June 2005 RootsChat Challenge

[Elizabeth Revel]

Had anyone noted that on the 1881 census Charlotte G Muir is living at 20 Linnet Lane, Toxteth Park, Lancashire with 4 siblings and a servant.
They are entertaining 3 guests who include a ship owner and his wife

[liverpool annie]

Elizabeth - Hi

Who?

Annie

[liverpool annie]

OK I've got it -  good eye Elizabeth!!!!

Mary Gilchrist   1836 Lanarkshire, Scotland   Visitor   20 Linnet Lane, Toxteth Park,       
Robt. Gilchrist   1829   Montrose, Scotland Visitor   20 Linnet Lane, Toxteth Park,      
Emma Harrison 1857   St Helens, Lancashire, England   Visitor 20 Linnet Lane, Toxteth Park      
Charlotte G. Muir 1868   At Sea   Daughter (Sister)   20 Linnet Lane, Toxteth Park,       
Gertrude Muir    1873   Liverpool   Daughter (Sister)   20 Linnet Lane, Toxteth Park,       
James E. Muir    1866   Sri Lanka Son (Brother)   20 Linnet Lane, Toxteth Park,       
Mary Barrow Muir 1862 London Middlesex, England   Daughter (Head) 20 Linnet Lane, Toxteth Park      
Reginald L. Muir 1871   Bombay, India Son (Brother)20 Linnet Lane, Toxteth Park   
Ann Grant 1857   Liverpool   Servant   20 Linnet Lane, Toxteth Park, Lancashire,

OK these guys have already been noted - before you yell at me - I KNOW !!!!

[liverpool annie]

OK did you guys have the 25,000 Gilchrists listed here...??!!


http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/gilchrist/page4.html
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/gilchrist/page6.html
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/gilchrist/page7.html



Annie

[piedstilt]

Way back on page 8 Pam mentioned something about the ship Edwin Fox, in relation to Alexander Strachan Molison.

The Edwin Fox is in New Zealand and is in the process of being restored. If anyone is interested in old ships this is worth a look:

www.nzmaritime.co.nz/edwinfox.htm

As part of the timeline about the ship's life there is this entry:

1867 February 23     Captain Alexander J.  Molison of Brechin, Scotland aged 32 died while living ashore, as was the custom, at Bombay from Typhoid Fever.  Captain Alexander Stachan [sic] Molison, aged 65 years, probably a distant relative, assumed command.  He was one of the ship's owners.

Ros

[liverpool annie]

Boy there's loads of stuff on Google -  WOOHOO.... !!!!

http://www.gregormacgregor.com/Tod&Macgregor/tod_and_macgregor_main.htm
This is the company Gilchrist worked for


http://www.geocities.com/mppraetorius/com-ch.htm

Boy -  you can tell I'm a Scouse - I love ships and boats and the Mersey ferry !!
Annie

[liverpool annie]

from Hoad Bros. site

FREAK

Ship description British Sailing Smack 74 tons

Builder HOAD Bros. Rye

History  Listed in Clayton's Register of Shipping 1865 Rye.
Sunk 24th May 1886, Location 100 yards west of Farlight

cargo  Granite Boulders

Master or Officer J. Martin. Listed in Clayton's Register of Shipping 1865 Rye

History  Master G ROBERTSON  - Number of crew 2 - Lost in a force six south-westerly gale

Is this one of the Georges??

Annie

[Burrow Digger]

Why are we looking for Gilchrists when we have not established any direct link with them to Robertsons or Muirs or Molisons.

Although I must say I do like the link to New Zealand - my home country 

[Paul E]

Wow - looks like the nightshift (or day shift depending on where you are   has been busy!

We've all been putting feelers out to 'outsiders' to join this discussion - but they must think we are quite mad as there have been no takers yet!

I rad about a CD that's available on early Barbados settlers.  Does anyone have acces to this by any chance?

cheers

Paul