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Australian Pioneer Families

Families featured
James Hugh McCormack, William McGuigan, George McIsaac, George McKenzie, Daniel McNee, George McNish,

Mccormack

See - Web page for his story, also The life of William and Bridget O'Neil is described in the book "The Keilor Pioneers - Dead Men Do Tell Tales" by Angela Evans (1994)

James Hugh McCormack wed 3 Dec 1850 to Mary Ann O'Neil 11 April 1842 - 11 January 1930 first of 9 children of Bridget Gorman and William O'Neill. Mary and James had thirteen children, lived at Keilor, Darraweit then 'Neer'

9 children

1. Patrick McCormack 1862 #8849
2. Sarah Ann McCormack 1864 #15852
3. James McCormack 1865 #16061
4. David Neal McCormack 1867 #19345
5. George McCormack 1877 #21664
6. Sydney Francis McCormack 1880 #1784
7. Charles Stanley McCormack 1882 #1919
8. Emma Mary Evelyn McCormack 1885 #20057
9. Edith Gert Maria McCormack 1887 #30632

5. Sarah Ann (Sally) McCormack 29 Jul 1863 - 11 Jun 1946 wed 1887 #3708 to Charles George Barr 1860 - 29 Jun 1933, 6 children

McGuigan

William McGuigan came c1859 with Margaret McMinn lived at Plenty, Merton then Whittlesea

5 children

1. Margaret McGuigan 1860 #2040
2. Jane McGuigan 1863 #17764 wed 1870 #5 to William Henry Welsh
3. William McGuigan 1865 #19083 - 1877 #3 lived 12 years
4. Elizabeth McGuigan 1866 #23054
5. Thomas Robert McGuigan 1869 #23931

1. Margt McGuigan wed 1885 #1599 to Robert John Almond 1858 #4608

4 children

1. Amy Elizabeth Woodbridge 1882 #8650
2. Robert Thomas Woodbridge 1883 #15852
3. Charles Woodbridge 1885 #24945
4. Rosetta Mary Woodbridge 1887 #27798

2. Jane McGuigan 1863 #17764 wed 1870 #5 to William Henry Welsh and lived at Ararat

6 children

1. Thomas Welsh 1871 #19709
2. Catherine Jane Maud Welsh 1873 #11878
3. Eleanor Welsh 1875 #18582
4. Lucinda Welsh 1877 #12698 - 1879 #2692 lived 3 years
5. Maria Welsh 1879 #20532
6. Beatrice Welsh 1882 #13301

McIsaac

George McIsaac 36 came Aug 1854 on the Bride Of The Sea with Mary Allan 37 and 7 children, Isabella McIsaac 17, Mary McIsaac 13, Jane McIsaac 10, Catherine McIsaac 7, Margaret McIsaac 5, Helen McIsaac 2 and Infant McIsaac from Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland - with a total of 467 Assisted British Immigrants to Victoria

9 children

1. Isabella McIsaac 17
2. Mary McIsaac 13
3. Jane McIsaac 10
4. Catherine McIsaac 7
5. Margaret McIsaac 5
6. Helen McIsaac 2
7. Infant McIsaac - Elizabeth McIsaac 1854 #149M
8. GIna McIsaac 1855 #4770
9. Ann McIsaac 1856 #12962

1. Isabella McIsaac 1839 - 1915 aged 76, wed 1857 #904 to Michael Ford and lived at Ashby, Geelong

7 children

1. Mary Jane Augusta Ford 1858 #7249
2. Margaret Matilda Ford 1860 #14426
3. Isabella Ford 1863 #579
4. John Michael Ford 1865 #15331 - 1873 #6832 lived 8 years
5. George Alfred Ford 1868 #2832 - 1869 #6781 lived 1 year
6. Catherine Gray Ford 1870 #23340
7. John Michael Ford 1874 #15584

2. Mary McIsaac 1841 wed 1866 #1898 to John (Jock) Leishman 1836 - 1925 aged 89, and lived at Kingston.
John Leishman was born 1836 son of Jean Thomson and Michael Leishman at Larbert, Stirlingshire and landed 1855 at Geelong on the Constance. See Leishman post on Rootsweb.

8 children

1. John Michael Leishman 12 Dec 1862 #2997
2. George Leishman 13 May 1863 #15031 - 14 Aug 1871 #6427 lived 8 years
3. Jane Thompson Leishman 14 Apr 1865 #16178 wed 1915 to John Ellerslie Newton
4. Arthur Archibald Leishman 1 Apr 1871 #3286 - 1871 #1391 lived 11 weeks
5. Alice Leishman 28 Oct 1872 #3235
6. George Leishman 28 Feb 1874 #9702 - 13 May 1956 wed 1901 to Jane Richardson
7. Charles Leishman 15 Oct 1879 #3392 - 10 Jan 1881 #1790 lived 2 years
8. Alfred Thompson Leishman 26 July 1882 #24049 - 19 Jul 1967 wed 26 Sep 1906 to Jesse Alberta Troup

1. John Michael Leishman 1862 #2997 wed 1886 #1138 to Margaret Gorman

4. Catherine McIsaac 1847 wed 1865 #1895 to William Thomas Raymond

6. Helen/Ellen McIsaac 1852 wed 1871 #1439 to Thomas Morrish 1850 #22397 and lived at Kingston, St Arnaud then at Avon Plain, 9 children

8. Georgina McIsaac 1855 #4770 wed 1887 #2344 to John Manton from Lincoln

Mckenzie

"The diphtheria epidemic of 1874 struck Yea heavily, killing between thirty and forty of the children in a matter of months and causing the school's temporary closure on several occasions; on some days attendances totalled only 14 or 15."
17 children born in Yea died, with 7 of the McKenzie family, and 8 other families each lost one child.
William Leyden Ker wed 1850 #23496 to Anna Maria Hussey Deburgh and lost 5 of their surviving 11 children
Harriet Skinner and Michael Mooney lost Michael 5, eldest of their 10 children
Louisa Jones and Robert Reid lost Mary aged 11 and Ann aged 4

George Mckenzie came c1855 with Mary Davis and lived at Yea. Seven children died in the Diptheria epidemic of 1874, leaving only 2 children alive, Rose was born the next year.

10 Children

1. Ann McKenzie 1854 - 1928 #8252 aged 74
2. Henry Mckenzie 1957 - 1874 #3668 lived 16 years
3. Ellen Mckenzie 1859 - 1874 #3669 lived 15 years
4. John Thomas Mckenzie 1862 #24412
5. Charles Mckenzie 1865 #6042 - 1874 #3672 lived 10 years
6. Mary Maria Mckenzie 1866 #18919 - 1874 #3667 lived 8 years
7. Esther Mckenzie 1868 #27363 - 1874 #3674 lived 5 years
8. William Chapman Mckenzie 1871 #6483 - 1874 #3671 lived 4 years
9. Edw Langhorn Mckenzie 1873 #6794 - 1874 #3670 lived 1 year
10. Rose Louisa Chapman Mckenzie 1875 #20509

1. Ann McKenzie 1854 - 1928 #8252 aged 74 died at Yea, wed 1878 to George Williamson

Ker

William Leyden Ker 1818 - 1885 #5911 aged 67 son of Agnes Leyden and Charles Ker, wed 1850 #23496 to Anna Maria Hussey Deburgh at Church of England, Christ Church, Geelong
They lost 5 of their children in the diphtheria epidemic of 1874 which struck Yea heavily

16 Children

1. Elizabeth Jane Kerr 1851 #9696 baptised at Presbyterian, Kilmore
2. Anne Maria Ker 1853 #25613 baptised at Church of England, Kilmore
3. Charles De Burgh Ker 1854 #7150 as Kerr, wed 1885 #2828 to Alexandrina Duncan Mackay
4. Antoinette Ker 1857 - 1858 #6716 lived 10 months
5. Unnamed Female Ker 1858 #13409 appears to be Fanny Emily Ker wed 1885 #3885 to Charles Lloyd Purvis Chase
6. William Fitzgerald Ker 1859 #15021 - 1874 #6677 lived 14 years
7. Agnes Mona Ker 1860 #21164
8. Henry Martyn Ker 1861 #22174 (mother listed as Burghanna Maria De Burgh)
9. Unnamed Male Ker 1863 #5505
10. Hubert Ker 1864 #12543
11. Horace Griffith Ker 1865 #12544 - 1874 #972 lived 8 years
12. George Herbert Ker 1866 #25016 - 1874 #1003 lived 7 years
13. Winifred Ker 1868 #6515 - 1874 #1002 lived 6 years
14. Esther Ker 1869 - 1874 #3673 lived 5 years
15. Edith Airey Ker 1871 #13310
16. Walter Ulyssis Ker 1872 #20787

From on Tuesday, 20 January, 2009

Typed in Anna Maria Hussey Deburgh into Google and your site came up in which I discovered my g.g.grandmother!
AMHD is my g. g. grandmother.
She had a daughter Francis (Fanny) Ker, who married Charles Lloyd Purvis Chase.
They had a daughter, Hester Violet Airey Chase, who married my grandfather Rothsay Seaforth Mackenzie at St Georges Church. Hobart in 13 May 1916
I am keen to find out as much as I can about the Australian side of my family. Can you tell me a bit more the origins of your site and what it does

Kind regards, Malcolm Seaforth Mackenzie, Devon, England

Chase

Septimus Lloyd Chase wed March quarter 1852 to Eleanor Sophia Purvis in District of Reading Vol 2c page 434. I am unable to find their arrival - after June 1852, and before the birth of Pauline, and her baptism 1852 at St Pauls, Church of England, Melbourne
Eleanor Sophia Purvis 1822 - 1866 #5664 aged 44, dau of Lettice Elizabeth Mulso and Edward Purvis of Berkshire with a Christening: 12 Apr 1822 at Saint Mary, Reading, Berkshire, England. IGI Submitted entry - Edward Purvis wed 1817 to Lettice Elizabeth Mulso at Walcot Church, Bath, Somerset, England

7 Children

1. Pauline Carol Jessie Chase 1852 #25868
2. Lloyd Purvis Chase 1854 #1891
3. Sophia Louisa Chase 1856 #772
4. Arthur Pelham Chase 1858 #5218
5. Lloyd Hebert Chase 1859 #18030
6. William Saint Jo Chase 1862 #15825
7. Edward Selwyn Chase 1864 #10269

2. Charles Lloyd Purvis Chase 1854 #1891 born in Melbourne, wed 1885 #3885 to Fanny Emily Ker, and lived at Fitzroy

4 Children

1. Hester Vio Airey Chase 1886 #26075
2. Charles Mulso Compigne Chase 1888 #11269
3. Lloyd Patterson Chase died 1962
4. Airey Chase

McNee

There may be a connection with -
The Thomas Arbuthnot came Oct 1841 with William Mcnee aged 30, Janet Mcnee aged 27, Janet Mcnee aged 2, Jas Mcnee aged 4 and Duncan Mcnee aged 8
William McNee and Janet Baxter had William baptised at Melbourne Presbyterian church 1844.
William McNee Duncan 1809 - 1868 #6819 aged 59 son of Margaret Mclanahan and Duncan McNee from Scotland
Janett McNee nee Baxter 1811 - 1873 #1993 aged 62, daughter of William Baxter and Janett WILEY.
They are parents of Robert McNee 1842 - 1872 #7590 aged 30,
Willm McNee 1844 - 1884 #12609 aged 40
Jno McNee 1847 - 1885 #11675 aged 38
James McNee 1837 - 1885 #14059 aged 48

The Maitland came Jan 1850 with British Assisted Passengers including John Mcnee aged 49, Euphemia Mcnee aged 40, Elizabeth Mcnee aged 23, James Mcnee aged 21 and Ann Mcnee aged 17
Elizabeth Mcnee wed 1850 #33797 at Melbourne Presbyterian Church to John McLean
Ann Mcnee wed 1852 #3009 at Melbourne Presbyterian Church to Hector Campbell
James Mcnee wed 1854 #405 to Mary Sinclair

The John Knox came Jul 1851 with Peter Mcnee aged 26
Peter Mcnee 1826 - 1865 #421 aged 39 son of Jane and John McNee

Daniel McNee wed 11 Jun 1841 at Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland to Euphemia Pender 1824 - 1888 #12668 aged 64, daughter of Barbara and Daniel Pender, lived at Collingwood. Older children gave Perthshire as birthplace.

8 children

1. Barbara McNee 1842 - 1881 aged 39
2. Duncan Robertson McNee c1842
3. Archibald McNee c1844
4. Janet McNee c1846
5. Sarah McNee c1850
6. Isabella McNee 1855 #5863
7. William McNee 1857 #8466 - 1857 #5721 lived 1 day
8. Wm Geo McNee 1859 #5398
9. Euphemia McNee 1862 #1658

1. Barbara Mcnee c1842 - 1881 #4520 aged 39 wed 1865 #4291 to John Isbister 1835 - 1897 #1535, 7 children

2. Duncan Robertson McNee from Perthshire c1842 wed 1869 #4244 to Ellen Macintosh Snedden

5 children

1. James Sneddon McNee 1870 - 1870 #8727 lived 3 months
2. Alberta Grant McNee 1872 #7838
3. Walter Robertson McNee 1873 #15355 - 1874 #7244 lived 1 year
4. James McNee 1875 #1235 - 1881 #7948 lived 6 years
5. Walter Sneddon McNee 1876 #3902

3. Archibald McNee c1844 from Perthshire wed 1872 #825 to Anna Maria Drewitt

7 children

1. Arthur McNee 1873 #4702 - 1873 #5096 lived 2 months
2. Harriet McNee 1874 #11049
3. Rowena McNee 1876 #24919
4. Norman McNee 1878 #17978
5. Arthur McNee 1880 #17768
6. Effie McNee 1882 #18114
7. Archibald Harold McNee 1884 #26713

4. Janet McNee c1846 wed 1868 #4213 to Gillespie McFadyen and lived at Ballarat

3 children

1. Mary McFadyen 1870 #692
2. Blanche McFadyen 1872 #13624 - 1874 #260 lived 1 year
3. David McFadyen 1876 #13652

5. Sarah McNee c1850 wed 1874 #617 to John Baxter

1st child

1. Philip John Baxter 1877 #21942 at Echuca

6. Isabella McNee 1855 #5863 wed 1874 #4393 to John March from Wiltshire

9. Euphemia McNee 1862 #1658 wed 1884 #2731 to Henry March 1860 #18502 son of Martha White and William March

McNish

Lucy Lilly/Lilley 1843 - 1938 daughter of Cordelia Davis and Luke Lilley, born at Weekley, Northamptonshire UK, came Aug 1852 on the Priam from England
The Priam brought Luke Lilley 37, Cordelia Lilley 35, William Lilley 13 (wed 1865 #1045 to Jane Hefferman), Betsy Lilley 10 (as Betsy Hannah wed 1865 #2175 to James Thomson), Lucy Lilley 9 and Mark Lilley 4

George McNish from Lamark, Glasgow wed 1866 #4029 to Lucy Lilly/Lilley from England, and lived at Raglan

8 children

1. William John McNish 1867 #10428
2. George McNish 1868 #25641
3. Luke Herbert McNish 1870 #25548
4. John McNish 1873 #4951
5. Thomas McNish 1875 #25168
6. Charles McNish 1877 #24327 - 1883 #6314 lived 5 years
7. Arthur James McNish 1881 #25484
8. Lilly Hannah McNish 1883 #18917

2. George McNish 1868 #25641 wed 28 Dec 1898 to Agnes Thomson appears to be Agnes Thomson 1878 #18287

John McNish 1873 #4951 wed 1896 #4381 to Johanna Quak

From the FirstFamilies2001 web site due to close 31 Dec 2004
George named his parents as John McNish and Catherine McFarlane but in the 1851 Census he is listed as a nephew, living at 25 Paisley Rd. Renfrew, Glasgow, Scotland. At that time he was an apprentice clerk.
George arrived in Victoria in 1856. He worked in the timber trade at Mt.Cole and then purchased land at the back of Raglan. He was a carrier in gold digging days. He married Lucy Lilley at Raglan in 1866. Luke Lilley (Lucy's father, and son of Nathaniel) was killed 1888 #3369 at the age of 73 at Beaufort when he tried to jump onto the shafts of a wagon driven by George McNish and Tom Hutton. George met Lucy at Armstrong's Station where she was a domestic servant.

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