Catherine McGregor

F, #11925, b. 1819, d. Aug 1899
Married NameMcLean. 
Birth*1819 
Marriage*30 Jul 1850 Spouse: Murdoch McLean. Church of England, Kilmore, VIC, Australia, #M25656/1850, Murdoch MCLEAN & Catherine MCGREGOR.1,2
 
Widow26 May 1859Catherine McGregor became a widow upon the death of her husband Murdoch McLean.3,4 
Death*Aug 1899 Geelong, VIC, Australia, #D9604 (Age 80) [par McGREGOR & Anne McPHERSON].5 

Grave

  • EAS-PRES-02-807-008, Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Geelong, VIC, Australia6

Family

 Murdoch McLean b. 1819, d. 26 May 1859
Children 1.Duncan McLean b. 1853, d. 20 May 1937
 2.Hector Alexander McLean+ b. 1857, d. 23 Sep 1921
 3.Murdoch McLean b. 1862, d. 2 Aug 1938

Newspaper-Articles

  • 15 Feb 1864: CORIO DISTRICT ROAD BOARD. A Special Meeting of this Board was held at their Office, West Geelong, on Wednesday, last, 10th instant. Members present - Messrs Cooper (chairman), Kirk, Morris, Beach and Thomson.
    The Chairman explained the object for which the meeting was called, viz:—To entertain appeals against the rate of assessment for current year. The following appeals were then heard :— PARISH of MOORPANYAL.
    Widow McLean, Batesford—valued at L10, rate remitted.7
  • 19 Aug 1899: An old and highly respected resident of Batesford named Mrs Catherine McLean, relict of the late Mr Murdoch McLean, died suddenly on Thursday evening, and on the circumstance being reported to Mr J. H. Dardell, junr., J. P., he dispensed with the formal holding of an inquiry, and gave a certificate for burial. The deceased, who attained the ripe age of 80 years, was a resident of Batesford for over half a century, and she had enjoyed excellent health up to the time of her death, the announcement of which came with startling suddenness on her many friends. She leaves a family of three grown up sons, who are comfortably circumstanced. The funeral is appointed for to-morrow, and the place of interment is the Eastern cemetery.8

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M25656/1850, Murdoch MCLEAN & Catherine MCGREGOR, Marriage registered at Kilmore, Australia."
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: Robert Herd 1943, Tree ID: 4929335
    Person viewed: Murdoch MCLEAN, Birth Date: ABOUT:1819-00-00, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland, Marriage Date: 30 Jul 1850, Marriage Spouse: Catherine MCGREGOR, Death Date: 25 May 1859, Victoria, Australia.
  3. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D4155/1859 (Age 33) (par unknown) - as Murdoch MCLEAN -- OR -- #D6211/1859 (Age 37) (par Donald MCLEAN & unknown) - as Murdoch MCLEAN. Born Sky. No spouse listed."
  5. [S2] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901.
  6. [S38] Index of burials in the cemetery of Geelong Cemetery Trust,.
  7. [S14] Newspaper - Geelong Advertiser (Vic.), 15 Feb 1864, p3.
  8. [S14] Newspaper - Geelong Advertiser (Vic.), 19 Aug 1899, p2.
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Murdoch McLean

M, #11926, b. 1819, d. 26 May 1859
InquestInquest held 1859/433 Male. Murdoch McLean, Cause of death: Dray ran over him, Location of hearing: Batesford.1 
Birth*1819 Perthshire, Scotland.2 
Marriage*30 Jul 1850 Spouse: Catherine McGregor. Church of England, Kilmore, VIC, Australia, #M25656/1850, Murdoch MCLEAN & Catherine MCGREGOR.3,2
 
Death*26 May 1859 VIC, Australia, #D4155/1859 (Age 33) (par unknown) - as Murdoch MCLEAN -- OR -- #D6211/1859 (Age 37) (par Donald MCLEAN & unknown) - as Murdoch MCLEAN. No spouse listed.4,5 
Death-Notice*27 May 1859 Died. At Batesford, on May 26th, Murdock McLean. The funeral will move from his late residence, Batesford, on Saturday, at 9 o'clock, a.m. Friends are respectfully invited.
Wm. King, Undertaker, 95, Moorabool-street.6 

Grave

  • EAS-PRES-02-807-008, Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Geelong, VIC, Australia7

Family

 Catherine McGregor b. 1819, d. Aug 1899
Children 1.Duncan McLean b. 1853, d. 20 May 1937
 2.Hector Alexander McLean+ b. 1857, d. 23 Sep 1921
 3.Murdoch McLean b. 1862, d. 2 Aug 1938

Newspaper-Articles

  • 30 May 1859: A fatal accident occurred on Wednesday night, to a very respectable and deserving man named Murdoch McLean, who had kept a store at Batesford for the last five or six years. The deceased had been to Geelong, and was returning home with a load of timber on his waggon, when, in going down the Batesford hill, the shoe which locks the wheel from some cause or other gave way and the whole weight of the load coming suddenly on the horses, they sprang away. The deceased was knocked down, and the wheels of the waggon passing over his head, killed him on the spot. An inquest was held yesterday, at the dangerous state of the road was severely animadverted on by the jury and the coroner.
    It is most shameful that any public road should be left in the state that this one is.8
  • 30 May 1859: CORONER'S INQUEST
    An inquest was held on Friday last, at the Derwent Inn, Batesford, before Foster Shaw, Esq., the coroner for the district, on view of the body of Murdoch McLean, who was accidentally killed ou the 25th of May instant, by the wheel of his dray passing over his head and shoulders.
    Edward Marriott, of Bell Post Hill; laborer, deposed that on Wednesday night, about seven o'clock, as he was coming down to Batesford, he saw McLean's waggon on before him, his wife Mrs McLean and two children following. Witness asked her to ride home on his cart, but she declined riding until she saw her husband's waggon safe down the hill. They kept in company until that part of the hill where the drags are usually put on the wheels, and the deceased stopped his horses to place the drags on. Witness went from his own dray to that of the deceased to assist him if required. Deceased then took the shoe, and placed it under the wheel of his own waggon.
    Before he started witness suggested the propriety of taking the leading horse off, and placing him behind. He said their was no occasion as the animals were quiet. The stick that keeps the chains apart from the leading horse had slipped out, which the deceased replaced. Witness stooped down to see if the drag was placed right under the wheel and found that all was right.
    Witness then proceeded back to his own dray, and to lead his horse down the hill. The deceased had by this time got on some distance, when witness thought he heard the waggon going faster than it ought. All at once he heard a great noise, as if the waggon had capsized. Went up, but when he came to the spot where the waggon was upset, he could not see the deceased. Witness gave his horse to the woman to hold, and went back as fast as he could, when he heard the voices of Mrs. McLean with her children. She was supporting her husband's head on her breast. Witness ran for a candle and brought it to Mrs McLean, when he observed that her chest was covered with blood. Witness is of opinion that the wheel of the dray went over his head on his falling to the ground from some cause or another.
    Catherine McLean, wife of the deceased, deposed that her husband went into town very early on Wednesday last, with his horses, intending to bring his waggon and loading. It came on late in the evening, and the deceased not coming home, witness became very uneasy, and took her two children with her to meet their father on the road from town. Near to the iron house we saw the dray coming, the horses walking pretty quick.
    Witness said she was glad she had met him, and walked on towards home with him after the waggon. When they approached the descent of the hill, her husband stopped and placed the drag on the wheels. We again walked on, but the drag slipped from the wheel, so the deceased placed it on a second time. A person came up and said is that you Mrs McLean, and that he would get out of his cart and lend them assistance. Mr Minnett then assisted her husband in placing the drag aright. Witness told her husband to leave the drag where it was until the morning, as so many accidents had lately occurred on this part of the Batesford road, he objected to leave it, so he started again, witness following. When she had gone a short distance she saw something lying on the ground. She stooped down and found it was her husband. He breathed three times but never spoke a word. This was between 6 and 7 in the evening. Witness sat down, supporting her husband's head in her lap. It was pouring with blood. Cannot say how long she was there. Mr Minnett came back with his cart, and witness begged of nim to go for help, as her husband was dead or dying. He went and obtained assistance. Dr Hope also came, but the deceased was quite dead. The horses were very quiet, and the deceased was perfectly sober when the accident took place.
    Mr David Barry, contractor, deposed that about 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening as he was proceeding to town he heard a noise on Batesford Hill, as though the Ballarat coach was coming down. He kept the side of the road to avoid collision. At length he came to a boggie which was upset; one of the horses was standing, the other lying on the shafts. He then heard some one call out from the top of the hill for assistance, saying also that McLean was killed. Witness rode up the hill about 100 yards, called for light and found Mrs McLean supporting her husband's head upon her knees. Witness instantly rode back for assistance, and also sent for Dr Hope. When witness first arrived the deceased appeared to be breathing, but was dead before he got back again. Considers the accident arose from the drag slipping off the wheel, the hill being very dangerous, as far as its incline is concerned, being very strep, and deep ravines on. each side, in fact a most dangerous road.
    Verdict—" Accidental Death."
    The Jury expressed their desire to the Coroner that the attention of the proper authorities should be directed to this part of the road as being in a very dangerous condition.9

Citations

  1. [S24] PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Inquest Deposition Files (VPRS24)
    1859/433 Male. Murdoch McLean, Cause of death: Dray ran over him, Location of hearing: Batesford
    VPRS 24/P0000, 1859/433 Male.
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, Ancestry Tree Name: Robert Herd 1943, Tree ID: 4929335
    Person viewed: Murdoch MCLEAN, Birth Date: ABOUT:1819-00-00, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland, Marriage Date: 30 Jul 1850, Marriage Spouse: Catherine MCGREGOR, Death Date: 25 May 1859, Victoria, Australia.
  3. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M25656/1850, Murdoch MCLEAN & Catherine MCGREGOR, Marriage registered at Kilmore, Australia."
  4. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D4155/1859 (Age 33) (par unknown) - as Murdoch MCLEAN -- OR -- #D6211/1859 (Age 37) (par Donald MCLEAN & unknown) - as Murdoch MCLEAN. Born Sky. No spouse listed."
  6. [S14] Newspaper - Geelong Advertiser (Vic.), Fri 27 May 1859, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/150078707
  7. [S38] Index of burials in the cemetery of Geelong Cemetery Trust,.
  8. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 30 May 1859, p7
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5681952
  9. [S14] Newspaper - Geelong Advertiser (Vic.), Mon 30 May 1859, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/150078786
Last Edited4 Nov 2024

Murdoch McLean

M, #11930, b. 1862, d. 2 Aug 1938
Father*Murdoch McLean b. 1819, d. 26 May 1859
Mother*Catherine McGregor b. 1819, d. Aug 1899
Probate (Will)* 297/836. Murdoch McLean, Residence: Barwon Heads, Occupation: Orchardist, Date Of Death: 2 Aug 1938, Date Of Grant: 2 Sep 1938. Gave legacies to his and his wife's nephews and nieces.1 
Birth*1862 
Marriage*1902 Spouse: Eliza Ann Downey. VIC, Australia, #M3919.2
 
Widower25 Jul 1938Murdoch McLean became a widower upon the death of his wife Eliza Ann Downey.2 
Death*2 Aug 1938 Geelong, VIC, Australia, #D16221/1938 (Age 76) (par Murdoch MCLEAN & Catherine MCGREGOR) - as Murdoch MCLEAN.3 
Death-Notice*3 Aug 1938 McLEAN. — On August 2, at his residence, Barwon Heads (suddenly), Murdoch McLean, loving uncle of Sadie and Norman McLean.4 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 1 Sep 1938: Murdoch McLean, late of Barwon Heads, orchardist, who died on August 2, left by will dated January 20, 1927, real estate valued at £450 and personal property valued at £1890 to his widow and relatives, subject to certain legacies.5

Citations

  1. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), Probate and Administration Files (VPRS28) / Wills (VPRS7591)
    297/836. Murdoch McLean, Residence: Barwon Heads, Occupation: Orchardist, Date Of Death: 2 Aug 1938, Date Of Grant: 2 Sep 1938
    VPRS 28/P0003, 297/836; VPRS 7591/P0002, 297/836.
  2. [S22] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (online).
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D16221/1938 (Age 76) (par Murdoch MCLEAN & Catherine MCGREGOR) - as Murdoch MCLEAN, Death registered at Geelong, Australia."
  4. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 3 Aug 1938, p19
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205132029
  5. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 1 Sep 1938, p13.
Last Edited4 Nov 2024
 

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