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Hi Elaine and others

Have you anymore details of the tannery at Ladyburn or on Marshall's land and tenements East Greenock in early to mid 1800's?

I posted a thread yesterday on Hunters of Greenock; and I now have confirmation that Robert Hunter c1785 d.before 1841 was a skinner, tanner, as were a number of his sons.

Then, there is a William Hunter and his family with the same addresses as Hunter's sons - East Hamilton Street, Ladyburn Marshall's Lands, Port Glasgow Road, thus more than likely making this William Hunter and wife Janet, a nephew of the above Robert Hunter (or two sons with the name William).
Keith

Thank you
I have just looked at your site suggestion as well.
I found Catherine Hunter as a 20 year old servant with a James Scott (39) and his family 1841 Greenock West.

Whether by coincidence or not, she married a James Scott in 1847.

Just doing a story of one Hunter family in Greenock, of whom a number emigrated to Australia.
I have access to Greenock Post Office directories but not 1841 census details to confirm occupations.
The known facts are:
Robert Hunter m. Isabel Ross 14 Dec 1805 Greenock Middle. We know of 13 children. Robert was a tanner. We do not know his death c1838.
Based on bapt of children, my guess is that the family moved from West Greenock to Cartsdyke in 1811 or thereafter.
If anyone is interested, then I would appreciate some lookups please:
1841 census Mansings [maybe Mansion] Lane, Greenock, the occupation of William Hunter living with his mother Isabella Hunter and sisters.
Her eldest son Archibald b. 1806 may have been a baker at 50 Carthcart Street, Greenock. Does the 1841 census give his wife as Isabella and daughter Catherine, Jane, Robert?
Gilbert Hunter born 1809. He married Agnes McKinlay in 1830 Where is he in 1843 Greenock (and occupation) before he came to Sydney in by 1851?
John Hunter b.1811 East Greenock, He started out a tanner in Cartsdyke and became a missionary in Greenock. He married Mary Gilchrist on 21 May 1841 Greenock, so 1841 census may show him still in Greenock.
Daniel Ross Hunter b. 1813. He married Sarah Hunter in 1832 Greenock. He should be a fellmonger in Ladyburn or Cartsdyke. I have his emigration details.
Robert Hunter b. 1818 was single in 1841. He may be a tanner around Cartsdyke He is not married. He left for Australia c1842.
James Hunter b.1820 will not be in Greenock. He left Greenock for Sydney c1838 but I cannot find a single immigrant's name (only married couples) on ship Duncan that left Greenock in 1838.

Any help will be much appreciated.
Keith

Thank you Metz.

 I have just noted your reply from Nov 23 and my sincere apologies.

Wm. J. Gordon (1849-1937), yes, editor of Boys Own, was husband of Marian Grace Day (1855-1943). She was the daughter of William Day and Elizabeth Rees, the lithographer of London. His brother John Bellenie Day was also married to Isabel Rose Rees, her cousin.

Mabel Grace Gordon (1881-1959) was the daughter of Dr. James John Day.

Marion Rees (1830 -1926) was a niece of the above John Bellenie Day. She married Capt. George Coleman and he was from Deal/Sandwich way. They did not have children and entertained her London cousins in Kent.

Marian Coleman also spent some time living with W.G. Grace, as he was also her cousin; and he had married Agnes Day, another daughter of William Day and Elizabeth Rees and also his cousin.

So, there was some closeness with the extended families. Actually, three Rees siblings from Haverfordwest married three children of George Pocock of Bristol and another of his daughters Martha, was W.G. Grace's mother.
Keith

Thank you Suzard for your effort in tracing the George Kingdon a ship's carpenter in Allen's Court Barnstaple and then identifying his father as Joshua Kingdon, son of Thomas Kingdon and his wife Prudence [Emlyn] m. 18 May 1775 High Bray, Devon.
In fact, this family also interests me, especially that you have identified two locations Fremington and Charles, as I was also looking for more evidence of this extended Kingdon family being in Fremington, Bratton Fleming, then Stoke Rivers.
The Joshua Kingdon you recorded as a widower and married to Elizabeth .....  was bp 20 May 1798 in High Bray Church.
His grandfather Thomas Kingdon, the Elder  (1751-1807) is the brother of my ancestors Joanna Kingdon (1749-1807) of Charles and her husband Joshua/Joseph Kingdon (prob. North Molton) and a number of their children ended up as ag labs in Fremington, Bratton Fleming and Stoke Rivers.
All clues help to map these sorjouner agricultural workers.
I will now further investigate this thread.
Keith