| |
Blair Genealogy
In Australia
G’day and
welcome, to this meeting place for Blair ‘Bairns’. The site has been created
to assist in the gathering and sharing of information on the Blair family in
Australia.
As one commences to reach the two score and ten age syndrome, this
‘bairn’ tends to become interested in things past. Whilst not a bad thing
particularly, as many of the lessons for the future come from the
experiences of the past, my own personal interest in tracing family history
is on the increase.
Please check on the following links in
the hope you will find some connection. If you make a connection please let
us know, so we can all expand our knowledge.
My particular interest is in
the John Blair - Ann McLelland line detail is as follows:
JOHN BLAIR
(1816-1858) AND ANN McCLELLAND (1804-1844)
John Blair was born,
married and all his 6 children were born in Cookstown, County Tyrone
Ireland.
The Blairs, comprising of John Blair, carpenter, and his wife Ann (nee Ann
McClelland), housekeeper, both of whom according to the passenger list
descriptions, "could read and write", and each "carrying a Bible", and
"having part paid their passages" with a contribution of 5 pound per person,
sailed from Plymouth on 27th December 1849.
They arrived on board the ship Aurora at Port Melbourne on March 31st, 1850.
John Blair's religion was Episcopalian. He was aged thirty-three years and
hailed from Cookstown, Tipperary, Ireland. His wife Ann was aged forty-five
and came from the same town.
John and Ann had with them their children, John, aged sixteen years, Sara
Ann aged twelve years, James aged ten, Thomas, aged seven, and Matilda aged
four. Listed among the female passengers was their daughter, Eliza Jane,
whom it stated, had never been in service, and was aged fourteen years. The
eldest son, John, was listed as farm boy.
Nothing is heard of the Blairs until their name appears in a residents
directory. Ann Blair and her son James, owned and ran a hotel, the "Carter's
Arms", at the corner of Cecil and Nicholson Streets, North Melbourne in the
years 1871 to 1875.
John and Ann Blair are buried in the Presbyterian section of the Melbourne
General Cemetery –
To day, through the
concentrated efforts of a group of people, we have been able to identify
413 persons and 136 marriages as descendants of John and Ann Blair. For
detailed information
click here.
I am willing to share
this information with other researchers following this family.
I can
be contacted by email. Click here to
contact me.
Thanks..........Ken Blair
|