Looking for any information or connections to the Williamson family, in particular James Williamson and his wife Nancy (or Agnes) Miller.
James had a brother Isaac who wed Mary Lindsay, and a sister Margaret who wed Archibald McAllister.
As was typical of the time, they were described as Tinsmiths, Travellers and Hawkers / Pedlars.
All of the above were tried at Aberdeen High Court in 1835 on charges of robbery, theft and assault and all except Nancy were transported to Van Diemens Land, Tasmania in 1836 following conviction.
James and Nancy had a daughter Margaret, and a possible daughter Isabella.
Margaret wed Nicholas Pascal (or Pascoe), then Alexander McPherson.
Margaret and Nicholas had a daughter Alison Pascal who wed Donald Howie.
I would love to know any further information in relation to the Williamsons themselves and more specifically the Williamson / Pascal and Pascal / Howie lines.
Details as i know them are below.
Margaret Williamson b.1808, Banffshire
Married Archibald McAllister
Both transported
Isaac Williamson b. 1813 Invergordon d. 1843 Van Diemans Land, Tasmania
Married Mary Lindsay
Son John Lindsay b. 1831
All three transported
James Williamson
b. 1811. Invergordon, d. 1842 Van Diemens Land, Tasmania
Married
Agnes or Nancy Miller b. 1812
James was transported.
Daughter Isabella Williamson b. 1833 Stracathro, Angus
Daughter Margaret Williamson b. 1827, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, d. 1891 St Nicholas, Aberdeen
Married
1) Nicholas Pascal 1851, Leith, Midlothian
Children :
Elizabeth Morrison Pascal b. 1851 Leith, Midlothian
James Johnson Pascal b. 1851 Leith, Midlothian
Helen Pascal b. 1855, Leith, Midlothian
Alison Pascal b. 1856, Leith, Midlothian d.1894, Forfar, Angus
Married Donald Howie
2) Alexander McPherson
Children :
Agnes McPherson b. 1859, Stirling
Married James Roy
Duncan McPherson b. 1863, Perth, Scotland
William McPherson b. 1867, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire. Scotland
Lachlan McPherson b. 1867, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
....
Children of Alison Pascal and Donald Howie
Janet Howie Pascal
b. 1879 Keith, Banfshire
Buried 1880 Kirriemuir, Angus
James Roy Howie Pascal
b. 1881 St Nicholas, Aberdeen
d. 1948 Greenock, Renfrewshire
Elizabeth Johnston Pascal
b. 1883 St Nicholas, Aberdeen
d. 1885 Keith, Banffshire
Allison Howie Pascal
b. 1885 Inverness
d. 1886 Crieff, Perthshire
Elizabeth Johnston Pascal
b. 1887 St Clement, Dundee
d. 1888 Monifieth, Forfar
Robina Howie Pascal
b. 1889 Wick, Caithness
d. 1892 Monifieth, Forfar
Margaret Pascal
b. 1891 St Giles, Midlothian
d. 1892 Cupar, Fife
