Duncan
Herbert
Menzies
Born in Allendale East, South Australia, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of John Menzies
and Elizabeth Maud (Lowe) Menzies
Brother of
George Menzies, Margaret Menzies, John Alexander Menzies, Donald Menzies, Archibald Menzies, Elizabeth Maud (Menzies) Ashley, Kate (Menzies) Keegan, William Edward Menzies JP, Ernest Menzies, Glen Hector Menzies and Gertrude Victoria (Menzies) Chant
Husband of
Alice Evangelina (Hutchesson) Menzies
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 86
in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jun 2018
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Biography
This profile is part of the Menzies Name Study.
Duncan Menzies is a member of Clan Menzies.
Duncan Menzies was born in Victoria, Australia
Duncan was born in 1871. He was the son of John Menzies and Elizabeth Lowe. He passed away in 1957. Duncan bought Telford's property and took up farming at Yahl, 7 miles from Mount Gambier. He married Alice Hutchesson. Although he had no children of his own, he adopted May and Vera (one of whom was a Hutchesson niece) and Stan Menzies, whose father died young.
May Menzies became a missionary in India.
After the death of Sir Neil Menzies, Baronet and Chief, in 1910, Duncan Menzies was amongst the Menzies descendants invited by lawyers to claim the Menzies estate.
Sources
- Victoria Pioneer Index 1836-1888
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Duncan by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Duncan by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Robert Menzies
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-FT266266, FTDNA kit #IN29196 - William Menzies :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #941236
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~1.56%
Rory Cain :
23andMe, GEDmatch M719768 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M719768 [compare], FTDNA kit #28714
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~1.56%
Colin Buckle :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A104881 [compare], Ancestry member C_R_B_62
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~0.78%
Trace Allison :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member PHLGenepool
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~0.78%
Lisa Thurston :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T293385 [compare]
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