Help with puzzle on Stained Glass Window

Hi Folks,

I'm hoping someone may be able to help with untangling this puzzle ........

A stained glass window was located stored in a shed on or near the Bellarine
Peninsula in Victoria, Australia. I've been asked to help "identify" the
source!

Photos can be viewed at ....
http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdhelp.htm

The centrepiece of what appears to be a memorial window includes the
following ...

Born at Falkirk Scotland March 7th 1821
A P
1852
Left England October 4th 1847

It has been suggested that the initials (?) could be a stylized AF rather
than AP

It's possible that 1852 refers to year of death.

I haven't been able to come up with any "well know" people with the initials
AP or AF on the Bellarine Peninsula or local area around 1847-1852. Of
course they may not have been in this area and the window just ended up in
the area for one reason or another.

I've looked at passenger lists for assisted immigrants arriving on ships c.
December 1847 - February 1848 in Victoria (Port Phillip) but nothing seems a
likely match. Again, "AP" may not have come direct to Victoria but via
another colony (state) and hence wouldn't appear in these lists, or they
could have been unassisted (more likely if they could afford a stained glass
window) and these are not yet indexed for searching on-line.

1852 is pre civil registration for Victoria / Port Phillip so not a lot of
joy there either - again nothing obvious in readily available indexes for
early church records for burials, nor local cemeteries - it's not easy with
just a couple of initials!

How difficult a task would it be to identify births in Falkirk, Scotland in
1821? Sorry, but I haven't done a lot of research on early Scottish records
so my knowledge is very thin in that area - was hoping that someone with a
little more experience may be able to offer some suggestions.

The words "departed England" seem to infer that he / she / they travelled
from Scotland to England some time prior to departure rather than just going
via England on the way to Port Phillip / Australia.

All suggestions most welcome - this is one of those puzzles that could cause
sleepless nights!

Many thanks in anticipation ............
Susie Zada
Ocean Grove, Victoria, Australia


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