DAVID DUNLOP
Male
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Marriages:
Spouse: CATHERINE HOOD
Marriage: 15 JUL 1832 Irvine, Ayr, Scotland

Received from Helen Curtis, my new researcher ...

Given in for proclamation
15th July 1832 David Dunlop and Catherine Hood, parishioners

11th October 1835 David Dunlop and Marion Smith, parishioners

Helen feels Catherine may have died shortly after hers and David's marriag
e, perhaps in childbirth. There is nothing conclusive in the records she
's searched so far, so more work will need to be done here in the future.

Another possibility for a son of David and Catherine's except that the bir
th would've been pre-marriage ...

Surname: DUNLOP
Given Names: Jas Hood
Event: D
Sex:
Spouse Surname/Father: Unknown
Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Unknown UNKNOWN
Age: 76
Age Code:
Birth Place:
Death Place: Baddaginnie
Year: 1903
Reg. Number: 4188

Information received from Carol Ahern which could be my Dunlops' journ
ey to Australia, but I will need to look into this further ...

"What about this chap on the "Lightning"...arriving with brothers/cousi
ns including a James. The age of James and William doesn't fit in with Da
vid and Catherine's marriage, so could be cousins????

DUNLOP ALEX 22 JUL 1854 LIGHTNING B 072 005
DUNLOP JAMES 28 JUL 1854 LIGHTNING B 072 005
DUNLOP WM 30 JUL 1854 LIGHTNING B 072 005

But back in NSW, I found this entry on NSW BD&Ms and is the only DUNLOP en
try that I can find where the parents were David and Catherine. I did a d
ouble check, and there is no birth for Robert in NSW, so perhaps a possibi
lity.

3762/1899 DUNLOP ROBERT DAVID CATHERINE WATERLOO


So there are 2 options (so far!).

***Did Alexander arrive on the "Superb" as a child OR did Alexander arri
ve into Victoria as an adult with brothers/cousins?? (or neither is Alexan
der's arrival for that matter!)."

As suggested by Carol, I will need to order Alexander's death certifica
te whereon it will state how many years he had been in the Colony.

I have now requested some research be done by Helen Curtis in the UK. I r
eceived this information from her, and she'll continue to do research f
or me as long as I keep paying I guess! ;D

"These were the only Dunlops still living in Irvine, in the index of the 1
851 census

Mary DunlopAged 195211110

Jean DunlopAged 2152113216

James DunlopAged 175211335

William Dunlop Aged 5552113516

Agnes Dunlop Aged 785211402

Hugh DunlopAged 5852121619
Agnes DunlopAged 25212171

In the whole of Ayrshire these were the only Alexander Dunlops of the rig
ht kind of age

Alexander DunlopAged 205196816Fenwick
Alexander DunlopAged 19517262111Kilmarnock
Alexander DunlopAged 18487123413Maybole
Alexander DunlopAged 1752012517Stewarton

There was a David Dunlop aged 60 with his family in Irvine area, but no Al
exander with him.

I found the reference for the marriage of David Dunlop and Catharine Ho
od on the 15 July 1832 594/4Fr1256Irvine

However, fairly quickly afterwards there was the following:

David Dunlop and Marion Smith11 October 1835594/4Fr 1264

So it is a possibility that Catharine Hood died and David remarried.

There were no births of any children to David Dunlop and Catharine Hood re
corded in indexes of the Old Parish Records of Ayrshire."

I need to go through the information above when I've got more time. Sin
ce I'm again behind with email, I'll have to come back to this a bit late
r. Hopefully by then Helen will have more information for me! :D

I've been pottering around on the 1881 British Census and found this fami
ly ...

Dwelling:Mill Square
Census Place:Sorn, Ayr, Scotland
Source:FHL Film 0203608 GRO Ref Volume 613 EnumDist 11 Pa
ge 11
MarrAgeSexBirthplace
Catherine DUNLOPW52 FGalston, Ayr, Scotland
Rel:Head
Occ:Grocer
Catherine DUNLOPU18 FSorn ((Catrine)), Ayr, Scotland
Rel:Daur
Occ:Grocers Asst
Jane DUNLOP 11 FSorn, Ayr, Scotland

Could this be my Catherine? Hmmmmmmmmm not sure!!

If David DID remarry a Marion Smith, it's not going to be so easy to fi
nd her. There are so many Mary's and Marion's it's not funny!!!