June 2005 RootsChat Challenge

[Biker]

Lots of mentions in The Times in the 1840-50-60 of Molison Notice to Shippers.

This one might be interesting as it indicates the company name which appears frequently ...

For Bombay direct the splendid fast sailing ship Earl Grey.  A 1,750 tons, belonging to D. Dunbar and Sons of Limehouse. Alexander S Molison Commander loading at the East India Docks.  Has very superior accommodation for passengers and will carry an experienced surgeon.  For freight or passage contact Messrs R. Eglington and Co, Old Jewry Chambers or Henry Thompson and Co,  2 Cowpers Court, Cornhill.


The Times April 22, 1844

Jonathan

[JAP]

Duncan Dunbar Molison
Died 15 March 1913
at Broadwater, 24 Montrell Road, Streatham Hill
Aged 67
son of Alexander Strachan Molison

The Times Mar 18, 191
++
Justina Louisa Molison
Died 7 July 1935 at Brighton
widow of Duncan Dunbar Molison
and last surviving child of John Wallis Shores of Worthing Sussex
in her 86th year
No flowers 
The Times 9 July 1935
Jonathan

Jonathan W,

Very nice indeed!!

I think I posted about Duncan Dunbar MOLISON and wife Justin(e/a) Louise SHORES - and from the 1881 census a chap who was probably Justine's brother {Duncan Dunbar SHORES b 1855, son of a John Wallis SHORES and a Justina}.

But I'm struggling here - what was the original question on this thread, I wonder!

Whatever it was, the OP must now have enormous amounts of information!!

Let's hope that the OP will come back and set out in excellent detail the whole family history!!

JAP

[Paul E]

Hi JAP

The original purpose of the thread?

Merely, as an 'academic exercise', to assemble as much information as is possible within a month about the chosen individual, his ancestors, descendents et al.

Think of it as a genealogical alternative to Sudoko!

Paul

[Burrow Digger]

Initially, Barbados had one of the largest white populations of all of the English colonies. From that standpoint, it served as a launching pad for migration to many of the other Caribbean islands, as well as the colonies of Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~brbwgw/


Barbados Parish Map

http://www.rootsweb.com/~brbwgw/ParishMap.htm

Cool - a gorgeous HUGE map of Barbados

http://www.caribbean-on-line.com/br/brmap.shtml



Heres someone on Rootsweb looking for the same names at Rootsweb

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/rw/localities.caribbean.barbados.general/408

KING, WILKINSON, DESPRAY, SAINTJOHN, HOLLINSHEAD, CHRISTEE, LIGHT, CLARKE, COX, PUCKETT


BD

[Paul E]

Hope you've asked them to join us, BD!

Paul

[JAP]

Hiya Paul E,

The purpose is one thing, the original question another.

I was just wondering whether I'd lost sight of the original question, old thing (says she from her geriatric height!).

As for Sudoko - well, that's very recently (past week or so) taken hold of the local Antipodean newspapers.  I'm sorry to say that I found it boring in the extreme!  OK, I did a few - but why bother was my only reaction.  I prefer word puzzles and jigsaw puzzles - not to mention puzzles where there is more than one answer!  Perhaps my dear late old Grandpa - a lightning calculator - would be rotating in the proverbial grave and wouldn't agree!

Cheers,

JAP 

[Paul E]

Well, we've sure got more than one answer here, JAP!

More from the IGI - a user submitted entry:

Marriage of Charles St John and Frances Christie (parents of Charlotte St John who married Jonas Wilkinson):

13 DEC 1778   Saint Thomas, Barbados

cheers

Paul

[Burrow Digger]

Hiya Paul E,

The purpose is one thing, the original question another.

I was just wondering whether I'd lost sight of the original question, old thing (says she from her geriatric height!).

Cheers,

JAP 

Actually JAP,

There was NO original question. If you went back to page 1 you would read the following....


For newcomers to the monthly challenge, the aim is to see how much we can discover about Allan before the end of the month - ancestors, siblings, descendants, occupation, lifestyle...  He was genuinely chosen at random, and may have died the day after the census, in which case we'll work on his family!

And this is the subject.

Allan Robertson - found at RG11/3646 Folio 97 Page 50 on the 1881 census.

So far we have managed to trace his wife's family back to Barbados. 


BD

[Lesanne]

   Hi Guys,
        I know we're going backwards, but, forwards there's a Sir Malcolm Robertson. 1877.

               Very Naval background, with a bit of Scotland for heritage.

         Found him while looking at/for Claude.....

                          Lesanne.