Lawrence and Margaret Melvin Family

Subject Lawrence Melvin

Birth 1830 Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.

Marriage 1850 Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.

Death 1858 S.S. "Ivanhoe", On passage Leith to Rotterdam.

Father John Melville (1784-1849)

Mother Joann Dalziel (1789-1857)


Spouse Margaret Reed Gillespie

Christening 1832 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England.

2nd Marriage 1861 John Simpson Ward (1835-1881); Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.

3rd Marriage 1891 Arthur Wheaton (1830-1899)

Death 1906 Charters Towers, Qld, Australia.

Father Stephen Gilhespy (1805-1850)

Mother Isabella Reed (1802-1843)


Three Children


1/M John Melvin

Birth 1851 Leith, Midloathian, Scotland.

Marriage 1870 Jane Moran (1853- )

Death after 1906 Still living at mother death.


2/M Stephen Gillespie Melvin

Birth 1854 Leith, Midloathian, Scotland.

Marriage 1875 Janet (1) Peterkin (1855-1877), Leith, Midloathian, Scotland.

2nd Marriage 1878 Emily Partridge (1859-1912), Ipswich, Qld, Australia.

3rd Marriage 1914 Camellia L A Jones (1865-1925)

4th Marriage 1925 Margaret Paton (1868- ); Lismore, NSW.

Death 1926 Middlesex, England.


3/M Lawrence (Jnr1) Melvin

Birth 1856 Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.

Marriage 1877 Mary Wilson Mitchell (1861-1889)

2nd Marriage 1891 Mary Byrne (1867-1903)

Death 1901 Croydon, Queensland.


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