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John McDonald, William McFeeters, James McKay, Duncan McLennan,

McDonald

John McDonald came c1855 with Mary Farrell and lived at Sandhurst

1 Child

1. Patrick McDonald 1856 #14148

Patrick McDonald wed 1883 #5687 to Ellen Tourney (Torney) 1856 #12288 and lived at Broomfield

7 Children

1. James Edward McDonald 1885 - 1945 #7035 aged 60
2. John William McDonald 1885 - 1966 #421 aged 81
3. Mary Margt McDonald 1889 #19002
4. Cath Veronica McDonald 1891 #30479 - 1950 #16668 aged 58
5. Daniel Hopetoun McDonald 1894 #1265 - 1976 #3158 aged 82
6. Ellen McDonald 1896 #9329
7. Irene Teresa McDonald 1901 #16918

Have only just found an ancestor and ship he came to Australia on. Although his name is actually McFEETERS William James, he is listed as a passenger by the name of Wm. J. McFEETAR on the ship Algiers, month of June 1857 age 21. Code B. Fiche 126. Page 003. He was Irish so don't know if he came directly from Ireland on that ship or if he would have had to board that ship in UK. Could SKS please give me more info: eg Date and place of departure. Possibly a picture (drawing) of the ship. Does the fiche give more info on a person, rather than just his name and age?
I have the complete passenger list for Algiers but it does not give his wife (Esther Madigan) as sailing with him, and they were supposedly married in Ireland.
Looking for what ever information can be provided on the "ALGIERS", which sailed from Ireland [possibly Newry] on 27 Mar 1857 to Australia. James TRUESDEL was supposedly aboard this ship.

McFeeters

William McFeeters came c1861 with Isabella Wilson and lived at Melbourne then at Lake Rowan

9 Children

1. Sarah McFeeters 1862 #11169
2. John McFeeters died 1864 #4264 aged 6 weeks
3. Andrew Wilson McFeeters 1865 #9793
4. William James McFeeters 1867 #4904
5. Mary Ann McFeeters 1869 #11779
6. David John McFeeters 1871 #12360 lived 3 years
7. Joseph Ramsey McFeeters 1873 #19140
8. Isabella Maria McFeeters 1875 #16906
9. David John McFeeters 1877 #23322

1. Sarah McFeeters 1862 #11169 wed 1886 #2449 to Cornelius Spinks 1861 #13709 born at Bellarine

1 Child

Esther Ann Spinks 1888 #8762

3. Andrew Wilson McFeeters 1865 #9793 wed 1887 #414 to Emily Sergeant 1962 #6010 born at Nunawadding

Information on David provided by , 26 March 2002

9. David John McFeeters 12 Nov 1877 - 27 Aug 1960 aged 82, born at Lake Rowan, Victoria and died in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, wed 28 Dec 1898 and divorced Emily Jane Hyland 7 Dec 1880 - 10 Jun 1965 aged 84, born in SA

4 Children

1. Unnamed McFeeters 1899 lived 1 day
2. Isabel Elizabeth McFeeters 7 May 1900 in Albury, NSW, wed 1921 to Roy Ernest Miller
3. Clarisse Alma McFeeters 28 Feb 1902 wed 1924 to William Kalin
4. Alex John McFeeters 2 Dec 1905 - 24 May 1964 aged 58 wed 1929 to Jean Synnett

McKay

From: Valma Ray on Thu, 21 Aug 2003 (my email bounced 6 Dec 2004)

Hi Elizabeth
I was browsing through web pages under Panton and came on your page under McKay. Since 1990c I have been researching my ancestry. Thought you may be interested to know that my ancestry includes Jane Panton m James McKay. Jane Panton (daughter of Alexander Panton (baptised 24.4.1808 Monquhitter Aberdeenshire (residence Mill of Idoch a farm in NE Scotland - Alexander was a baker in Banff) married Jane Grant (birth details uncertain) 26.5.1833 Macduff, Parish of Gamrie, Aberdeenshire.

Children born to them were :
1. Jane Panton born 18.8.1834 Gamrie, Banff, Aberdeenshire
2. Mary Panton born 22.4.1836 Gamrie, Banff, Aberdeenshire
3. Margaret Panton born 13.3.1838 Gamrie, Banff, Aberdeenshire
4. Alexander Panton born 13.2.1841 London (residence 60 New court, Waterloo Lambeth, London)
5. George Simpson Panton born 21.6.1843 London (resident 1 Smiths Place Denmark Street, St George East, Middlesex, London)
6. Jannet Simpson Panton born 12.2.1846 (residence 7 Lower Grove Street, St George East, Middlesex, London)

Alexander Panton's parents were :
Alexander Panton baptised 17.4.1774 Lt.Colp, Turriff, Aberdeenshire
Margaret Wilson born 22.3.1773 Down, Gamrie, Aberdeenshire, baptised 23.3.1773 Gamrie, Aberdeenshire.
They were married 26.8.1800 Turriff and 6.9.1800 Monquhitter, both in Aberdeenshire (it was the custom for the marriage to be registered in parishes of both spouses).

A sister of Alexander Panton namely Mary Panton married Alexander Simpson (hence the middle name Simpson given to two of Alexander and Janes children).

1. My ancester Jane Panton married James Mackay (sometimes spelt McKay) 30.12.1850 St. Andrews, Holburn, London and they emigrated to Australia.
2. I have found no trace of Mary Panton's marriage or death anywhere
3. I have found no trace of Margaret Panton's marriage or death anywhere
4. Alexander married Sarah Ann Rumblelow in Bristol 1869. No further information available.
5. George was a postmaster and moved around the world a good deal. One child, Hugh Grant Panton, was born in Dublin 14.7.1884, died December 1963 Florida. One of his children was George Simpson Panton born 23.9.1916.
6. Jannett no further information available.

I have visited NE Scotland a couple of times and spent considerable time researching original documents, parish records, library records etc. As yet I have not been able to trace the movements of Alexander and Jane Panton beyond the 1851 London census. They are not in any death records as far as I can trace at present.

I have the marriage and shipping records for Jane and James Mackay and the subsequent records of births, deaths, marriages of their children.

James and Jane had 11 children.
1. James Alexander born 12.10.1851 in St Andrew, Holburn, London, married Isabella Scott 1867 Maldon, died 6.5.1916 EMelb
2. Catherine Jane Mackay born 8.1.1855
3. Finlay Panton Mackay born 1856 Maldon, married 1878 Maldon to Martha Dunkin Trewin, died 26.8.1924 Surrey Hills
4. Jean Panton Mackay born 1857 Maldon, married James Currie 6.4.1874 Maldon, died 21.11.1900 Bendigo (my ancestor)
5. Margaret Panton Mackay born 1860 Maldon, married James Lane 1880 Maldon
6. George Panton Mackay born 1863 Maldon, married Mary Ann Griffin 1884 Maldon, died 16.2.1922 Melbourne Hospital
7. Alexander Bernie Mackay born 1864 Maldon married Catherine (Katie) Hilda Harley 1886, died Melbourne 11.8.1940
8. Maryanne Mackay born May 1867 Maldon, died 28 April 1869 Maldon
9. David Grant Mackay born 1869 Maldon, married 1891 Maldon Mary Jane Ryan, died 1952 Epson
10. Hugh William Mackay born 1870 Maldon, died 1883 Maldon
11. Jannet Mary Mackay born 1875 Maldon, died 1876 Maldon

James T Mackay born 1823 Thurso Scotland, died 25 4.1897 Melbourne
Jane Mackay (nee Panton) born 18.8.1834 Gamrie Scotland, died 22.8.1879 Maldon.

I have the descendants of most of their children. Colin Panton MacKay and Ethel Goudge had another child Cyril Colin Mackay born 1907.

Val Mortimer.

The use of Panton as a second name for Colin Panton McKay born 1883, suggests it may be James's mother's name. I then found a death for Jane Mackay 1834 - 1879 #8333 aged 45, daughter of Jane Grant and Alexander Panton of Banffshire. So I worked backwards to find the possible relatives of James Alexander McKay c1845
James MacKay and Jane Panton 1834 - 1879 #8333 aged 45, daughter of Alexander Panton and Jane Grant of Banffshire, came c1854 had 10 children born at Maldon in Victoria.
Possible second marriage - James McKay of Banffshire wed 1882 #694 to Catherine Mary Murphy born in Hobart

10 Children

1. James Alexander McKay c1847
2. Catherine Jane MacKay 1855 #2153 - 1856 #1469 lived 11 months
3. Finley McKay 1856 #6071
4. Jane McKay 1857 #12762
5. Margaret MacKay 1860 #3917
6. George MacKay 1862 #21751
7. Alexander Burnie McKay 1864 #22986
8. Mary MacKay 1867 #9179 - 28 April 1869 #4491 lived 2 years
9. David Grant McKay 1869 #9669
10. Hugh William McKay 1870 #24228 - 1883 #5724 aged 12
11. Janet Mary McKay 1875 #3443 lived 13 months

1. James Alexander McKay c1847 born in London wed 1869 #4592 to Isabella Scott from Dundee and lived at Maldon then at Collingwood

9 Children

1. James Walter McKay 1870 #16985
2. Hugh Walter MacKay 1872 #15102
3. John David MacKay 1874 #1583 - 1875 #2129 lived 1 year
4. John Scott MacKay 1875 #15958 - 1876 #8888 lived 1 year
5. Agnes Panton MacKay 1877 #14554
6. Jean Isabel McKay 1879 #15966 lived 8 months
7. Oliver Scott MacKay 1880 #15584
8. Colin Panton McKay 1883 #16282
9. Margaret Isabell MacKay 1886 #12022

8. Colin Panton MacKay/McKay 1883 #16282 wed 1906 to Ethel Goudge 1887 and lived at Mt Korong

2 Children

1. Eunice Pearl McKay 1909 #8475
2. Agnes Mary Reta McKay 1912 #5733

3. Finlay Panton McKay wed 1878 #4262 to Martha Dunkin Trewren born at Sea, and lived at Collingwood

5 Children

1. John Trewren McKay 1880 #14705 lived 2 months
2. Alexander Panton MacKay 1881 #8515 - 1881 #4076 lived 1 day
3. Jean Ann McKay 1882 - 1887 #5971 lived 5 years
4. Ruby Martha MacKay 1885 #24628
5. Olive Panton MacKay 1888 #28513

4. Jane McKay 1857 #12762 as Jean Panton MacKay wed 1874 #2083 to James Currie and lived at Maldon

7 children

1. Jean Panton Currie 1875 #10156
2. James William Currie 1877 #10009
3. Margaret Mary Currie 1879 #24329 - 1880 #7580 lived 11 months
4. Mary Isabella Currie 1881 #10729
5. Amelia May Currie 1884 #18295
6. Margaret Olive Currie 1887 #4557 - 1887 #2635 lived 14 days
7. Agnes Fran Currie 1887 - 1887 #2632 lived 1 day

5. Margaret Mackay 1860 #3917 as Margaret Panton MacKay wed 1880 #422 to James Lane and lived at Maldon

2 children

1. James Leslie Lane 1882 #3845
2. Lillias Panton Lane 1883 #17951

6. George Mackay 1862 #21751 as George Panton MacKay wed 1884 #3575 to Mary Griffin and lived at Collingwood

2 children

1. David William MacKay 1885 #9075
2. Mary Panton McKay 1887 #18692

7. Alexander Burnie McKay 1864 #22986 wed 1886 #1375 to Katie Hilda Harley

1st child

1. Leslie Alexander McKay 1887 #4808 - 1887 #3038 lived 1 month

McLennan

From on Thu, 27 Nov 2003
Greetings,
I can confirm that Seth PERSSE was a witness at the wedding of Fanny Emily Persse (aged 18) to Duncan McLennan, widower (Aged 31) in 1866.
I have a copy of their wedding certificate.

And on Thu, 09 Dec 2004
Hello Elizabeth,
Thanks for responding. At the moment I am trying to find the burial details of Fanny Emily McLennan (latest clue Melb. General Cemetery for me to check.)
For your information, there is a large but ancient photo of the McLennan brothers in the Matilda centre at Winton, Central Queensland. They were responsible for drilling the Number 1 Artesian bore that provided Winton with a permanent water supply. These would have been Duncan's sons. One, John James Farquhar McLennan (Jack) was my husband's grandfather. I believe the name Farquhar had some significance, as did the name Rollo - second name of Jack's daughter Jean. SSo far, I don't know why. Regards,
Kathleen McLennan

Duncan McLennan wed 1863 #1749 to Agnes Scott 1841 - 1865 #8015 aged 23, daughter of Margaret and Peter Scott born in Tasmania.
Duncan McLennan, widower aged 31 from Inverness Shire, wed 1866 #1078 to Fanny Emily Persse aged 18 from Tipperary, with Silas Persse as her witness.

2 of Agnes

1. Ann Margaret McLennan 1863 #18823 - 1870 #2982 lived 6 years
2. Duncan John McLennan 1865 #20083

7 children
of Fanny

3. Jacob Richard McLennan 1867 #6377 (Mother called Frances)
4. John James Farquhar McLennan 1869 #7222 (Mother called Mary Emily Peerse)
5. Duncan William McLennan 1871 #6115
6. Alex Charles McLennan 1873 #17341
7. Hector McLennan 1876 #1437
8. Rupert Samuel McLennan 1878 #7692
9. Sarah Ann McLennan 1880 #3343 - 1880 #1712 lived 1 day
10. Fanny Elizabeth McLennan 1881 #3701

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