Thomas McDougall, 17881826 (aged 38 years)

Name
Thomas /McDougall/
Given names
Thomas
Surname
McDougall
Birth
Address: St. Pancreas London
England
Name of addressee: Tottenham Road
Address line 1: St. Pancreas London
Address line 2: England
Immigration
Note: Thomas arrived on the ship 'Barwell' as a child with his siblings and parents. They were free settlers. The ship's indent:

Thomas arrived on the ship 'Barwell' as a child with his siblings and parents. They were free settlers. The ship's indent:
Andrew - settler
Elizabeth - wife of settler
Thomas aged 10 - child of settler
John Kerr aged 8 - child of settler
Andrew Jr aged 5 - child of settler
James Taylor aged 3 - child of settler
Elizabeth Maria aged 1 - child of settler.

Property
Note: John Howe's expeditions from the to discover an overland route to the Hunter were successful by 1820. Most of the explorers in the party were well known to the McDougalls and their journey was followed with great interest. Baulkham Hills was becoming overcrowded and the was prone at the time to near annual devastating floods. Andrew quickly secured grants at the Hunter for each of his five sons. The grants were proclaimed on 13 May 1823.

John Howe's expeditions from the to discover an overland route to the Hunter were successful by 1820. Most of the explorers in the party were well known to the McDougalls and their journey was followed with great interest. Baulkham Hills was becoming overcrowded and the was prone at the time to near annual devastating floods. Andrew quickly secured grants at the Hunter for each of his five sons. The grants were proclaimed on 13 May 1823.

Thomas' grant of 900 acres was named 'Lorn' after the McDougall ancestral highlands in Scotland.

Property
Note: On his father's death, Thomas inherited his father's property (the law of primogeniture still stood).
Death
Cause of death: Fall from a horse
Note: Thomas' brother John assumed the elder's rights and responsibilities and his father's properties. Thomas' grant at Lorn was transferred to his younger brother Alexander.
Burial
Cemetery: St. John's Cemetery
Text:

Sacred
To the Memory of
ELIZABETH McDOUGALL
of Roxburgh Place Baulkham Hills
Who departed this life 27th OCtober
1817 aged 57 years
Also
ANDREW McDOUGALL
of Roxburgh Place who departed
this life 20th March 1824
Aged 58 years
Also
THOMAS McDOUNGALL
of Roxburgh Place, Eldest son
of ANDREW & ELIZABETH McDOUGALL
Obiit May 14th 1826. Aged 38 years
[WEST FACE: BRONZE PLAQUE:]
Sacred to the Memory
of
JOHN KERR McDOUGALL
of
Roxburgh Place
Who Departed this Life
on the 28th November 1838
Aged 48 Years

Family with parents
father
17591824
Birth: June 9, 1759 Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United KIngdom
Death: March 20, 1824Baulkham Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
mother
17611817
Birth: December 17, 1761Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: October 27, 1817Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage MarriageMay 15, 1786Soho, London, England, United Kingdom
22 months
himself
17881826
Birth: March 15, 1788 28 26 St Pancreas, London, England, United Kingdom
Death: May 14, 1826Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
younger brother
17901838
Birth: September 24, 1790 31 28 St Giles, London, England, United Kingdom
Death: November 28, 1838Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
younger brother
17931880
Birth: May 19, 1793 33 31 Mary-le-bone, London, England, United Kingdom
Death: May 28, 1880Singleton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
younger brother
17951856
Birth: May 19, 1795 35 33 Mary-le-bone, London, England, United Kingdom
Death: October 5, 1856Singleton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
younger sister
17971886
Birth: June 4, 1797 37 35 Mary-le-bone, London, England, United Kingdom
Death: November 9, 1886Raymond Terrace, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
4 years
younger brother
18001888
Birth: November 23, 1800 41 38 Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: January 22, 1888West Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Property
Property
Death
Burial
Text:

Sacred
To the Memory of
ELIZABETH McDOUGALL
of Roxburgh Place Baulkham Hills
Who departed this life 27th OCtober
1817 aged 57 years
Also
ANDREW McDOUGALL
of Roxburgh Place who departed
this life 20th March 1824
Aged 58 years
Also
THOMAS McDOUNGALL
of Roxburgh Place, Eldest son
of ANDREW & ELIZABETH McDOUGALL
Obiit May 14th 1826. Aged 38 years
[WEST FACE: BRONZE PLAQUE:]
Sacred to the Memory
of
JOHN KERR McDOUGALL
of
Roxburgh Place
Who Departed this Life
on the 28th November 1838
Aged 48 Years

Immigration

Thomas arrived on the ship 'Barwell' as a child with his siblings and parents. They were free settlers. The ship's indent:
Andrew - settler
Elizabeth - wife of settler
Thomas aged 10 - child of settler
John Kerr aged 8 - child of settler
Andrew Jr aged 5 - child of settler
James Taylor aged 3 - child of settler
Elizabeth Maria aged 1 - child of settler.

Property

John Howe's expeditions from the to discover an overland route to the Hunter were successful by 1820. Most of the explorers in the party were well known to the McDougalls and their journey was followed with great interest. Baulkham Hills was becoming overcrowded and the was prone at the time to near annual devastating floods. Andrew quickly secured grants at the Hunter for each of his five sons. The grants were proclaimed on 13 May 1823.

Thomas' grant of 900 acres was named 'Lorn' after the McDougall ancestral highlands in Scotland.

Property

On his father's death, Thomas inherited his father's property (the law of primogeniture still stood).

Death

Thomas' brother John assumed the elder's rights and responsibilities and his father's properties. Thomas' grant at Lorn was transferred to his younger brother Alexander.