Alexander Cormack (abt. 1835 - abt. 1902)

Born about 1835 in Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Annie (Armstrong) Cormack — married 1861 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died about 1902 at about age 67 in Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Alexander was born about 1835 in Caithness.^[1] He was the son of Charlotte Dunbar. ^[1]

In the 1841 census, Alexander (age 5) was in Bredalben Terrace, Wick, Caithness.^[2]

Alexander married Ann Armstrong in 1861 in Victoria.^[3] In the 1871 census, Alexander (age 35), Mason, was the head of household on Draffan Bank Merry St, Dalziel, Lanarkshire.^[4]

He had erected a monument for his mother in Crosskirk Cemetery, Crosskirk, Highland. (At the time, it was still Caithness). The monument gives his location of the time as Ganawana, Victoria.^[5]

In the 1891 census, Alexander (age 55), Stone Mason, was the head of household at 22 Union, Dalziel, Lanarkshire.^[6]

Alexander died in about 1902 and was buried on 20 January 1902 in Bairnsdale Cemetery, Bairnsdale, Victoria.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Scotland Census, 1841," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYCJ-Y3T : 10 July 2019), Alex Cormack in household of Charlotte Dunbar, Wick, Caithnessshire, Scotland; from "1841 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 4, PRO HO 107, New Register House, Edinburgh; FHL microfilm 1,042,623.
2. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Wick; ED: 7; Page: 4; Line: 1110; Year: 1841
   Ancestry Record 1004 #2805826 (accessed 22 April 2024)
   Alexander Cormack (5) in Bredalben Terrace, Wick, Caithness. Born in Caithness, Scotland.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
   Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950; Lehi, UT; Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950; Registration Number: 4047
   Ancestry Record 1780 #94470475 (accessed 22 April 2024)
   Alexander Cormack marriage to Ann Armstrong in 1861 in Victoria.
4. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Dalziel; ED: 1; Page: 18; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1871_122; Registration Number: 639; Household schedule number: 101; Roll: CSSCT1871_122
   Ancestry Record 1104 #4622911 (accessed 22 April 2024)
   Alexander Cormack (35), Mason, head of household on Draffan Bank Merry St in Dalziel registration district. Born in Thurso, caithness.
5. ↑ Monumental inscription. Scotland. Crosskirk Cemetery, Crosskirk, Highland. 21st August 1884. DUNBAR, Charlotte. Photographed by: Margaret Whyte: Nov 2005. Trancription: Erected by Alexander Cormack, Ganawana, Victoria, In Memory of His Beloved Mother, Charlotte Dunbar. Roadside Scrapster, Died 21st Oct'R 1884, Aged 75 Years.
6. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Dalziel; ED: 4; Page: 19; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1891_235; Registration Number: 639; Household schedule number: 100; Roll: CSSCT1891_235
   Ancestry Record 1108 #2925620 (accessed 22 April 2024)
   Alexander Cormack (55), Stone Mason, head of household at 22 Union in Dalziel registration district. Born in Thurso Parish, Caithness.
7. ↑ Burial: "Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007"
   Compiler: East Gippsland Family History Group Inc; Register Number: 1762
   Ancestry Record 1266 #246151 (accessed 22 April 2024)
   Alick Cormack burial (died in about 1902) on 20 Jan 1902 in Bairnsdale Cemetery, Bairnsdale, Victoria. Born in 1837.