Margaret (Carson) McGeachie (1846 - 1893)

Born 1846 in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Wife of James McGeachie — married 22 Apr 1867 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1893 at about age 47 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Eldest daughter of Thomas Carson and Margaret Brown Carson. She is listed as 5 years of age on the 1851 Maybole Census, of Welltrees Street, Maybole. She migrated to Adelaide aboard the 'Schah Jehan' in 1860 with her mother Margaret and siblings. The shipping list has her as born in 1843. She married James McGeachie in Adelaide on 22 April 1867. Margaret and James had twelve children between the years 1868 and 1892. Buried Wagga Wagga 19 January 1893 Cause of death: Burns, Delirious Mania Burns sustained when dress caught alight while cooking at an open fire Father Thomas Carson, Mother Margaret Brown Married at about 20 years of age in Adelaide South Australia to James McGeachie Children: Thomas 25, James 23, Margaret 21, Jessie 19, Parlin 18, David 12, Lillian 9, Elizabeth 7, Mary 5, Eva 1. Two males deceased

Sources

• Death Registered NSW No. 2 / 19 January 1893