Person:John Henderson (241)

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John Henderson
b.22 Nov 1815 Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland
d.1860 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 6 Jun 1804
  1. Catherine Henderson1805 -
  2. Elizabeth Henderson1809 -
  3. John Henderson1815 - 1860
  4. Margaret Henderson1818 - 1863
Spouse and Children
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m. 28 Aug 1839
  1. Capt John Henderson1841 - 1886
  2. Margaret Mcleod Henderson1846 - 1895
  3. James Henderson1849 - 1927
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] John Henderson
Gender Male
Birth[1] 22 Nov 1815 Kilconquhar, Fife, ScotlandParents are listed as John Henderson and Catharine Findlay. Kilconquhar is about 20 kms NE of Kirkcaldy. So this may not be the right birth location nor the right parents.
Alt Birth[2] 22 Nov 1815 Abbotshall, Fife, ScotlandLinktown, Abbotshall, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. Kirkcaldy is only a few kilometres from Dysart. Parents: James Henderson and Helen Patton.
Marriage 28 Aug 1839 Dysart, Fife, ScotlandSeaman. Groom's Father: James Henderson (a Weaver). Bride's Father: Alexander Henderson (a Seaman). Bride's name: Catharine Henderson. (spelling)
to Catherine Henderson
Occupation? Master mariner
Death? 1860 Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaDrowned Yarra River raft crossing in flood. [Source? This is highly dubious. I find no record of him coming to Australia (nor his wife who died in Scotland in 1897)]
DNA? Common DNA Ancestor

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8X-ML1

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTP5-V5X

How and why did he come to Australia?

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Scotland. Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. (Ancestry.com).

    _APID: 1,60143::19507788

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Scotland. Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. (Ancestry.com).

    _APID: 1,60143::10006076

  3.   Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source)
    Ancestry Family Tree.
  4.   England. Christening Index, 1530-1980. (Ancestry.com).

    _APID: 1,1351::151790159

  5.   Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
    The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records.

    _APID: 1,61650::46537067

  6.   Scotland. Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. (Ancestry.com).

    _APID: 1,60143::20430963

  7.   Scotland. Marriages, 1561-1910. (FamilySearch).

    _APID: 1,60144::2031690

  8.   General Register Office for Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
    Parish: Dundee; ED: 12; Page: 14; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1851_60; Year: 1851.

    _APID: 1,1076::882643

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