JOHN McWILLIAM

1831 - 1866  (35 years)

• Name	JOHN McWILLIAM
  Birth	29 Aug 1830 - 1 Sep 1831	STRANRAER, SCOTLAND
  Gender	Male
  Death	01 Sep 1866	DUNEDIN, OTAGO, NZ
  Burial	05 Sep 1866	BLOCK 6, PLOT 13, SOUTHERN CEMETERY , DUNEDIN, OTAGO, NZ
  Person ID	I98	Meehan
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	ALEXANDER McWILLIAM,   b. 1787, LESWALT, WIGTOWNSHIRE, SCOTLAND d. 23 Nov 1873, INCH , WIGTOWNSHIRE, SCOTLAND (Age 86 years)
  Mother	GRACE MCGEOCH,   b. 26 Nov 1797, PENNINGHAME PARISH, WIGTOWNSHIRE, SCOTLAND d. 13 Oct 1886, INCH, WIGSTOWNSHIRE, SCOTLAND (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	22 Oct 1826	PENNINGHAME, WIGTOWNSHIRE, SCOTLAND
  Family ID	F69	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BARBARA DOUGLASS,   b. Abt Jun 1838, AIRDRIE, AYRSHIRE (LANARK), SCOTLAND d. 04 Jun 1882, HAMPDEN, NORTH OTAGO, NZ (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	07 Mar 1862	OTAGO PENINSULA, OTAGO, NZ
  Notes	Intention to Marry Notice 1st March 1862: https://itm.howison.co.nz/year/1862/page/7312 Length of residence in NZ: John 3 years Barbara 4 years Archibald was nearly 4 years old when his father died and Grace had just turned 2 years of age.
  Children	1. ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER McWILLIAM,   b. 31 Oct 1862, MOERAKI, NORTH OTAGO, NZ d. 6 Dec 1938, DUNEDIN, OTAGO, NZ (Age 76 years)   2. GRACE AMELIA MCWILLIAM,   b. 09 Jun 1864, HAMPDEN, NORTH OTAGO, NZ d. 18 Mar 1933, OAMARU, NORTH OTAGO, NZ (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2025

  
  

• Documents		McWilliam Estate Narrative
  		MCWILLIAM ESTATE SUMMARY 30/12/2025

  
  

  Headstones

  McWilliam, Dunedin Plot: BLOCK 6, PLOT 13

  
  

• Notes

  Born Leswalt (30 Mar 1851 Census lodging aged 20 with his sister, Grace aged 17) ?? Grace born 21 Sep 1831 - 20 Sep 1832 Doesn't quite stack up ???... John, Settler to New Zealand Native of Scotland - 7 years in NZ therefore arrived 1859 ?? This conflicts with "Douglass Book" page 46 which states he arrived on "Gil Blas" in 1855 Died at Dunedin 1 September 1866 aged 35 (therefore born between 2 Sep 1830 - 1 Sep 1831)