John McCrossin (1830 - 1881)

Born 24 Aug 1830 in County Tyrone, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Helen (Cleghorn) McCrossin — married 11 Jun 1863 in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 11 Nov 1881 at age 51 in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

John McCrossin was born in Tyrone, Ireland in 1830, the youngest child of Samuel McCrossin and Martha Steele.

John came to NSW from Ireland on the 'Cadet', as a 10 year-old son, with his parents and siblings as 'Bounty Immigrants', arriving in Sydney in August, 1841^[1].

John married Helen Cleghorn in 1863, the marriage registered in Armidale, NSW^[2].

They had children:

1. MCCROSSIN WILLIAM C 4699/1864 JOHN HELEN ARMIDALE
2. MCCROSSIN MARTHA S 4855/1866 JOHN HELEN ARMIDALE
3. MCCROSSIN JOHN 5360/1868 JOHN HELEN ARMIDALE
4. MCCROSSIN ISABELLA STEEL 5999/1870 JOHN HELEN ARMIDALE
5. MCCROSSIN ELEANOR NEWTON 6590/1873 JOHN HELEN ARMIDALE
6. MCCROSSIN ALEXANDER G 7011/1876 JOHN HELEN ARMIDALE
7. MCCROSSIN ARTHUR JAMES 1879 (d. Glen Innes 1911)
8. MCCROSSIN JESSIE M 25274/1882 JOHN HELEN URALLA

McCrossins Mill^[3]:
The Mill was constructed between the late 1860s and early 1870s by John McCrossin. Equipped with a 16 horsepower engine, the mill operated three mill stones with a production capacity of around 1000 bushels a week.

McCrossin built the mill in the expectation that the New England region would become a major exporter of flour to other parts of the Colony. Soon after the completion of the mill, however, flour prices began to fall. McCrossin could not compete with the two other mills already established in Uralla and the further four in Armidale, one in Inverell and one in Walcha. Drought and the importation of higher quality South Australian flour killed the New England wheat growing and, therefore, the milling business.

The McCrossins Mill is a heritage-listed former mill and store and now a museum at Salisbury Street, Uralla, New South Wales. It was designed by John McCrossin and the property is owned by Uralla Historical Society Inc. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

Exploring in Queensland - The 1860 Mackay Expedition^[4][5][6][7]:
John McCrossin took a significant part in organising and participating in the exploration of the Pioneer River region of Queensland leading to the establishment of Mackay in Queensland.

John died in 1881, his death registered in Uralla^[8] and he is buried in the Old Uralla cemetery^[9]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 24 AUG 1830

Place: Ireland, , ,

Source:

Note: County Tyrone

Death

Death:

Date: 11 NOV 1881

Place: Armidale, , New South Wales, Australia

Source:

Note: Y, 151, 38, 59, 30, 31, 1

Occupation

Occupation: Explorer/Store Keeper

User ID

User ID: F3DAE03D5D8F4B63846B334BA040DF4FFF3C

Sources

1. ↑ https://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?Page=NRS5316/4_4788/Cadet_9 Aug 1841/4_478800118.jpg&No=3
2. ↑ https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/result? 1330/1863 MCCROFSIN(sic) JOHN CLEGHORN HELEN ARMIDALE
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCrossins_Mill
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mackay_(Australian_pioneer)
5. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/188961991
6. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/188961970
7. ↑ https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=602603
8. ↑ https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/result? MCCROSSIN JOHN 10033/1881 SAMUEL MARTHA URALLA
9. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86621379/john-mccrossin John McCrossin BIRTH 1830 Ireland DEATH 11 Nov 1881 (aged 50–51) Uralla, Uralla Shire, New South Wales, Australia BURIAL Uralla Old General Cemetery, Uralla, Uralla Shire, New South Wales, Son of Samuel McCrossin and Martha (Steele) McCrossin. Married Helen Cleghorn in 1863 in Armidale, New South Wales. Father of William Cleghorn McCrossin, Martha Mary (McCrossin) McMahan, John McCrossin, Isabella Steele (McCrossin) Lonsdale, Eleanor Newton McCrossin, Alexander George McCrossin, James Arthur McCrossin, and Jessie M. McCrossin. Inscription 50 years