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     David Ogilvy was born on 11 March 1812.

     Elizabeth Ogilvy was born in 1817. She died on 3 May 1839.

     As of 20 June 1837,her married name was Masefield. Margaret Catherine Miller married Robert Masefield, son of Robert Masefield, on 20 June 1837 at Adbaston, Stafford. Margaret Catherine Miller died after 1854.

     Margaret Ogilvie was born on 23 May 1782 at Dundee, Angus.

     George Ogilvie was born on 9 January 1784 at Dundee. He was educated in 1802 at Edinburgh University and London to become a surgeon. He went on several voyages c. 1805 to China as ship's surgeon. On one voyage he was requested by the company to serve as Surgeon and Purser of the Discovery, a vessel fitted out to survey the China Seas. He spent 2 years charting the seas then continued on to Bombay where he remained a surgeon. (Source: Scottish Family Heritage.)

     Duncan Ogilvie was born on 26 December 1788 at Dundee. In 1811 Duncan Ogilvie had been for the past five years a Lieutenant in the Madras Infantry in "the Company's service" (Source: Scottish Family Heritage.)

     Peter Ogilvie was born on 22 May 1791 at Dundee. He was "bred a seaman" went out to China as fifth mate from London, but left the vessel in 1809 at Prince of Wales Island and got in as second officer of a Company ship. He died on board ship en route to Malacca, Malaysia, of a "complaint in his bowels" in July 1810 (Source: Scottish Family Heritage.)

     Andrew Ogilvie was born on 18 July 1792 at Dundee. In 1809 Andrew Ogilvie went out to Prince of Wales Island, off the western coast of Alaska, as a clergyman where he met up with his older brother, John. John arranged for Andrew to sail on a Company vessel to Malacca, Malaysia. (Source: Scottish Family Heritage.)

     Susanna Ogilvie was born on 16 October 1793 at Dundee.

     Walter Ogilvie was born on 22 October 1795.

     Susanna Ogilvie was christened on 12 June 1807 at Dundee.

     Rachel Ogilvie was christened on 2 August 1816 at Dundee. As of 10 June 1840,her married name was Duncan. She married Dr James Duncan on 10 June 1840 at Dundee, Scotland, attended by 44 relations. In an addendum to Annie Ogilvie's Memoirs, her daughter Minnie Ogilvie writes: "One of her (Rachel [nee Jameson] Ogilvie's) greatest sorrows was the death of her daughter Rachel in India. (Alas! How many go to that country never to return). She had had an unhappy love affair, and when another opportunity of marriage presented itself, in the person of Major Duncan, a medical officer in the East India Company's service, her parents put no obstacle in her way, though when they said goodbye to her they had little hope of seeing her again. It turned out as they feared, for she died in India and her husband soon after her, and the children came home with their Ayah to fill an empty corner in the Mother's heart." Rachel Ogilvie died on 21 September 1846 at Cherrapunje, Meghalaya, India, at age 30 at the birth of her third baby, Hannah. To read the "Ayah's Story" click icon above.

     Duncan Ogilvie was christened on 28 April 1820 at Dundee. He died at age 22 in 1842 of a fever. He was buried on 23 June 1842 at Howff Cemetery, Dundee.

     Harriet Ogilvie was christened on 13 April 1825 at Dundee.

     James Ogilvie was born in 1811 at Broughty Ferry. He was educated in 1828 at St Andrews University. He was described as merchant. In 1830 he traveled to New York and spent several years there. Click on document icon above to see a letter from James in New York to his brother, John in Dundee. He died on 29 November 1836 of typhus fever at age 25. He was buried on 5 December 1836 at Howff Cemetery, Dundee.

     John Jameson was born in 1741. He was educated in 1755 at St Andrews Universityand was sent to Edinburgh to complete his education where he studied civil law with his father's friend, a Mr. Orme. He was a lawyer and was appointed Town Clerk for the town of Dysart. He was also a factor for a local landowner, Col. St Clair. He married Sophia Anderson circa 1770. Sophia was the widow of John Anderson and had several children by him. In 1801 the office of Sheriff Substitute was offered to him. He asked if, instead, it could be offered to his eldest son, Andrew, who had completed his legal apprenticeship in 1798. John Jameson died in 1819 at of a bowel complaint.

     Sophia Anderson was born in 1738. She married John Jameson, son of Andrew Jameson and Margaret Gib, circa 1770. Sophia was the widow of John Anderson and had several children by him. As of circa 1770,her married name was Jameson. In addition to the eight children she bore, Sophia took in the orphans left by the deaths of her husband's sister, Janet Jameson and her sister's husband Rev Neil Bethune. Sophia Anderson died in 1788.

     Andrew Jameson was born in 1771 at Dysart. He was educated at St Andrews. He married Euphemia Chalmers in October 1802. Andrew Jameson died in 1846.

     Euphemia Chalmers was born circa 1782. As of circa 1802,her married name was Jameson. She married Andrew Jameson, son of John Jameson and Sophia Anderson, in October 1802. Euphemia Chalmers died in 1815 at in childbirth of daughter Euphemia.