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Argyllshire / Re: Duncan BLUE - lost at sea
« on: Tuesday 04 February 25 23:50 GMT (UK) »
Certainly the age matches the child in the 1841 records. If you can exclude this 18 year old merchant seaman being the son of the Mckinlay named in the 1892 death certificate then this is a candidate.
I don't know how that can be done as none of the dates people on this forum have already found match the information that is available for the two Duncan Blues we are aware of!
I am not sure whether I would prefer that the Duncan (mentioned on the gravestone) died before records for death began in 1855 or shared the fate of his paternal grandfather - either way it would seem a life cut off too soon.
Sadly I have found that some mysteries hang there as the documentation does not exist - but there have been occasions when something does clarify matters. I hope this happens for Duncan.
SG
I don't know how that can be done as none of the dates people on this forum have already found match the information that is available for the two Duncan Blues we are aware of!
I am not sure whether I would prefer that the Duncan (mentioned on the gravestone) died before records for death began in 1855 or shared the fate of his paternal grandfather - either way it would seem a life cut off too soon.
Sadly I have found that some mysteries hang there as the documentation does not exist - but there have been occasions when something does clarify matters. I hope this happens for Duncan.
SG