The Archie Macdougall Mystery

[CForlow]

Hi,

For quite a while I have been researching an induvial, Archibald Macdougall; a Scottish-born lad who immigrated to Australia in the early twentieth century - of course, with no luck. I have hope that this forum might be able to solve this, so here is the relevant information:

Archibald "Archie" was born 4 Oct 1882 at 186 Berkeley St in Glasgow, his parents are Peter Macdougall & Annie Jack Kennedy. I think from oral tradition he married someone Māori (Indigenous New Zealanders), or at least of of his children did.

Unfortunately, I am a newbie with Australian genealogy - so again, I hope someone in this forum may be able to come to my aid and help me uncover this figure.

Thanks, CForlow. 

[Lucy2]

Hello CForlow

Archibald "Archie" was born 4 Oct 1882 at 186 Berkeley St in Glasgow, his parents are Peter Macdougall & Annie Jack Kennedy. I think from oral tradition he married someone Māori (Indigenous New Zealanders), or at least of of his children did.

Do you have the name of the Maori lady he (or one of his offspring) married ?
Did this marriage maybe take place in New Zealand ?

Just asking because a quick first search for an "Archibald MacDOUGALL" (incl. variant spellings) reveals a number of persons with a near birth year.

Perhaps you could add names of any of his deceased children, it may make it easier for us to try and trace him, that way.

Occupation for Archibald would be helpful too.
*   Do you know where in Australia he (or any of his children) lived  ?

   ~  Lu
           (in NZ)

[jorose]

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/157001226?searchTerm=%22Archibald%20Macdougall%22
A possible, Archibald Macdougall said to be of Berkeley St in Glasgow, married Miss Bernica Eunice Aurisch, daughter of of the late B. R. R. Aurisch of Scone, and Mrs J Aurisch.

When Jane Aurisch died in 1935 Mrs A Mcdougall of Sydney is listed as one of her children
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/158993167?searchTerm=%22JANE%20Aurisch%22

And Bernica was still alive in 1939
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/135446850?searchTerm=%22Bernica%20Macdougall%22

She died in 1967 as Bernica Eileen McDougall.

I don't see any children to this couple.

[rosie17]

From the information Jorose has found

Sydney Australia Cemetery Headstone Inscriptions
Archibald McDougall
Age 74 years
Died 27 May 1957
Cemetery MacQuarie Park
Husband of Bernie 
A J Hare Lawn
Row 8

Bernice Eileen Aurish McDougall also in the same grave
Inscription wife

Rosie