What am I doing wrong???

[greenvalley]

I am researching William Dauney who married Louisa Ellis, probably in Jamaica.

One of their children, William Dauney was born in Aberdeen in 1800, under the name William Downie. This William was later adopted by his uncle Alexander Dauney the Sheriff Substitute in Aberdeen.

This Alexander is the son of the Reverend Francis Dauney who was the minister in Lumphanan from 1742 to 1758 and from 1758 to 1800 in Banchory Ternan.

I am looking for the family ties between William Dauney senior and Francis and his son Alexander. But I cannot find their birth or anything. I have searched in both parishes under

Dauney
Daunie
Dawney
Dawnie
Downey
Downie

But to no avail. Why would the minister not baptise his children??

What on earth am I doing wrong??

[PaulineJ]

Which site(s) are you using?

[cath151]

Hi
There is a piece in the Aberdeen Weekly Journal 29th September 1916 entitled The Dauney Family which mentions Rev Francis, Alexander, a couple of Williams and their relationships.
Available FindMyPast.
Cathy

[greenvalley]

Scotlandspeople. But I also tried the Familysearch without any real success.

[ShaunJ]

One of their children, William Dauney was born in Aberdeen in 1880

Presumably that should read 1780?

[greenvalley]

It was 1800, have corrected it. Thanks for pointing that out

[Gan Yam]

There is a reference on hidden Aberdeen Tours about Rubislaw Den House being built for Alexander Dauney by his brother, master mason, William and designed by Architect Archibald Simpson who was the nephew of William.
(There's a wiki page for Archibald)

[greenvalley]

I have checked out the article, but some of the information is wrong.

The Wiiliam Dauney who was adopted by Alexander Dauney was not an architect, he is the child born in 1800. He became a barrister and a Scottish Musical Scholar.

What I am really trying to find out is where his father came from. He isn't a son of the Rev Francis Dauney from Banchory Ternan. He also cannot be a son of the Rev Francis Dauney of Jamaica, because that Rev died in Jamaica in 1795 aged 40 without hildren. There is a marriage for William Dauney in 1788 in Jamaica to a Martha Cogill, but she died in England in 1793.

William Dauney, the architect, was building things in Aberdeen as early as 1770. At some time he went to Jamaica. There he was still building stuff in 1803. Some articles indicate that his son, also William, was dealing with the sale of some of his property in Aberdeen in 1801. This cannot be the William who was adopted, because he was a baby. His mother by the way had also a daughter with Wiilam Dauney and she remarried in 1810 and had more children with her wealthy 2nd husband. So I also don't understand why her son was adopted but not her daughter.

William Dauney in Jamaica died there in 1804.

I think there maybe a "third" William, which is why I tried to find out more about the family, using parish records. But there are no Parish records. Well none I can find.

So does anyone know what I am doing wrong? There should be ample records.

[Gan Yam]

I have checked out the article, but some of the information is wrong.

The Wiiliam Dauney who was adopted by Alexander Dauney was not an architect, he is the child born in 1800. He became a barrister and a Scottish Musical Scholar.

Thought the William who was adopted by Alexander may have been the son of William, his brother, the master mason and cousin to Archibald Simpson, the architect, but if that's not the case, could he be the grandson of William the master mason? that would make Alexander his great uncle?
I cant find anything either on Scotlands People or family search although there seem to be quite a few articles on the internet. One says William (b 1800) was the son of William of Falmouth, Jamaica