Elizabeth (McCullough) Ferguson (1840 - 1886)

Born 29 Aug 1840 in Newry, Ireland

Wife of Archibald Ferguson — married 17 Oct 1859 (to 22 Mar 1886) in Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 22 Mar 1886 at age 45 in Forbes, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Elizabeth McCullough was born in Newry, Ireland, on the 29th of August, 1840.^[1]

She married Archibald Ferguson at Shoalhaven, NSW, on the 17th of October, 1859.^[1][2] They lived in the Forbes district. Their children were: Charles Robert (1860- ), Archibald (1862-1932), Florence (1864- ), Ada (1865-1841), James Arnold (1867- ), Alice Gertrude (1869-), Albert George Andrew (1870-1871), Andrew Oswald (1872- ), Allan George Edward (1874- ), Adelaide Isabella (1876- ), Minna Agnus (1879-1954), and Elsie McCullough (1882- ).^[3][4]

She died of breast cancer on the 22nd of March 1886,^[5][6] and was buried in the Forbes Cemetery.^[7]

Research Notes

Information from Deirdre Moon: She was the daughter of cooper John McCulloch and Mary Jane (surname unknown). Watson-15643 01:54, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ferguson family bible, first page of Family Register. Retrieved from Ancestry.com. Family Register. Parent's Names. Husband: Archibald Ferguson, born: May 7th 1837, Bangalore, India. Wife: Elizabeth McCullough, born: August 29th 1840, Newry, Ireland. Married: October 17th, 1859, by the Revd. John Hill Garran, Minister of the Scots Church, Coolangatta.
2. ↑ NSW BDM: marriages 2924/1859 FERGUSON, ARCHIBALD, MCCULLOUGH, ELIZABETH, district: SHOALHAVEN
3. ↑ Joyce, Jenny (2016). James FERGUSON (c. 1802-1849) descendants by generation. Retrieved 29 Aug 2019 from Ancestry.com.
4. ↑ Ferguson family bible. Children's names. Image retrieved from Ancestry.com. Charles Robert born July 14th 1860, Archibald born November 17th, 1862, Florence born July 24th 1864, Ada born April 8th, 1864, Arnold born February 23rd, 1876, Alice Gertrude February 3rd, 1869, Albert George Andrew November 29th, 1870, Andrew Oswald January 23rd, 1872, Allan George (Edward or Edwan) April 10th, 1874, Adelaide Isabella October 17th, 1876, Minna Agnus born March 3rd, 1879, Elsie McCullough December 24th, 1882.
5. ↑ Ferguson family bible, Deaths page. Image retrieved from Ancestry.com. Transcript: Albert George Andrew, December 24th 1870. Died of cold through neglect of nurse, at Murrumburra.
   Elizabeth McCullough, wife of Archibald Ferguson, March 22nd 1886. My dear Partner having died of Cancer in Breast.
6. ↑ NSW BDM: death index 9486/1886 FERGUSON, ELIZABETH, father: JOHN, mother: MARY J, district: FORBES
7. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230341216/elizabeth-ferguson: accessed April 20, 2024), memorial page for Elizabeth McCullough Ferguson (29 Aug 1840–22 Mar 1886), Find A Grave: Memorial #230341216, citing Forbes Cemetery, Forbes, Forbes Shire, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by AJ (contributor 50496243).