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...do YOUR families link back to first South Australian wheat growers?
Christina and Donald McLEAN from Scotland 1837
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1884 - 1916 (31 years)
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Name |
Allen Alexander MCRAE [1] |
Born |
13 Dec 1884 |
Strathalbyn SA [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Biography Notes |
- Allen Alexander McRae born 13/12/1884 at Strathalbyn.
Married with one child, no details known..
Death: on 4/5/1916 at Adelaide. lnterred at Strathalbyn on the 6th Div. 2/460 in the same grave as a baby sister.
From the "Southern Argus" dated 11/5/1916 (Thursday);
Personal: "the death occurred at the Adelaide Hospital on Thursday night last of Mr Allan McRae, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Donald H. McRae of Strathalbyn, at the age of 31 years. He had been engaged at the Victor Harbor Water Works and contracted an attack of typhoid fever of a very severe type. He was sent on by Dr Douglas to the hospital, where despite all skill he succumbed to the illness. His body was brought to Strathalbyn on Saturday and his mortal remains were laid to rest in the Strathalbyn Cemetery. The Rev. G. C. Love B. D. conducting the service at the grave. The late Mr McRae was a bright and clever young man, and a hard worker for any cause he associated himself with. He leaves a widow and one child for whom, as for his bereaved parents, much sympathy is felt."
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Cause of death |
Typhoid fever [1] |
Died |
4 May 1916 |
Adelaide SA [1] |
Buried |
Strathalbyn SA [2] |
Person ID |
I-3965 |
Christina and Donald McLean | Mary McLean's descendants |
Last Modified |
11 Oct 2017 |
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Headstones |
 | HS STRATH LAIDLAW AND MCRAE families
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Sources |
- [S-3] FS BRB - 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995, The BRB has a good index for each individual. 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-3] FS BRB - 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995, The BRB has a good index for each individual. 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. .
6th Division 2/240 Strathalbyn SA
- [S-75] http://www.genealogysa.org.au, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php?option=com_search&Itemid=32, 25 Jan 2017 Researcher Lorna McLean.
MARRIAGE:1911 RegNo:249/271 groom:MCRAE Allan Alexander bride:NASH,Catherine Bessie in Strathalbyn SA
Public message: it is imperative; that our website sources are double checked and NOT generalised without further validation of our limited sources-some of our donors may be quite unproven, possibly random.
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