The Stoddart name is and ancient one, heavily associated with the borders area of Scotland and Northumberland.  

Current research identifies our Stoddart line appears in Midlothian in the early 1700s.  The the earliest known ancestor of our Stoddart line as being John Stoddart, however little is known of the family until Janet (Jessie) Stoddart who emigrated to Australia in 1879. 

My Stoddart ancestry goes back 6 generations and biographies exist for some members as indicated by links below

• David Stoddart and Christian Smith
  • Janet (Jessie) Stoddart 1833 - 1918 married William Hardie
    • George E Hardie 1871 - 1945 married Joan Kitching
      • Douglas James Hardie 1917 - 2012 married Doreen Bain
        • My father