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Submitted by Ronald James Mc Farlane - [email protected] There are additional generations of this family to share. Please direct your queries to the email link above or if convenient refer to the document "The Lantern , History of a Mc Farlane family" in the University of Prince Edward Island Robertson Library Accession #4289
The Descendants of John Mc Farlane and Elspeth Stewart
1. John Mc Farlane m. Elspeth Stewart. They resided in Pittagowan, Blair Athol, Scotland They had five children:
i. James
2 ii. John
iii. Margaret
iv. Janet
v. Cecil
Only John's history is known:
2 i. John Mc Farlane b 1762 married Ann Stewart b 1764, d 1837. They sailed from the Port of Glascow. On the 10th August 1803 on the "Commerce" for Pictou, Nova Scotia where they transferred to a barely seaworthy vessel the "Arrow" for Three Rivers Isle of St. John and settled on Lots 53 and later Lot 59, Montague.
Children of John and Ann:
i. Alexander b 1790 died young
ii. Elisabeth b 1793, d 1846 m. James Mc Laren b 1785, d 1863 (See Pioneer memorial plaque Brudenell Island)
3 iii. James b 1795, d1865 m. Elisabeth Mc Laren b 1792, d 1881
iv. John b 1797, d 1864 unknown
v. Ann b 1799, d 1886 m. Peter Robertson b 1787, d 1867
vi. Margaret b 1801 unknown
vii. Janet b 1802, d 1894 m. Thomas Annear b 1817, d 1900
3 iii. James Mc Farlane b 1792 d 1865 m. Elisabeth Mc Laren b 1790, d 1881
Children
4. i. William b 1825, d 1909 m Mary Buchanan b 1839, d 1912 (d Benalla, Australia)
ii. Alexander b 1826, d 1882 m Jeanette Johnstone b 1835, d 1927
iii. Jessie Kennedy
iv. John m Isabella Campbell b1918
v. Nancy b 1820, d 1883 m. (1) John Adams (2) H. Rodman
vi. James b 1822, d 1849 m. Ann Leslie b 1829, d 1890
5. vii. Benjamin b1824, d 1905 m. Dora O Brien b 1842, d 1933 (d Benalla, Australia)
William together with brother, Benjamin left PEI and after wagon training to the California gold fields sailed for the Australian gold fields on the "Ignus Fatuus" in 1853 where they settled in Benalla, Victoria, Australia where a considerable number of descendants live today
4 i. William b.1825, d 1909 married Mary Buchanan b 1839, d 1912
Children
i. James b 1859, d 1915 Miriam Williamson b unknown, d 1915
ii. Elisabeth Catherine b 1865, d 1959 m. James Henry Crockett b 1860, d 1918
iii. Isabella died in infancy
iv. Benjamin b 1868, d 1943 m. Sarah Grey
v. William John b 1861, d 1924 m. Margaret Duffy b 1864 d 1956
vi. Alexander b 1866 m. Mary Neeley
vii. Henry Thomas b 1871, d 1973 m. Elisabeth Stewart b 1877 d 1935
viii. Malcolm Murdock b 1874, d 1948 m. Evelyn Elisabeth b 1892 d 1971
5. vii. Benjamin b 1818, d 1859 m. Dora O Brien b 1847 d 1933
Children
i. Charles b 1860, d 1953 m. Martha Bullock d 1953
ii. Elisabeth Winfred b 1865, d 1939
iii. Benjamin Michael b 1869, d 1898
iv. Mary Ellen b 1872, d 1956
v. John b 1874, d 1947 m. Blanche Summers
vi. Dora b 1878, d 1957
vii. Benjamin Patrick b 1882, d 1948
viii. James William b 1861, d 1892
ix. William b 1863, d 1886 m. Lillian Victoria Tuckett