Mary b.1848 ABERCROMBIE

1848 - 1849  (1 years)

• Name	Mary b.1848 ABERCROMBIE  [1]
  Born	24 Apr 1848	Adelaide SA   [1, 2]
  	Birth Hindley Street Adelaide SA
  Gender	Female
  Died	23 Jul 1849	Adelaide SA   [1]
  Cause of death	25 Jul 1849	Adelaide SA
  	On this Page 2 South Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1844 - 1851) Tue 24 Jul 1849 Page 2 LOCAL NEWS. DREADFUL OCCURRENCE IN HINDLEY STREET. YESTERDAY morning the city was thrown into intense excitement, by the rumour, which was rapidly circulated, that Mr Adam Abercrombie, wheelwright, with his children, had been poisoned. We regret much to have the painful duty of stating that there was too much foundation for this distressing report. It appears that on Sunday night, Dr Woodforde was sent for to attend Mrs Abercrombie for a complaint in the face, and left about twelve o'clock. At this time Mr and Mrs Abercrombie, who usually slept with their three children in an apartment adjoining the usual dining room, retired to bed, having first been induced, by the coldness of the night air, to light a charcoal fire in an iron pot, and place it in the room. Yesterday morning, Mrs Abercrombie awoke at a quarter past eight, called one of the children, who also dressed; she could not succeed in arousing her husband, but felt no alarm at the circumstance. Supposing the other two children to be asleep, breakfast was prepared in, was requested by Mrs A. to try to awaken him. The melancholy truth soon flashed upon the unhappy woman, and the best medical attendance was immediately procured. Dr Woodforde, Dr Smith, and Mr Phillips were quickly on the spot, and all that energy and human skill could effect was tried, but without any success on the two children, one aged eight years and the other fifteen months, both fine children. The father's habit of body was much against his recovery, and the most vigorous measures were resorted to; he was placed in a hot bath, the jugular vein opened, hot flannels, &c., employed freely, and, at twelve o'clock, there were some faint hopes of recovery. There is no chimney in the room where the family slept, and, of course, the carbonic acid gas evolved from the burning charcoal would be highly detrimental to human life. It is astonishing that anybody should be ignorant of so notorious a fact. Mr Abercrombie expired at 4 P.M. He had been gradually sinking since themorning, and was attended by Dr Smith up to the time of his decease. The unhappy widow is in a distracted state, and has now but one child left of her little family. She lost a boy some time time since by accident.The Coroner has been apprised, and will hold an inquest on the three victims of this fatal casualty to-day. The deceased was an old colonist, having been a passenger by the "Parsee", which was lost on the Troubridge Shoal In 1839. He was the last to leave the wreck, having bullocks on board. Mrs Abercrombie is the daughter of a still older colonist, Mr McLean, formerly of the Black Forest; now residing at Strathalbyn.
  Buried	25 Jul 1849	Adelaide SA   [1, 3]
  	BURIED West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide SA
  Person ID	I-3874	Christina and Donald McLean | Mary McLean's descendants
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Adam b.1804 Snr ABERCROMBIE,   b. 16 Mar 1804, Stirlingshire Scotland ,   d. 23 Jul 1849, Adelaide SA  (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	-1257
  Mother	Mary b1818 MCLEAN,   b. 2 Apr 1818, Duisky Scotland ,   d. 22 Sep 1889, Strathalbyn SA  (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	-1257
  Married	29 Sep 1840	Adelaide SA   [4, 5]
  	MARRIED Holy Trinity Church Adelaide SA
  Family ID	F-1257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S-3] PUBLICATION BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. . [S-59] Family History Group SA-COLONISTS, Barry Leadbetter, 4. MCRAE Duncan, Mary ABERCROMBIE nee MCLEAN married 1852-02-25 at Trinity, Adelaide SA, aged 25=Duncan b1827, 32 (w)=Mary b1820 Confirmed by the said website and NO alterations were made with citations from Website by Barry Leadbetter found by researcher Lorna McLean 05/12/2016 [S-98] CEMETERY ACA ENFIELD, WEST & SOUTH TCE, CHELTENHAM, West Tce printout at gate, 9 Apr 2020 Researcher Lorna Mclean. Print out at cemetery for HS PHOTO. Mary Abercrombie buried with the entire family in section R2, Path No.18, West, Site No31 burial on 25 July 1849 [S-59] Family History Group SA-COLONISTS, Barry Leadbetter, page 1. Adam Abercrombie married Mary McLean date provided and added by researcher Lorna McLean 05/12/2016 MCRAE Duncan, Mary ABERCROMBIE nee MCLEAN married 1852-02-25 at Trinity, Adelaide SA, aged 25=Duncan b1827, 32 (w)=Mary b1820 Confirmed by the said website and NO alterations were made with citations from Website by Barry Leadbetter found by researcher Lorna McLean 05/12/2016 [S-59] Family History Group SA-COLONISTS, Barry Leadbetter, 4. MCRAE Duncan and Mary McLean (nee Abercrombie) Confirmed "married on 25.02.1852 at Trinity church Adelaide SA, Aged 25, 32" by the said website and nothing altered. Website by Barry Leadbetter found by researcher Lorna McLean 05/12/2016