seeking info or descendency from Rev William McRae, Scottish minister in Waipu

[park_town]

Hello, I am seeking any information or descendency from the Rev William McRae/McCrae prolly born 1844 Edinburgh, Scotland.
1872 William McRae a Ross-shire divinity student visited Waipu. At a Presbytery meeting in Auckland on 7 February 1872, the Rev. Mr. Bruce introduced Mr. McRae, who meantime settled in Waipu.
1872 The Rev. Wm. McRae was duly installed in the May as Minister at Waipu, and remained there until June 1883, when he resigned and left for Australia.
1875 William McCrae married at Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church, Auckland, NZ to Catherine Finlayson eldest dau of Mr R Finlayson, settler, Waipu.
1897 Christchurch, New Zealand paper reports: Friday 14 May 1897 Rev. W. McRae, was drowned at Sydney - well known at Waipu and Auckland - native of Scotland, came to NZ 25 years ago - has a daughter living in Waipu and a sister at New Plymouth. he was a widow.

I should love to learn:
❆Who is that dau living in Waipu
[edit: prolly dau Clara Eleanor McCrae b1877]
❆What happened to Catherine Finlayson - I believe she died about 1884, yet can find no Death Record.
[edit: since found Catherine  died 1880 Waipu aged 25]

Any ideas please.
Thanks,

[Thamesite2017]

trees at ancestry

also at BMD the births
1878/152 Macrae  Clara Eleanor  to Catherine and William -
1879/10851 Macrae  John Kennedy  to Catherine and William

John died 17 May 1880
Catherine died 1880 26 Oct  Age: 23 Death
Waipu, Northland, New Zealand

Bye
Althea
 
 

[Thamesite2017]

death registeres at BMD
1880/3086 Macrae  Catherine  25Y
Bye
Althea

[Thamesite2017]

1905 Clara Eleanor McRae is a spinster living at Finlaysons brook, Marsden Electorate, northland

Bye
Althea

[park_town]

@althea, thank you so much for this info.

It is pos The Rev married again after the death of Catherine, yet I cannot find a marriage 1880-1884, pos in either NSW or NZ.

[Thamesite2017]

Have you contacted Waipu Museum
or Presbyterian archives
MACRAE, Rev William
b. (?)
A good Gaelic scholar who was brought to NZ by Rev David Bruce, as Probationer of the
Church of Scotland.
Ordained Waipu NP 29.5.1872; a manse was built for him.  He found it difficult  to follow the
Rev Norman McLeod, and resigned 19.6.1883.  He returned to Scotland and was inducted
to a charge under the Church of Scotland.  Later he came back to New Zealand and preached
to the dissatisfied in a local hall at Waipu for a time.
He was drowned in Sydney Harbour on his way back to Scotland.
Died (?)
http://www.archives.presbyterian.org.nz/page143.htm
Bye
Althea

[minniehaha]

Hello,

Clara Eleanor Macrae married Harry Gordon McMillan, reg. 1906.

Their children:

Norman Finlayson McMillan born 9.1.1907, died 1983.

William John Markham McMillan born 14.8.1908, died 1981.

Minniehaha.

[muss]

Hi

The Wedding

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TO19060331.2.13&srpos=15&e=-------10--11----0clara+mccrae--


Muss

[minniehaha]

A little more from Papers Past (www.paperspast.natlib.govt.nz)..........

There are 5 entries concerning Norman Finlayson McMillan and 1 about William John Markham McMillan.

Minniehaha.