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Your connection with Scotland in the 1700s, and with pioneers in South Australia in the late 1800s
Jessie & Alexander GORDON - family tree & stories
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1806 - 1866 (60 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Marjory McLennan 'May' MCKENZIE was born 1806, Knockbain, Ross Shire, Scotland, UK; died 8 Apr 1866, Craigton Cottage, Knockbain, Ross Shire, Scotland, UK. Marjory married David FINLAYSON 12 Dec 1834, Knockbain, Scotland. David (son of John FINLAYSON and Margaret MCKAY) was born 1 Dec 1811, Dochmaluag, Fodderty, Scotland, UK; died 2 Dec 1862, Craigton Cottage, North Kessock, Scotland. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Roderick McKenzie FINLAYSON
was born 29 Sep 1835, Knockbain, Scotland.
- 3. John Edwards FINLAYSON
was born 26 Feb 1837, Knockbain, Ross Shire, Scotland, UK.
- 4. William Edwards FINLAYSON
was born 8 Apr 1839, Knockbain, Scotland.
- 5. David FINLAYSON
was born 3 Apr 1841, Knockbain, Scotland.
- 6. Margaret FINLAYSON
was born 1 Feb 1843, Knockbain, Ross Shire, Scotland, UK.
- 7. David FINLAYSON
was born 25 Nov 1845, Craigton Cottage, Knockbain, Inverness, Scotland, UK; died 10 Jun 1913, Owen, SA, Australia.
- 8. Caroline Edwards Jane McKenzie 'Carry' FINLAYSON
was born 19 Apr 1849, Knockbain, Scotland.
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Generation: 2
| 3. | John Edwards FINLAYSON (1.Marjory1) was born 26 Feb 1837, Knockbain, Ross Shire, Scotland, UK. John — Helen UNKNOWN. Helen was born 1840, Milton, Ross Shire, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. David FINLAYSON
was born 1867, Nairnside.
- 10. Donald J FINLAYSON
was born 1869, Nairnside; died 2 Aug 1893, Owen, SA, Australia; was buried , Owen.
- 11. Roderick FINLAYSON
was born 1871, Nairnside.
- 12. John FINLAYSON
was born 1874, Nairnside, Scotland.
- 13. Alex FINLAYSON
was born 1876, Drakies.
- 14. Helen FINLAYSON
was born 1879, Drakies.
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| 7. | David FINLAYSON (1.Marjory1) was born 25 Nov 1845, Craigton Cottage, Knockbain, Inverness, Scotland, UK; died 10 Jun 1913, Owen, SA, Australia. David married Mary Ann SALTMARSH 23 Aug 1871, Lake Plains, SA . Mary (daughter of Henry SALTMARSH and Fanny MAIDMENT) was born 26 Sept 1850, Mt Pleasant, SA, Australia; died 7 May 1904, Inverness House, Owen; was buried , Owen Cemetery, SA, Australia. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 15. Florence May FINLAYSON
was born 1 Oct 1872, Alma; died 1959, Henley Beach, SA, Australia.
- 16. Everard Cuthbert FINLAYSON
was born 26 May 1874, Alma; died 1953, Pyneham, SA, Australia; was buried , Barabba.
- 17. Ethel Caroline FINLAYSON
was born 2 Sep 1875, Alma Plains, SA, Australia; died 1955, Edwardstown???, SA.
- 18. Raymond John FINLAYSON
was born 9 Aug 1877, Alma, SA, Australia.
- 19. Oliver Hamilton FINLAYSON
was born 14 Jul 1879, Alma, SA, Australia; died 11 Jul 1950??.
- 20. Eveline Fanny FINLAYSON
was born 21 Jul 1881, Alma-Owen; died 4 Dec 1893, Owen.
- 21. Marie Annie FINLAYSON
was born 26 Mar 1883, Alma-Owen; died 1972.
- 22. Ruby Jubiletta FINLAYSON
was born 9 Jul 1887, Owen, SA, Australia; died 29 May 1978, Calvary Hospital, Lenah Valley, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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David married Fanny ELLIS 27 Oct 1909, the residence of Samuel Hamlyn, Unley Park (ref : David’s Bible). Fanny (daughter of George ELLIS and Sophia Ransom MAIDMENT) was born 20 Nov 1859, Meadows South, SA, Australia; died 1937, Rose Park, SA, Australia. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 3
| 15. | Florence May FINLAYSON (7.David2, 1.Marjory1) was born 1 Oct 1872, Alma; died 1959, Henley Beach, SA, Australia. Florence married Theodore Bernhard Emil FISCHER 1 Sep 1898, Owen. Theodore (son of Alwin Hugo Eusebius FISCHER and Hedwig Pauline Ernestine RECHNER) was born 21 Jul 1875, North Adelaide, SA, Australia; died 13 Jul 1913, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 23. May Winifred FISCHER
was born 26 Aug 1899, Prospect, SA, Australia; died 4 Oct 1983, Everard Park, SA, Australia.
- 24. Flora Amy FISCHER
was born 13 Sep 1903, Lismore, NSW, Australia; died 18 Jun 1975, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
- 25. Clifford Victor FISCHER
was born 5 Oct 1908, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia; died 1992.
- 26. Theodore Bernard FISCHER
was born 14 Sep 1913, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia; died 12 Sep 1983, Ashford, SA, Australia.
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| 16. | Everard Cuthbert FINLAYSON (7.David2, 1.Marjory1) was born 26 May 1874, Alma; died 1953, Pyneham, SA, Australia; was buried , Barabba. Everard married Eleanor COWAN 1906, Methodist Church, Balaklava, SA, Australia. [Group Sheet]
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| 22. | Ruby Jubiletta FINLAYSON (7.David2, 1.Marjory1) was born 9 Jul 1887, Owen, SA, Australia; died 29 May 1978, Calvary Hospital, Lenah Valley, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Ruby married James GORDON 20 Mar 1912, Christian Chapel, Grote St, Adelaide, SA, Australia. James (son of Donald Matheson GORDON and Annie MCLACHLAN) was born 11 Apr 1886, Dalkey, SA, Australia; died 28 May 1972, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; was buried , Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 42. Jefferson Weyburn GORDON
was born 15 Feb 1913, Balaklava, SA, Australia; died 15 Mar 2005, Forest Lake, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- 43. Coralie Marie GORDON
was born 12 Mar 1917, Adelaide, SA, Australia; died 4 Sep 2009, Narma, Adelaide, SA.
- 44. Lionel Finlayson - 'Bill' GORDON
was born 1 May 1918, Adelaide, SA, Australia; died 6 Jul 2005, Perth, WA, Australia.
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Generation: 4
| 23. | May Winifred FISCHER (15.Florence3, 7.David2, 1.Marjory1) was born 26 Aug 1899, Prospect, SA, Australia; died 4 Oct 1983, Everard Park, SA, Australia. May married Henry Legerton DAVIE 17 Nov 1927, Henley Beach, SA, Australia. Henry was born 24 May 1894; died 7 Jun 1975, Blackwood, SA, Australia. [Group Sheet]
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| 25. | Clifford Victor FISCHER (15.Florence3, 7.David2, 1.Marjory1) was born 5 Oct 1908, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia; died 1992. Clifford married Nancy Isobel HICKS 25 Apr 1942, Henley Beach, SA, Australia. Nancy was born 31 Aug 1921, Clarence Park, SA, Australia. [Group Sheet]
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| 26. | Theodore Bernard FISCHER (15.Florence3, 7.David2, 1.Marjory1) was born 14 Sep 1913, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia; died 12 Sep 1983, Ashford, SA, Australia. Theodore married Mavis Jean TRENTER 24 Apr 1942, Brooklyn, SA, Australia. Mavis was born 29 Sep 1919, Queenstown, SA, Australia; died 13 Oct 2003, Christies Beach, SA, Australia. [Group Sheet]
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| 42. | Jefferson Weyburn GORDON (22.Ruby3, 7.David2, 1.Marjory1) was born 15 Feb 1913, Balaklava, SA, Australia; died 15 Mar 2005, Forest Lake, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Jefferson married Dora May MCLEAN 20 Sep 1938, Church of Christ, North Perth, WA, Australia. Dora (daughter of Sinclair James MCLEAN and Stella Vinicombe MATTHEWS) was born 18 May 1917, 53 Taragon St, Mile End, Adelaide, SA, Australia; died 26 Jun 2015. [Group Sheet]
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