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Maggie Inglis did not come to Australia with her father Alexander. She came with her mother Agnes on the maiden voyage of the Orient Line ship Orvieto, arriving in Sydney on 9 January 1910. The only members of the family not with Agnes was her husband, eldest son Alexander and eldest daughter Janet. I so far have not found their shipping record.
My great grandmother was Marion Short (nee Archibald). Agnes Inglis's father was Andrew Archibald, Marion's brother.
I now have a very detailed Family Tree for my great grandmother.
regards.
Col Short

Hi everyone,
I have just discovered something on the web that tells me that in August 1838 William Neasmith said that he had been a manager of a weaving factory belonging to the Lancefield Spinning Company for 13 years ( 1825-1838). I found out that the Lancefield Cotton Works were situated at 85-7 Lancefield St., Glasgow. They were built about 1825 by the Lancefield Spinning Co. A weaving factory was added to the east in about 1840. The works were sold in mid-1870s.
I can only assume that the name Chaneyfield Mills was given to the part where William Neasmith was the Manager in 1842.
So the information given to me by my late father, that he was running a cotton mill in Manchester, was wrong. The mill was evidently in Glasgow. That means the monument to him must be in an old grave yard in Glasgow. When I visited Glasgow in 1965 I remember seeing a huge graveyard with many similar monuments. Good Luck to those who are looking!  Babsneigh.

Hi Cousin Dijaks,
My great grandfather was Charles S. Neasmith who was a lithographer working in Manchester in mid 19th century and he married Janet Thompson at Manchester Collegiate Church (Cathedral) Manchester on 30th May 1842. My grandfather was Thomas Neasmith who was born in Manchester 6 January 1845. Charles and Thomas also came to Australia and kept in contact with William Neasmith's descendants in Australia, especially through the MacKinlays.
Are you desended from Elizabeth Neasmith who married James Vallance on 15 June 1825?
I would love to find out any information on the family of my great grandmother, Janet Thompson.
Also I was wondering if you had been able to find the parents of William Neasmith who married Margaret McNeiledge on 19 January 1792.
Babsneigh

Hi everyone,
I just tried to send a reply with the photo of the monument but I don't know if I did!
Any clues on how to attach a photo?
Anyway in that reply I mentioned that I always thought the monument was in Manchester and that he died in Manchester. I also mentioned that William's son named his property in Temora NSW, "Daisy Hill" and as i believe that there is a Daisy Hill in Manchester that they might have lived there and maybe the monument is in a cemetery there.
I will try and contact his descendants in Temora NSW by phone and see what they know which may shed some light on the Monument.
Babsneigh