Born about in County Armagh, Ireland
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Fergus
— married
12 Feb 1855 in Portadown, Seagoe, County Armagh, Ireland, United Kingdom
Mother of
William Fergus, Samuel Fergus, James Henry Fergus, Thomas Fergus, Rebecca Ann Fergus and Hugh Dickson Fergus
Died
at about age 60
in Brighton, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Mar 2021
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Biography
Mary (Dickson) Fergus was born in Ireland.
Mary (Dickson) Fergus migrated from Ireland to Australia in 1855.
Mary was born about 1839, daughter of John Dickson and Mary Ingram.
John Fergus, Clerk from Portadown, married Mary Jane Dickson, both minors, on 12 February 1855 at the Portadown Presbyterian Church, Seagoe Parish, County Armagh, Ireland. Fathers Samuel Fergus (Shop Keeper) and John Dickson (Farmer). Witnesses George Wilson and Thomas Gibson. [1] [2]
John (Ag Labourer) and Mary Fergus, both aged 20 from County Armagh, emigrated from Ireland on board the vessel Balnaguith that departed from Plymouth, England and arrived in Portland, Australia on 29 October 1855. [3]
Son Hugh Dickson Fergus was born in 1868 at Mount Rouse, Victoria. [4]
She passed away in 1899, aged 60 [5] and was buried at the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery. [6] [7] [8]
Sources
- ↑ Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898; FHL Film Number: 101368; Reference ID: 2:3QGB7LC
- ↑ Civil Records at irishgenealogy.ie - Marriages (Lurgan)
- ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 for John Fergus, United Kingdom Immigrants 1855-1858
- ↑ Australia, Birth Index, Registration Number 11306/1868
- ↑ Australia, Death Index, Registration Number 4836/1899
- ↑ Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007
- ↑ Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009
- ↑ Find A Grave
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Rejected matches › Jane Ann (Dixon) Wines (1837-1916)
D > Dickson | F > Fergus > Mary Jane (Dickson) Fergus
Categories: Balnaguith, Arrived 29 Oct 1855 | Free Settlers to Australia | Migrants from County Armagh to Victoria | Cheltenham, Victoria | Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery, Cheltenham, Victoria