Margaret (Tindell) Menzies (1817 - 1861)

Born 24 Jan 1817 in Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Menzies — married 5 Jun 1838 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 20 Mar 1861 at age 44 in 'Minnamurra' House, Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

This profile is part of the Menzies Name Study.

Margaret (Tindell) Menzies is a member of Clan Menzies.

Margaret (Tindell) Menzies was born in Scotland.

Birth

Margaret Tindell was born on 24 Jan 1817 in Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland.^[1] She was the daughter of Henry Tindell and Elizabeth Stewart.

Marriage

Margaret Tindell married Robert Menzies on 5 Jun 1838 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.^[2][3] They had seven children during their marriage;

• Child: Elizabeth Joanna Menzies
• Child: Robert Archibald Menzies
• Child: Mary Alexandrina Campbell Menzies
• Child: Grace Maria Menzies
• Child: Phyllis Menzies
• Child: Archibald Menzies
• Child: Un-named Menzies

Immigration

Robert and Margaret left London in Oct 1838 on the s.s. 'Earl Durham', arriving in Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia on 2 Jan 1839.^[4]

Death and Burial

Margaret Tindell Menzies died on 20 Mar 1861 at 'Minnamurra' House, Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia.^[5] She is buried at the Menzies Family Cemetery, House, Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia.^[6] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198818200/margaret-menzies

Acknowledgements

To P Gray Howard-18870 and R Hare Hare-1576 for research and contact with the Menzies family.

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Sources

1. ↑ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Author Ancestry.com, FHL Film Number 1040329.
2. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY32-85R : 10 February 2018), Robert Menzies and Margaret Tindell, 05 Jun 1838; citing Perth,Perth,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,040,164.
3. ↑ Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910. FHL Film Number: 1040164.
4. ↑ New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922. Vessel: s.s. 'Earl Durham'.
5. ↑ Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Author Ancestry.com, Registration Year 1861, Registration Place Kiama New South Wales, Registration Number 3104.
6. ↑ Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198818200/margaret-menzies