Rachel (Smellie) Burnside (abt. 1833 - 1929)

Born about 1833 in Dalserf, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of James Burnside — married about 1853 in Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 21 Dec 1929 at about age 96 in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Name: Rachel Smellie. Birth date: abt 1834 Birth place: Dalsery, Lanark Residence date: 1851 Residence place: Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland ^[1] She was the daughter of William Smellie and Marion Wallace.

Marriage She married James Burnside (1832–1907) about 1853.^{[citation needed][2]}

Arrival Dec 1854 on the Duke of Eglinton at Melbourne, Australia. ^[3]

Residence 1909 : Melton, Corio, Victoria, Australia. ^[4]

Demise She passed away at Moonee Ponds in 1929.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 Scotland Census

   Name Ratchel Smellie [Rachel Smellie]

   Age 17

   Estimated Birth Year abt 1834

   Relationship Daughter

   Father William Smellie

   Mother Marion Smellie

   Gender Female

   Where born Dalsery, Lanark

   Parish Number 638

   Civil parish Dalserf

   County Lanarkshire

   Address Raploch

   Occupation Hand Loom Weaver Cotten

   Household Members (Name) Age Relationship

   William Smellie 50 Head

   Marion Smellie 51 Wife

   Esabella Smellie 21 Daughter

   Ratchel Smellie 17 Daughter

   Elizabeth Smellie 15 Daughter

   Marion Smellie 11 Daughter

2. ↑ 1907 'Family Notices', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 13 August, p. 1. , viewed 13 Jun 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198615047

   BURNSIDE.—On the 11th August, suddenly, at "Raploch," Deer Park, James, beloved husband of Rachel Burnside, aged 74 years, and 11 months. No flowers.

3. ↑ Public Records Office of Victoria - Search Terms: BURNSIDE - Ship: EARL OF EGLINTON - Date Arrived: 1853 to 1855

   Family name	Given name	Age	Year arrived	Month	Ship	Captain
   BURNSIDE	JAMES	22	1854	DEC	EARL OF EGLINTON	HUTTON JAS S
   BURNSIDE	RACHAEL	21	1854	DEC	EARL OF EGLINTON	HUTTON JAS S
   BURNSIDE	MARION	I	1854	DEC	EARL OF EGLINTON	HUTTON JAS S

4. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

   Name Rachel Burnside

   Gender Female

   Electoral Date 1909

   Electoral Place Melton, Corio, Victoria, Australia

5. ↑ Vic BDM

   Family name: BURNSIDE

   Given name(s): Rachel

   Event: Death

   Mother's name: Marion

   Mother's family name at birth: WALLACE

   Father's name: SMELLIE William

   Place of death: MOONEE PONDS

   Age at Death: 96

   Reg. year: 1929

   Reg. number: 15646/1929

6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200630817/rachel-burnside: accessed 13 June 2024), memorial page for Rachel Burnside (unknown–21 Dec 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 200630817, citing Footscray General Cemetery, Footscray, Maribyrnong City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Julie Henderson & Lacey Milier (contributor 49446508).