Monica who is a Global Moderator placed a portion of this Forum into an answer on my Brown Family.
I have a connection with John Brown and Jane Lietch/Leitch who are mentioned on this forum topic. My information is as follows:
I am researching the BROWN family and have Donald BROWN marrying Mary KENNEDY at Stralachlan, Argyll, Scotland on 29 May 1799. Children from this marriage are:
Donald born 1802 Dalilongart, Dunoon, Kilmun
Ann born 1804 Inverchaolain
John 1806 Ardnaslate, Dunoon, Kilmun
Duncan 1808 Dergachy, Kilman Parish, Dunoon & Kilmun, [my direct descendant who came to Australia in 1838 with his wife Margaret nee MITCHELL and 3 sons - my GG Grandmother and her twin being born at sea 3 days out of Sydney]
Mary 1810 Dergachy, Dunoon, Kilmun
Angus 1812 Dergachy, Dunoon, Kilmun
Janet 1814 Dergachy, Dunoon, Kilmun
Agnes 1816 Garachoirain, Inverchaolain
Margaret 1818 Dergachy, Dunoon, Kilmun
Alexander 1820 Dergachy, Dunoon, Kilmun
Dugald 1823 Dergachy, Dunoon, Kilmun
I have the Baptism certificates for the children and also the Marriage certificate for Donald and Mary.
May I please ask if anyone is researching any of the above? Are you able to help me at all please.
My reply to Monica's message was:
Thank you very much for your reply, yes this is the right John. Sadly I do not have a huge amount of information for him or Jane, only a year for her death, a year for his death. His Baptism certificate gives a birth date of 22 April 1806 and Baptism 23 April 1806 at what looks like Ardnanslaite but I cannot find this area at all.
And then by way of follow up:
I have now purchased the Birth for Jane Lietch (it is actually spelt this way), daughter of Alexander Lietch/Leitch and Mary nee Weir and also her sister Mennie Lietch (again spelt this way) who was born 8 December 1808. Jane's birth has been put as 1 January 1809 but at the top of the page it has 1808-9. Now I am wondering if Jane was born in 1808 and not 1809 as it states, would Mennie be delivered and then nearly a month later Jane. On the birth register (no baptism date mentioned) it clearly has 1809 against some of the dates and not others. Does this mean that she was born at the beginning of 1808 then? Anyone come across this before please?
I have also purchased the Marriage Register for John Brown and Jane Leitch. With this marriage I do not believe they married twice but only the once on 16 January 1833. On 12 January 1833 he went to the Parish Registrar/Church to request his intention to marry Jane to be duly published in form in law.
I have also found their death register records and have purchased these as well. Both John and Jane passed away at Finnartmore.
May I please ask if anyone else here has done further investigations into the Brown family from the names mentioned above?
Cheers
Judi