Jane Cleghorn was born c 1812. Her marriage and death registrations both give her parents names as William Cleghorn and Christian (Christina) Brown. Back in 2003 I found her baptism in December 1812 but I neglected to record where I found it, having just started my research.
I use Ancestry.com as little as possible and find that most trees have errors, often compounded by others copying them and tacking them onto their own trees. My source for most of my Scottish family is Scotlands People.
This is an excerpt from Maggie's diary from her stay in Dundee, September 1892, in which she visit's your friend's ancestor:
Wednesday 14th. James the youngest son, called this morning to meet me, he has not long been married. About 11 o’clock, Tina, Mary & I went down to do some shopping, & see a little of Dundee. It is a very smoky place, owing to so much manufacturing going on, & is not so pretty as Aberdeen. The girls pointed out to me the chief objects of interest, during our walk. On the way home we called on Mrs Wm. Cleghorn, but found her out, we saw her two youngest children, pretty wee things. We are to go there to our tea tomorrow night. I had letters from Grandma today telling me of the death of Mr Hayes of Barrhead. Mr. Malcolm, Tina’s future husband, was here this evening. He seems a very nice gentleman, is fair, & very good-looking. I don’t think the marriage will take place before I leave for Melbourne.
Thursday 15th. I was knitting most of the forenoon, & in the afternoon Tina & Mary & I took the train into town, did a little shopping then went to Mrs Wm. Cleghorn’s to our tea. There are seven children, the oldest being 9 years of age, so you may be sure we were well entertained. I never met a nicer family of children, it was quite a treat to spend an evening among them, they were so polite & well-behaved. Mr Malcolm came during the evening, & after a few games of whist we went home.
Cheers
Russell
