FAMILY OF JOHN BORTHWICK & ELIZABETH COWAN
If you know anything about this family Maurice French, of New Zealand, would love to hear from you. He would like to trace the family of John Borthwick, whose son David was born in Moffat, Dumfriesshire in 1818.
I would love to know whether John Borthwick's family were connected in any way to mine. My great-great-great grandfather, William Murray Borthwick, was born in Moffat in 1782. He and his brother were both baptised there (Alexander in 1795) and later nieces and nephews were married there.
FIRST GENERATION
1. John BORTHWICK. John married Elizabeth COWAN . (Where did this marriage take place? Not yet found.) They had the following children: + 2 M i. David BORTHWICK was born about 1818. SECOND GENERATION 2. David BORTHWICK (John) was born about 1818 in Moffat Dumfries. David married Mary Ann OLIVER daughter of James OLIVER and Jane TURNBULL on 3 Jan 1845 in Halkirk Caithness Scotland. Mary was born on 11 Aug 1825 in Langwell Caithness Scotland. She was christened on 11 Aug 1825 in Berriedale Caithness. She died in 1901 in Rosehall . They had the following children: 3 M i. John BORTHWICK was born about 1845 in Berriedale Caithness. 4 F ii. Elizabeth Barbara BORTHWICK was born about 1847 in Berriedale Caithness. She died on 23 Apr 1920 in Auckland. The cause of death was Carcinoma rectum 1 year Exhaustion. She was buried on 23 Apr 1920 in Waikumete Cemetery.
Elizabeth married (1) Norman MCLEOD son of Allan MCLEOD and Janet MCLEOD on 22 Jun 1871 in Lochinver, Assynt, Scotland. Norman was born about 1844 in Ross Shire Lochbroom. He died on 24 Dec 1880 in Hobsonville Auckland. He was buried on 26 Dec 1880 in Hobsonville Auckland.
Elizabeth married (2) Richard CORDES son of Gera CORDES and Anna HOUSE on 2 Dec 1897 in Auckland Registrars Office. Richard was born about 1834 in Hanover Germany. He died in 1906 in Auckland New Zealand. 5 F iii. Janet BORTHWICK was born about 1849 in Berriedale Caithness. Janet married John MUNRO, son of John MUNRO and Anne ROSS, in 1873 in Kirkton Assynt Sutherland. John had been born on 29 May 1847 in Eddrachillis Sutherland Scotland. The Descendants of John MUNRO and Janet BORTHWICK were: 1. Mary Ann MUNRO (b.28 Nov 1873-Assynt Sutherland Scotland) sp: Hugh MCLEOD 2. Sarah MUNRO (b.1875-Kirkton Assynt Sutherland Scotland) sp: Donald MACAULEY 3. Catherine MUNRO (b.1876-Kirkton Assynt Sutherland Scotland) sp: David SEATTER 4. David MUNRO (b.1879-Kirkton Assynt Sutherland Scotland) sp: Dolina MACLEOD
5. Williamina MUNRO (b.1882) 6. John MUNRO (b.1884) sp: Jean DICK 7. Margaret MUNRO (b.1887) 8. Jessie Anne MUNRO (b.1891;d.Mar 1985) sp: Hugh MURRAY 6 M iv. James BORTHWICK was born about 1851 in Berriedale Caithness. 7 F v. Helen BORTHWICK was born about 1854 in Latheron Caithness. Helen married Angus MCLEAN in 1880 in Strath Oykel. Angus was born about 1845 in Lochbroom, Ross and Cromarty. 8 M vi. Robert BORTHWICK was born on 7 Oct 1856 in Berriedale Latheron Caithness. 9 F vii. Mary Ann BORTHWICK was born on 10 Jan 1859 in Latheron Caithness. 10 F viii. Agnes BORTHWICK was born on 7 Dec 1860 in Latheron Caithness. 11 F ix. Elizabeth BORTHWICK was born on 23 Feb 1863 in Berriedale Caithness. 12 F x. Martha Isabella BORTHWICK was born on 25 Mar 1865 in Creich Sutherland. 13 M xi. Alexander BORTHWICK was born on 1 Apr 1869 in Salachie Rosehall Sutherland. 14 M xii. William Oliver BORTHWICK was born on 18 Jan 1873 in Creich Sutherland. William OLIVER, a cousin of this Borthwick family, lived in NSW in 1874, according to
a South Australian death notice for his mother (indexed under Borthwick): BORTHWICK (314) Note however that the surname was actually OLIVER, not Borthwick. Death (no date stated) at Salachy, Rose Hall, Sutherlandshire, at the residence of her son-in-law, David Borthwick, Jane Turnbull, relict late James Oliver, of Beridale, County of Caithness, Scotland, in her 86th year; and mother of William Oliver, senior, Beridale Store, Monaro (Thursday 21 May 1874)
Page created 27 April 2001 Last Updated 23 May 2001
Ann Carson, Sydney