GEORGE, John McGill 2 3 4
- Born: 2 May 1866, Kilmaurs parish, Ayrshire, Scotland 3
- Marriage (1): YOUNG, Sarah Stewart on 18 June 1886 in 6 Taylor Street, Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland 1
- Died: 8 March 1919, Queensland, Australia 2 5 6
- Buried: 9 March 1919, South Rockhampton Cemetery, Allenstown, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia 4
Another name for John was GEORGE, John.5 6 7
General Notes:
John George was recorded living with his family in the parish of Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, where he was born, by the 1871 census. He was aged 4 years.
The 1881 census for the village of Whitlett, in the parish of St Quivox, Ayrshire, recorded the widowed James George, living at Blackhouse Crescent with his five sons and two daughters. John George, was the second eldest of the sons. He was 14 years of age and worked as a telegraph clerk. His birthplace was Kilmaurs, Ayrshire.
"Name:John George
Age:22
Birth Year:abt 1865
Place of Origin:Ayrshire, Scotland
Ship Name:Dacca
Port of Departure:London, England
Port of Arrival:Brisbane
Arrival date:14 Dec 1887"
from Passenger Lists
John McGill George's name appears on the Australian Electoral Rolls in the Capricornia District of Queensland between 1903 and 1919 when he died:
1903 Alpha Alpha Creek engine driver
1905 Alpha Rockhampton engine driver
1905 Rockhampton South Street engine driver
1908 Rockhampton South Street engine driver
1913 Rockhampton South Street engine driver
1919 Rockhampton Derby Street engine driver 5 6 7 8
Noted events in his life were:
1. Arrival: aboard Dacca at Brisbane Australia, 14 December 1887, From London England. 9
John married Sarah Stewart YOUNG, daughter of Nathan YOUNG and Sarah PATERSON, on 18 June 1886 in 6 Taylor Street, Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.1 (Sarah Stewart YOUNG was born about 1865 8 10 and died on 14 July 1938 in Queensland, Australia 8 11.)
Marriage Notes:
The marriage took place after banns according to the forms of the Free Church. Charles G. McLerie, Minister of Ayr Free Church officiated. The witnesses were Jessie Bain and James McClure.
John McGill George was a single man aged 20 years who worked as a stoker on the railway. He lived at Crook Moss Whitletts. His mother was deceased.
Sarah S. young was 21 years old and lived in George Street St Quivox. She was a single woman and her mother was deceased.
The marriage was registered on 21 June 1886 at Ayr. 1
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