There are a number of Agnes Horsburgh(s) in Canada USA England Scotland.

Can you give the name of her husband, place and approx birth date ?

William DISHER died July 11 1902 at Stawell. He arrived in South Australia during the 1830s. He married Agnes Horsburgh in 1842 and during the 1870s they moved to Kewell West, north of [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murtoa,_VictoriaMurtoa[/url], Victoria

William and Agnes had 12 children and by the time of his death the couple had 72 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Incidentally, William?s mother had 220 direct descendants at the time of her death at 92, including 120 great-grandchildren.

William?s sister was Lady Eliza Milne, the wife of Sir William Milne a South Australian politician.

Murtoa, Victoria

Found on FamilySearch so she was born Scotland.

name: Agnes Horsburgh
gender: Female
birth: 3 February 1824
Edinburgh, Scotland
death: 3 October 1905
, Beulah, Victoria, Australia
afn: 4S5Q-61K

Marriages
spouse: William Disher (AFN: 4S42-F0P )
marriage: 15 December 1842
Holy Trinity, Adelaide, South Australia


child 1: Alexander Wilson Disher (AFN: 4SFC-7DB )
gender: Male
birth 1 January 1852
Nairne, South Australia
death 19 December 1875
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

child 2: Janet Disher (AFN: 4SFC-801 )
gender: Female
birth 10 July 1857
Moreton Farm Valley, South Australia

child 3: Agnes Disher (AFN: 4SFC-5L7 )
gender: Female
birth 1 May 1848
death 5 June 1941

child 4: Robert Milne Disher (AFN: 4SFC-M9R )
gender: Male
birth 21 October 1853
Adelaide, South Australia
death 14 July 1929
Darling Point, NSW, Australia
burial Darling Point Cemetery, NSW, Australia

child 5: Eliza Jane Disher (AFN: 4SFD-37Q )
gender: Female
birth 29 July 1859
Nairne, South Australia
death 8 June 1887
Victoria, Australia

child 6: Isabella Stoddart Disher (AFN: 4SFC-Q0F )
gender: Female
birth 19 April 1864
Tothills Creek, South Australia
death 22 April 1956
Preston, Victoria, Austrlia

child 7: Elizabeth Steele Disher (AFN: 4SFC-T8L ) Family Tree
gender: Female
birth 25 March 1846
Adelaide, South Australia
death 5 May 1926
Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
burial Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria, Australia

child 8: James Garie Disher (AFN: 4SF0-KKK )
gender: Male
birth 5 August 1855
Nairne, South Australia
death 13 August 1935
Gawler, South Australia
burial Tothill Creek, South Australia

child 9: Annie Disher (AFN: 4SFC-VVH )
gender: Female
birth 1845
Adelaide, South Australia

child 10: John Disher (AFN: 4SFC-DMM )
gender: Male
birth 27 April 1843
Adelaide, South Australia
death 1 March 1922

child 11: Margaret Johnston Disher (AFN: 4S5Q-86X )
gender: Female
birth 9 October 1861
Tothills Creek, South Australia
death 12 November 1902
Beulah, Victoria, Australia

child 12: William Disher (AFN: 4SDZ-MM7 )
gender: Male
birth 5 January 1850
Nairne, South Australia
death 5 November 1916
Wilella, Thule, NSW
burial Moama, NSW

Stawell, Victoria

Sir William Milne (1822-1895)

Thanks for info. Are you a descendant or a helpful co-researcher.

Just enjoy researching mine or others peoples family. Glad I could help

That James and Agnes were siblings has been verified by others, although I have not checked primary sources myself. See http://boards.ancestry.com.au/surnames.horsburgh/52.2/mb.ashx for some further information.

I have correspondence with Jess Horburgh (wife of Harold, a great-grandson of James) dating from the 1980s in which she mentions this line of enquiry. A granddaughter of Agnes Disher nee Horsburgh recalled second-cousins, Clara and Beatrice Horsburgh, who were grandchildren of James and Margaret, which to Jess was the final piece of the puzzle. Jess had in her possession at least one letter (and probably more) from William Horsburgh to his brother James, urging him to get in touch with Agnes. I was given a copy but cannot find it now! :-( Jess also added that George Horsburgh, son of James, died on the Darlington Point property of Norman Allan and Robert Disher, so James probably did eventually make contact.

Of course, the first thing which made Jess suspect a connection, was the adherence to Scottish naming conventions both in the naming of Agnes (the secondborn daughter named after her paternal grandmother: Agnes Nisbet), and in the naming of William and Agnes Disher's children.