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David MCPHERSON (1830 - 1843)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
David MCPHERSON (1830 - 1843) Hugh Ewan MCPHERSON (1805 - 1879) John MCPHERSON



Eliza STEWART



Isabella MCKAY (1805 - 1875) David MCKAY



Margaret MCINTOSH



b. 1830 at Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
d. 1843 at Molonglo, New South Wales, Australia aged 13
Cause of Death:
Drowned
Near Relatives of David MCPHERSON (1830 - 1843)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather John MCPHERSON
Grandmother Eliza STEWART
Grandfather David MCKAY
Grandmother Margaret MCINTOSH

Father Hugh Ewan MCPHERSON 1805 Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland 05 Jul 1879 Majura, New South Wales, Australia 74
Mother Isabella MCKAY 1805 Scotland 30 Apr 1875 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 70

Self David MCPHERSON 1830 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland 1843 Molonglo, New South Wales, Australia 13

Sister Eliza MCPHERSON 1825 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland 22 Jan 1906 Majura, New South Wales, Australia 81
Brother John MCPHERSON 1827 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland 08 Jul 1901 Yarralumla, ACT Australia 74
Sister Margaret MCPHERSON 1828 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland 01 Jun 1867 Canberra, ACT, Australia 39
Brother James MCPHERSON 1832 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Sister Catherine (Kitty) MCPHERSON 1836 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland 10 Sep 1907 Majura, New South Wales, Australia 71
Sister Jemima MCPHERSON 1840 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 10 Oct 1913 Canberra, ACT, Australia 73

Nephew James MCINTOSH 1844 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 17 Sep 1915 Young, New South Wales, Australia 71
Niece Isabella MCINTOSH 1845 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1893 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 48
Niece Christina MCINTOSH 1849 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Nephew Alexander MCINTOSH 1850 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 20 Jun 1925 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 75
Nephew John Malcolm MCINTOSH 1852 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 09 Feb 1922 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia 70
Niece Annie Ann MCINTOSH 1853 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 20 Feb 1931 Canberra, ACT, Australia 78
Nephew Ewen (Hugh) Evan MCINTOSH 1856 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1863 Majura, New South Wales, Australia 7
Niece Margaret MCINTOSH 1857 Majura, New South Wales, Australia 04 Jul 1947 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 90
Niece Eliza MCINTOSH 1860 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 05 Sep 1923 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 63
Nephew William MCINTOSH 1862 Majura, New South Wales, Australia 16 Apr 1929 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 67
Nephew Walter MCINTOSH 1865 Majura, New South Wales, Australia 05 May 1927 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 62
Niece Mary MCINTOSH 1868 Majura, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Evelyn John MCINTOSH abt 1870 Majura, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Isabella MCPHERSON 1864 Duntroon, ACT, Australia
Niece Margaret MCPHERSON 1867 Duntroon, ACT, Australia
Nephew Hugh Ewan MCPHERSON 1870 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 1870 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 0
Niece Isabella CAMERON
Niece Christina CAMERON 1851 New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Donald CAMERON 1854 New South Wales, Australia
Niece Elizabeth CAMERON 1857 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew David CAMERON 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Louisa GOZZARD 1865 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 28 Feb 1940 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 75
Niece Margaret Maria GOZZARD 1867 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Nephew Donald David CAMERON 1863 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1906 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 43
Nephew John CAMERON 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 31
Niece Isabella CAMERON 1867 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Catherine CAMERON 1869 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1871 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 2
Nephew Angus CAMERON 1871 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Duncan CAMERON 1873 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Margaret CAMERON 1876 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1947 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 71
Niece Jemima WINTER 1862 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Nephew Joseph WINTER 1864 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1936 Gympie, Queensland, Australia 72
Niece Isabella WINTER 1866 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1868 Canberra, ACT, Australia 2
Niece Isabella WINTER 1869 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Niece Sarah WINTER 1871 Canberra, ACT, Australia abt 1954 83
Nephew John (Jack) WINTER 1873 Canberra, ACT, Australia 17 Jul 1945 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 72
Niece Elizabeth (Betsy) WINTER 1876 Canberra, ACT, Australia 02 Jun 1960 Canberra, ACT, Australia 84
Nephew William WINTER 04 Oct 1878 Canberra, ACT, Australia 07 Oct 1947 Westmead, New South Wales, Australia 69
Nephew David WINTER 1881 Canberra, ACT, Australia 25 Dec 1957 Lockhart, New South Wales, Australia 76

Brother in Law John MCINTOSH 1826 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland 24 Jan 1892 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 66
Sister in Law Margaret CAMERON 1837 Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland 14 Apr 1910 Yarralumla, ACT Australia 73
Brother in Law John Ross CAMERON 06 May 1824 Scotland 08 Sep 1860 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 36
Brother in Law Henry GOZZARD 1837 Aston, Birmingham, England 03 Oct 1902 Canberra, ACT, Australia 65
Brother in Law Angus CAMERON abt 1830 Inverness-shire, Scotland 10 Aug 1900 Majura, New South Wales, Australia 70
Brother in Law John WINTER abt 1832 Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England 29 Sep 1928 Hebden, New South Wales, Australia 96
Events in David MCPHERSON (1830 - 1843)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1830 David MCPHERSON was born Ross & Cromarty, Scotland 6
10 May 1839 9 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per 'Asia' 6
1843 13 David MCPHERSON died Molonglo, New South Wales, Australia 80
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 218 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 218 (Birth)
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/3400/hugh-ewan-mcpherson.html (Death)
- Notes: The first drowning fatality at Canberra was in 1843 in the Molonglo River south of the Glebe farm. David Macpherson, a youth of twelve years, was the victim. St John's Church was in course of construction and the builder, a man named Cameron, was a friend of the Macpherson family, who lived at the Cross Roads, Ainslie. Cameron and some of his men used to visit the Macpherson home periodically and pass a couple of hours away. One evening Mrs Macpherson called to her husband, 'Here come the men, Hugh. There are some strangers with them and they are carrying something.' Macpherson went to look while she cleared away the dishes after the evening meal. He called out, 'Where are the men you spoke of? I can see no one.' His wife had another look and then said, 'My goodness! Where have they gone? There were six men and they were carrying something.' Macpherson then had a good look around but found nothing, and he and his wife were greatly upset. The following evening at the same hour a party of six men were seen approaching the Macpherson home carrying a burden. It was the body of their son David, who was drowned half an hour previously when swimming in the river. The bereaved mother's vision was a household story for many years. Macpherson's wife and son David are buried in the Honeysuckle Reserve, where a headstone was erected to their memory. This stone was later destroyed by stock, and the fence enclosing the plot wherein lie buried a dozen or more pioneers was destroyed by fire in 1870 and was never renewed.
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