Grace McConchie (1850 - 1932)

Born 7 Jan 1850 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of John Graham — married 7 Apr 1871 in Langholm, Dumfries, Scotland

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1932 at age 82 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Grace, along with her new husband John and infant daughter Jane, emigrated to Australia with her parents and a number of her siblings. They travelled on the Colonial Empire arriving in Williamstown in 1871.^[1]

DEATH NOTICES
GRAHAM - On the 5th July, at her residence
Durham-street, Richmond, Grace, the
dearly beloved wife of the late John, and
loving mother of Jennie (deceased), Jessie
(Mrs. Murns), Annie (Mrs. Ridd), Maggie
(Mrs. O'Connor), Elisa (Mrs. Hardy, de-
ceased), Marv (Mrs. Jacques), Andrew,
Florrie (Mrs. Larter), Walter, Nellie (Mrs.
Perkins) and Jack, aged 82 years and 6
months. For ever with the Lord.
GRAHAM - On the fifth July, at her residence
Durham-street, Richmond, Grace, loved sis-
ter of David, Robert, Joseph and Adam
McConchie, charter member I.O.G.T., aged
82 years. They are going home one by one. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Immigration record attached from Public Record Office of Victoria.
2. ↑ Family Notices. (1932, July 6). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203806607

Lineage from Information compiled by Vern & Ray McConchie June 1975 via Margaret Brown and from son Walter's death record attached as image to Walter's record.

Birth

Origin of birth date is uncertain. Birth year and place as per 1851 census record below.

Marriage

Name: John Graham
Spouse's Name: Grace Mcconchie
Event Date: 07 Apr 1871
Event Place: Langholm,Dumfries,Scotland
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11839-1
System Origin: Scotland-ODM
GS Film number: 6035516
Citation:
"Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTG9-Y7M : accessed 15 January 2015), John Graham and Grace Mcconchie, 07 Apr 1871; citing Langholm,Dumfries,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.

Death

Death date and place from death notices above.

Census

1851 Census Transcript
County Name Dumfriesshire
Parish Name Johnstone
Enumeration District 2
Enumeration Page 2
Schedule 6
Address Johnstone Schoohouse

Source Citation
1851 Census, Parish of Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Enumeration Book 2, Page 2, Schedule 6; Index, Maxwell Ancestry (http://www.maxwellancestry.com/census/51transcript.aspx?houseid=83202006: accessed 02 Feb 2016); Original Source: 1851 Scotland Census, National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.