Victorian BDM lookup please

[cando]

Birth
McKENZIE John
Father John  Mother Catherine ROSS
At Ascot  1860  Reg#8259

Can't see a death.

Cando

[Aussie1947]

Thanks Cando,

I found basic information for a Catherine McKenzie burial at Bendigo in 1888 but I don't know if that is her or not. 

Regards

Gerry

[~MERLIN~]

The Catherine McKenzie who died Bendigo 1888 is not your lady see below:

MCKENZIE Catherine age 64yrs d. 1888 SAILORS GULLY #1335
Father: Mcdonald Alexan
Mother: Christina FRASER
 

[cando]

Gerry have you considered that Catherine and husband may have gone interstate or returned 'home'....only one birth in Vic.  Just a thought.

Cando

[Aussie1947]

Merlin  and Cando,

Thanks for clearing up the Bendigo burial details I think one can pay the trust a small fee for more details and I was considering that but I don't have to go down that path now. 

Possibly that they may have moved to NSW, Catherine did have a brother John Ross in Victoria but also a sister in law in Maitland NSW who had lost her husband on the voyage out (ontario 1854).

I would have expected more children being born but maybe not.

I'll check the NSW bdm site.

Thanks again

Regards Gerry

PS: I really should't have got sidetracked onto the Ross side of the family yet but I'm intrigued.
 

[cando]

I really should't have got sidetracked.......

 

[Tajrossi3]

 

They are my Great Grandparents! I have a full list of every one of their decendants!
? Flora pregnant on trip over on NZ'er? Child died at sea? Eventually settled out of Watchem and son Donald (my grandfather) ran the farm at Sammy's Lake/Massey near Watchem. All buried at Watchem cemetary.
More info if you need it. I am interested in John's parents. Think Floras father was the blacky at Duntulm

[Aussie1947]

Tajrossi3,

Thanks for the reply.

My interest in the Ross family is with John's brother Alexander Ross who sailed on the Ontario in 1852 to NSW with his wife Flora and their 5 children, Mary, John, Ann, Donald & Margaret.  Sadly though Alexander died on the voyage and John died in quarantine in Sydney.  Flora and the remaining children settled near Maitland NSW.

I believe that John & Alexander Ross's parents were John Ross & Margaret McDonald

I have been trying to sort out the census records for Kilmuir Inverness-Shire and I think that I have Margaret (55) as head of the household at Balmaquen in 1841. 

Alexander & Flora Ross were my wifes GGGF & GGGM.

I haven't got much but I'll send you what I have.

Regards

Gerry

[Tajrossi3]

Fantastic - Balmaqueen is correct.
Alexander and his son died before reaching Sydney leaving Flora with 3 children (3 daughters and 4yo Donald). She went to the Hunter Valley River district with youngest Margeret, joined Donald who worked on McKays cattle station at Cooplacurripa..
Margaret married Neil, son of Archibald and Christina McQueen. Settled in lower Clarence where Margarets mum Flora joined them.

My John and Flora were in touch with their Clarence/Barrington relatives.

During WW1 grandsons of John Ross and Archibald McQueen looked up their relatives at Skye. Lindsay Ross took some photos.
There was a reunion of the Alex Ross family held at Gloucester (near Barrington) in July 1991

You probably know most of this stuff