David McAdie (abt. 1821 - 1898)

Born about Dec 1821 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 1898 at about age 76 in Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand

Biography

This profile is part of the Watten, Caithness One Place Study.

David McAdie is a member of Clan Fergusson.

David McAdie, son of John McAdie and Isobel Robeson, was born about December 1821 and baptised in Watten, Caithness, on 6 January 1822.^[1]

In 1841 David was living with his parents and other family members in Dunn, in the parish of Watten, Caithness.^[2]

David McAdie emigrated to Victoria, and then later to New Zealand and died there in 1898.^[3] The Clutha papers record the death of an old resident in the person of Mr. David McAdie, aged 76. Mr. McAdie was a native of the parish of Watten, Caithness, Scotland, and emigrated to Victoria in 1856—five years after the discovery of gold in that colony. Seven years later (1863) he came to New Zealand, and almost straightway took up land near Balclutha, where he spent the rest of his days.

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBMG-WL3 : 12 February 2020), David Mc Adie, 1822.
2. ↑ 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Watten; ED: 4; Page: 1; Line: 830; Year: 1841. Accessed via Ancestry.com.
3. ↑ Obit 11 & 18th Mar 1898 David McADIE, Balclutha, aged 76, from Watten, CAI, emig VIC 1856, NZ 1863, from New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10698, 11 March 1898, Page 6.