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Thank you so much for all your replies.  It is certainly an interesting subject, raising the possibility of descent from William the Conqueror.  I mentioned my correspondence with Roddy MacDonald.  I have just unearthed what he sent me in 2000 (16 years ago).  What I received was not really a family tree, more a relationship chart.  It is headed "Kinship of Duncan MacIntyre, Reverend" (this is my husband's g.g.g. grandfather, Reverend Duncan MacIntyre of Killmallie Parish, Lochabar (Invernesshire?).  Reverend Duncan was the son of Margaret MacIan MacDonald and her husband, John MacIntyre of Camusnaherie (on Loch Leven near Ballachulish).  Reverend Duncan married Jean MacIntyre, daughter of James MacIntyre of Glen Noe (on Loch Etive near Oban).  James was designated 3rd Chief of Clan MacIntyre.   This relationship chart from Roddy  is 24 pages long and makes fascinating reading.  On page 18 is listed "Normandy, William Conqueror of England, King, December, 1027 - 21st great-grandfather"  that is, 21st g. grandfather of our Reverend Duncan MacIntyre.  Other Normandys are listed, including "Richard I, The Fearless of, Duke, 974 A.D. 23rd g. grandfather" and William I, Longsword of, Duke abt 891 A.D. 25th g. grandfather".
Other fascinating entries and the kinship to Rev. Duncan are:-
"Olafson, Magnus 3, Barelegs of Norway, King 1073 A.D., half first cousin 21 times removed" (I guess by the time you get to the half first cousin, 21 times removed, the bloodline is a bit diluted!!)
MacKenneth, Malcolm 2 of Scots, King about 954, A.D., 24th g. grandfather"
MacSorley, Dugal of Lorne, King before 1164 A.D., 17th great-granduncle"
Plantagent, Henry 2 of England, King 25 March, 1133, half first cousin, 20 times removed"
MacConstantine, Donald 2 of Scots, King before 877 A.D., 27th great-grandfather.
According to Roddy, there are also a lot of Vikings hanging on the branches of our family tree - Thorn, Skull Cleaver of Orkney, Helgo the Lean, Rognvald the Wise, Halfdan the Black, Olaf the Sharp Sighted, Richard the Good, Infiald the Wicked, Heakon the Imperious, Haakon the Mighty, Ljot the Renegade and Thorstein the Whistler.  This is all wonderfully exciting but I would still like confirmation about our descent from William!!   from Aurora.

 

The old Chief of the MacIan MacDonalds of Glencoe was murdered, along with his clansman, by Campbell of Glen Lyon in 1692 - known as the Glencoe Massacre.  One of those murdered was John MacDonald of Aichroichtan, Glencoe, a close kinsman of the Glencoe Chief.  I was sent a family tree years and years ago by Roddy MacDonald of the Clan Donald Society of Edinburgh, which stated that John MacDonald of Aichtriochtan was a descendent of William the Conqueror.  The reason for my interest is that John MacDonald is the g.g.g.g.g.g grandfather of my husband.  Therefore the Glencoe Chief would also be a descendant of William.   I recently stated to a new-found relative that we were descended from William the Conqueror.  After telling her of this descent, I started to feel uneasy as to whether this descent is correct.   I am not in touch with Roddy MacDonald any more (my contact with him was 15 to 20 years ago) and I have just accessed the Clan Donald of Edinburgh website and cannot see any contact details there for Roddy.  I see there is a fair bit about the MacIan MacDonalds on the Clan McFarlane website (on this website is a tree showing Margaret McIan McDonald who married John MacIntyre of Camusnaherie (my husband's g.g.g.g grandparents).  The source is given as Roddy MacDonald. But I couldn't trace the line back to William on this website.   So I would appreciate any assistance to confirm that our MacIntyres are descended from William the Conqueror.   Thanks in advance.

Was John Edward Blake the nephew of Elizabeth Marshall who lived at Gilmore, near Tumut?  Elizabeth was married to Richard Marshall from Killarney.  My husband's g.g. grandmother, Mary Barry   also from Killarney, stated on her shipping record to the the question "relatives in colony", answered that she had a cousin, Richard Marshall of Gundagai.  Mary also settled in Gundagai and married Charles Phillip Bourke/Buk.  When her first husband died, she married James Irving.  Richard died at Gilmore, Tumut in 1907 and Elizabeth died in 1935.  They have a very elaborate headstone in the North Gundagai Catholic Cemetery.  regards, Aurora. 

To Neb_maat
Was Edward James Everitt married twice?  In other words, did he have another wife besides Hannah Maria True?  I remember years ago seeing a family tree online which listed two marriages.  I was always going to check it out, but never did.   If he did marry twice, have you the details on the other marriage?  My contact who lives in the Dandenongs never mentioned a second marriage.   from Aurora.

Judy, I have just realised.  Your grandfather William Jennings (born 1849) who married your grandmother Sarah Smith in 1880 in Birmingham would be an uncle to the William James Jennings (born 1879) the accountant.  Your grandfather was born in 1849, the son of Thomas Jennings and Elizabeth Harwood.  I was getting the two William Jennings mixed up.  I had not looked at my notes on the Harris family for a long while and I was relying on my memory.   from Aurora.