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William FERGUSON (1846 - )

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Arthur FERGUSON ( - 1940) Mary Agnes FERGUSON William Hunter FERGUSON	William FERGUSON (1846 - ) + Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD (1847 - 1940)	John FERGUSON
		Margaret TRACY

Pic S1. Warby Family Tree - Ancestry - DavidMac

b. abt 1846 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

m. 1878 Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD (1847 - 1940) at Balmain, NSW, Australia

Near Relatives of William FERGUSON (1846 - )
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	George MACDONALD	03 Jan 1824	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	25 Mar 1924	'Glendarrwill', Maude, Victoria, Australia	100
Mother in Law	Elizabeth Henrietta (DOW DOUSE DOUX) DOWSE	abt 1822	New South Wales, Australia	27 Dec 1910	'Glendarrwill', Maude, Victoria, Australia	88
Father	John FERGUSON
Mother	Margaret TRACY
Self	William FERGUSON	abt 1846	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Wife	Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD	1847	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	1940	Penrith, NSW, Australia	93
Son	Arthur FERGUSON			bef 1940
Daughter	Mary Agnes FERGUSON
Son	William Hunter FERGUSON
Son in Law	Unknown TARRENTE
Niece	Adelaide Victoria Georgina MACDONALD	1884	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Alexander Gordon MACDONALD	1887	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Edward James MACDONALD	1889	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Alice Isabell MACDONALD	1891	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Olive Mary Jane MACDONALD	1894	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Elizabeth Spencer WILLS	12 Mar 1873	Queensland, Australia	24 Oct 1956	Queensland, Australia	83
Niece	Edith Spencer WILLS	10 Jun 1874	Queensland, Australia	15 Sep 1956	Queensland, Australia	82
Niece	Emily (Emilyne) Spencer WILLS	16 Aug 1875	Kew, Victoria, Australia	05 Feb 1960	Queensland, Australia	84
Nephew	Horatio Spencer Howe WILLS	28 Aug 1876	'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia	30 Aug 1960	Springsure, Queensland, Australia	84
Nephew	Cedric Spencer WILLS	29 Nov 1877	'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia	25 Sep 1957	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	79
Nephew	George WILLS	abt 1879
Niece	Minnie Spencer WILLS	27 Apr 1880	Queensland, Australia	23 Sep 1962	Queensland, Australia	82
Nephew	Egbert Spencer WILLS	23 Jul 1881	Queensland, Australia	04 Aug 1888	Queensland, Australia	7
Niece	Rose Spencer WILLS	16 Sep 1882	'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia	21 Feb 1969	Queensland, Australia	86
Niece	Ruby Spencer WILLS	23 Nov 1883	Queensland, Australia	1978	Queensland, Australia	95
Niece	Ivy Spencer WILLS	30 Jul 1885	Queensland, Australia	09 Feb 1968	Casino, NSW, Australia	82
Nephew	Thomas Wentworth Spencer WILLS	25 Jul 1886	Queensland, Australia	22 May 1963	Queensland, Australia	76
Nephew	Colden Spencer WILLS	15 Oct 1888	'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia	20 May 1972	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	83
Nephew	William Charles GODSCHALL-JOHNSON
Niece	Margaret Ellen GODSCHALL-JOHNSON	1879	Queensland, Australia	1959	Perth, WA, Australia	80
Niece	Bertha May GODSCHALL-JOHNSON	1881	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	1921	Wellington, West Australia, Australia	40
Niece	May GODSCHALL-JOHNSON	1882	Queensland, Australia	1963	Perth, WA, Australia	81
Niece	Violet GODSCHALL-JOHNSON	1882	Possibly Emerald, Qld	1962	Perth, WA, Australia	80
Nephew	Connie GODSCHALL-JOHNSON	1885	Bu Ni, Victoria, Australia	1938	Bridgetown, WA, Australia	53
Niece	Jessie Sarah GODSCHALL-JOHNSON	1886	Bright, Victoria, Australia
Niece	Mabel Cecelia GODSCHALL-JOHNSON	1888	Victoria, Australia	1979	Canning, Western Australia, Australia	91
Nephew	Frederick William GODSCHALL-JOHNSON	1891	Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1965	Plantagenet, West Australia, Australia	74
Nephew	Robert GODSCHALL-JOHNSON	1894	Gisborne, Victoria, Australia	1961	Victoria, Australia	67
Niece	Agnes Victoria RYDER	1886		1898	Wattleside, near Cindee, Queensland	12
Niece	Beatrice Victoria Seymour BRETT
Nephew	Frank BRETT
Niece	Lily BRETT
Nephew	Reginald BRETT
Nephew	Alex MACDONALD
Niece	Annie MACDONALD
Nephew	Cedric MACDONALD
Nephew	Claude MACDONALD
Nephew	Clyde MACDONALD
Nephew	Dudley MACDONALD
Niece	Elsie MACDONALD
Nephew	Graham MACDONALD
Nephew	Leslie MACDONALD
Nephew	Raymond MACDONALD
Nephew	Rupert MACDONALD
Niece	Winifred Stuart MACDONALD	1904	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	1979	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	75
Nephew	Charles Stuart MACDONALD	1905
Nephew	George MACDONALD	1907		1988		81
Nephew	Allen Cameron MACDONALD	1910		1987		77
Brother in Law	Alexander Cameron MACDONALD	09 Dec 1845	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	08 May 1897	Woodstock, Queensland, Australia	51
Sister in Law	Sarah Jane MACDONALD	1848	Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia	20 May 1899	Lethbridge, Victoria, Australia	51
Sister in Law	Elizabeth Henrietta (Berry) MACDONALD	26 Dec 1850	Brewarrina, NSW, Australia	25 Jan 1944	Minerva Creek, Springsure, Queensland, Australia	93
Sister in Law	Margaret Isabella MACDONALD	10 Dec 1851	Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia	08 Nov 1944	West Australia, Australia	92
Sister in Law	Adelaide Victoria MACDONALD	1852	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	1947	Queensland, Australia	95
Sister in Law	Christine Eliza MACDONALD	1853		04 Jul 1948	Springsure, Queensland, Australia	95
Sister in Law	Ellen Augusta MACDONALD	abt 1858		1923	Northcote, Victoria, Australia	65
Brother in Law	John George MACDONALD	1859		17 Aug 1921		62
Brother in Law	Charles Hugh William MACDONALD	19 Apr 1861	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	10 Jan 1946	Glen Darriwell, Maude, Victoria, Australia	84

Events in William FERGUSON (1846 - )'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1846		William FERGUSON was born	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland	Note 1
06 Jan 1856	10	Immigration	"Bee" from Liverpool to Sydney	Note 2
1878	32	Married Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD (aged 31)	Balmain, NSW, Australia	Note 3	52, 60
bef 1940	94	Death of son Arthur FERGUSON		see death notice for mother
1940	94	Death of wife Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD (aged 93)	Penrith, NSW, Australia	Note 4	60

Note 1: married 1878 - age 32 = c 1846 - Glasgow, Scotland

Note 2: William arrived with his mother and three sisters on the "Bee" which had sailed from Liverpool on 12 September 1855. The family were joining their father John who worked for the Australian Steamship Navigation Co. Warby Family Tree - Ancestry, DavidMac

Note 3: Sydney Morning Herald 9 Sept 1878 FERGUSON-MACDONALD.-August 24, at the residence of Mr. W. J. Nelson, Nelson-street, Balmain, by tho Rev. James Cosh, M.A., William, eldest son of the late John Ferguson, Sydney, to Mary Ann Sophia, eldest daughter of George Macdonald, Glen Darriwill, Geelong, Victoria. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 about William Ferguson Name: William Ferguson Spouse Name: Mary A J Macdonald Marriage Date: 1878 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Balmain, New South Wales Registration Year: 1878 Registration number: 1470

Note 4: Nepean Times (Penrith) - 28 March 1940 Late Mrs. M. A. S. Ferguson Mrs. Mary Ann Sophia Ferguson, whose death at the residence of her granddaughter. Mrs. Allaway, Bel more Street Penrith, on 19th inst., was briefly reported in last issue, was born at Campbelltown 93 years ago. Her family were true and worthy re presentatives of the hardy old colonial pioneers whose simple and good living conduced to longevity. Her father died at the age of 100. Deceased, whose maiden name was McDonald, spent her early years in Victoria. She and her husband, who was a marine engineer, lived at New castle for some time. He died many years ago. Thereafter Mrs Ferguson lived with her son, the late Mr Arthur Ferguson, first at Macksville, and afterward for a few years at Katoomba and Hazelbrook, coming to Penrith 19 years ago. Mrs Ferguson, possessed a wonderfully cheerful disposition that appealed to all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance. she maintained her activity up to her last declining years. Her health usually was good till a few years ago when she became a sufferer from rheumatism. Deceased leaves a son, Mr William Ferguson of Bellevue Hill, and a daughter Mrs Tarrente, who is living in South Africa. Another son, Arthur, predeceased her. There are five grand children and three great-grandchildren, and deceased also leaves four sisters—three in Queensland and one in West Australia—all of whom are over 80 years of age. Mrs Ferguson was the eldest. The remains were laid to rest in the Presbyterian portion of Penrith general cemetery on 30th inst., Rev, A. Fleming conducting the service.

Personal Notes:

from George MacDonald death notice in paper 1924 marriage cert - engine driver

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 about William Ferguson Name: William Ferguson Spouse Name: Mary A J Macdonald Marriage Date: 1878 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Balmain, New South Wales Registration Year: 1878 Registration number: 1470

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Sydney Morning Herald 9 Sept 1878 FERGUSON-MACDONALD.-August 24, at the residenco of Mr. W. J. Nelson, Nelson-street, Balmain, by tho Rev. James Cosh, M.A., William, eldest son of the late John Ferguson, Sydney, to Mary Ann Sophia, eldest daughter of George Macdonald, Glen Darriwill, Geelong, Victoria.

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