Which census transcription is correct?

[jennywren001]

Monica, I've no idea -they are both showing born Lintrathen in the same year? On Freecen for 1841 I can only find one Agnes Fearn born around 1832 in Angus. There is an Agnes Farnie but she's living  in Arbirlot and she's three years older. I've also tried Agnes F* in FindMyPast with similar results.

Just finished the David's - none of the deaths showing at SP are him Maybe he too went abroad. Starting to flag....

Jen
EDIT: just tried Freecen/Agnes/Lintrathen/1832 - came up with two girls Agnes Forrest - father's a HLW and our Agnes Fearn.

[MonicaL]

Not surprised you are flagging  This lot are so tight, it is hard to make out the very individual lines isn't it (given the lack of records in the OPRs)! Wouldn't surprise me if the eldest James (wife Margaret) and William (wife Jean) were brothers/cousins really...

Monica

[jennywren001]

Monica - I've had to resort to colour coding it's the only way I can keep track of multiple generations with the same name. TV treat of the week starting 
Jen

[MonicaL]

Go and enjoy  Fearns jigsaw will still be here waiting....

Monica

[jennywren001]

Had to share this - just found this snippet in the Fife Herald, July 1851, under the strap "Leslie, Cottage Gardening Society"
Mr Stewart Fearn -2nd best for six pansies!
The earliest documented competitive gardener in the family 
Jen

[Jayempea]

A David Fearn arrived in South Australia 1863 on the ship "Morning Star", born c1836 Forfar., occupation shepherd.  Can't find anything else on him.
Jill

[jennywren001]

Hi Jill,
Thanks for looking and posting the information that certainly appears to be Robert's lost brother David. As you'll have seen the last I know of him is from the 1861 census when he's living with his sister Helen and her family and his occupation is down as - shepherd. Another bit of the jigsaw  .
Many thanks
Jen

[jennywren001]

Jill with the information you posted I found David listed here:
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/morningstar1863.shtml

I now think the Annie Fearn married to William Bowman may indeed be David's sister. David arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 14th February 1863. Port Adelaide is where Annie is reported to have arrived in 1852. In the November of 1863 Annie gives birth to a son whom she calls David Fearn Bowman. When Annie died in 1914 she's living at a place called 'Kirrie Cottage'.
Again, many thanks more loose ends tied up....
Jen

[Jayempea]

Hi Jen,
I haven't found any records for David in South Australia, but did find a death in Victoria in 1872, aged 34 years.  Unfortunately no further details given on-line. 
Ann Fearn / Bowman is a possible relative of mine.  Agnes Fearn / Gowans was my g-g-grandmother and her son John came out to South Australia date unknown but before 1880, -  Ann Fearn would have been his aunt.  Have been trying to positively link the Bowmans and Gowans for years.
Jill (Australia)