Hi Ev,
Thanks for the 1851, don't know how I missed it!!
Hi Juda,
How interesting. I do have some information about Donald & Jane; Land Grants, memorial inscriptions and photographs from Ardrossan cemetery, marriage cert., entries from the Biographical Index of SA, obituaries etc. I also know that Donald emigrated aboard the Tomatin in 1841, married, returned to Scotland a widow and then married Jane. I can also say that he was the second youngest of at least nine children born to Donald McLachlan and Janet Campbell. Donald senior was a farmer in the Kilmartin district of Argyll and also a merchant, some of the children were born in Kilmartin, others in Glasgow. So far I have traced only four of these siblings including Lachlan McLachlan, our direct ancestor who was a saddler and merchant in Fort William. He died in 1860.
The names of Donald & Jane's children also have a story to tell: Grace McLean after Jane's mother; John Campbell, after Donald's mother; Eliza Jane Hewett, after Eliza Agnes Hewett, the wife of Lachlan's son, Moses McLachlan who immigrated to Adelaide in 1858 and died there in 1920. Moses, Eliza and their infant son, William Charles Hewett McLachlan are interred at the West Terrace cemetery in Adelaide. Andrew Young Mclachlan, of course; Jessie Campbell, derived from Janet Campbell or possibly Lachlan's daughter Jessie who died young, and Donald Lachlan McLachlan, possibly after Donald's brother, Lachlan.
My initial post here was to try and find parents for Andrew Young & Grace McLean. Andrew evidently died young, both he and Grace's brother, John had articles published in 'The Veterinarian.' Clearly he would have had a bright future had he lived longer, but I can't find his parents. I know nothing of Donald McLachlan's first marriage, his early life in SA, or how he and Jane met etc., although I have exchanged some information with another member of your family from the Yorke Peninsular.
Yes, it would be good to share information. After you have made three posts here we can us the Private Message facility to exchange e-mail addresses.
Regards,
brigau