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Ada Jemima (King) McMeikan (1854 - bef. 1899)

Ada Jemima McMeikan formerly King
Born in Forglen, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Wife of — married 12 Sep 1874 in Sandhurst, Victoria, Australiamap
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Died before before age 44 in Victoria, Australiamap
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Biography

Ada was born in 1854. She was the daughter of Adam King and Isabella Brodie. [1]

She was baptised in the Presbyterian Church at Forglen, Banff, Scotland on 16 Nov 1854.

She emigrated to Australia with her mother and siblings in 1858 on the "Merchant Prince".[2]

She married William McMeikan in 1874.[3][4]

She passed away before 1899. [5]

Sources

  1. ↑ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    Name: Ada Jemima King
    Gender: Female
    Age: 0
    Birth Date: 2 Nov 1854
    Baptism Date: 16 Nov 1854
    Baptism Place: Forglen,Banff,Scotland
    Father: Adam King
    Mother: Isabella Brodie
  2. ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
    Name: Ada King
    Nationality: Scottish
    Arrival Age: 3
    Birth Date: abt 1855
    Departure Place: Liverpool
    Arrival Date: 14 Mar 1858
    Arrival Place: Melbourne, Australia
    Ship: Merchant Prince
  3. ↑ Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
    Name: Ada King
    Marriage Date: 1874
    Marriage Place: Victoria
    Registration Date: 1874
    Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
    Spouse: William McMeikan
    Registration Number: 3321
  4. ↑ 1874 'Family Notices', Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918), 4 November, p. 3. , viewed 14 Apr 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88235781
    MARRIAGES
    On the 12th September, at Short-street, by the Rev. James Nish, William McMeikan, Bank of Victoria, Sandhurst, to Ada, youngest daughter of Adam King, Esq., Sandhurst.
  5. ↑ 1899 'Family Notices', The Bendigo Independent (Vic. : 1891 - 1918), 21 January, p. 2. , viewed 14 Apr 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article180891603
    DEATHS.
    McMEIKAN. —On the 19th inst., at her grandmother’s residence, Williamson street, Jean, the beloved and only child of William and the late Ada McMeikan.
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Categories: Migrants from Banffshire to Victoria | Merchant Prince, Arrived 9 Mar 1858