JOHN McWILLIAM

Male 1831 - 1866  (35 years)


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  • Name JOHN McWILLIAM 
    Born 29 Aug 1830 - 1 Sep 1831  STRANRAER, SCOTLAND Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 01 Sep 1866  DUNEDIN, OTAGO, NZ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 05 Sep 1866  BLOCK 6, PLOT 13, SOUTHERN CEMETERY , DUNEDIN, OTAGO, NZ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I98  Meehan
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2017 

    Father ALEXANDER McWILLIAM,   b. 1787, LESWALT, WIGTOWNSHIRE, SCOTLAND Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1873, INCH , WIGTOWNSHIRE, SCOTLAND Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother GRACE MCGEOCH,   b. 26 Nov 1797, PENNINGHAME PARISH, WIGTOWNSHIRE, SCOTLAND Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1886, INCH, WIGSTOWNSHIRE, SCOTLAND Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 22 Oct 1826  PENNINGHAME, WIGTOWNSHIRE, SCOTLAND Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F69  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family BARBARA DOUGLASS,   b. Abt Jun 1838, AIRDRIE, AYRSHIRE (LANARK), SCOTLAND Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Jun 1882, HAMPDEN, NORTH OTAGO, NZ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 07 Mar 1862  OTAGO PENINSULA, OTAGO, NZ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Archibald was nearly 4 years old when his father died and Grace had just turned 2 years of age.
    Children 
     1. ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER McWILLIAM,   b. 31 Oct 1862, MOERAKI, NORTH OTAGO, NZ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1938, DUNEDIN, OTAGO, NZ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. GRACE AMELIA MCWILLIAM,   b. 09 Jun 1864, HAMPDEN, NORTH OTAGO, NZ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1933, OAMARU, NORTH OTAGO, NZ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2022 
    Family ID F28  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    McWilliam Estate Narrative
    McWilliam Estate Narrative
    McWilliam Estate Summary
    McWilliam Estate Summary

    Headstones
    McWilliam, Dunedin
    McWilliam, Dunedin
    Plot: BLOCK 6, PLOT 13

  • Notes 
    • Born Leswalt (30 Mar 1851 Census lodging aged 20 with his sister, Grace aged 17) ??
      Grace born 21 Sep 1831 - 20 Sep 1832 Doesn't quite stack up ???...
      John, Settler to New Zealand
      Native of Scotland - 7 years in NZ therefore arrived 1859 ??
      This conflicts with "Douglass Book" page 46 which states he arrived on "Gil Blas" in 1855
      Died at Dunedin 1 September 1866 aged 35 (therefore born between 2 Sep 1830 - 1 Sep 1831)