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Selkirkshire / Re: William Brunton, b. 1831, Yarrow
« on: Tuesday 13 March 12 00:55 GMT (UK)  »
I would guess that you know a lot more about the Selkirk families than I do, so would be keen to hear more about the old history, and any photos?? There are obviously some connections with other families there in Yarrow, and in Roxburghshire, possibly even in Edinburgh. As I've only begun to work on this line, much more has yet to reveal itself! The Bruntons who were masons (our line) also had a business in Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire.

If the burial site for Wm Tait Brunton is in Casino rather than Sydney, I could maybe personally check on that for you as it is not too far from us. There are thousands of Mr and Mrs Bruntons on shipping records so I think only a newspaper story will enlighten us on their arrival date in Oz.

 

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Selkirkshire / Re: William Brunton, b. 1831, Yarrow
« on: Monday 12 March 12 14:58 GMT (UK)  »
Although I haven't found their shipping record, William Tait Brunton did come to Australia with Agnes and at least 2 sons, James Kennedy Brunton and Robert John Brunton. William died in Casino, NSW in 1907, Agnes died in St. Leonards, NSW 5 Feb 1901, James K Brunton died 25 March 1919 in Ashfield, NSW, and Robert John Brunton died in 1945 in Sydney, NSW.

David Brunton is on the IGI born 17 Aug 1826 to David Brunton and Janet Scott in Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland but as the eldest he was already working as a male servant at a farm in Yarrow by the time of the 1841 Census. His death certificate also confirmed his parentage when he died in 1879 in Victoria, Australia. His daughter called her home "Yarrow cottage".

I have been trying to find some old newspaper articles on the Archives site, but it's down at present.

Will dig around for more info in NSW. The brothers may have visited one another as there was a lot of traffic between Sydney and Melbourne even in those days.


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Selkirkshire / Re: William Brunton, b. 1831, Yarrow
« on: Sunday 11 March 12 13:52 GMT (UK)  »
Does anyone have a better idea, or have William Brunton in their ancestry?
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I'm working on William Tait Brunton's brother's line - David Brunton (1826-1879) who went to Melbourne Australia in July 1854 on the "Red Jacket' and married Margaret Lonie from Cupar, Fife.

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