Our first inkling that our ancestress Mary was a woman with stories to tell, was the moment we were puzzling over the fuzzy image of her daughter's entry in the marriage register, and the words "reputed father" finally came into focus...
Category: Scottish ancestry
Ancestor Spotlight: Margaret Smith
Margaret Smith lived a life which is remarkable in its highlights of boldness and adventure, as well as striking in its sorrows. At just 18 years of age, she was newly married and expecting her first child when she boarded the good ship Duke of Wellington, and embarked upon the arduous sea voyage from her native Edinburgh, Scotland to the distant shores of Madras, India...