My Genealogy Home Page:Information about James Don
James Don (b. April 24, 1804, d. date unknown)
Notes for James Don:
James DOW and Margaret Henderson had a son James born in 1804.We know that this particular JAMES DON was born in 1804. With all other information tying in we can presume that DOW was a misreading of DON at some point - or vice versa.James Don and his wife Janet Rorison left Scotland with their family of 2 daughters and one son arriving in Australia in 1852 aboard the "Aberfoyle".The children were:
Margaret Martin Don b 1832
Peter Henderson Don b 1833
Janet Don (known as Jessie) b 1837
More About James Don and Janet Rorison:
Single: July 17, 1830, Kilmore & Kilbride (Oban) RD 523/2 Fr 271{Glasgow RD 644.1/41* Fr 6956}.
Marriage Notes for James Don and Janet Rorison:
Two records in the different OPR's have been found for their marriage, one in the parish of the Gorbals, Glasgow where Janet Rorison was resident and another in the register for Kilmore & Kilbride (Oban) which was the place of residence of James.However, they have dates 3 weeks apart so it tends to look as though the banns were called and the start date given in the Glasgow parish and the marriage date given in the register for Oban - perhaps they were actually married in Oban and not in Glasgow.The 3 weeks difference definitely gives it the look of being banns which are called 3 times on consecutive Sundays prior to the marriage.An interesting wording in SOME parish registers is "have given their names IN ORDER TO marriage on" which may indicate the start date of the banns being called in one case and the actual marriage date in another - possibly depending upon the parish clerk filling in the register!
Children of James Don and Janet Rorison are:
- Margaret Martin Don, b. Abt. 1831, d. date unknown.
- Peter Henderson Don, b. 1833, d. date unknown.
- Janet Don, b. March 27, 1836, Blantyre RD 624/4 Fr 849, d. date unknown.