Carrick Family

Leaving his home in Glasgow, Scotland at the age of 14, Robert Carrick, father of William McDowall,  sailed to New Zealand in 1848 aboard the Philip Laing.

Biographical Notes of Settlers of the First Decade. THE OLD IDENTITY.,
 Otago Witness, Issue 2300, 31 March 1898

Robert accompanied his sister Elizabeth and her husband and young child to New Zealand.

Page 4 Advertisements Column 4,
Otago Witness, Issue 551, 21 June 1862

In 1860, aged 26 Robert married Catherine Hutton (1840-1877) (m.1860/3042) at the Lawrence Parish. They had five children.

John b. 1862
??? (1865-
Robert (1867-1936)
Jessie (1869-1886)
William McDowall (1872-1923)

Sadly, when John was only ten and William less than one their father, Robert died aged 38 the result of an accident with a dray. (d.1872/12858)

DEATHS., Bruce Herald, Volume VI, Issue 451, 31 December 1872

Two years later, in 1875, Catherine married Robert Livingstone (m.1875/2875). Then only two years later in 1877 aged 37, Catherine dies. John the oldest is now 13 and William 3 years old.

Jessie winning first prize at the Port Molyneux Games in 1879 aged 10 years.

PORT MOLYNEUX GAMES.,
Clutha Leader, Volume V, Issue 234, 3 January 1879

If the lost of their mother and father was not enough, their stepfather Robert dies eight years later in 1885 aged 54. (d.1885/2935). John (23 yrs) is appointed administrator of Robert's estate.

Jessie dies suddenly in Dunedin, at the very young age of 17.

DEATH.,
Clutha Leader, Volume XII, Issue 610, 26 March 1886

There are a number of newspaper article discussing her time in Dunedin and her employment with Mrs Fynmore and a lot of discussion regarding her inquest.

INQUEST.,
Evening Star, Issue 6858, 23 March 1886

LOCAL & GENERAL,
Otago Witness, Issue 1792, 27 March 1886

THE INQUEST OF 22nd IN STUART STREET.,
 Evening Star, Issue 6863, 29 March 1886

THE INQUEST ON JESSIE CARRICK.,
Evening Star, Issue 6866, 1 April 1886

DEATH BY NATURAL CAUSES.,
Evening Star, Issue 6863, 29 March 1886

In 1888 Robert (21 yrs) married Marie Vanderhoven (24 yrs) (b. 1864/Ireland d.1953/23215).

BIRTHS MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.,
Otago Daily Times, Issue 8304, 3 October 1888

A year later Robert and Catherine's eldest child, John drowns aged 27 years old. (d.1889/3024) John was unmarried.

DEATH., Clutha Leader, Volume XVI, Issue 801, 22 November 1889

BOAT ACCIDENT.,
Evening Star, Issue 8062, 12 November 1889

FATAL ACCIDENT AT WILTSHIRE BAY.,
Clutha Leader, Volume XVI, Issue 800, 15 November 1889

FATAL ACCIDENT AT WILTSHIRE BAY.,
Clutha Leader, Volume XVI, Issue 800, 15 November 1889

Page 4 Advertisements Column 6,
Clutha Leader, Volume XVI, Issue 801, 22 November 1889

In 1896 Robert Carrick is farming and his wife Marie is teaching at Port Molyneux. In 1911 the move to Glenomaru and remain there until 1919. Robert dies on the 11 September 1936, aged 69 years old and is buried at the Anderson Bay cemetery. Marie paaes in 1953 aged 89 and is buried Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

A GLENOMARU FAREWELL.,
Clutha Leader, Volume XXXVI, Issue 96, 20 May 1910

William McDowall married my 2x great aunty Mary Murray.

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