Christine BRODIE

1828 - 1863  (35 years)

• Name	Christine BRODIE  [1]
  Born	1828
  	Christine was recorded as 24 years old when she migrated in 1852.
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	* David and Christine migrated to Victoria 12 months after the wedding and soon after the infant death of their first child. * They embarked on the Marco Polo in Liverpool on 4th July 1852. The master was Captain James Nichol 'Bully' Forbes with 60 crew and 2000 tons of cargo. There were 930 passengers - the largest number of passengers up to that time. They arrived, after the fastest time of 78 days, in Hobson's Bay on 20th Sept 1852. * The Marco Polo was built at St John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1851 by James Smith. This vessel was 1625 registered tons, 185 feet (56 metres), and was twice the size of the other ships in the Blackball Line of Liverpool. For a description of the Marco Polo see https://westerndistrictfamilies.com/tag/marco-polo/ * For a description of the circumstances when they arrived see "Early settlement and employment in the colony of Victoria" (http://www.moidart.org.uk ? michaelmurray). There was a major gold rush.  [1]
  Died	1863
  	Colin Semmler's notes (p80) state that Christine was 35 years old when she died.
  Person ID	I1817	Alexander & Jessie
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family	David GORDON,   b. 24 Apr 1824, Kiltearn, Scotland ,   d. 26 Mar 1891  (Age 66 years)
  Married	29 Jun 1851	Coupas Angus   [2]
  	Coupar Angus is 23 kms northwest of Dundee.
  Residence	David and Christine lived around Ballarat, then Stawell.  [1]
  Children	1. John GORDON,   b. 1852 + 2. John Hugh GORDON,   b. 25 Nov 1854, Melbourne, Victoria ,   d. 19 Oct 1911, Broken Hill, Victoria  (Age 56 years) + 3. Robert Brodie GORDON,   b. 18 Jan 1857, Buninyong, Vic ,   d. 22 Mar 1932  (Age 75 years) + 4. Catherine Ross GORDON,   b. 17 Aug 1859, Miner's Rest, Ballarat, Vic ,   d. 18 Jun 1922  (Age 62 years)   5. David GORDON,   b. 17 Aug 1859, Miner's Rest, Ballarat, Vic ,   d. 16 Mar 1865, Miner's Rest, Ballarat, Vic  (Age 5 years)
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Marco Polo * The Marco Polo left Liverpool on 4th July 1852. The master was Captain James Nichol 'Bully' Forbes with 60 crew and 2000 tons of cargo. There were 930 passengers - the largest number of passengers up to that time. They arrived, after the fastest time of 78 days, in Hobson's Bay on 20th Sept 1852. * The Marco Polo was built at St John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1851 by James Smith. This vessel was 1625 registered tons, 185 feet (56 metres), and was twice the size of the other ships in the Blackball Line of Liverpool. For a description of the Marco Polo see https://westerndistrictfamilies.com/tag/marco-polo/

  
  

  Documents		WW - David Gordon & Christina Brodie - marriage on 29th June 1851 in Coupar Angus 1851 June 29th, David Gordon & Christina Brodie of this parish (Coupar Angus)
  		David Gordon & Christine - migrated on Marco Polo arriving in Victoria in 1852 The Marco Carlo arrived on 20th September 1852 - the master was JN Forbes. David was recorded as a 28 year old farm labourer, and Christine was 24 years old. Both were listed as Scottish adults of course. Altogether, there were 930 passengers who consisted 661 from Scotland, 55 from England and 214 from Ireland - 603 adults, 293 chidren between 1 and 14 years and 34 babies.

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] Colin Semmler, Email on 4th March 2019. [S90] BDM record attached to this profile.