A long shot..Dundee/Strathmartine/Downfield

[cavvytri]

My husband is an Australian now living in the UK. He asked me to see if anyone on here knows of anyone who may be related to him present day in the Dundee/Strathmartine areas. His great great grandad was a mariner who jumped ship in Adelaide in the late 1870's, and he left lots of family behind in Scotland. Names associated with his family are SHERIFF-GUILD-BROWN-WILLIAMS-GOURLAY-BAXTER-THOMSON
Thankyou

[ev]

hi 

do you have name/birth year for gg grandad
i know the strathmartine/downfield area

ev

[cavvytri]

Hi Ev
His name was James Sheriff...born 1844. His Father was Charles Sheriff and mother Mary Williams..they were married in 1840 in Barry.

[ev]

hi cav

found this tree on rootsweb don't know if it's yours -

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sunburnt&id=I310

ev

[cavvytri]

Yes that's the family. OH's cousin put that on. He is in Australia too. We were just wondering if there were any relatives left in the area around Dundee nowadays.

[David Jolly]

Hello, Don't know if your still looking for Sheriff relations?  My name is David Jolly, my Mother is
Jean Jolly ne Sheriff her father was David Brown Sheriff b 1879 in Hilltown Dundee and died in 1938. his father was William Sheriff b 6th March 1841 d 19th march 1918 married to a Agnes Gourley in 1863. William's father was Charles Sheriff b 12 Sept 1800. William's brother was James Dallas Sheriff who went to Australia!!  My mother is now 98!!! and she was born in Ealing in London in 1916. She had 2 brothers Douglas and Neil both also born in England, but both died young. I'm born and bred in Glasgow but my wife's family also comes from Dundee, it must be in the blood.  I hope this is of help to you   Aw ra best   David

[cavvytri]

Sorry for the delay in replying..have sent you a PM