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Hi there

I'm interested in any information on John SCOTT, b. 1806 (place?), married Anne JEFFRIES at George Town in 1851, had four children (Walter, Frances, Alfred & Frederick, whose birth dates I have), and died 1861 at Launceston. 

John began as a pilot on the R Tamar about 1828 and became Senior Pilot about 1856 until his death in 1861.  I suspect Benjamin SCOTT (m. c1857, d. 1869), who was also a pilot on the R Tamar, was his brother, as he was an executor in John's will.

Can anyone find John's birth or entry into Australia?  Or anything of relevance, please?

Hi there

I have a list of BAILEY marriages from the Devon FHS.  I am interested in the following marriages because the list says that the marriage records include notes:

James BAILEY = Ann DAVEY, 03/03/1805 Exeter St David
William BAILEY = Elizabeth COTERALL, 09/02/1769 Exeter St Lawrence
William BAILEY = Elizabeth VENN, 11/06/1769 Exeter Holy Trinity
John BAILEY = Mary PURRINGTON, 06/03/1799 Tiverton
John BAILEY = Mary WHITE, 21/12/1773 Tiverton

I'm particularly interested in any of the above who might be hairdressers or perfumers, or who are connected to Taunton.

If anyone has details of the following (especially witnesses) I would be very thankful:

William BAILEY = Mary LEONARD, 04/07/1769 Woodbury

Regards

Doug

Hi there

I have William LITTLE baptised 1731 at Ewes, oldest child of Simon LITTLE in Terrona and Margaret LITTLE.  They had three other children: Mary, bpt 1732, Janet bpt 1734 and James bpt 1741.

This line of Littles descend from the Lairds of Meikledale and all but four are buried at Ewes.  The book, The Ewes Valley, kindly provides MIs which show the relationships between the family.  Just four are missing: William, Mary and Janet, and a cousin who went to the south of England.

A quick search for William LITTLE deaths at Ewes failed to show anything 1731 - 1741.  That's not surprising as he is not on his family's headstones.  Can someone please look a bit further for a William LITTLE death in Ewes or surrounding parishes?  Alternatively, any likely marriages?  As William's brother, James, became 'in Teronna' it seems likely William died or moved out of the area.

In another family tree I have a William LITTLE, b. 1731 (where?) who married and settled at Mealrigg in NW Cumberland.  He was one of the first LITTLEs (or Scottish names) recorded in the Bromfield parish records.  I'm trying to prove or disprove any connection between Mealrigg and Ewes.

Thanks,

Doug

This is a long shot.  James and Isabel BAILEY were perfumers and hairdressers in Taunton, Somerset.  Their son, William, was born there in 1784 but I have found no record of his birth / baptism and no record of James and Isabel's marriage.  Their grandson was James Alexander Bailey, but I have no idea where the 'Alexander' comes from.

There is just a hint of a possible Irish connection.  My question is, does anyone have any records of BAILEYs (or variants Bayley, Bailie, Baillie) who were perfumers / hairdressers in the 18th century? How about ALEXANDERs?

Regards

DougNZ