Third Generation  

3. Miss Elizabeth Mackenzie was born on 21 Jul 1846 in Scotland, died on 6 Jul 1928 in Caulfield (Melbourne), Australia at age 81, and was buried in St Kilda Cemetery. She had no relationships and no children.

Noted events in her life were:

• Emigration: Emigration to Australia, 11 Aug 1887. Emigrated with her sister Janet on the sailing ship "Loch Ness" which departed Glasgow on 11/8/1887 and arrived at Port Melbourne on 3/11/1887 (PROV fiche 489). They emigrated apparently for "health reasons", but they had no specific illnesses or health problems themselves. However several young family members had died including their nephew, Daniel Campbell Mackenzie, who died from Tuberculous meningitis in 1886 aged 4.5 years. Whilst the cause of other family deaths are uncertain, it is known that there was a very high incidence of TB in Europe ie. 1 in 4 deaths overall, and 1 in 3 in poor working class cities such as Glasgow in the 200 years up to 1920. Australia at that time was promoted as having the healthiest climate in the world, with a much lower incidence of TB.

4. Mr John Mackenzie was born about 1848 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland and died in 1928 in Elsternwick (Melbourne), Vic, Australia aged about 80.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Coal miner and under manager at Wonthaggi State Coal Mine shafts 1&2.

John married Margaret Smith, daughter of William Smith and Catherine Johnstone, on 14 Jun 1878 in Barony, Glasgow. Margaret was born on 21 Aug 1856 in Muirkirk, East Ayrshire, Scotland, died on 2 Nov 1922 in 238 Bambra Rd, Caulfield (Melbourne), Vic, Australia at age 66, and was buried in Brighton Cemetery.

Noted events in her life were:

• Emigration: 13 Aug 1908. Emigrated on the steam ship ss Persic with 3 daughters (Isabella 24, Lizzie C 15, and Kate 11.5) which departed Liverpool on 13/8/1908 bound for Melbourne.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 8 M    i. Daniel Campbell Mackenzie was born on 9 Apr 1879 in Wishaw (Glasgow), Lanarkshire, Scotland, died on 29 Apr 1950 in 46 Abbey Lane, Sheffield, England at age 71, and was buried on 3 May 1950 in Abbey Lane Cemetery, Sheffield, England.

+ 9 M    ii. William Smith Mackenzie was born on 12 Jan 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland and died in 1959 in Brighton (Melbourne), Australia (Vic BDM reg 2068) at age 78.

+ 10 F    iii. Isabella Chloe McEwen Mackenzie was born on 4 May 1883 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, died on 7 Aug 1962 in St Andrew's Presbyterian Hospital, East Melbourne at age 79, and was buried on 10 Aug 1962 in Springvale Crematorium, Melbourne.

+ 11 M    iv. Dr John Gladstone Mackenzie was born on 23 Feb 1886 in Scotland, died on 21 May 1916 in Erquinghem (near Armentieres), France at age 30, and was buried in Erquinghem, Lys Cemetery, France (1.75 miles west of Armentieres, in Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Cemetery Extension, plot 3, row J, grave 23).

+ 12 F    v. Elizabeth Campbell Mackenzie was born on 1 Apr 1890 in Parish of Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland, died on 18 Aug 1966 in Melbourne, Australia at age 76, and was buried in Springvale Crematorium, Melbourne.

+ 13 F    vi. Catherine Johnstone Smith Mackenzie was born in 1897 in Scotland and died in 1953 in Melbourne, Australia (age 55. Vic BDM reg 10530) at age 56.

+ 14 F    vii. Charlotte Augusta Campbell Mackenzie died in 1889 in Scotland (aged 3 years).

5. Mr Daniel Mackenzie was born on 9 Mar 1850 in Seaton Burn, North East England, died on 11 Dec 1936 in 540 Neerim Rd, Carnegie (Melbourne), Vic, Australia at age 86, and was buried in St Kilda Cemetery.

General Notes: Coal mine manager and mining engineer. Managed Coalville coal mine (Gippsland, Vic) from 1891 to 1896, and then managed the coal mines for the Outtrim Howitt and British Consolidated Coal Company at Outtrim for 20 years until 1916. These were the largest producing, high grade black coal mines in Victoria at that time, and he was the longest serving mine manager.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Coal mine manager and mining engineer.

• Emigration: Emigration to Australia, 2 Aug 1889. Daniel emigrated from Scotland with his wife Agnes and children Charlotte 4, William 2, and David aged 2 months who died at sea. The reason for emigration was probably triggered by the death of their first born child, Daniel Campbell, from Tuberculous meningitis at age 4.5 years in 1886. They departed Glasgow aboard the sailing ship "Loch Ness" (the same ship on which Daniel's 2 sisters, Elizabeth and Janet, had previously emigrated) on 2 August 1889 and arrived at Port Melbourne on 21 October 1889 (PROV fiche 521).

Daniel married Agnes Stevenson Smith, daughter of William Smith and Catherine Johnstone, on 25 Jun 1880 in Garnethill Street, Glasgow. Agnes was born in 1859 in Scotland, died on 1 Sep 1938 in Melbourne, Australia at age 79, and was buried in St Kilda Cemetery.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 15 M    i. Daniel Campbell Mackenzie was born in 1881 in Scotland and died on 21 Feb 1886 at home at Balmuidy Cottage, Glasgow, from Tuberculous meningitis at age 4.5 years.

+ 16 F    ii. Charlotte Augusta Campbell Mackenzie was born in 1884 in Scotland, died on 12 Jun 1971 in Melbourne, Australia at age 87, and was buried in St Kilda Cemetery.

+ 17 M    iii. William Smith Mackenzie was born on 26 Oct 1885 in Balmuidy Cottage, Western District of Cadder, Glasgow, Scotland, died on 25 Apr 1963 in 540 Neerim Rd, Carnegie (Melbourne), Australia at age 77, and was buried in St Kilda Cemetery.

+ 18 M    iv. David Clow Mackenzie was born about Oct 1888 in Scotland, died on 27 Aug 1889 at sea whilst travelling to Australia aged 10 months.

+ 19 F    v. Margaret Campbell Mackenzie was born in 1894 in Australia, died on 29 Jun 1977 in Melbourne, Australia at age 83, and was buried in St Kilda Cemetery.

+ 20 M    vi. Ian Montague (Monty) Mackenzie was born on 13 Jun 1897 in Australia, died on 6 Oct 1929 in Melbourne, Australia at age 32, and was buried in St Kilda Cemetery.

6. Margaret Mackenzie was born in 1852 in Scotland and died in 1935 in USA at age 83.

General Notes: Married George Bright, and emigrated to USA

Noted events in her life were:

• Emigration: Emigrated to USA with husband George.

Margaret married George Bright.

Noted events in his life were:

• Emigration: Emigrated to USA with wife Margaret.

7. Janet Mackenzie was born in 1856 in Scotland, died in childbirth on 16 Jan 1896 at St Enoch's, Elsternwick (Melbourne), Australia at age 40, and was buried in St Kilda Cemetery. The cause of her death was Maternal death.

Death Notes: Died in childbirth, and the child was stillborn.

Medical Notes: Died in childbirth (primigravida aged 39) and the child was stillborn.

Noted events in her life were:

• Emigration: Emigration to Australia, 11 Aug 1887. Emigrated with her sister Elizabeth on the sailing ship ss Loch Ness which departed Glasgow on 11/8/1887 and arrived at Port Melbourne on 3/11/1887 (PROV fiche 489). They emigrated apparently for "health reasons", but they had no specific illnesses or health problems themselves. However several young family members had died including their nephew, Daniel Campbell Mackenzie, who died from Tuberculous meningitis in 1886 aged 4.5 years. Whilst the cause of other family deaths are uncertain, it is known that there was a very high incidence of TB in Europe ie. 1 in 4 deaths overall, and 1 in 3 in poor working class cities such as Glasgow in the 200 years up to 1920. Australia at that time was promoted as having the healthiest climate in the world, with a much lower incidence of TB.

Janet married Montague Brown in 1895 in Victoria, Australia. Montague was born on 6 Aug 1870, died on 24 Dec 1942 at age 72, and was buried in St Kilda Cemetery.

General Notes: He was the elder of twins.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Artist. After the death of his wife, Janet, in chilbirth in 1896, he travelled to Paris and studied art (other students at that time included Claude Monet). He painted Australian landscapes with his impressionist style, mostly in oil and a few using water colours.

• Re-marriage: 25 Oct 1927. Following his return to Australia, the niece of his deceased wife, Charlotte, became his housekeeper. Many years later, they married in Tasmania (Ulverstone) because Victorian legislation forbade the marriage of Monty to his deceased wife's niece.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 21 M    i. Brown (stillborn) was a male baby stillborn on 16 Jan 1896 at St Enoch's, Elsternwick, whilst his 39 year old primigravid mother Janet died in childbirth.