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The Marmion came Dec 1852 with 10 members of the McKean family as Assisted British Immigrants led by John McKean 38 and Richard McKean 32.
Richard McKean 32 and Elizabeth McKean 28 (in Vic called Isabella Morrison

See Marmion voyage and passenger list of the 213 Assisted Immigrants who were landed 4 Dec at Portland, including the Mckean families - Richard and John are stated as born at Duddington near Edinburgh, Mary born at Greenock. Richard is listed as 'eligible young couple', and John 'good family'.

Richard McKean 32 came Dec 1852 with Elizabeth McKean 28 (in Vic called Isabella Morrison) settled at Portland then later at Durham
Richard McKean 1819 - 1897 #7983 aged 78 died at Boort, parents unknown
Isabella Morrison 1825 - 1895 #5261 aged 70 dau of Flora and James Morrison died at Durham

John McKean 38 and Mary McKean 37, Eliza McKean 15, William McKean 13, Isabella McKean 9, Anne McKean 6, Thomas McKean 3 and Mary McKean

John Mckean 1812 - 24 Aug 1894 #10090 aged 82 son of Jane Wood and William McKean died at Leongatha. His wife Mary Ann McIntyre died at Stawell c1815 - 2 Dec 1903 aged 91

From on Thu, 4 Jan 2007 Dear Elizabeth. Thank you for your Website which is most helpful in our research into our family's history. We have detected some anomalies as regards the records of William McKean and his wife Ann Broderick. They are as follows :- William's death certificate states that he died on the 20th April 1921 (Not 1920). In addition shipping records state that he arrived in Portland, Vic with his parents John and Mary Mckean and the rest of the family aboard the "Marmion" on 4th December,1852.The records state that he was 13, but a quick sum would suggest that he was only 9. But most importantly, to us anyway, your records do not include William and Ann's fifth child, our grandfather, Herbert Archibald (Arch) McKean 1881-1920. Arch married Alice Neels in 1907. They had six children, Archie Aubert (Aub), Kenneth Meinart,(our father), Lorna Vera, Ivor, and twins Stuart and Bruce. The twins were born after Arch was tragically crushed by a train at Macorna in 1920. Alice successfully raised her children, on her own through the Depression by keeping a Boarding house in Elsternwick, Melbourne. Her third son, Ivor, also died tragically, as a POW in the infamous Sandakan (Borneo) POW camp. Arch was a successful professional sprinter who had the unique record of being placed in the Stawell Gift two years in a row - 3rd in 1905, and we understand 4th in 1906. He was a mail contractor and stock and station agent. We believe he worked for his brother William as an agent. The Estate Agency W.McKean & Co still functions in Bendigo although there are no McKeans involved these days. Thank you again for your interesting Web Site. Bruce Mckean and Bev Chandler.

7. Violet Ella McKean 1890 - 1943 #4097 aged 52 years

From on Fri, 15 Apr 2005 Dear Elizabeth, You have missed a child of William Mckean and Ann Broderick - Violet Ella. She died of lung cancer in 1943, aged 52 years Violet married 1908 #4135R to William James Hughes in Inglewood Victoria. She is my late motherinlaw's mother, and the ggrandmother of my son. She had a very difficult life with William . According to Lyla, who had her mother's bible, Violet had 16 children and each of them eventually died from cancer (including Lyla herself). However, I have found the births of 4 sons, all of whom died either at birth or in the same year of their births. I cannot find all of them as some were born after 1919 - the final date for the Vic records, but I will get her death certificate as I have only just begun this side of research. Thankyou, and please contact me as I would like to share information with you if that's okay, Yvonne