Descendants of Robert HOLMES I

Notes


74. Mary McCrea MAGINNIS

She was the mother of five sons who were Doctors of Medicine.


94. Margaret Matilda McCORKELL

Margaret came to Australia on the "Robert Benn" as a 6 month old infant in 1842.
Margaret lost 3 children in 1 week during an epidemic.


96. Sarah Jane McCORKELL

Death notice of Sarah Jane McCorkell:
"AULD on the 8th December at her residence "Templemore" Mitchell Street
Brunswick , Sarah relict of the late John Auld and dearly loved mother of
Mrs. Hortop , Mrs Piper , Mrs. Butler and May and Willam Auld , aged 60
years . Passed Peacefully away."

This was John McCorkell`s home with the word Templemore in the front
door leadlight.


John AULD

Initial information on the AULD descendants comes from Wendy Moore's site:
http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/o/o/Wendy-Moore-Victoria/index.html

Further notes from Laurie Thompson via Dale Gatherum-Goss, Sep 2016:
John was a bootmaker when he married Sarah.
There are numerous articles or advertisments in "The Argus" newspaper re John Auld.
John Auld was insolvent and seemed to have trouble with his business partners based on the number of different partnerships....
John died of a stroke. He was buried in the Melbourne Cemetary on Oct 26th.
Witnesses to the marriage were William Geoge Williams & Thomas Heney

John, Mary & James Auld came to Australia on the "Naval Reserve" in 1864. This can be found on the Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists British Ports 1852-1869.


James Wilson AULD

John, Mary & James Auld came to Australia on the "Naval Reserve" in 1864. This can be found on the Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists British Ports 1852-1869.


147. James Gilbert Carlton AULD

One of his middle names, Carlton, appears to be taken from the Carlton area of Melbourne where some of the children were born.
Member of the oak of Mitcham lodge as per newspaper article on his burial.


154. Gavin Fitzroy AULD

His middle name, Fitzroy, appears to be taken from the Fitzroy area of Melbourne where some of the children were born.


101. William Cuthbert HOLMES

Indian civil service, later of Victoria, B.C., Canada. On 9 Jan 1890, he married Clara Eveline Dumbleton, by whom he had three sons and one daughter. One of his sons was killed in WWI.


158. William Dumbleton HOLMES

Killed in action in 1916.


165. Robert Bruce McKINNEY

Drowned. Buried in Warkworth cemetery.