John McFadyen (1832 - 1921)

Born 3 Dec 1832 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Maxwell) McFadyen — married 25 Nov 1853 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Agnes C Duncan — married 30 Jan 1917 in 9 Pitt St, Redfern, Sydney

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1921 at age 88 in Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

John married at age 21. John and his wife came to Australia from Paisley Scotland in 1854 with their first child John (only a few months old). The arrived in Australia on 15 Mar 1855 aboard the "Nepaul" ^[1]. They lived at 'Longreach' on the Shoalhaven River until 1866, when they went to Gleniffer near Bellingen. They were the first settlers at Gleniffer, this name was given to the district by John McFadyen after an area in Scotland. Five more children were born at Longreach, and the rest were born at Gleniffer. John and George Tyson went to the Macleay River to acquire the first dairy cattle to come to the Bellinger River district. They had to be swum across rivers such as the Nambucca River.

He died on 21 Feb 1921 aged 88. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

MR. JOHN McFADYEN.
Another of the old pioneers passed away at 11 o'clock on Tuesday night last in the person of Mr. John McFadyen, Sen., of Gleniffer. The old gentleman was 88 years of age, and had been ailing for about three months. He was born at Paisley (Scotland), and had been 66 years in this State, 60 years of which were spent on the Bellinger. Deceased was the pioneer of Gleniffer, and the head of the highly-respected "Clan McFadyen." He was married the year of his arrival in this country, and the union was responsible, for the large number of descendants. Later, after the death of his first wife, deceased married again, and his widow is still living. There was no issue of this union. He leaves a large family of sons, and daughters to mourn their loss, viz.") Messrs. John, and David (Gleniffer), Matthew (Bonville), Robert Bell (Bellingen), and Mesdames N. Keough, R. M. Dowle, J. Adams, W. Haig, W. Lean. (Gleniffer), and A. Mohr (Macleay River). The funeral, which was largely attended, took place in the Presbyterian portion of the Bellingen Cemetery, Rev. W. G. Bradley officiating.— Bellingen "Courier."^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Nepaul
2. ↑ "Death Certificate" New South Wales BDM Registration: 3694/1921 MCFADYEN JOHN Father: JOHN Mother: ELIZABETH District: BELLINGEN
3. ↑ Find a Grave John McFadyen (1833 – 21 Feb 1921)
4. ↑ Death 25 Feb 1921 Daily Examiner Page 4
5. ↑ Obituary 25 Feb 1921 Macleay Argus Page 5

• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1PX-MBL : 10 February 2018), John Macfadyen, 03 Dec 1832; citing HIGH CHURCH, PAISLEY, RENFREW, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,283.
• Family notes