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Wigtownshire / Re: diamonds
« on: Tuesday 24 May 05 21:37 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for your very welcome interest - thrilling to be putting Margaret McGaw's family together - A cousin in Auckland has a Diamond family history book almost complete for the descendants of William Diamond & is in touch with a descendant of Alexander Diamond which has verified stories of their Scottish/Carribean/London origins that your side now confirm. Can only be onward & upward from here!
Our lot remembered that John Diamond was in the British Army - Alexander's death certificate said he was a provisioner to the army in Barbados. Have checked this out with success so far. Did employ a researcher in Barbados - no luck.

I found you by doing a search for Sarah (Diamond) Russell - shall I post a 2 or 3 descendant list so others might find us also?

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Wigtownshire / Re: straud-air
« on: Tuesday 24 May 05 14:56 BST (UK)  »
I am a Kiwi & it is the middle of the night - have just got excited at finding our "lost" Sarah Diamond.
Just found Sarah & Richard's immigration to Australia on the Walmer Castle 1848 with their children, Richard age 4 & Arthur age 1 and Sarah's sister Margaret Diamond age 19.

John Diamond & Margaret McGaw are thought to have come from Galloway.
They had four children - Sarah, William, Margaret & Alexander.
William's death certificate stated he was born in Barbados
Alexander's death certificate stated he was born in Grenada

John Diamond died in Barbados 1830 of yellow fever according to one family memory, of sunstroke according to another - have not been able to verify this.

Margaret took the children back to London & lived in Paddington
Married Thomas Henry Hartley - had three daughters, Elizabeth, Mary & Harriet who were born in Chelsea/Brompton. They moved into a new street in Knightsbridge - Rawstone Street now Montpelier Street opposite Harrods.
Margaret died there in 1861 - Thomas Hartley in 1862

Sarah married Richard Russell in London about 1841
Margaret married William Elliot in Sydney 1854
Alexander married Alicia O'Neil in Sydney 1852
William married Johanna (Thomson) Brown in Sydney in 1860

William & Johanna settled in Collingwood Golden Bay New Zealand - etc.....
I am descended from William Diamond

we have a photo of Margaret & another of Margaret & Thomas Hartley together
do you have others?

How do we get to swap snail mail addresses?

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Wigtownshire / Re: straud-air
« on: Tuesday 24 May 05 12:58 BST (UK)  »
John Diamond - Margaret McGaw
Am researching this line - am descended from their son William Diamond who settled in Golden Bay, New Zealand.
Have got the family pretty well sorted out & keen to swap photos & check dates & descendants etc.
Still can't confirm any births though! It looks as though they originated in Galloway, some of the children born in Grenada or Barbados. Margaret took the children back to London after John died in 1830 where they grew up, hence some references to London for place of origin.
Margaret married Thomas Henry Hartley in 1836 & had three daughters, Elizabeth, Mary & Harriet. They lived in Rawstone Street, now Montpelier Street opposite Harrods.
Very keen to swap info & photographs etc. Have got a Diamond family history book well under way. Planning a Diamond family gathering in Auckland later this year - interested?

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Wigtownshire / Re: diamonds
« on: Tuesday 24 May 05 12:46 BST (UK)  »
John Diamond - Margaret McGaw - We have the family sorted
Sarah b: about 1820, William b: about 1824, Margaret born 1829, Alexander b:1830
Sarah married Richard Russell in London about 1840
William married Johanna (Thomson) Brown in Sydney 1860
Margaret married William Elliot in Sydney 1854
Alexander married Alicia O'Neill in Sydney 1852
William & Johanna went to Golden Bay etc. Others stayed in Australia

Not certain of John Diamond or Margaret McGaw's birth or marriage yet except that we know Margaret was Scottish & think Wigtown or thereabouts, John Diamond died in Barbados & their son Alexander was born in Grenada according to his death certificate.

Have Margaret's second marriage to Thomas Henry Hartley London 1836 & her second family etc.

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