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John James MCRAE

John James MCRAE

Male 1860 - 1880  (19 years)

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  • Name John James MCRAE  [1
    Born 7 Sep 1860  Milang SA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Biography Notes
    • Twins: 5 & 6 of the McRae marriage but 9 & 10 of the children who included the Abercrombie marriage of 4 children, of Mary McLean.

      5. «b»JOHN JAMES McRAE«/b» born 7/9/1860 at Milang, S.A.

      Died aged 20 years in 1880. Burial probably at Milang as not at Strathalbyn.

      6. «b»MARY ANN McRAE«/b», his twin. born 7/9/1860 at Milang. S.A.

      No marriage date found and who is believed to have lived into her 70s and dying in the 1930s.

      Unable to trace detail.
    Died 1880  Milang SA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I-3986  Christina and Donald McLean | Mary McLean's descendants
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2016 

    Father Duncan Hugh MCRAE,   b. 26 Jun 1826, Kintail Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1901, Strathalbyn SA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Mary b1818 MCLEAN,   b. 2 Apr 1818, Duisky Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1889, Strathalbyn SA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1852  Adelaide SA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • MARRIED Trinity Church Adelaide SA
    Family ID F-1279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • STORIES
    TWINS John James McRae & Mary Ann McRae - twins
    TWINS John James McRae & Mary Ann McRae - twins
    Mary's descendants - biography as published in the BRB in 1995.

  • Notes 
    • Twin [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [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. .

    2. [S-59] Family History Group SA-COLONISTS, Barry Leadbetter, page 4.
      MCRAE Duncan, Mary MCLEAN, parents of child born 1860-08-07 named John James at Lake Alexandrina which is in fact Milang town in SA.


      Confirmed by the said website and no alterations made with citations from Website by Barry Leadbetter found by researcher Lorna McLean 05/12/2016

    3. [S-59] Family History Group SA-COLONISTS, Barry Leadbetter, 4, 16.01.2017 Researcher Lorna McLean.
      MCRAE Duncan and Mary McLean (nee Abercrombie)
      sorted to "John James at lake Alexandrina on 7th Aug 1860" by the said website and nothing altered.
      Website by Barry Leadbetter found by researcher Lorna McLean 05/12/2016

    4. [S-11] Birth record attached to this profile.

    5. [S-59] Family History Group SA-COLONISTS, Barry Leadbetter, page 1.
      first marriage; Adam Abercrombie married Mary McLean date provided and added by researcher Lorna McLean 05/12/2016

      second marriage; 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