John
McIlroy
Born about in Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Georgina (Christie) McIlroy
— married
5 Sep 1853 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 75
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jan 2021
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Biography
John McIlroy migrated from Scotland to New Zealand.
John was born about 1817.[1]
On 5 Sep 1853 at Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, John married Georgina Christie. [2]
He came to New Zealand at age 44 with his family on the Assisted Immigration ship Chrysolite, arrived Lyttelton 24 Nov 1862. [3]
Research Notes
The passenger log says "Antrim" as the source so possibly that means one or both of the parents were originally from Antrim (Ireland) before moving to Scotland? Or perhaps a mistake.
His first wife was Jane Through/Throughe, and they had four children John, Jane, Robert, William. (These appear on the passenger log). Then with Georgina the children were Joseph, Elizabeth, James, Georgina and David. The "Mary Jane McIlroy" headstone at Timaru is the wife of son John.
Death record "1892/94 McIlroy John 77Y" is the only one with matching date. Springston Cemetery, Selwyn. I couldn't find any records to corroborate this is the right John McIlroy though.
Sources
- ↑ Passenger log 1862 age 44.
- ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTPM-YM8 : 11 February 2020), Georgina Christie in entry for John McIlroy, 1853.
- ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSTC-S2Z : 16 January 2021), John McIlroy, 24 Nov 1862; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004411677.
- "Scotland Census, 1861," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBWX-CT5 : 3 February 2020), John Mcilroy, Burntisland, Fife, Scotland; from "1861 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012.); citing p. 24, PRO RG 9, The National Archives UK, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 103,825.
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