Adam b.1804 Snr ABERCROMBIE b. 16 Mar 1804 Stirlingshire Scotland d. 23 Jul 1849 Adelaide SA: Christina and Donald McLEAN and their descendants

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1804 - 1849 (45 years)

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Name	Adam b.1804 Snr ABERCROMBIE [1]
Born	16 Mar 1804	Stirlingshire Scotland [2]
	IMPORTANT NOTE: So the record is findable, family search has the spelling of his parents as ABERCROMBY
Gender	Male
Biography Notes	1839	Troubridge Island SA
	Adam Abercrombie an old colonist, a passenger on the sinking "Parsee", which was lost on the Troubridge Shoal at nearby Troubridge Island in 1839. He was the last to leave the wreck, having bullocks on board.
	Source: 23 Apr 2019 Lorna McLean-google search= Troubridge Island Lighthouse was a decommissioned lighthouse located on Troubridge Island in Gulf St Vincent, South Australia about 8 kilometres (5.0 miLES) southeast by east of Edithburgh in South Australia and about 74 kilometres (46 miles) SW of Adelaide. The Lighthouse was commissioned in 1856 as a means to reduce losses caused by the stranding of ships on the Troubridge Shoals. The list of shipwrecks in November 1838(137 that year) includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1838. Adam Abercrombes ship the Parsee sunk on the 20th November 1856 with seven other ships that day. The barque was wrecked on the Troubridge Shoals. She was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemen's Land to Adelaide, South Australia. Ships in total in that November were sunk 379 ships. 11 the day before the Parsee sank and the following day 19 sunk. The highest number of ships sunk in one day was on eight days later on the 28th November with 53 ships sunk. The lighthouse was decommissioned that same year 1856.
Died	23 Jul 1849	Adelaide SA [3, 4, 5]
Cause of death	24 Jul 1849	Adelaide SA [6]
	DREADFUL POISONING AND 3 DEATHS! 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	West Terrace Cemetery SA [7]
Biography Notes	26 Jul 1849	Adelaide SA [8]
	ASPHYXIA?Adam Abercrombie, wheelwright in Hindley-street, and two of his daughters, one aged seven and the other two years, were killed by inhaling the fumes of charcoal. The Coroner, Wm Wyatt, Esq., held an inquest on the bodies on Tuesday, when after an examination of the medical witnesses Dr Woodforde (who was called in), Dr Nash, the Colonial Surgeon, and Mr Philips, the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death, caused by inhaling carbonic acid and carbonated gas". The following outline of the evidence in this most distressing case will be read with painful interest: Samuel Richardson, a person in the employment of Mr Abercrombie stated :?On Sunday night, between eleven and twelve, Mr Abercrombie called me up. and desired me to go for Dr Woodforde. I went and told him to come over. Some time elapsed, and Mr Abercrombie enquired if the doctor had come, as the children had fits: and I went to the doctor again, and he came directly. He went into the house, and Abercrombie desired me to accompany Dr Woodforde, from whom I received some medicine to be given to the little child, Mary; I know the medicine was for her, but I did not see it given. I gave it to Abercrombic. On Monday morning I got up at eight o'clock, I went to the shop, lighted a fire at the forge, and put on the kettle. When the water boiled, I went to the window and asked Mrs Abercrombie to give me some coffee. She answered, and tried to awaken Adam. I heard her speaking loudly io him, but finding she could not awaken her husband, she said, "I'll open the door, Sam, and you can come in and get what you want". Mrs Abercromby opened the door and withdrew, when I went into the sitting-room and got some coffee from the dresser. Mrs Abercrombie still continued to call loudly on her husband in vain; and, bidding me call him, I shouted pretty loudly, without arousing him. I then went to him, and rolled him by the shoulder, and tried to wake him, but could get no answer whatever. Mrs Abercrombie said she thought the children were dead, or dying, but on going to them I found them warm. At little Mary's mouth, however, there was a deal of froth, and I felt much alarmed, but did not think they were dead. I went again to Dr Woodforde's, and told him the children were in a very bad way. He said he would come over soon, but it might be three quarters of an hour or an hour before he came. I went again before he came. He was out then, but Mrs Woodorde said she would send for him immediately. Mrs Witherick had been sent for, and I was urged to go for the first doctor I could find. I went and brought Mr Phillips: I was present at all the deaths. I thought the little girl would have come round, but she went off again, aud died about eleven o'clock on Monday morning. Christina never rallied. Adam Abercrombie died at about half-past four on Monday afternoon. James Phillips, surgeon, North Terrace, accompanied the first witness to the house of Mr Abercrombie, at about half-past nine in the morning. Found the father and two children lying on the same bed. The father was foaming at the mouth, and his breathing was stertorous, his face in a livid state. The two children were apparently dead. . Dr. Woodforde and Dr Smith were present. Found a vessel containing charcoal, but the fire had gone out. The vessel was not more than four feet from the bed, on the brick floor. Two children were nearest the vessel which contained the charcoal. Took the father into the kitchen, and the two children into the room occupied by the witness Samuel Richardson The children were warm, but that is usually the case with carbonic-acid gas. They were dead. I could not detect any pulsation, although I tried the usual tests and remedies for ascertaining vitality or restoring it . .The use of such restoratives was persevered in with the children for an hour or an hour and a half. With reference to the father, similar remedies were used,, with the addition of cupping, bleeding, and the administration of stimulants and oxygen gas. He slightly rallied, but died at half-past four, about an hour after I last quitted him. Dr Nash was present, was consulted, and assisted in the applications. The whole appearance of the man indicated a congested state of the brain and of the lungs. In each case, death was evidently occasioned by the inhalation of carbonic acid gas. The child saved was envoloped in the bed clothes, but she was affected by the gas, being awakened with difficulty. J. G. Nash, Esq. colonial surgeon, gave evidence similar to that of Mr Phillips. One of the jury (Mr D. Fisher) regretted that Dr Woodforde was not examined. We believe that Dr W was called to the country on urgent professional business; and there appears no reason whatever for any expression of regret or dissatisfaction at his absence, seeing that everything was done to save the unfortunate man and his children that humanity or professional skill could suggest. source; South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal (Adelaide), 26th July 1849, p3
Occupation	1840's	Adelaide SA [9]
	Wheelright:Timber dealer since arrival in Australia. Worked at Hindley Street in Adelaide South Australia
Residence	1840's	Adelaide SA [9]
	Hindley Street Adelaide
Person ID	I-3887	Christina and Donald McLean \| Mary McLean's descendants
Last Modified	3 Jan 2021

Father	John b.1788 ABERCROMBIE, b. 1788, St Ninians Stirlingshire Scotland , d. 1871, Scotland UK (Age 83 years)
Relationship	-3052
Mother	Janet MCALLEY, b. 1791, Scotland UK , d. 1850, Scotland UK (Age 59 years)
Relationship	-3052
Married	8 Mar 1801	Stirlingshire Scotland [10]
Family ID	F-3052	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary b1818 MCLEAN, b. 2 Apr 1818, Duisky Scotland , d. 22 Sep 1889, Strathalbyn SA (Age 71 years)

Married 29 Sep 1840 Adelaide SA [11, 12]

MARRIED Holy Trinity Church Adelaide SA

Children

	1. Christina ABERCROMBIE, b. 5 Aug 1842, Adelaide SA , d. 23 Jul 1849, Adelaide SA (Age 6 years) []
+	2. Rachel b.1844 ABERCROMBIE, b. 4 May 1844, Adelaide SA , d. 6 Dec 1908, Wokurna SA (Age 64 years) []
	3. Adam b.1846 Jnr ABERCROMBIE, b. 9 Mar 1846, Adelaide SA , d. 14 Mar 1848, Adelaide SA (Age 2 years) []
	4. Mary b.1848 ABERCROMBIE, b. 24 Apr 1848, Adelaide SA , d. 23 Jul 1849, Adelaide SA (Age 1 years) []

Last Modified 8 Mar 2020 14:02:20

Family ID F-1257 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Documents

SRO online MARRIAGE REGISTER:Adam Abercrombie m1840 Mary MCLEAN
BDM 1840 Marriage Adam Abercrombie of Adelaide, late of St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland & Mary McLean on 29th September 1840 in Adelaide SA Section 52, Late of Lochaber, Argyllshire, Scotland. Source family search.org

STORIES

5082 - Mary McLean & Adam Abercrombie & Duncan McRae
Mary's descendants - biography as published in the BRB in 1995.

Sources

[S-3] 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-121] Family Search.org -------C & D McLean, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3F9H-MZ4 login required, 5 Mar 2020 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
pedigree chart of adams marriage, children. Plus adams parents years of birth and death only no location.
[S-75] http://www.genealogysa.org.au requires login, Reg No 1/178, 20 Jan 2017 Researcher Lorna McLean.
DEATH:1849 RegNo;1/178

ABERCROMBIE Adam at Adelaide SA
Adam ABERCROMBIE Death Date: 23 Jul 1849 Gender: M Age: 45y Approx. Birth Year: 1804 Marital Status: N Residence: Adelaide Death Place:Adelaide Book/Page: 1/178
No other evidenced information available. Requires followup to ensure generalisation and validity.

Adam and Mary's 2yoa son Adam and daughter Mary 2moa died the year before.
[S-98] CEMETERY ACA ENFIELD, WEST & SOUTH TCE, CHELTENHAM, http://www.aca.sa.gov.au/Records, 22 Apr 2019 Researcher Lorna McLean.
Abercrombie Adam 25/07/1849 45 Years West Terrace Cemetery Road 2, Path Number 18, E/W/-Count W, Site number 31 (Interment Right is expired)
[S-52] http://ancestry.com.au, https://search.ancestrylibrary.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=ADa51&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&qh=BHngRCod8BykTiuK6ODt4Q%3D%3D&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsln=abercromb*&gsln_x=NP_NN_NS&msbdy_x=1&msbdy=1804&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=0&uidh=pi3&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=5826097&dbid=1779&indiv=1&queryId=85104172b72545debe8dc7bc495a1673&ml_rpos=2, 6 Mar 2020 Researcher Lorna McLean.
Ancestry Library Version: Name: Adam Abercrombie Birth Year: abt 1804 Age:45 Death Date:23 Jul 1849 Residence Place: Adelaide Registration Place:Adelaide, South Australia
Page Number:178 Volume Number:1
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
[S-94] NEWSPAPER TROVE News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), 2, 9 Jan 2021 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
Adam Abercrombie an old colonist, a passenger on the sinking "Parsee", which was lost on the Troubridge Shoal at nearby Troubridge Island in 1839. He was the last to leave the wreck, having bullocks on board.
[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.Adam Abercrombie buried with his entire family in section R2, Path No.18, West, Site No31 burial on 14th March 1848
[S-195] NEWSPAPER TROVE South Australian Register.
South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal (Adelaide), 26th July 1849, p3
[S-3] 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. , Page 17.
[S-87] BDM Scotlands People requires own login , 9 Jul 2019 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
OPR Marriage of John Abercrombie and Janet Mcauley at St Ninians Stirling Scotland
[S-59] http://www.familyhistorysa.info/colonists.html, 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] http://www.familyhistorysa.info/colonists.html, 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