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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.
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.