Alexander Kirk
Eden 1858
Descendants of Alexander Kirk
Compiled from the new Monaro Pioneers database:
4.12.08
First Generation
1. Alexander Kirk, son of John Kirk and Elizabeth, was born in 1825 in Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
More about Alexander:
• He immigrated to Australia with family on the vessel "Fortune" arriving in NSW April 28, 1853.
• Occupation: Weaver and Labourer.
• Religion: Presbyterian.
• Literacy: Could read and write.
Alexander married Mary Goulding. Mary was born in 1833 in Armagh, Ireland.
More about Mary:
• She immigrated to Australia with family on the vessel "Fortune" arriving in NSW April 28, 1853.
• Religion: Presbyterian.
• Literacy: Could read.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. John Kirk was born in 1853 on the voyage to Australia1 and died in 1869 in Cooma, NSW2 at age 16.
More about John:
• He immigrated to Australia with family on the vessel "Fortune" arriving in NSW April 28, 1853.
2 M ii. Henry Edwards Kirk was born on March 16, 1855 in Liverpool Plains, NSW3 and was baptised on July 25, 1855 in Christ Church, Cooma, NSW.
F iii. Fanny Kirk was born in 1858 in Eden, NSW.4
3 F iv. Margaret Kirk was born in 1861 in Bombala, NSW5 and died in 1929 in Newtown, NSW6 at age 68.
M v. Alexander M. Kirk was born in 1863 in Bombala, NSW7 and died in 1888 in Cooma, NSW8 at age 25.
F vi. Betsy Kirk was born in 1865 in Bombala, NSW.9
Second Generation
2. Henry Edwards Kirk (Alexander1) was born on March 16, 1855 in Liverpool Plains, NSW3 and was baptised on July 25, 1855 in Christ Church, Cooma, NSW.
Henry married Sarah Harris in 1883 in Cooma, NSW.10 Sarah was born on April 23, 1862 in Bombala, NSW.11
Children from this marriage were:
M i. Henry W. A. Kirk was born in 1883 in Cooma, NSW.12
4 M ii. Edwin Dolby Kirk was born on April 22, 1884 in Dalgety, NSW,13 died on February 6, 1960 at age 75, and was buried in Woombye War Cemetery, Queensland.
M iii. Ernest V. Kirk was born in 1886 in Cooma, NSW.14
F iv. Ellen M. Kirk was born in 1888 in Cooma, NSW.15 Another name for Ellen was Nellie.
M v. Volney A. Kirk was born in 1891 in Bombala, NSW.16
M vi. Hubert J. Kirk was born in 1893 in Bombala, NSW.17
F vii. Sarah R. Kirk was born in 1895 in Bombala, NSW.18
M viii. Jonas J. Kirk was born in 1898 in Bemboka, NSW.19
M ix. Donny B. Kirk was born in 1900 in Bemboka, NSW.20
M x. William Kirk was born in 1902 in Bemboka, NSW21 and died on August 9, 1902 in Bemboka, NSW.22
F xi. Charlotte I. Kirk was born in 1904 in Bemboka, NSW.23
F xii. Ida M. M. Kirk was born in 1906 in Bemboka, NSW24 and died in 1908 in Murwillumbah, NSW25 at age 2.
3. Margaret Kirk (Alexander1) was born in 1861 in Bombala, NSW5 and died in 1929 in Newtown, NSW6 at age 68.
Margaret married Samuel Scanes in 1882 in Church of England, Cooma, NSW.26 Samuel was born on June 24, 1857 in Hopkin's Cottage, Victoria St., Paddington, NSW27 and died in 1941 in Newtown, NSW28 at age 84.
More about Samuel:
• Occupation: Blacksmith, wheelwright.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Anna Winidred Scanes was born in 1883 in Cooma, NSW29 and died in 1959 in Burwood, NSW30 at age 76. Another name for Anna was Dot.
5 M ii. Samuel William Alexander Scanes was born in 1884 in Cooma, NSW31 and died in 1957 in Rockdale, NSW32 at age 73.
M iii. Frederick Herbert Scanes was born in 1886 in Cooma, NSW33 and died in 1887 in Cooma, NSW34 at age 1.
F iv. Lila May Scanes was born in 1888 in Cooma, NSW35 and died in 1944 in Canterbury, NSW36 at age 56.
Lila married Joseph Charles Pettingell in 1914 in Newtown, NSW.37 Joseph was born in 1889 in Yass, NSW38 and died in 1973 in Lithgow, NSW39 at age 84.
F v. Mabel Eileen Scanes was born in 1890 in Cooma, NSW40 and died in 1938 in Newtown, NSW41 at age 48.
M vi. Reginald Clarence Scanes was born in 1894 in Cooma, NSW,42 died on May 6, 1918 in Military Hospital, Northamptonshire, England at age 24, and was buried in Northampton (Towcester Road) Cemetery Harding, Northamptonshire, England. The cause of his death was Gassed at Villers-Bretonneux, France - died of wounds.
More about Reginald:
• Religion: Church of England.
• Occupation: Driver.
• He served in the military as a Private, number 2975, 53rd Battalion, 1st AIF from June 14, 1916 to May 6, 1918 in WW1. A Signaller
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916.
6 M vii. Albert Edward Scanes was born in 1900 in Cooma, NSW43 and died in 1969 in Kogarah, NSW44 at age 69.
Third Generation
4. Edwin Dolby Kirk (Henry Edwards2, Alexander1) was born on April 22, 1884 in Dalgety, NSW,13 died on February 6, 1960 at age 75, and was buried in Woombye War Cemetery, Queensland.
Notes: His nerves were bad for many years after the war, and he spent some time in hospital each winter with pleurisy.
More about Edwin:
• Religion: Church of England.
• Occupation: Farmer.
• He served in the military as a Private, number 1892, 11th Light Horse Regiment, 1st AIF from April 17, 1916 to July 10, 1919 in WW1. Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Malwa on 22 July 1916.
Edwin married Myrtle Walters on April 27, 1921 in Presbyterian Church, Nambour, QLD.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Edna Avis Kirk .
F ii. Clarice Edwina Kirk .
5. Samuel William Alexander Scanes (Margaret Kirk2, Alexander1) was born in 1884 in Cooma, NSW31 and died in 1957 in Rockdale, NSW32 at age 73.
Samuel married Beatrice Ellen Saunders in 1906 in Sydney, NSW.45 Beatrice was born in 1885 in Sydney, NSW46 and died in 1937 in Kogarah, NSW47 at age 52.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Edith May Scanes was born in 1905 in Paddington, NSW48 and died in 1968 in Gosford, NSW49 at age 63.
Edith married Joseph Patrick McBride in 1926 in Kogarah, NSW.50 Joseph was born in 1902 in Walcha, NSW.51
M ii. Samuel John Scanes was born in 1907 in Paddington, NSW52 and died in 1979 at age 72. Another name for Samuel was Jack.
Samuel married Grace Catherine Douglass in 1935 in Auburn, NSW.53
F iii. Margaret Ellen Scanes was born in 1909 and died in 1989 at age 80. Another name for Margaret was Madge.
Margaret married John Kirkland in 1934 in Sydney, NSW.54
F iv. Emily Winifred Scanes died in 1914 in Kogarah, NSW.55
F v. Jean Marie Scanes died in 1917 in Woollahra, NSW.56
M vi. Maurice Scanes died in 1923 in Rockdale, NSW.57
F vii. Beryl Irene Scanes died in 1918 in Rockdale, NSW.58
F viii. Beatrice Lorna Scanes .
Beatrice married Robert John Bolack in 1935 in Rockdale, NSW.59
F ix. Minnie Florence Scanes .
Minnie married Leslie Arthur John Martin in 1936 in Sydney, NSW.60
F x. Lila Grace Scanes .
Lila married Leslie Wilson Dunn in 1937 in Rockdale, NSW.61
F xi. Alma Pearl Scanes .
Alma married Harold William Molyneaux in 1937 in Kogarah, NSW.62
F xii. Joan Valma Scanes .
Joan married Allan John McIntosh in 1946 in Canterbury, NSW.63
M xiii. Reginald Kenneth Scanes .
Reginald married Jean Dorothy Savage in 1943 in Rockdale, NSW.64
M xiv. Ronald Alexander Scanes .
Ronald married Florence Mary Smith in 1948 in Rockdale, NSW.65
6. Albert Edward Scanes (Margaret Kirk2, Alexander1) was born in 1900 in Cooma, NSW43 and died in 1969 in Kogarah, NSW44 at age 69.
Albert married Lora Hanson Jones in 1926 in Newtown, NSW.66 Another name for Lora was Lal.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Joscelyn Scanes died in 1994. Another name for Joscelyn was Josie.
F ii. Allayne Scanes .
Allayne married William Goesch in 1951 in Rockdale, NSW.67 Another name for William was Bill.
Sources
1. NSW BDM Index, V1853289 42A/1853. .... NSW BDM Index, V1853759 42A/1853.
2. NSW BDM Index, 3498/1869.
3. NSW BDM Index, V1855290 42A/1855. .... NSW BDM Index, V1855760 42A/1855.
4. NSW BDM Index, 6880/1858.
5. NSW BDM Index, 5607/1861.
6. NSW BDM Index, 14870/1929.
7. NSW BDM Index, 5666/1863.
8. NSW BDM Index, 10960/1888.
9. NSW BDM Index, 6646/1865.
10. NSW BDM Index, 5657/1883.
11. NSW BDM Index, 7078/1862.
12. NSW BDM Index, 23133/1883.
13. NSW BDM Index, 24798/1884.
14. NSW BDM Index, 26502/1886.
15. NSW BDM Index, 27819/1888.
16. NSW BDM Index, 7258/1891.
17. NSW BDM Index, 7342/1893.
18. NSW BDM Index, 11219/1895.
19. NSW BDM Index, 1494/1898.
20. NSW BDM Index, 1530/1900.
21. NSW BDM Index, 20172/1902.
22. NSW BDM Index, 8512/1902.
23. NSW BDM Index, 1438/1904.
24. NSW BDM Index, 1465/1906.
25. NSW BDM Index, 14487/1908.
26. NSW BDM Index, 5365/1882.
27. NSW BDM Index, 3537/1857.
28. NSW BDM Index, 3594/1941.
29. NSW BDM Index, 23019/1883.
30. NSW BDM Index, 12884/1959.
31. NSW BDM Index, 24884/1884.
32. NSW BDM Index, 12360/1957.
33. NSW BDM Index, 26608/1886.
34. NSW BDM Index, 10263/1887.
35. NSW BDM Index, 27714/1888.
36. NSW BDM Index, 8183/1944.
37. NSW BDM Index, 5425/1914.
38. NSW BDM Index, 36373/1889.
39. NSW BDM Index, 41221/1973.
40. NSW BDM Index, 10777/1890.
41. NSW BDM Index, 27186/1938.
42. NSW BDM Index, 10635/1894.
43. NSW BDM Index, 30775/1900.
44. NSW BDM Index, 39260/1969.
45. NSW BDM Index, 6143/1906.
46. NSW BDM Index, 3422/1885.
47. NSW BDM Index, 5726/1937.
48. NSW BDM Index, 26640/1905.
49. NSW BDM Index, 25541/1968.
50. NSW BDM Index, 19113/1926.
51. NSW BDM Index, 36734/1902.
52. NSW BDM Index, 16609/1907.
53. NSW BDM Index, 13555/1935.
54. NSW BDM Index, 434/1934.
55. NSW BDM Index, 2862/1914.
56. NSW BDM Index, 16377/1917.
57. NSW BDM Index, 10308/1923.
58. NSW BDM Index, 8766/1918.
59. NSW BDM Index, 12096/1935.
60. NSW BDM Index, 6004/1936.
61. NSW BDM Index, 17725/1937.
62. NSW BDM Index, 16654/1937.
63. NSW BDM Index, 25844/1946.
64. NSW BDM Index, 12834/1943.
65. NSW BDM Index, 4515/1948.
66. NSW BDM Index, 4280/1926.
67. NSW BDM Index, 13106/1951. |
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