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John MacKenzie

John MacKenzie

Date Added: 10 October 2011 Contributor: Lisa McMurray Year: 1895 Picture No: 3014

John MacKenzie was born on 15 June 1835 at Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. He was the son of William MacKenzie and Isabella Tindal. John MacKenzie married Catherine Ferguson on 12 January 1858 at Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty.
John MacKenzie and Catherine Ferguson appeared on the 1861 census at 7 Barclay Lane. He lived next door to parents & uncle in 2 windowed rooms (flats): John McKenzie, head, married 25, mason; Catherine, wife, 24; Margaret, daughter, 2; Isabella, daughter, 1; all born at Cromarty.
John and his family Emmigrated to Australia on the "Great Britain " in 1870 and took up farming in Gippsland, Victoria. He died in 1815 and is buried at Yarram in Victoria. John's mother, Isabella Tindal and his daughter Isabell are both buried in the Gaelic Churchyard Cromarty.

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3 Comments

Great photo Lisa. Comment left on 17 February 2012 at 08:23 by Maggie
Haven't seen this one before. Brilliant!
Comment left on 23 April 2013 at 21:58 by Susan Malarky
fabulous photo.
I have a photo taken just before they left Cromarty
Comment left on 09 January 2014 at 13:28 by Susan Malarky
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