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I am looking for information on the family of Barbara Steel IRVINE/IRVIN/IRVING.  Her father was John Hennel IRVINE and mother Jane HILL.  This information comes from familysearch indices.  At this stage, I do not know where John was born, only that Barbara was born in North Shields in 1816.  She was baptised 28 July 1816 in Christ Church, Tynemouth.  Barbara had a brother, Thomas, baptised 24 June 1821 also in Christ Church, Tynemouth.

According to North Shields from Old Photographs, found on google books, Richard IRVIN & Sons were a fishing dynasty from North Shields, his father was John H IRVIN, and his mother was Sarah DRUMMOND.  Richard was born 1853, so whether he is of the same family, I have yet to ascertain.

Barbara is my ggg-grandmother.  She married Ralph Brady SIMPSON and, along with most of her children, emigrated to New Zealand in 1858.

Information I had been given said that the IRVINE family owned a fishing fleet and lived in Aberdeen, opposite a golf course.  This might be true of John Hennell IRVIN, son of the above Richard IRVIN, however, whether Barbara's father owned a fishing fleet, I don't know.  I do know that Richard built up a fishing fleet, so maybe there is confusion here with similar names.

I would be extremely interested to connect with someone also researching this family, and to know more about them.

Jeni Simpson
New Zealand

I am researching my great grandfather, Dugald LIVINGSTON/E, b. abt 1851 in Argyllshire.  On the register of the birth of his first son Dugald, in 1879, is said to be from Appin.  By the time his next son was born, in 1881, Dugald is said to have been born in Glencoe.

Dugald emigrated to Aotearoa/New Zealand on board the Adamant in 1875.  He married Annie MCIVOR, b. abt 1853, in 1879.  It looks as though he lost the e in his surname overboard, on the trip out, as his marriage and children are all registered under the name LIVINGSTON.  At one stage Annie was said to have been born in Kintail, Scotland, however at another time, she was said to have been born in Glen Orchy, Argyllshire.  I do wish they'd get their stories right first off, makes it difficult otherwise.

I would appreciate any information which may help with this family.  At this stage I have been unable to determine who the parents of Dugald, and Annie, might be.

Thank you.

Jeni