Farquhar MacRae's Descendants

Christianna McRae Christianna McRae from the photo album of Eliza Bourne nee MacRae According to the diary of her sister-in-law, Elizabeth Ann MacRae nee Loseby, Christianna was born on 15 November 1847, and from the transcription of her Death Certificate she was born at Bringelly near Liverpool. Birth of Christianna MacRae from the diary of Elizabeth Ann MacRae nee Loseby Little is known of Christianna's early formative years. What we know about the MacRaes first 19 years in Australia is based on the baptismal records of Christianna and some of her siblings: Farquhar, Christopher John, Catherine, and Jeanette, were born at Cowpastures, Campbelltown, Bringelly near Liverpool, and probably Cabramatta respectively. It would not be until 1856, shortly before Christianna's ninth birthday, that the family finally settled in Lower Mittagong. In 1871 when she was 24 years old, Christianna's mother Barbara died of consumption, now known as tuberculosis. Tuberc...

Children of Farquhar Farquhar had eleven children. A daughter, from his first marriage and ten children with his second wife Barbara. They were Mary, John, Ewen, Mary Isabella, Christopher, Alexander, Farquhar, Christianna, Christopher John, Catherine and Jeanette. There are not separate sections for Christopher, Catherine, and Jeanette as their lives were brief and very little is known about them. They are covered in "First Generation - An Overview". First Generation - An Overview Mary McCrea 1828-1908 John MacRae 1836-1906 Ewen MacRae 1838-1921 Mary Isabella MacRae 1839-1917 Christopher MacRae 1841-1849 Christopher MacRae 1841-1849 Alexander McRae 1843-1884 Farquhar MacRae 1846-1912 Christianna McRae 1847-1883 Christopher J McRae 1850-1926 Catherine Mac Rae 1852-1870 Jeanette McCrea 1854-1854

Children of Farquhar MacRae Family tree from FamilySearch Farquhar had eleven children. His first daughter, Mary, from his first marriage and ten children with his second wife Barbara. Nine children were born on Australian soil, in the region of western Sydney. This is an introduction to the lives of these eleven children; Mary, John, Ewen, Mary Isabella, Christopher, Alexander, Farquhar, Christianna, Christopher John, Catherine and Jeanette. Most of the dates of birth and death for Farquhar's children were recorded in the diary of Elizabeth Ann MacRae nee Loseby (known as Ann) . However, some dates given in Ann's diary differ from other sources. The dates given here are based on Baptismal Records, Birth Certificates and Death Certificates. Mary McCrea Mary, born on 2 February 1828 in Scotland, was the daughter of Farquhar and his first wife, Flora MacRae. She married a fellow Scot, George Young Rankin, at Campbelltown, NSW, in 1855. They soon moved to the Karuah V...