Parduvine Farm - BORTHWICK / DONALDSON

[lee1800]

I am researching the Borthwick / Donaldson Families.

In 1778 - 1782 John Borthwick was a Labourer at Parduvine Farm. He is then a labourer at Dalkeith in 1784.

His spouse is Margaret Donaldson but cannot find where they married. I have to this stage 4 children
Janet
John
James
George.

Duncan Donaldson & Janet Dods are the parents of Margaret. Any help would really be great.

[sharleen]

Hi

Would you by any chance have an Isabella Borthwick married to a Robert Aitken in your research.  I am trying to locate them

Thanks
Sharleen

[lee1800]

Hi Sharleen,

Can you give me some dates and I will check in all the census from 1841. Also an idea of the area.

lee

[sharleen]

Hi Lee

I have a date for Roberts son George of 1828.  He married a Janet Cairns in 8 July 1851 in St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian.  His father was Robert Aitken, married to Isabella Borthwick.  Unfortunately I do not have dates for them but I would imagine looking in the 30 year period. 

George and Janet traveled out to Brisbane, Australia on the William and Mary in 1852, which is where I pick up my great grandfathers family.

Thanks for being willing to look
Sharleen

[lee1800]

http://www.shoalhaven.net.au/~briancd/Daniels%20Family%20Tree%20History%20Web%20Page.htm

Have you seen the above website. This family are related to you.

Lee

[sharleen]

Hi Lee

Thanks for that site.  I had come across it before googling but when I emailed them they did not respond.  Definitely is the same family.    Georgina would have been my great grandfathers sister.  Pity they did not reply.  I have emailed them again hoping that they will respond.

Thanks for your help.
Sharleen

[judyb44]

We, too are researching this family - Borthwick/Swinton
descended from James b1788 m. Catherine Swinton [1811]
Daughter Catherine b. 1824, Newton Midlothian
She married george Wallace WHITE [1846] in Bo'Ness
The family came to Aust. 1858  on 'Merchant Prince'.
We have traced back as far as Dods/Donaldson marriage [1747/8]
We also have the line back on the Swinton side to Swinton/Ritchie [[1630's]
Happy to share if required.
L&J Victoria

[sharleen]

Hi

I have just seen your post. I have not been into rootschat for a while.  My mom died in May and I had to go back to South Africa, and since then really did not get back into anything until about 2 weeks ago when I started going through all the paperwork I brought back from South Africa.

Let me get through this week and I will drop you a line.

I have recently received information on the Aitken side of the family but I know nothing about Isabella Borthwick so if you do come accross her I would love to hear more about her.

Thanks
Sharleen

[elboy]

Hi

Did you come across any info on Robert Black who worked at Parduvine Farm in the late 1700s and early 1800s.

elboy