William Henry McGuire

[Colin.S]

Thanks 4HORSEMEN-
and thanks for the message about Stan. I'll chase that up. Yes Alexander was a teenager when Thunderbolt was in his prime 1863-70. Alexander later (1880) took up a selection at the base of Mount Duval not very far away from "Thunderbolt's Cave". Alexander's (later) wife, Margaret McNeven, who was 106 when she died in 1960, claimed to have met Thunderbolt, stating he was a friendly, harmless wronged settler. Family folklore went further to say that she had offered him shelter, meal and bed for the night on several occasions, however given that she was born in 1854 this offer would have had to describe the actions of her parents, Donald and Mary McNeven. Colin.S

[4HORSEMEN]

Hi Colin to get to Stans post just follow the link provided by Ambly second message from the top of this page

[4HORSEMEN]

Hi Colin did you follow the links I pointed out to you after you pm me  for help?  just wondering how it went did you have success  in finding and contacting Stan.

[Colin.S]

Hi 4HORSEMEN

To be precise, no, I clicked on the link, checked through the names and maybe entered a long "seniors moment" during which I could not find Stan... it's like the vegemite in the fridge that my wife hides!

But I spent a lot of time on sites based on the link and from one, downloaded some information about Scottish history leading up to when WHM, a jute weaver, enlisted in the Scottish Regiment. I'm currently working through that now. And  immediately after I send this email I'm going to have another look for Stan. My apologies but I need more directions from you to reach Him. Thanks in anticipation. Colin.S

[Colin.S]

And one other question maybe someone can help me with.

When William Henry McGuire arrived in the Colony (1836) he had "WHMMM" in a heart on which was a plume of feathers, tattooed inside lower right arm.

I can only conclude the "tatt" was most likely acquired on the voyage out; WHM is obviously his initials; and MM has me stumped. Must be the initials of some lady he had befriended during his final years in the Scottish Regiment on the rare occasion he had leave. He ended up marrying Isabella Duncan Aitken, a resident of Edinburgh, Candlemakers' Row, reasonable close to Edinburgh Castle.

And would the plume of feathers relate to the Scottish regiment?

Any suggestions/ideas would be most appreciated.

Colin.S