I located Arthur and his sons on the 1871 census who were now living with Arthur’s new wife, Mary and their new half siblings – Andrew, Mary and Elspet.
A search of the IGI located a marriage between Arthur and Mary BRUCE in 1864 which I then downloaded. Strangely, Mary’s parents are not listed.
I would say there’s a whole new story there.A further search of the IGI uncovered the births of their children, Isabella and Peter. This Peter is ‘Uncle Peter’ who Roy refers to as “a shadowy figure who followed the family to New Zealand, arriving in about 1910”. Auntie Isa was also mentioned in letters written by Roy’s father and uncles during World War I. “a rotter who deserted his wife and children” (Buchan, R., From Peterhead to Passchendaele, 2003, p145).
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Thanks for the awards!I've been a bit out of the scene the last few months. I've got a couple of post ideas but just need the time to write them up. 🙂
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Wow – thanks again. I plan to finally accept these awards properly this weekend.
Hey GeneaGeek, I also awarded your blog the Ancestor Approved Award! Congrats and keep up the good work! (You can click here to claim it: Ginger's Genealogy Blog)