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William DORMAN b1840 and Isabella BUCHANAN b1839
« on: Thursday 22 May 14 06:25 BST (UK) »
Would anyone have the history of William Dorman and Isabella Buchanan ?

William was born in Wigtownshire and Isabella was born in in Glasgow, Scotland.
they both died in Australia.William in QLD and Isabella in NSW

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HALSTEAD Essex, Australia,EVERETT Essex,  BIDDLE, Leicester and Rome Italy, GRUNOW, Adolph b1858 Berlin Germany
Soratapassenger on  ship to Australia 1800 , PICKUP Lanc, NICOL Sct, Joseph Smith and Margaret Holmes Convicts to Australia 2nd fleet and 3rd fleet

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Re: William DORMAN b1840 and Isabella BUCHANAN b1839
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 22 May 14 11:01 BST (UK) »
William Dorman born 1840 Wigtownshire parent's John Gorman and Grace Milligen according to Australian Death Index 25/2/1897..
1851 Census
Address Stonykirk Road Wigtownshire John Gorman B 1793 aged 58, Chelsea Pensioner ..Grace B 1800 aged 51, Margaret Gorman B 1835 aged 16, William B 1840 , Eliz Gorman B1763 aged 88 ( Mother ) of John ..
Marriage date for William Dorman to Isabella Buchanan  24/3/1863 at Milton Glasgow you can get a copy of this marriage on Scotlands People to confirm the parent's it will also give you information on where he was living ,age , occupation and witnesses ....You can buy credits for £7 .00 which will give you 30 credits  1 credit to search and 5 to view if you have not used this site before ...it will also confirm Isabella's parent's
A tree has Isabella dead in 1876 Sydney and a marriage again for William 1878 Australian Index to Annie Christie Drysdale

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Re: William DORMAN b1840 and Isabella BUCHANAN b1839
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 22 May 14 11:12 BST (UK) »
Australian Death index for Isabella Dorman 1876 Glebe N S W father John mother Jane a tree has her parent's down as John Buchan b 1796. Jane Howat b 1806 ....again this can be confirmed by marriage certificate  :) :)

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Re: William DORMAN b1840 and Isabella BUCHANAN b1839
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 22 May 14 11:24 BST (UK) »
Australian Birth Index Jane Howat Dorman born 4/12/1863 Queensland father William Dorman mother Isabella Buchanan ......They obviously left for Australia not long after they married
Grace Dorman born 1866


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Re: William DORMAN b1840 and Isabella BUCHANAN b1839
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 22 May 14 13:49 BST (UK) »
Hi Turramurra,

The family are transcribed on www.freecen.org.uk as Dornon at Stranraer

John Dornon                46       Army Pensioner                    Wigtownshire
Grace Dornon               40                                                         "
Margaret Dornon            4                                                         "
William  Dornon              1                                                         "
Elizabeth Paul     *        77                                                  Ireland
Elizabeth Paterson         65                                                       "
Mary Paterson              30                                                       "
David McKie                 15                                                Wigtownshire
James Sandford             1                                                        "

I suspect Elizabeth Paul * is in fact Elizabeth Dornon/Dorman mother of John listed with her maiden name . Unfortunately the 1841 Census did not ask for the relationships of the householders i.e wife/ mother/ lodger etc , so we have no idea if this is correct or what connection the others have to the Dornons.

Looby :)

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Re: William DORMAN b1840 and Isabella BUCHANAN b1839
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 22 May 14 22:10 BST (UK) »
Thank you so very much for research,
a good deal of information to add to the family
I will have to find out when William and Isabella came to Australia and why.
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HALSTEAD Essex, Australia,EVERETT Essex,  BIDDLE, Leicester and Rome Italy, GRUNOW, Adolph b1858 Berlin Germany
Soratapassenger on  ship to Australia 1800 , PICKUP Lanc, NICOL Sct, Joseph Smith and Margaret Holmes Convicts to Australia 2nd fleet and 3rd fleet