phillis McMurdo.
John McMurdo Hoggan b. Oct. 10, 1809 m. Mary Hewan. D. in Canada.
Margaret b. 1817 d. 1832 in Scotland
 James b. 1818, marr. Harriett Cooper in 1847 d. 1854 in Canada. and Amelia Arentina Stewart McMurdo Hoogan b. 1822 in Belfast, Ireland, died June 5, 1899 in Sidcup, Kent Eng. She married Thomas Spearman Heywood. Paymaster in Chief R.N.
Cheers again PBN.

Dear Susan,
My husband is also a direct descendant of Major George Hoggan of Waterside, Keir DFS. Barry's GGGrandfather, James, was the eldest surviving son of Major George and thereby inherited Waterside and the bulk of the Estate. James married Mary Veitch McMurdo. After inheriting Waterside in 1809, their daughter Margaret died and this branch of the family moved to Canada. Their son George McMurdo Hoggan than took on the running of Waterside. He seemed to disappear after leaving his wife Phillis nee McMurdo and family at home. I cannot find any record of where he died, though it was in the 1860's. I have found where he was in Utah, but can't trace anymore info re that. Barry's GGrandmother was Amelia Arentina McMurdo Hoggan, daughter of James and Amelia. She married Thomas Spearman Heywood after meeting him when he was stationed in Canda near Port Maitland. They lived in England and one of their sons(the youngest) was Arthur Douglas . He came to Australia in the 1880's and Barry is his Grandson.
I have a lot of information re this family and would be very interested in your tree. You mentioned Major George's brother James. He didn't marry. I have a copy of his will where he left the bulk of his Estate to his "beloved brother George". I would like to get in touch with you as I thinl we could possibly help each other.
Barry and I visited Dumfries in April and went to see Waterside and Bellevue, two of the Hoggam properties. Major George also bought a property for your ancestor John (the next son the our James). This property was Stranfasket. I hope we can help each other
Regards
PBN (Margaret)

Hello My name is Roy Hoggan and I live in South Africa. My grandfather John Raymond Hoggan came to S A during the Anglo Boer war and served with the British forces in a mounted regiment. His grandfather was Major George Henry Welland Hoggan who was born in 1835 and died in England in 1892. My grandfather was born in approximately 1876. He had a grand aunt Eleanor who lived in Midlothian Scotland. My grandfather may have been born in India or South America. His people were apparently Scots who served in India. GHW was in the 17th Bengal cavalry. I would like to know who JR's father was. His mother remarried and was Eva F Rowe. She lived in Brixton London at the beginning of the 20 th century. Any help will be appreciated.