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Australia / Re: BROWN William and Mary from Scotland - Australian family?
« on: Wednesday 04 July 18 23:17 BST (UK)  »
Yes, I do. Here is the SLV reference:
A family saga, [between 1953 and 1973?]. [manuscript].
Marion Olive Reid
[between 1953 and 1973?].
Available  Phone 03 8664 7009 to arrange delivery from Manuscripts Collection  MS MSB 579

•   Title:
A family saga, [between 1953 and 1973?]. [manuscript].
•   Author / Creator: Marion Olive Reid
•   Date: [between 1953 and 1973?]
•   Description: 112 p. (1.0 cm.)
•   Access conditions: Available for reference.
•   Identifier(s): Accession no: MS 9430
•   Subjects: Reid, Marion Olive -- Family; Figgis family; Victoria -- Genealogy; Genealogies
•   Notes: Photocopy of original typescript, and photographs.
•   Contents / Summary: Comprises Marion Reid's family history which is substantially a history of the Figgis family. Includes 13 family photographs.
•   Link to this record: http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER1637925

I can provide by email a copy that I have prepared from a copied manuscript.

Let me know!

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Australia / Re: BROWN William and Mary from Scotland - Australian family?
« on: Wednesday 04 July 18 21:32 BST (UK)  »
Albow, my apology: I was writing out my reply without looking closely enough at your comment about the Figgis line. I think you can work out from my previous post where I fit in: my grandmother Clara Agnes Matthews (nee Figgis) had two children Honor Clara Janet and Norman Percy Figgis. I will look forward to comparing notes!

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Australia / Re: BROWN William and Mary from Scotland - Australian family?
« on: Wednesday 04 July 18 21:28 BST (UK)  »
Wiggy, Wivenhoe: many thanks! Just acknowledging these two and will provide some further info. I was wrong by the way: Benjamin Johnston Figgis is only three generations ahead of me. As a child - I am 70! - my grandmother Clara Agnes Matthews (nee Figgis), spoke of her mother Janet Eskdale Brown and her birth in Dumfries. So I have more or less complete info on Clara and her brothers and sisters.

I notice the mention of Samuel Douglas Figgis. I have a copy of his diary up to when he was killed at Lone Pine and there is a family history deposited at the State Library of Victoria. (There are several versions of this, by the way, but it has very interesting material on the family's arrival in Australia and Ballarat.)

I am absolutely delighted to hear more of Janet's brothers and sisters of which I have been able to find nothing. Please keep me posted!

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Australia / Re: BROWN William and Mary from Scotland - Australian family?
« on: Wednesday 30 May 18 05:42 BST (UK)  »
I am a little unsure of how Roots Chat works but was persuaded by this post to linki up.

Janet Eskdale Brown (father William, born Dumfries in 1846) who married Benjamin Johnston Figgis, was my great great grandmother. I have some details of descendants etc but I notice that some are already there.

The details of children etc are available on the Maturin website.

Don't hesitate to let me know if you need more.


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