nw_whiskers:
I'm amazed with the quantity of info you have. I loved the photographs!! And you are right, Marnoch countryside looks beautiful and peaceful. It looks so different to what we see here in Durango. I'll read thoroughly all of your recent posts and I will try to put all the pieces together. If I understood correctly, Eliza Mary is the link between our families? Please correct me if I'm wrong. By the way, I have an aunt named Elma and I believe that name comes from ELiza MAry.
On Sunday I will take a little walk on the cemetery and downtown. I will take some photographs that I believe you will find interesting, and I will publish them here on Sunday night. The idea is to send you some pictures about relevant spots in Alexander Ogilvie life in Durango. I believe my father has a photograph of Alexander Ogilvie and his wife Catalina, but right now he's on a holiday. My parents are celebrating their 30th year of marriage and they will be traveling for a while. If I make contact with them, I will ask him where he has the photograph.
As Monica wrote on a previous post, it is sad many of my Great Grandfather brothers died so young. I made a quick search in Google and found out the average life expectancy in Mexico around 1895 was of 29.8 years and in 1930 it was of 36.7 years. By mexican standards at that time, Alexander Ogilvie lived a long life. Since Mexico independence in 1824, had civil wars, then a chaotic war against the United States and the "icing on the cake" was a French invasion. Around 1876 finally we had some peace, at least until 1910. Because of all these issues, I believe health services in Mexico were very poor when Alexander Ogilvie and his brothers came here. I suppose life around here was very rough at that time.
Anyway, expect some photos on Sunday. Enjoy your weekend and many thanks for your great posts!
My best,
Alex
P.S: I'm attaching a photograph of Durango around 1900's. There you can see the main square where Alexander met Catalina, just look for the kiosk. Also, our Cathedral is visible in the background. Alexander lived nearby with his family, at least that was what an aunt told me once. And I believe the hill on the right side of the picture is el Cerro de Mercado, the place I wrote about on a previous post.