William McCaughey

  General Notes:

William arrived on the "Fairlie" 29 April 1863. With him was his wifeMargaret and their three children, Rachel (25) William (22) andIsabelle (17).William and Margaret both stated that they were in theirlate forties to get through the immigration act. Infact they were intheir sixties.

  Noted events in his life were:

• connection. Maree Wright (nee Walmsley)'s connection to me is as follows:
Maree Walmsley (c1950) married ? Wright
Her father was Reginald Walmsley (1921)
His father was James Walmsley (1867)
His father was James Walmsley (1831) who married Rachel McCaugley (1833)
Her father was William McCaugley (1802) & he also had Margaret McCaugley (1831) who married John Moore (1826)
They had Margaret Moore (1854) who married William Rice (1844)
They had Leslie Rice (1885)
He had Hazel Rice (1913) who married Emmett Whyte (1899)
They had Sandra Whyte (1943) who married Colin Parker (1936)
His father was Arthur Parker (1894)
His father was William Parker (1868) who married Martha Butler (1872)
Her father was Joseph Butler (1844) who married Elizabeth Roser (1844)
Her father was John Roser (1812) & he also had John Roser (1838)
He had George Roser (1868)
He had Charles Roser (1897)
He had George Roser (1923) who married Olive Elliot (1924)
Her father was Frank Elliot (1891) who married Doris Emery (1903)
Her father was Jack Emery (1867) who married Phoebe Davies (1876)
Her father was Joseph Davies (1852) & he also had G. A. Davies (1894)
He had Colin Davies (1925)
He had me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

• connection. Elizabeth McCaughey who is linked to Paul & Donna Reardon (nee Hughes) is linked to Robert in the following way:

Paul Reardon married Donna Hughes
Her father was Graeme Lance Hughes (1943) who married Janet McInnes (1944)
Her father was Kenneth McInnes
His father was Charles McInnes who married Mary Gordon (1880)
Her father was Robert Gordon who married Elizabeth McCaughey (1861)
Her father was Matthew McCaughey (1828)
His father was William McCaughey (1802) & he also had Margaret McCaughey (1831) who married John Moore (1826)
They had Margaret Moore (1854) who married William Rice (1844)
They had Sarah Rice (1883) who married Samuel Wiley (1875)
They had Violet Wiley (1904) who married James Dundas (1907)
They had Noel Dundas (1932) who married Nancy McDonald (1937)
Her father was Arthur McDonald (1902) who married Edna Dawes (1909)
Her father was George Dawes (1869)
His father was Richard Dawes (1845)
His father was Edward Dawes (1813) & he also had James Dawes (1843)
He had Annie Florence Dawes (1873) who married Arthur Augustus Bray (1869)
They had Albert Alan Bray (1886)
He had Robert Alfred Bray (1920)
He had Robert Arthur Bray (1947) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

As well another connection to my line is as follows:

Paul Reardon married Donna Hughes
Her father was Graeme Lance Hughes (1943) who married Janet McInnes (1944)
Her father was Kenneth McInnes
His father was Charles McInnes who married Mary Gordon (1880)
Her father was Robert Gordon who married Elizabeth McCaughey (1861)
Her father was Matthew McCaughey (1828)
His father was William McCaughey (1802) & he also had Margaret McCaughey (1831) who married John Moore (1826)
They had Margaret Moore (1854) who married William Rice (1844)
They had Leslie Rice (1885) who married Annie South (1891)
They had Hazel Rice (1913) who married Emmeett Whyte (1899)
They had Sandra Whyte (1943) who married Colin Parker (1936)
His father was Arthur Parker (1894)
His mother was Martha Butler (1872)
Her mother was Elizabeth Roser (1844)
Her father was John Roser & he also had John Roser (1838)
He had George Roser (1868)
He had Charles Roser (1897)
He had George Roser (1923) who married Olive Elliot (1924)
Her mother was Doris Emery (1903)
Her mother was Phoebe Davies (1876)
Her father was Joseph Davies (1852) & he also had G A Davies (1894)
He had Colin Davies (1925)
He had me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

• emigrated: on the ship 'Fairlie' with wife and two daughters - Isabel (17) & Rachel, 1863, NSW Australia. listed as Presbyterian

William married Margaret Forsythe, daughter of Unknown and Jane Forsyth, circa 1825 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland UK. (Margaret Forsythe was born in 1803 in Newtown, County Derry, Northern Ireland UK and died on 26 Oct 1891 in Burrawang, Moss Vale, NSW Australia.)