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Not sure if you are still looking after all this time. I think Charlotte was actually Charlotte Elizabeth Roe, born about 1852. She married William Henry Groves in 1887 and their son was born in 1892 but his given name was not recorded. He was William Roe Groves in the 1901 census then William Henry Groves after his father died in 1902.

Jane Cleghorn was born c 1812. Her marriage and death registrations both give her parents names as William Cleghorn and Christian (Christina) Brown. Back in 2003 I found her baptism in December 1812 but I neglected to record where I found it, having just started my research.
I use Ancestry.com as little as possible and find that most trees have errors, often compounded by others copying them and tacking them onto their own trees. My source for most of my Scottish family is Scotlands People.
This is an excerpt from Maggie's diary from her stay in Dundee, September 1892, in which she visit's your friend's ancestor:

Wednesday 14th.   James the youngest son, called this morning to meet me, he has not long been married. About 11 o’clock, Tina, Mary & I went down to do some shopping, & see a little of Dundee. It is a very smoky place, owing to so much manufacturing going on, & is not so pretty as Aberdeen. The girls pointed out to me the chief objects of interest, during our walk. On the way home we called on Mrs Wm. Cleghorn, but found her out, we saw her two youngest children, pretty wee things. We are to go there to our tea tomorrow night. I had letters from Grandma today telling me of the death of Mr Hayes of Barrhead. Mr. Malcolm, Tina’s future husband, was here this evening. He seems a very nice gentleman, is fair, & very good-looking. I don’t think the marriage will take place before I leave for Melbourne.

Thursday 15th.      I was knitting most of the forenoon, & in the afternoon Tina & Mary & I took the train into town, did a little shopping then went to Mrs Wm. Cleghorn’s to our tea. There are seven children, the oldest being 9 years of age, so you may be sure we were well entertained. I never met a nicer family of children, it was quite a treat to spend an evening among them, they were so polite & well-behaved. Mr Malcolm came during the evening, & after a few games of whist we went home.


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Russell

Hi Keith
I have since cleared up the mystery. My-g-great grandmother was Jane Cleghorn.  I discovered that William was the illegitimate son of Jane’s brother John, and was born in Chirnside, Berwickshire, 29 January 1830. His mother was Jean Waters. On 2 June 1832 John Cleghorn married Margaret Simpson, the daughter of Peter Simpson and Elizabeth Dewar. Her sister Isabella, who had married John Bonthron in 1829, took the young William to Dundee where she and John had a confectionery business. William trained as a confectioner then became a waste dealer before going into the jute business. He was a very successful businessman as shown by his occupation in the 1881 census; “Merchant & Jute Spinner emp 108 Men 284 Women 213 Children”. When William’s father, John Cleghorn, died in 1874, William was the informant so he obviously kept in touch with his family back in Berwickshire. This is also evidenced by Maggie’s visit, as recorded in her diary. William died in 1895. There is a street in Dundee named after him, near where Logie House used to stand.
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Russell Cooper

Hi Chris
Can't help with the immigration I'm afraid. Only started looking at the Cave family this weekend when I found that two of my mother's cousins each married a Cave - unrelated as far as I can tell. I can be contacted directly on coop.gen at optusnet.com.au. I'm in Melbourne.
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Russell

I am also interested in this family, particularly Alfred Charles Grigg and his son Henry Alfred (Harry) Grigg who married Myrtle Rose Bradbury in 1923. They had 3 daughters Joyce, Betty and Ailsa.