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James McFarlane (1805 - 1871)

James McFarlane was born in 1805 in Dull Perthshire. He was the fifth child and the fifth son of John McFarlane and Ann Stewart.

There is little known about the family, however on James

married Margaret Chisholm in

death certificate his father is noted as being a labourer. 

James married /wiki/spaces/HFHW/pages/63209473 in on March 27 1836 at Fortevoit, Perthshire, Scotland ... Margaret was the first daughter and eldest child of Roderick Chisholm and Elizabeth McPherson

James and Margaret spent the early part of their marriage in Dundee Angus, before moving to Auchterarder in Perth

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  • James Grantully Stewart McFarlane - born 1836 ; died about 1884
  • Elizabeth McPherson McFarlane - born 1838 ; died 1914 ; married James Bain
  • Isabella Seaton McFarlane - born 1840 ; died
  • John Belches McFarlane  - born 1841 ; died before 1853
  • Ann McFarlane - born 1842
  • Daniel McFarlane - born 24 Feb 1846 1846 Auchterarder, Perth ; died ? ; married Priscilla Affleck 20 Feb 1880 Sydney ; 
  • George Evan McFarlane -
1848 -
  • born 7 Oct 1848 Auchterarder, Perth ; died ? ; married Agnes S 
  • Roderick Chisholm McFarlane - born 17 Sep 1850 Auchterarder, Perth ; died 1881 ; married Agnes Young 27 Nov 1874
  • John McFarlane -
1853 - 1877
  • born 14
Jun
  • June 1853 Auchterarder, Perth
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  • ; died 1877 Brisbane Qld
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1841 Census

The family are living at Gellatly St, Dundee, Angus


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1851 census

The family were living in Auchterarder, Perthshire and James 45 is noted as being a plasterer. He is living with his wife margaret and five of their sons (James 14 ; Elizabeth 12 ; Ann ; 7 ; Donald / Daniel 5  ;  George - 2 - Scholar ;  Roderick - 6 months

At the


1861 census

, the

The family were living in Auchterarder, Perthshire and James 56 is noted as being a plasterer. He is living with his wife margaret and five of their sones (James 24 - Plasterer ; Donald / Daniel 15 - Plasterer ;  George - 12 - Scholar ;  Roderick - 10 ; John - 7

By the time of the 1871 census the


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around 1868

James suffers from a paralysis


1871 census

The family were living on Main St in Auchterarder, Perthshire and James at 66 is noted as being plasterer with his wife Margaret and their 3 youngest sones Daniel 25 (Post Messenger) ; George E 22 (Carter) ; John 17 (Post Boy)

John migrates to Australia as a remittance immigrant - paid for by his sister and brother in law... He arrives aboard the Roxburgshire on 30 Jun 1876 - Aged 22. He died just over 12 months later in Ipswich

PanelDEATH. On the 6th January at Ipswich, Queensland, John McFarlane, sixth and youngest son of the late James 



August 1871

James dies in Auchterarder - death certified by son... Daniel


1876

Daniel and his brother John emigrate to Australia aboard the Roxburgshire ; arriving in Qld on 20 Jun 1876 ; John was a Remittance immigrant, whilst Daniel travelled in Steerage.

Roxburgh Immigration Records.pdf


1881 Census

Margaret is living at the Work house in Auchterarder where she is noted as being a pauper.



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1884

Margaret dies whilst living at poor house



Daniel Mcfarlane married Priscilla Affleck in Sydney, New South Wales, on 20 February 1880 when he was 33 years old.

McFARLANE-AFFLECK.-February 20, 1880, at Sydney, by the Rev. Thomas Gainford, Daniel, second son of the late James McFarlane, plasterer, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland,

and brother-in-law to James Bain, Baths, Ipswich, aged 23 years.
The Queensland Times. IPSWICH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1877.
DEATH.
On the 3rd December, at the residence of her parents, Nicholas-street, Agnes, daughter of John McFarlane.
FUNERAL.—The Friends of JOHN McFARLANE are invited to attend the Funeral of his late CHILD, to move from his residence, Nicholas- street, at 11 a.m. THIS DAY (TUESDAY). 624 G. DOWDEN, Undertaker. The Queensland Times.
IPSWICH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1866

to Priscillia, eldest surviving daughter of James Affleck, Edinburgh.

John Belches of Invermay Major James Stewart of the 13th Regiment, now servant to Mr. John Belches, junior, of Invermay

The Baronet of the grandtully estate at the time was was John Archibald Drummond-Stewart (18th of Grandtully , 6th Baronet) who was succeeded by his brother Capt Sir William Drummon Stewart of Grandtully and Murthly, They also held the lands of Grandtully, Kyltidich and Aberfaldie.