What am I doing wrong???

[MonicaL]

1795 At Montego-bay, Jamaica, the Rev. Francis Dauney, rector of the parish of St. James, in that island.
www.rootschat.com/links/01owp/

This Francis was rector there from 1787 to his death in 1795.

A possible further connection to the Dauney family you are looking at?

Monica

[greenvalley]

Thanks Gan Yam

I also reasoned that the William who was adopted by Alexander Dauney had to be the grandson of William Dauney the master mason/architect.

What really bugs me is that, in all the articles of that family, there is no mention of where or when this master mason William Dauney was born. I don't like putting people in the tree if I don't know the background details. I would also love to know where and when his son William William was born.

I have googled  myself silly, but to no avail.

Appreciate your inbring though, as it helps me to get things straight in my head.

[greenvalley]

Yes Monica, the Rev Francis Dauney at Montego bay was the son of the Reverend Francis Dauney of Banchory and therefore a brother to Alexander Dauney, the advocate.

So he is family, but unfortunately, it doesn't lead me nearer to William.

[Archivos]

I take it there's no hint as to which William the father might be on the Aberdeen OPR record for William born in 1800 to William and Luisa?  Ref 27/10/1800, 168/A 100 81. I assume you've seen this one (I don't have any SP credits to look!).

There are a few D*n*e and D*n*y in Aberdeen and surrounding parishes (as well as further afield) from 1650 to 1800, but it's a lot of credits to go through each one. Are you able to visit Edinburgh or a Scottish registrar? Might be worth spending a day going through each one - tedious, but good process of elimination.

[MonicaL]

I am sure you have googled yourself out with this all 

Looks like there are missing gaps in registers (either lost or destroyed as we know over the years).

Have you come across this:

4 Dr. Dauney adopted his nephew, William Dauney, member of the Faculty of Advocates,
1823, who died in Demerara in 1843. The elder and surviving son of the latter, Alexander
Dauney, Barrister of the Middle Temple, presented to the Society in 1909 a portrait of
Dr. Dauney, painted by David Martin in 1780, which is now hung in the Library.
www.rootschat.com/links/01owt/

[MonicaL]

Further, have you considered this www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=404001

Monica

Added: details of the 1801 sequestration action for William Snr here www.rootschat.com/links/01owu/

[greenvalley]

Hi Archivos

Thanks. Yes, I did find that one.

That William Dauney was the first husband of Louisa Ellis. They also had a daughter, Mary Thom Dauney, born in Jamaica in 1794. So they were in Jamaica, travelled back to Aberdeen and then went to Jamaica again where William passed away in 1804.

Perhaps the story is that his dad, William the master mason went to Jamaica with his family and that William Jr met Louisa there. She was born in March 1777, so very very young to have been married and with child in March 1794. 

Unfortunately I can't go to Edinburgh. Don't like leaving the house so travel virtually impossible. I will keep digging though.

[Archivos]

Ah, I see! That is young, isn't it!

The Society of Advocates in Aberdeen themselves might have more - their Librarian will be able to tell you what they might have. Contact details at https://www.socofadvocates.com/contact/

Kirk Session records may also be of use, though again you'd need to get to Edinburgh or one of the Scottish archives which have access.  Aberdeen City Archives do, and they also have various records from the 18th century which may mention the family, though finding which ones may be an issue. Depending on what they were doing in Aberdeen, they may appear in petitions, lists of subscribers, propinquity books and so on. Best contacting them, and their details can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/libraries-and-archives/aberdeen-city-and-aberdeenshire-archives/contact-us-archives

[greenvalley]

Hi Monica

Yes, I had come accross those. As I said, I have googled myself silly.

Only today I realised that William Dauney Sr may have been in Aberdeen in May 1802, because he is advertising some property for sale. In an ad a year later in 1803 only Alexander Dauney is given as contact as his solicitor.

But then again, it may as well have been junior who went to Aberdeen to sort the estate of his late father before going back to Jamaica.