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I am trying to find an immigration for Peter Cumming to New South Wales Australia, I have the following records.
Peter was born 1821 in Banffshire.
Married 2 Oct 1848 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire to Jean Martin (or sometimes Jane on records) born 1825 in Ayrshire. two children Alexander 1849 and Daniel 1851 born in Lanarkshire.
1851 Census - Barony , Lancashire. Peter, Jean and Daniel 6 months. No Alexander?
1861 Census - Kilmarnock, Ayreshire - 2 boys Alexander and Daniel (grandsons) are with Jean's mother Elizabeth.
Next record found are the New South Wales (Australia )Immigration Deposit Journals date 19 August 1864. Peter has sponsored his two sons Alexander and Daniel and a Margaret Cassie aged 21 (servant) to sail on the ship "Trebolgin" for Aust. they arrived in NSW on 28 June 1865 - AND - Peter and Margaret married two weeks after their arrival.
OK. Does this mean Peter was already in Australia.
I have found a record for a Jane Cumming on the Scotland Admission Registers for Asylums - Jane Martin, Admission 17 July 1854, Barony Poor House, Barnhill, Glasgw. Death date 10 Dec 1861.
Could this be Peter's wife? It seems to fit the scenario. Maybe he met Margaret in Scotland and went to Australia first with the intention of bringing them out when he was settled?
Any thoughts and an immigration record for Peter would be greatly appreciated so I can put their story together
Many thanks, Judy