Catherine (Macarthur) Leslie (1818 - 1894)

Born 14 Jun 1818 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Patrick Leslie — married 9 Sep 1840 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Died 11 Apr 1894 at age 75 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Kate (Macarthur) Leslie was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Catherine 'Kate' Macarthur was born on 14th June 1818 at Parramatta, Colony of New South Wales. She was the third daughter of Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur, nephew of entrepreneur, John Macarthur, and Anna Maria King, daughter of former governor of New South Wales, Philip Gidley King.^[1]

Kate married Scottish emigrant and budding pastoralist, Patrick Leslie, on 9th September 1840 in St John's Church of England (Anglican Church), Parramatta in the Colony of New South Wales.^[2] In 1841, the couple travelled from Sydney to Brisbane aboard the Hunter River Steam Navigation Company steamer, Shamrock, before becoming the first family to make the journey from Brisbane to the Darling Downs, where Patrick was in the process of establishing Canning Downs. In 1844, Patrick purchased 14 hectares on the Brisbane River and built Newstead House. With his brothers managing Canning Downs, he moved his wife and children to the 'city'.

They later visited England, before returning to Sydney where Patrick entered parliament. Later still, they moved to New Zealand and established properties there.

Catherine passed away in 1894. Waikato Times, Volume XLII, Issue 3409, 5 May 1894, Page 8

Death.

LESLIE. - On April 11th, at North Shore, Sydney, Catherine, relict of the late Patrick Leslie, formerly of Wartle, Tamahere. Aged 76 years. ^[3]

She was laid to rest in Sydney.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #5381/1821 V18215381 1B
2. ↑ Citing this Record "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCY-C62 : 10 February 2018), Patrick Leslie and Catherine Mcarthur, 09 Sep 1840; citing St. John, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, reference ; FHL microfilm 993,953.
3. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18940505.2.21?end_date=31-12-1895&query=Catherine+Leslie&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1890&type=ARTICLE%2cILLUSTRATION
4. ↑ Citing this Record "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTF-RDMN : 8 September 2019), Catherine Leslie, 11 Apr 1894; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland.

See Also:

• Find A Grave, database and images  : accessed 06 January 2020), memorial page for Catherine Leslie (unknown–11 Apr 1894), Find A Grave: Memorial #182064593, citing St. Thomas Rest Park, Crows Nest, North Sydney Council, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Colin Gwyther (contributor 49546723) .
• Patrick Leslie