Elizabeth MCFARLANE (1845

Elizabeth MCFARLANE (1845 - 1898)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Elizabeth MCFARLANE (1845 - 1898) + Thomas SMITH (1843 - )	Charles MCFARLANE (1809 - 1880)	James MCFARLANE

			Elizabeth HONOR

		Elizabeth WELSH (1820 - 1884)	Robert WELSH

			Ellen RYAN

b. 07 Oct 1845 at Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

m. abt 1860 Thomas SMITH (1843 - )

d. 13 Oct 1898 aged 53

Near Relatives of Elizabeth MCFARLANE (1845 - 1898)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	James MCFARLANE
Grandmother	Elizabeth HONOR
Grandfather	Robert WELSH
Grandmother	Ellen RYAN

Father	Charles MCFARLANE	abt 1809	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland	16 Jul 1880	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	71
Mother	Elizabeth WELSH	abt 1820	Co Cork, Ireland	28 Mar 1884	Foxlow, New South Wales, Australia	64

Self	Elizabeth MCFARLANE	07 Oct 1845	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	13 Oct 1898		53

Husband	Thomas SMITH	abt 1843

Sister	Mary MCFARLANE	1842	Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia	09 Aug 1917	Junee, New South Wales, Australia	75
Sister	Ellen MCFARLANE	1844	Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia	04 Dec 1917	Balmain South, New South Wales, Australia	73
Sister	Ann MCFARLANE	1846	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Sister	Agnes MCFARLANE	1847	Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia	1867	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	20
Brother	Charles MCFARLANE	1848	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sister	Margaret MCFARLANE	1850	Foxlow, New South Wales, Australia	02 Jul 1898	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	48
Brother	James MCFARLANE	1852	Majors Creek, New South Wales, Australia	19 Jan 1919	Balmain South, New South Wales, Australia	67
Sister	Bridget MCFARLANE	1854	Majors Creek, New South Wales, Australia
Sister	Esther MCFARLANE	1857	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Brother	Robert MCFARLANE	1858	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	22 May 1941	Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia	83
Sister	Catherine MCFARLANE	1860	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Sister	Kezia Cassier Cassar Jane MCFARLANE	1862	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1956	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	94
Sister	Martha MCFARLANE	1865	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1867	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	2
Brother	Mathew MCFARLANE	1865	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Niece	Eliza Emily PEGG	1860	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Oscar PEGG	1862	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia	1865	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia	3
Niece	Jessamine PEGG	1864	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Mary PEGG	1866	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia	1873	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia	7
Nephew	James Percy PEGG	1869	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Charles Ridgewell PEGG	1870	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	William Albert PEGG	1872	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Ernest Alfred PEGG	1875	Junee, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Mary Agnes PEGG	1877	Junee, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Martha A E PEGG	1879	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	1880	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	1
Niece	Clara Minnie Margaret PEGG	1881	Junee, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	William Charles COLE	1861	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1936	Marrickville, Sydney, Australia	75
Nephew	Henry James COLE	1863	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1947	Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia	84
Nephew	Frederick COLE	1865	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1943	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia	78
Niece	Elizabeth Martha COLE	1867	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Emily Jane COLE	1867	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1867	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	0
Niece	Esther Agniss COLE	1868	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	William COLE	1871	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1873	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	2
Nephew	Alfred COLE	1873	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1873	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	0
Niece	Ellen Louisa COLE	1874	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	John Joseph COLE	1875	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1875	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	0
Niece	Mary Jane COLE	1875	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Francis Robert COLE	1877	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1877	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	0
Niece	Ada Ann COLE	1878	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	David Alexander COLE	1878	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1954	Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia	76
Niece	Florence May COLE	1880	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Grace Caroline COLE	1883	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Walter James COLE	1885	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1956	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia	71
Nephew	Herbert Clemens COLE	1887	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1964	Gosford, New South Wales, Australia	77
Niece	Caroline Elizabeth CORDWELL	1874	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Charles Joseph CORDWELL	1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1950	Randwick, New South Wales, Australia	74
Nephew	Henry J CORDWELL	1877	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Henry Charles MCFARLANE	1886	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	09 Aug 1955	Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia	69
Nephew	James Welch MCFARLANE	1887	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1966	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	79
Nephew	John Francis MCFARLANE	1889	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Allan Stewart MCFARLANE	1892	Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia	1967	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	75
Niece	Minerva May MCFARLANE	1892	Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia	1979	New South Wales, Australia	87
Nephew	Arthur Reuben MCFARLANE	1894	Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia	1928	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	34
Niece	Matilda M MCFARLANE	1884	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Amelia A MCFARLANE	1885	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Laura P MCFARLANE	1887	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Ethel F MCFARLANE	1889	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Florence E MCFARLANE	1889	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Dora G MCFARLANE	1890	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Cecil I MCFARLANE	1892	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Robert L MCFARLANE	1894	Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Bertie H R MCFARLANE	1896	Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Esther Agnes FORAN	1882	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Frances Mary FORAN	1883	Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Edward W FORAN	1886	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Martha Eveline FORAN	1887	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Francis Robert FORAN	1889	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	1929	Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia	40
Niece	Olive Catherine FORAN	1892	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Maneva E FORAN	1894	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Lillian Cassier FORAN	1896	Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	George Stanley FORAN	1898	Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia	1967	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia	69
Niece	Gladys Irene FORAN	1901	Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Veronica M FORAN	1903	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia

Brother in Law	James Dennis PEGG	abt 1822	Histon, Cambridgeshire, England	04 Apr 1882	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	60
Brother in Law	Henry COLE	1844	Bungonia, New South Wales, Australia	20 Aug 1919	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	75
Brother in Law	Frederick William COLE	1840	Bungonia, New South Wales, Australia	1899	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	59
Brother in Law	James CORDWELL		Hertfordshire, England	1926	Marrickville, Sydney, Australia
Sister in Law	Rebecca EDMONDS	1852	Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia	08 Sep 1921	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	69
Sister in Law	Mary Jane WATSON
Brother in Law	Edward FORAN	1865	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	13 Oct 1905	Nowra, New South Wales, Australia	40
Brother in Law	Alfred James SMITH

Events in Elizabeth MCFARLANE (1845 - 1898)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
07 Oct 1845		Elizabeth MCFARLANE was born	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia		6
abt 1860	15	Married Thomas SMITH (aged 17)			18
16 Jul 1880	34	Death of father Charles MCFARLANE (aged 71)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	9789/1880	6
28 Mar 1884	38	Death of mother Elizabeth WELSH (aged 64)	Foxlow, New South Wales, Australia		6
13 Oct 1898	53	Elizabeth MCFARLANE died			18

Personal Notes:

my husband Philip is related to the McFarlane’s through his father Reginald Gordon Smith. We talked to Reg about the family before he passed away so I can maybe fill you in on a few gaps. Our family comes down from Charles and Elizabeth McFarlane’s third child Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born 07/10/1845 and died 13/10/1898. She, along with other McFarlane’s, is buried at St Thomas church of England Cemetery at Carwoola. We have been there and photographed a number of the headstones. At the age of 15 Elizabeth eloped to Braidwood and married Thomas Smith at the Roman Catholic Church Braidwood. He was only about 17 so they were very young. The witnesses at their wedding were Frederick William Cole and Ellen Cole, her sister. Elizabeth & Thomas went on to have 13 children. I can supply their names and date of birth if you want to go that far. We are descended from their fifth child Thomas Samuel born 1870. He married Eliza Draper 08/03/1894 and we descend from their seventh child Reginald Gordon Smith. I can’t supply any information on Thomas Smith because on their marriage certificate he states that his parents are unknown. Try tracing a Smith without any lineage. We have a few very fragile clues which we hope to follow now that we have retired. We think he may have been raised at the Orphan School Parramatta.
When we first started researching The McFarlane’s we went to the State Archives in Canberra. That was pre internet and ancestry searches on line. It was quite interesting as we found records of Charles McFarlane working as a shepherd at Gidley Station. The family seemed to have lived at a place called Foxlow which is where Elizabeth Smith (nee McFarlane) died.

Reg talked about the family holidays to the McFarlane farm and Philip remembers going there as a young boy. Reg gave us the names of his cousins. They were Jim, Harry (probably Henry Charles), Reuben (Arthur Reuben), Frank (John Frances), and Allan Stewart and May, twins born about 1892. Reuben died 29/02/1928 aged 33 of pneumonia in Queanbyan Hospital. It was Allan and May’s farm which the Smith’s visited & Philip describes it as just an old slab hut. They had a tame kangaroo which came in of a winters evening and slept in front of the fire. Aunty May was very put out when her brother Allan bought her a fuel stove. This new fangled thing just didn’t cook sponges properly, so she went back to baking them over the open fire. Philip swears they were the best sponges he’s ever had. I remember meeting Aunty May when Philip & I were courting. She was very ill and so came to Earlwood so that Reg & Edna could look after her. Frank disappeared and wasn’t heard of again. The story goes that as his wife rode up to the front door of Allan & May’s house with a loaded shotgun, Frank took off out the back door and rode off on his horse never to be seen again. Reg said that Frank’s wife’s name was Gladys Soutter. It was believed that Frank went to Galahgenbone to his mate Jack Thompson who used to live at Captains Flat. I don’t think that clue to his final whereabouts has ever been persued.

I hope that the info on Elizabeth McFarlane and the missing twins (Allan & May) helps. Dad also mentioned a Jim. That is a hard one to trace because they don’t seem to use their given name. If you haven’t already been then a visit to St Thomas cemetery at Carwoola is worth the trip if you live in NSW. We stayed at a motel in Canberra. The church is no longer used and just sits in the middle of nowhere but is maintained. We visited the graves and photographed them which was fortunate because a few years later his brother went for a visit and a number of the headstones had been vandalised. What processes people.

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 = 204 (Name, Notes)

- Reference = 204 (Birth)

18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool

- Reference = Kathy Smith 27 July 2016 (Marriage)

- Reference = Kathy Smith 27 July 2016 (Death)

Created on a Mac™ using iFamily for Mac™ on 2 May 2025