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I get many requests for information regarding the SHUTTLEWORTH family who were Byrne Settlers arriving at Port Natal on the 'Emily' in 1850.

The other most requested part of my family is GIFFORD. They arrived in Natal in 1851 aboard the 'John Line'.

If you would like to check whether your ancestors were Byrne settlers you will soon be able to search all the Byrne Settler Passenger Lists on Rosemary's Maritime Page. We are constantly adding the Byrne shipping arrivals.

SHUTTLEWORTH entry available soon, GIFFORD entry available now! Click here http://www.genealogyworld.net/rose/maritime.html now, or on 'Natal Passenger Lists' - Main Menu Genealogy World web site later on.

We all acquire information that is passed on by others but there is nothing quite like seeing the original source! Where possible the photograph of the Passenger List will be included.

When you read any Passenger List, although I have included a search facility, I would suggest you also browse through all the names as there are many variations in spelling.

Recently media presenter, Patricia Glyn, contacted me to obtain information regarding James Gifford, son of Settler, Alexander Gifford.

Patricia showed me part of a manuscript diary of Sir Richard George Glyn in which he mentioned engaging James Gifford as overseer of a journey he wanted to undertake from Natal to Victoria Falls, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

James Gifford was chosen for this venture because of his knowledge of the Zulu language and the experience he had had hunting and trading in Zululand. In this diary RG Glyn mentions a man by the name of OSBORNE accompanying them on the journey. If anyone knows anything about Osborne, please contact me by e-mail editor@genealogyworld.net so that I can pass the information on to Patricia.

For those interested in the Giffords you can see James and Samuel listed as purchasers of ammunition in 1864. Perhaps one of your ancestors is also mentioned in this list. If you would like to search the list - click on http://www.genealogyworld.net/rose/nuggets.html.

When my great-grandmother's McKAY family left Scotland for the Eastern Cape in 1859 one of her aunts went to Canada, the other to Australia.

The Australian branch of the family visited the McKay descendants in S. Africa during the late 1800's and more recently in the 1980's. What a reunion! During their visit they were pleased to obtain a photo of their Settler ancestor from their South African cousins, which they did not have.

The 1980's reunion arose as a result of the response to a Durban newspaper article asking: "Where are those Mackays". If you would like to read about this. Click here now http://www.genealogyworld.net/ebooks.html, or click on Family Chronicles - Main Menu, Genealogy World web site, to read it later - "The MacKays in Australia" link is third from the top.

As I would like to make contact with the Canadian branch of the McKay family, this is what gave me the idea to have a section specifically for this type of search.

Possibly there are living descendants of your gg-grandparents that you would like to find, if so perhaps you would like to send me your request to add to 'Missing Persons' http://www.genealogyworld.net/missing.html - Main Menu, Genealogy World web site.

In addition, if you are searching for an ancestor and can go no further, you might also like to add your request to 'Brick Wall' http://www.genealogyworld.net/brick.html, the appropriate link is on Genealogy World's main menu - in case one of my newsletter readers or web site visitors is able to assist you in your search.

From feed back I've received recently it appears that there is some confusion about Ancestry.co.uk - this site and Ancestry.com are all part of the Myfamily group. When visiting either one of these web sites the same 2 week special offer is available. It is necessary to fill out the web form to be able to move forward to take advantage of their offer.

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