Margaret Hamilton McCrea (1853 - 1853)

Born 24 Sep 1853 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Died 7 Dec 1853 at age 0 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Margaret Hamilton McCrea has Scottish Ancestors.

Biography

Birth
Margaret Hamilton McCrea was born on the 24th Sep 1853, the third daughter (and child) of James and Elizabeth Jennings McCrea née Taylor. ^[1]

Christening
Margaret was Christened on the 30th November 1853 in the Parish of St Andrew Scots Church, Sydney, New South Wales.^[2]

Margaret Hamilton McCrea died young.

Death
Margaret Hamilton McCrea passed away on the 7th December 1853, aged 11 weeks. (The NSW BDM has her death registered as Mc Crae, rather than McCrea.)^[3]

Burial
Margaret was buried in the Presbyterian section of the Devonshire Street Cemetery, New South Wales, on or after the 7th December 1853. The cemetery records appear to show her birth as being on the 21st September 1853,^[4] but the church registry for Christening clearly states the 24th. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ A copy of the relevant page of the church register is in the possession of Melanie Paul
2. ↑ NSW BDM Births Registration details: 101/1853 V1853101 52 a copy of the relevant page of the church register is in the possession of Melanie Paul
3. ↑ NSW BDM Deaths Registration details: 702/1853 V1853702 139 MC CREA MARGARET H 702/1853 V1853702 139 INFANT
4. ↑ Australian Cemeteries Index id=15631437 (see below).
5. ↑ A copy of the relevant page of the church register is in the possession of Melanie Paul

• Family records and birth, marriage, death certificates or certified copies, journal entries, letters, held by family members.

• A number of printed off copies of certificates were obtained (paid for) from the State Library of Queensland (taken from a microfiche or microfilm image of the actual documents). These were originally in the possession of Ailsa Williamson Paul and passed to her daughter Melanie Paul prior to Ailsa's death in 2004. Scans, or partial scans, of these will be available as added.

• austcemindex.com id=15631437 entry: