Alexander McKenzie (1848 - 1925)

Born 29 Mar 1848 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Harriet (Bratchell) McKenzie — married 27 Nov 1876 in Campbelltown, Province of South Australia

Descendants

Died 1925 at about age 76 in Minlaton, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Alexander was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, on 29 March 1848 and baptised in St Mary's with St Peter's Catholic Church in Aberdeen on 9 April. His parents were Alexander McKenzie and Elspet Davidson, and his sponsors were Robert Davidson and Margaret Simpson.

The family, consisting of Alexander and Elspet, baby Alexander and another son, John, aged 2, emigrated to South Australia via the assisted passage scheme. They departed London on 23 October 1848 on board the Marion, and arrived at Port Adelaide on 10 February 1849. The passenger list only names four people, but the Adelaide newspapers reported that the McKenzies arrived with three children. There is no child listed for the McKenzies in the births on board, and with Alexander's birth only 10.5 months prior to their arrival, a younger third child is highly unlikely.^[1][2][3]

He passed away in 1925.

Sources

1. ↑ South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal, Adelaide, SA, 18 January 1849, page 3, column 4, Port Adelaide. (Trove, National Library of Australia, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/?type=newspapers : accessed 13 June 2021)
2. ↑ Adelaide Observer, South Australia, 17 February 1849, page 2, column 1, Shipping Intelligence. (Trove, National Library of Australia, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/?type=newspapers : accessed 13 June 2021)
3. ↑ Passenger list for the Marion, 4/1849, arrived 10 Feb 1849. (State Records of South Australia. https://archives.sa.gov.au/. GRG 35/48/1 Official Assisted Passage Passenger Lists 1845 – 1886 : accessed 13 Jun 2021.) Record for McKEnzie, Alexr (27), Elspeth (28), John (2), Alexander (inf).

• South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 13 Jun 2021), database entry for McKenzie, Alexander (Age: 27, Status: bachelor, Father: Alexander McKenzie) and Bratchell, Harriett (Age: 19, Status: spinster, Father: Thomas Bratchell), 27 Nov 1876 at Wesleyan Church, Campbelltown, Reference: District Adelaide, Book 109, Page 615.

• Evening Journal, Adelaide, South Australia, 29 November 1876, page 2, column 2, Family Notices. (Trove, National Library of Australia, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/?type=newspapers : accessed 13 June 2021)

• South Australia Deaths 1842-1972 (FindMyPast, https://www.findmypast.com : accessed 6 September 2021) transcript for McKenzie, Alexander (Death Date: 21 August 1925, Marital Status: Married, Age: 77y, Residence: Minlaton, Death Place: Minlaton) Reference: District: Daly, Book/Page: 481/172.