TANISH, Elizabeth

[lh3099]

Looking for Elizabeth TANISH born c. 1842 emigrated to Tasmania in about 1854 with sister Janet (believed to be aged 23 years).  May have been recruited through Scottish Immigration Society or similar.  Married James Rowland in 1874 in Launceston, 6 children born to Elizabeth and James.  Little information known, happy to answer queries and receive any guidance. 

Regards
Lyn Houston

[bearkat]

welcome to Rootschat. 

The IGI has a baptism for Elizabeth TANISH 30th July 1837, daughter of Archibald at Relief United Presbyterian, Crieff, Perth, Scotland.

This is an extracted record which is usually fairly reliable.

Do you think the date is too early?

[suziq]

Hi
Is this your Elizabeth
1851 Census Drumanhance, Muthill, Perthshire

Janet Tanish 30
Elizabeth Tanish 11
Alexander Tanish 10
Janet Tanish 7
William Tanish 5
John R Tanish 2
Margaret Tanish 6 months

Suziq

[trish1120]

Does Elizabeth or Janets Australian Marriage or Death Certs not have any Parents information?

Trish

[lh3099]

Thanks everyone for your replies to my post.   Yes Trish, I am in the process of applying for a death certificate now as I too want to know what information is shown on that.  I've just joined this site and was suddenly inspired to put a notice out there on the off chance as Tanish is not a very common name.  Suziq, it's possible the Elizabeth Tanish you listed could be the person, but I will check that against more concrete information once the death certificate is received.  Bearkat, your Elizabeth Tanish may be too early by date, but I discount nothing at this stage.

My next post will be for information relating to the Scottish Immigration Society, possibly known as the St Andrews Immigration Society as I'm trying to trace immigration records to establish the basis for the immigration scheme, list of persons recruited under the scheme and to find her arrival in Tasmania.

Many thanks for your contributions.

Regards
Lyn

[Skoosh]

Is this name not "Tainsh"?      Skoosh,

[lh3099]

Family folklore has passed it down as Tanish but it may be Tainsh.  I hope I will have a better idea once I've seen the death certificate (and marriage certificate) if I can find one.  Thanks for asking Skoosh.

Regards
Lyn

[Skoosh]

Lyn, I've never heard of Tanish. Here's a forum for Tainsh,  http://genforum.genealogy.com/tainsh/
Skoosh.

[RodF]

Lyn,

Did you ever get information on the St Andrews Immigartion Society records.

I am researching my GG Grandfather Alexander Fraser who came to Tamania on the Commodore Perry arriving April 1855 and my GG Grandmother Anne McDonald who came with her family on the Storm Cloud arriving in Tasmania in August 1855.  Both seem to have been organised through the St Andrews Immigration Society who used McNaughton and Cochrane of Glasgow as their local organisers (along with Society members Joseph Bonney and Alexander Learmonth).

I am having trouble linking Alexander to Scottish parents since we do not have parents names and hoped that some St Andrews records might have survived to give us some clues.  Have you found anything more on the Society?
Regards
Rod