Notes: The Australian Kirkpatrick's

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1	Darkey Flat Goldfields are located 18 miles N.W. of Warwick. This became known as the Talgai Goldfield and covers an area of 77 square miles. Both alluvial and reef mining methods were worked here. The richest alluvial gold was found in Dunn's Gully and at Gum Flat just west of Pratten. The alluvium is rich but patchy, and varies in depth from two to twenty feet. Many coarse gold nuggets were found up to sixteen ounces, the largest of which was fifty-five ounces found by Mr. H. Gibson in 1895. Many reef mines were worked in this general area and were found to be rich in gold. However, this goldfield was abandoned due to other goldfields being opened up around this time. There is still gold there as it was never worked properly.	Family: F286
2	Elizabeth was married three times ,her third and last husband being Samuel Kirkpatrick of Hoddam Castle. The Herries family had owned Hoddom Castle, where they are said to have imprisoned kidnapped Englishmen in the 15th century, but in 1607 it belonged to Samuel Kirkpatrick, who married Elizabeth Stewart ,widow of Johnstone of Newbie in that year(her third marriage). It was purchased in around 1630 by the Sharpe family. Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, the celebrated antiquarian, whom Sir Walter Scott called the Scottish Horace Walpole, and the author of several poems in the Border Minstrelsy, was born there in 1781, and died in Edinburgh in 1851.	Family: F16351
3	His wife, Countess of Ross, was deserted by her husband. She appealed to the Bishop of Moray, who unfortunately for him, gave judgement in her favourin 1392. The Wolf was outraged. All out for revenge, he came down from his stronghold, the castle of Lochindorb and ransacked and burned Forres and Elgin. Elgin of course, being the ecclesiastical centre of the Bishopric of Moray. Setting off fires, mainly in the College, the Canon's houses and the Hospital of the Maison Dieu, he terrified the people of Elgin, forcing them to flee with their families into the countryside. In 1390 he burned Elgin Cathedral, destroying many of its records including family, legal and monastic.	Family: F2683
4	Hugh and Anne migrated with their seven children on "Walmer Castle"	Family: F1315
5	James and Jane had a total of ten children.	Family: F3191
6	Jane was previously married to Andrew Lumsden,son of Andrew Lumsden and Isabella Nicol of Montrose Scotland. Andrew died in 1916	Family: F8
7	Nine years after their marriage, James and Mary Hutton moved with their children to Central Queensland, taking up the Raspberry Creek run, north of Rockhampton, in 1863. The journey took six months and the family brought with them all their possessions, loaded on two buckboards driven by Mary and their seven year old son William, and some few hundred head of cattle. Family lore has it that James Hutton had previously visited the area with Robert Ross and his sons, James and John, who were also from the New England district. James Hutton and James Ross formed a partnership to acquire the Raspberry Creek Run. James Hutton then returned to New South Wales selling their property and organising the journey north to Central Queensland. On arrival, the party went first to Cawarral, where Mary and the children remained until the first bark and slab huts were erected at Raspberry Creek. These huts were about three miles from the site finally selected and were later moved. The present homestead was built using pit sawn timber for the walls and shingles for the roof. By 1868, the partnership between Ross and Hutton had dissolved and the Huttons became the sole owners of Raspberry Creek. From 1869, following resumption and opening of the resumed land to selection, the Huttons took up further selections at Shoalwater and Banksia. When the family grew larger, weather boards for extensions were brought in by boat along Shoalwater Creek, most stores were brought in by boat as it was easier than overlanding. In 1894, the Huttons moved to Sydney where they stayed until Mary's death in 1896. James returned to Raspberry Creek and continued to run the station with his eldest son William until his death in 1898. William Hutton resided at Raspberry Creek Homestead until his retirement in 1911. During his time on Raspberry Creek, William, and his wife Rose, gained a reputation for their refined hospitality. Raspberry Creek was sold to William Naughton in 1914 and passed out of the ownership of the Hutton Family. The former Raspberry Creek Homestead is valued by the community as demonstrated by the project to preserve it as an important part of the history of the area, and it is associated with the historical society whose focus it has been since the late 1980s. In 1988 the Raspberry Creek Homestead was moved to its present location in the grounds of the Byfield Historical Society.	Family: F50
8	A long standing fued between the houses of Rowallane and Crawfordland was finally ended when Margaret married John.	Family: F1128
9	A secret marriage, against his parent's wishes,	Family: F2257
10	A young 24 year old by the name of William John Makim(surname spelt as Macken in the Dublin Gazette of the time) was murdered on the 2nd of April 1878 ,when the carriage carrying William Sydney Clements ,the hated 3rd Lord of Leitrim,was attacked by several of his tenants,about three miles from Milford,Donegal. Whether this lad is a nephew of John and Jane is not certain, although his age would suggest he could be.His widowed mother, Sarah Makim,of Lough Rynn ,was granted seven hundred pounds compensation for his death by the Donegal Grand Jury. Killing of the Earl of Leitrim In the decades before land reform in Ireland the Leitrim Estate was one of the largest in County Donegal, and included large swathes of land in the West of Ireland as well as Donegal, where the family ran their affairs from their seat at Manor Vaughan outside Carrigart. The Estate leased 12,176 acres in Fanad, around half the area of the parish, from Trinity College, Dublin, along with a further 42,669 acres around Milford. This was the greater part of their Estate, as their land in Galway, Leitrim and Kildare came to 40,655 acres in total. William Sydney Clements, who held the title of 3rd Earl of Leitrim from 1854 to 1878, was a quick-tempered man who was forever falling out with his tenants. Constant criticism from liberal newspapers had little effect on Leitrim's behaviour, but the way in which he met his end still caused shock and outrage. Early on the Tuesday morning of the 2nd April 1878, he was on his way to Letterkenny from Manor Vaughan when he, his driver Charles Buchanan and John Makim his clerk were set upon at Woodquarter, on the western shore of Mulroy Bay. All three lost their lives. Although no-one was ever convicted of his murder, there is little doubt that he was killed by three of his tenants from Fanad, Neil Shiels of Doaghmore, Michael McElwee of Ballywhoriskey, and Michael Heraghty of Tullyconnell. Shiels and Heraghty were Fenians and McIlwee was a member of the secret society known as the Ribbonmen. Heraghty was the only one of the three arrested and charged with the murder, but 6 other men were charged with him: his brother Patrick, the three brothers Anthony, Bernard and Thomas McGrenaghan of Gortnatraw North, and their first cousins Anthony and Michael McGrenaghan from the same townland. Circumstantial evidence - a gun butt and a piece of paper used to wrap lead - linking Michael Heraghty and the McGrenaghans respectively to the murder was found at the crime scene. It is quite possible that the evidence was strong enough to convict Heraghty but he died of typhus while in custody in Lifford Jail. His funeral cortege was met by a crowd of 3,000 when it approached the Fanad peninsula. The others were never brought to trial and released in February 1879. Shiels lived the remainder of his life in Fanad until his death in 1924, living long enough not only to see the end of landlordism but an Irish Free State.	Family: F25
11	Abe and Ellen had a total of nine children(other records state thirteen) but there were six surviving at the time of the 1911 census of Ireland.They were residents of house number 11 in Gortnagowna (Bourney East, Tipperary) in the Roscrea area at this time. Abe purchased a property and called it "Bally Brit"-it is located South of Roscrea and is still in the family.	Family: F913
12	After Charles death in 1936 Lillian married secondly in 1950 George Albert May, of Bromley, Kent	Family: F2452
13	After her faher William died on the 2nd March 1875 by drowning in floodwaters near his "Stradbroke" estate on the Paterson River, Charlotte and Alfred lived at "Stradbroke" until Alfreds death	Family: F16428
14	After her husbands death in 1910,Maggie lived with her son Robert and his wife Martha Huey in West Priestland.After Roberts death in 1911,the two widows relocated to Dunedin Terrace ,Coleraine.	Family: F71
15	After their marriage James and Ann relocated to the Isle of Wight , and are the ancestors of that branch. James received quite a substantial dowry from Ann's father ,and on arriving on The Isle of Wight,was able to purchase a large residence in a very nice location.	Family: F2185
16	Agnes was 15 years old when she was married George. During an outbreak of Diptheria in 1886 they tragically lost three young children, with one child dying whilst they were burying another.	Family: F689
17	Agnes' brother ,Sir John, purchased some of the Kirkmichael estates from William ,last Lord of Kirkmichael iin 1622. The Charteris family purchased the remainder of the Kirkmichael estates after the last Lord of Kirkmichael's death. in 1686.	Family: F2231
18	Albert and Maud were first cousins.	Family: F1040
19	Alexander ,Harriet and Ernest were residing at house number 26 in Antrim Road (Duncairn, Antrim),at the time of the 1911 census of Ireland. Alexander stated on the return that there were no children of the marriage, but Ernest is listed as his son , born in 1884, which would indicate that this was Alexanders second marriage.Ernest was a Medical student.	Family: F3492
20	Alexander's marriage to Isabella supposedly followed his capture of Kildrummy Castle , and Isabel with it, in 1404. After Isabel's death in 1408, he married Marie Van Hoorn in 1410, but he died without having a legitimate male heir, and the Earldom of Mar passed to the crown.	Family: F16281
21	Alice's father James officiated at the wedding.	Family: F191
22	Although no corroborating evidence has been located to date to verify that the Edward Kirkpatrick recorded by the Honduran branch is in fact Edward Thomas Kirkpatrick,(it is quite reasonable to assume it is this gent-the birth year ,and place of birth fit with the Honduran family record,and his children had Christian names of Edouard and Elise(or Eliza)-his own mothers Christian name.. The Honduran branch relates the following: "Edward and Victoire were both born in France,and also both their children ( according to family tradition the children were born out of wedlock), and after arriving in Honduras, their children were known by Berlioz Kirkpatrick or simply Berlioz . No records have been located documenting the liaison of Edward and Victoire, or the birth of their children. Edward Kirkpatrick was HM Consul in Honduras between 1862 and 1863. and at some time during the period 1860-1870 Edward was a British Representative in the Antilles, possibly Jamaica or The Bahamas." Edward apparently deserted his family in Honduras,moving to Jamaica,eventually dying there.Whether he actually ever married after leaving Honduras,has not been established. (In Honduras ,children were normally registered using both parents surnames.If born within marriage first the father's followed by the mother's surname was used. Thus a childs surname actually comprised both grandfathers surnames-paternal ,then maternal .)	Family: F3282
23	Although the family name is spelt McCooke in the 1911 census of Ireland ,Catherine's marriage record has her name spelt as McCook (this spelling is also used in her Australian records of death)	Family: F15
24	Although the NSW BDM marriage year is recorded as 1870, well after all their children were born, Thomas and Priscilla officially married at this time.	Family: F1497
25	Andrew and Janet appear on the passenger list of the Columbia, arriving in New York on February 5, 1923, accompanied by William Angus Clydesdale age 23, Jessie Olgilvie Sloan Clydesdale age 18, and Alice Morrow Auld Clydesdale age 28(William's wife). Their old country contact is Andrew's brother Robert of 220 Langside Road, Glasgow. On the 1930 U.S. census, Andrew and Janet, lived at 509 Tranverse St, Mount Oliver, Allegheny, Pennsylvania	Family: F2553
26	Andrew and his family arrived in Port Phillip, Victoria in October 1882 on the Liguria as unassisted passengers.(Andrew does not appear on the ships passenger manifest , so it's very likely he plied his trade as a ship's carpenter as part of the crew during the trip ,thus saving the cost of his fare.)They settled in Quirindi,New South Wales, and remained there until Andrew's death in 1894 , when Isabella and the two boys relocated to Balmain South in Sydney.	Family: F31
27	Ann had been previously married to John Gordon and after her death in 1837 it would appear that Ann and William's three eldest sons were placed into the orphan school ,with the two youngest children,Sarah and Henry being raised by their aunty Mary Rutledge(their mother's sister) ,herself a widow with eight children of her own ranging in ages from six months to ten years. The children Nathaniel,Eugene and Sarah are found in the NSW BDM under the surname Gordon as it appears their parents were not married at the time of their birth - the registrations record both parents names in the Surname position of the registry- as was common if the parents were not married.They obviously took their fathers surname as future records list them as Gouldings.	Family: F1525
28	Ann was the daughter daughter of James first cousin Robert Nevin	Family: F1994
29	Ann's father was Gilbert's God father	Family: F16436
30	Annie was previously married to Richard Scott of Hamilton,NSW	Family: F1096
31	Another marriage record for James Kirkpatrick (to an Eliza Sarah Boyd) was located in The National Archives but no marriage date was found .There is a recorded death in Calcutta of a Mrs Sarah Kirkpatrick on the 12 April 1831,but whether this is the same person,and a previous marriage,is unknown.(Ref-East India Register and Directory - 1832)	Family: F2928
32	Arrived in Sydney in 1855 from Liverpool as assisted immigrants, aboard "the Nepaul" with children Charles William 3yrs, & Thomas 1yr .	Family: F1292
33	Arthur and Thelma produced three daughters and a son.	Family: F16437
34	As there was no male heir , the title of Lord of Torphichen passed to his cousin James,son of Robert Sandilands and Grizel Kirkpatrick	Family: F2284
35	At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Family: F45
36	Barbara was the widow of John Kirkpatrick of Ellisland.Also spelt Alisland or Allisland.Sir Thomas received the lands of Ellisland via this marriage.	Family: F2243
37	At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Family: F43
38	BLG1886 reports that Edwards elder brother (William) died without issue and that the line continued with Edward 'of Bonshaw' who married Margaret (widow of Sir Alexander Kirkpatrick) and had William & Herbert. BLG1886 then reports "at this period the succession is involved in some obscurity".	Family: F2628
39	At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Family: F2943
40	BP1934 recorded that one of the Lords of Kirkmichael had a spouse by the name of Margaret Charteris of Amisfield ,daughter of John Charteris,9th Lord.-married 1573 This information also appears in later editions of Burkes Peerage ,but I will follow the history written by a family member ,Alexander de Lapere Kirkpatrick(b.1857) ,who also identifies one Lords wife as Margaret Kirkpatrick,daughter of Thomas Kirkpatrick of Closeburn but does not record a marriage of an Alexander to a Margaret Charteris. But this record(BP 1934) cannot be ignored , as without this marriage in 1573 placed in the lineage, the succession line is obviously missing at least one generation. Perhaps amongst the family papers handed into Register House in 1952 ,by the Menteth family's law firm(who had held many old Closeburn records from the time of the original sale in 1783 ),there will be a complete record of the lineage. Many of these records were previously believed to have been lost in the disastrous fire at Closeburn Manor in 1748,but had in fact survived ,and were passed to the Menteth family after the sale,and had remained in safe custody ever since.	Family: F2629
41	Carlotta and Thomas James were 1st cousins.	Family: F2044
42	Catherine and all her surving children,except Nora and Constance,were residing at house number 23 in Baggot Street, Lower (South Dock, Dublin) at the time of the 1911 Census of Ireland.	Family: F2069
43	Catherine and her husband had a daughter and a son.	Family: F945
44	Catherine's brother John married Thomas's sister Annie.	Family: F16452
45	Charles ,Wilhelmina and family were residing at house number 15 in Circular Road (Victoria , Down) at the time of the 1911 Census of Ireland.They had five children , one was deceased at this time	Family: F3483
46	Charles and Grizel also had ten children who all died young and are also buried at Grey Friars.	Family: F1254
47	Charles surname is spelt as McCooke in the Marriage Register,as is his fathers. Charles and Lily's unmarried children John,Hugh Nancy and Lena were all living at house Number 10 in Drumdallagh (Ballycregagh, Antrim) at the time of the 1911 census.Head of the household was John, aged 57 .Two of his nephews were also residing there at this time -22 year old George McCaughan(born in America) and George's 15 year old brother Hugh(born in County Antrim) -	Family: F16
48	Charlotte came from a large family.Her father remarried after her mother died. Charlotte was a widow when she married James,having previously married Edward Steven Jordon in 1882.Edward died in 1891at age 32..Edward and Charlotte had three children, Edward James was born in 1883,Ruby May(Queenie) in 1885(died 1962.Married name Lyster), and Inez Allam in 1887 (died 1961.Married name Ginn).	Family: F922
49	Charlotte was the widow of Mr Alexander Charles Stirling Murray-Dunlop . Henry and Charlotte had one child,Victor ,in 1889, and Queen Victoria declared herself as the childs Godmother.	Family: F3517
50	Chauncey and Mary had two sons.	Family: F2873