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Many thanks Carol and Trish!
I have just spent the last couple of hours trolling around any Australian sites I could find trying to find a death entry with no luck, but my complete lack of knowledge of the system down there could be to blame. I remember someone mentioning the bad situation with census, because that would be the a great help pinning him down as being born in Scotland if not the area. I expanded the immigration/emigration searches and there might to two or more Alex Symon's moving around, but I can't find the initial Outgoing trip if he went back in Aug 1867. And no entry in assisted passages.
Incoming
Family Name First Name Age Mon Year Ship Port Fiche Page
SYMON ALEX 26 AUG 1867 TARARUA N 078 001
SYMON ALEXR 41 FEB 1868 GB B 272 003
SYMON A 37 NOV 1887 TE ANAU N 218 002
Outgoing
Family Given Age Ship month year Destination Ref Ref Page
SYMON ALEXR 23 HELLESPONT II JAN 1854 SYDNEY JAN 1854 006
SYMON A 41 GB AUG 1867 LIVERPOOL AUG 1867 006
SYMON A 31 GOTHENBURG FEB 1868 BLUFF OTAGO
CANTERBURY
WELLINGTON FEB 1868 001
Just need to figure out how to prove/disprove this guy. I know mine was definitely in Newmills in 1863, all I know is a letter in 1865, which could have come from abroad.
Thanks very much for finding this possiblity.