Hi Pat,
I am still working on the rest of the family but I think I am not going to be quite so successful as I was with Nicolas H. Spellings are key to finding quickly and some of the interpretations, leave a lot to be desired.
I too saw H Dew, I thought it was Howard but not sure. There is Archibald Hew McGachen born4/1960 Selby but he is the son of John Drummond. Then there is a Howard Archibald married York 1893 and so it goes on.
Frideric (Frederick perhaps) had the second name of Stewart but I haven't been able to find anything else for him yet. Just 1841 and 1851. That death in Bethnal Green: have you checked the births for that one as I feel it could be the son of John Drummond, the same for Stewart John Drummond. I feel the connection you are talking about though. Certain names keep cropping up, talk about keeping it in the family.
There are so many little things that may or may not be significant and you just have to keep at it. Somethimes, even changing your views as more comes to light.
I have been doing this for nearly two years now, which isn't long, but I keep at it every day for at least a couple of hours, sometimes 4 or 5 , I am so wrapped up in it.
At the beginning I found something in my family tree that was different to another person's tree that had been working on it for 20 years and who was a bit of an expert on our family name. She didn't believe my theory to start with and told me so, but with the new information, she had to concede that I was right and everything fell into place. So you see, even after 20 years, new info can make a difference.
I am looking at Archibald now, but not much to show for it.
Will be back.
Elizabeth