Dear Dorothy
Like you I am having trouble finding the parents of my Mary Carswell born
1837 Glasgow, the daughter of James Carswell Engineer and Mary Mercer. This
information is from her marriage certificate to William Brown in Glasgow in
1858. Her golden wedding notice says she was the daughter of Robert
Carswell. It is said her parents died when she was young and she was bought
up by an aunt and uncle who was a sea captain. It was also said she had two
brothers who went to the States but her obituary in New Zealand when she
died in 1925 says she was the youngest daughter of James Carswell of
Glasgow. I have been in touch with Carswell researchers for years but have
not been able to find her birth/baptism anywhere or to confirm any of the
above. If you do happen to find you are connected to the above I would be
delighted to hear from you.
JENNIFER CLARK
Aucklland, NZ
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From: <dorothy.campbell(a)sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 2:50 PM
Subject: [Carswell] Re: Carswell - Argyll Scotland
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Hi Fiona,
I saw your post from May 01 regarding James Carswell (1768-1844), his wife
Flora
McAlpine and their four children: Andrew,Archibald,Margaret and
Robert Stewart.
I've traced my ancestry back to a Robert Carswell, born Jan. 6, 1826
somewhere
in Scotland. He came over to Canada in 1825, presumably with his
parents. I'm writing to find if there is any possibility that any one of the
three sons that you mention was in fact this Robert Carswell's father.
Regards
Dorothy Campbell
dorothy.campbell(a)sympatico.ca
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