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Hi June
I should have mentioned that the Uncle who was a Ships Mate according to the 1851 Census, name was John Scott (D bef 1881 when his wife is a shown as a widow on census) who had married Janet Duncan. They had one son James (B abt 1837).

Stuart

Paul
As a person interested in placenames and their origins, can I suggest you and others who come across placenames (town, stream, etc names) and can not find the placename, even if it is historical (ie the place no longer exists) in either the GeoScience Australia National Gazetteer or a state gazetteer, send you information to the relevant State geographical / place names Board / Committee. Contact details can be found at http://www.icsm.gov.au/cgna/cgna_members.pdf

The National Gazetteer is an annual compilation of all state/ territory gazetteers.  Whereas State / Territory Gazetteers are mostly updated each night.  State / Territory boards / Committees have very limited staff to research placenames and are not proactive in their research.

When submitting a placename, I suggest you include: the source of the placename (ie map, trove reference, etc), LGA, latitude / longitude (or easting / northing)(if known), a description of the feature and where the feature named was located, and any historical information you can provide.

I am a member of the Australian Placenames Survey which is a small group of people attempting to collect the origin of all Australian placenames.  We work in conjunction with state/ territory placename boards.

Stuart

Further:
there is an Ancestry Tree "Lockerbie" which lists Charles Duncan and Barbara McLeod and their children.  I put some questions to the tree owner, but to date I haven't heard back from the Tree's owner.

Stuart 

Hello
I usually post on the Australia board, but I currently have a roadblock in Scotland.

I have found various census records showing Charles and Barbara Duncan and family residing at Clyde Bank cottage from 1841 to 1881.  The following is the 1851 census listing:

Charles Duncan, Head of family, Mar(ried), M(ale),  aged 51; Superintendant Carpenter of Clyde Trustees Works; (Born) Kintyre, Argyllshire;
Barbara Duncan, Wife, Mar, F, aged 49; (b) Kelso, Ayrshire
Isabella Duncan, dau(ghter), Unm(arried), F, aged 28; (b) Greenock, Refrewshire
Elizabeth Duncan, dau, Unm, aged 26; Dress Maker, (b) Glasgow, Lancarkshire
Janet Duncan, dau, Unm, aged 24; Dress Maker, (b) Glasgow, Lancarkshire
Robert Duncan, son, Unm, aged 20, Journeyman Engineer, (b) Glasgow, Lancarkshire
James Duncan, son, Unm, aged 18, Engineers Apprentice, (b) Glasgow, Lancarkshire
Charles Duncan, son, Unm, aged 13, School Boy, (b) Glasgow, Lancarkshire

My problem is I am unable to find any Birth records on ScotlandPeople for the children.
My existing research can be found on my blog at http://campbeltownduncans.blogspot.com.au/2015_05_01_archive.html

Any suggestions were to continue my research would be appreciated.
Stuart

I have no idea, but suggest it was originally a picnic area within the cemetery.  Not sure if you realise that Rookwood is the largest cemetery in the southern Hemisphere. Over 300ha / 877 acres. Prior to WWII the Cemetery had 5 railway stations.

The following is an extract from http://www.sydneyghosttour.com/blog/category/rookwood
"Rookwood was designed as a Victorian era garden where the living went to spend time with the dead, with gardens, flowers, rows of trees, pavilions to shelter from the sun and have picnics in, streams and fountains."