[Index]
John Craigen DIACK (1850 - 1929)
Candlemaker, Labourer at a soapwork, Lenghtsman, railway employee
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Helen Mutch DIACK (1874 - 1946)
George Adam DIACK (1882 - 1940)
Margeurite Maggie Ann Fleming DIACK (1884 - 1906)
John Craigen DIACK (1850 - 1929)

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Margaret MUNRO (1845 - 1909)
James DIACK (1807 - 1855) James DIACK (1787 - 1855)



female EMSLEY (1787 - 1855)



Helen MUTCH (1810 - 1881) James MUTCH (1786 - )



Barbara EWEN (1786 - )



John Craigen DIACK Margaret MUNRO

John Craigen DIACK
John Craigen DIACK Margaret MUNRO John Craigen DIACK
b. 02 Feb 1850 at New Pitsligo, Tyrie, Aberdeen, Scotland
m. 08 Apr 1873 Margaret MUNRO (1845 - 1909) at Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
d. 12 Oct 1929 at Queensland, Australia aged 79
Parents:
James DIACK (1807 - 1855)
Helen MUTCH (1810 - 1881)
Siblings (5):
George DIACK (1844 - )
Adam DIACK (1846 - 1923)
James DIACK (1848 - )
William DIACK (1852 - )
Alexander DIACK (1854 - )
Children (3):
Helen Mutch DIACK (1874 - 1946)
George Adam DIACK (1882 - 1940)
Margeurite Maggie Ann Fleming DIACK (1884 - 1906)
Grandchildren (9):
Lillian Margaret Ann MADDEN (1894 - 1977), John Henry (Jack) MADDEN (1895 - 1982), Florence Helen MADDEN (1898 - 1951), Helen Nell May MADDEN (1904 - 1974), Edward MADDEN (1912 - 1912), Julian George MADDEN (1915 - 2013), Doris Vivian DIACK (1907 - ), Stanley Archibald DIACK (1911 - 1941), Daisy May PILKINGTON (1905 - 1936)
Events in John Craigen DIACK (1850 - 1929)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
02 Feb 1850 John Craigen DIACK was born New Pitsligo, Tyrie, Aberdeen, Scotland Certificate
1851 1 Census Tyrie, Aberdeen, Scotland
09 Jun 1855 5 Death of father James DIACK (aged 47) New Pitsligo, Tyrie, Aberdeen, Scotland Certificate
1861 11 Census Servant aged 11
08 Apr 1873 23 Married Margaret MUNRO (aged 27) Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland Certificate, St Nicholas
28 Aug 1874 24 Birth of daughter Helen Mutch DIACK Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland Certificate
15 Jun 1881 31 Immigration Queensland, Australia Note 1
17 Jun 1881 31 Death of mother Helen MUTCH (aged 71) Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland Certificate
15 Apr 1882 32 Birth of son George Adam DIACK Queensland, Australia 1882/C006518
10 May 1884 34 Birth of daughter Margeurite Maggie Ann Fleming DIACK Queensland, Australia 1884/C008058
01 Nov 1906 56 Death of daughter Margeurite Maggie Ann Fleming DIACK (aged 22) Queensland, Australia 1906/C002261
20 Feb 1909 59 Death of wife Margaret MUNRO (aged 63) Queensland, Australia 1909/001902
12 Oct 1929 79 John Craigen DIACK died Queensland, Australia 1927/003871
Note 1: per 'Scottish Knight' age given as 28
Personal Notes:
Birth Certificate witnesses by John Craigen and George Diack.

Census 1861 has John working as a servant aged 11 in the house of George Henderson (33) and his two unmarried sisters (24 & 22) - in Tyrie.

Marriage certificate shows usual address as 31 George St, Aberdeen.

Qld death index has father John Diack and mother Margaret Mutch. ************ Note this discrepancy. ****************

Helen's birth certificate shows occupation as Candlemaker.

A bad asthmatic.

Lived with George and Ada in Townsville.

Came to Australia in 15/6/1881 on ship Scottish Knight.

Scottish Knight built 1876 barque, Feb.1896 sank in tow after collision with Longships in fog off Cornwall on voyage Tocopilla to Leith with nitrate. 916 tons

SCOTTISH KNIGHT arrived 15 06 1881 Townsville - departed Plymouth 03 03 1881 source passender list PL M1698

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