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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Wigtownshire => Topic started by: turramurra on Thursday 22 May 14 06:25 BST (UK)
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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
Thank you
Turramurra
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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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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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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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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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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.
Turramurra