Agnes (Craig) McMillan (1865 - 1889)

Born 29 Oct 1865 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of William McMillan — married Mar 1889 (to May 1889) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 3 May 1889 at age 23 in Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia

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Agnes was born in 1865.

She left Scotland in 1878 to emigrate to Australia with two siblings. The children were to join their parents who were already in Sydney. The children were accompanied by a Mrs. Birnie and a nursemaid Grace Russell. They left London on the sailing ship "Cairnbulg", one of the Duthie Line of Aberdeen in May 1878. Captain Birnie was in command.

During the voyage, a cyclone was experienced in the Indian Ocean, stripping the ship of its mast and leaving her apparently a helpless hulk, drifting about. The captain had been thrown over the steering wheel, and struck his head, from which accident, he died about eighteen months later. The chief mate took charge, and jury masts were rigged up. The "Cairnbulg" then slowly sailed along, reaching Sydney in September 1878.

Agnes was the daughter of Robert Craig and Bessie Brown.

Agnes married William (or Robert) McMillan in 1889 but died 3 months later.

• The Sydney Morning Herald NSW Sat 4 May 1889 Page 1 Family Notices

McMILLAN.—May 3, at her parents' residence, Ailsa, Neutral Bay, Agnes Gordon, dearly beloved wife of William McMillan, and eldest daughter of Captain Robert Craig, aged 23 years. Her end was peace.

Sources

• Information passed on my Millicent (Macmillan-Brown) Baxter
• http://www.genealogy.com

• NSW BDM Marriages

Registration Number Groom's Family Name Groom's Given Name(s) Bride's Family Name(s) Bride's Given Name(s) District
3294/1889 MCMILLAN WILLIAM CRAIG AGNES G ST LEONARDS

• Ryerson Index Deaths

Surname Given Names Notice Type Date Event Age Other Details Publication Published
McMILLAN Agnes Gordon Death notice 03MAY1889 Death 28 at Neutral Bay Sydney Morning Herald 04MAY1889