Robert Forsyth Macgeorge (1796 – 26 October 1859) was an early settler of South Australia who is remembered for founding the property which is now the Adelaide suburb of Urrbrae. A number of his children were prominent in the early history of South Australia and other Australian colonies.

History

Robert Forsyth Macgeorge, a tailor of Glasgow, and his wife Elizabeth M. Macgeorge, née Duncan (1801–) and their family emigrated to South Australia aboard the Ariadne, arriving on 13 August 1839. They developed the property they named "Urr brae", now known as Urrbrae. R. F. Macgeorge took over Shepherd's draper's shop on Hindley Street. On what was intended as a visit to the "Old Country", he narrowly avoided being involved in the Admella disaster, then perished when the Royal Charter was wrecked.[1]

Family

Their children included:

  • Margaret Annie Macgeorge (4 July 1852 – 22 May 1897) married Horace Cobden Talbot (1851 – 25 March 1924) on 19 December 1877. He subsequently married Margaret Leonard Gordon (6 June 1857 – 8 November 1935) on 7 April 1899.
  • Leslie Duncan Macgeorge (29 January 1854 – 1939) married Frances Mary Pyke on 17 June 1879
  • Stanley Hordern Macgeorge (7 September 1855 – )
  • Lucy Edith Macgeorge (1 August 1857 – 7 September 1942) married John Milne (3 November 1854 – 12 July 1934), son of Hon. William Milne, on 11 November 1875.
  • Frank Faulding Macgeorge (1859 – 11 July 1924) married Mary Celia Mahony (c. 1866 – 26 April 1929) on 21 February 1891
  • Norman Macgeorge (8 July 1872 – 2 September 1952) artist and collector, taught at Glenelg Grammar, Queen's College, Hahndorf College 1891–1895, married May Ina Hepburn (5 May 1882 – 27 August 1970) of Mornington, Victoria on 25 January 1911. May was granddaughter of John Stuart Hepburn.[4]

Born in South Australia:

References

  1. ^ "Topics of the Day". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 17 July 1908. p. 6. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Local News". Southern Australian. Vol. VII, no. 484. South Australia. 5 January 1844. p. 3. Retrieved 18 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Personal". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 2 July 1908. p. 7. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. ^ Ray Marginson, 'Macgeorge, Norman (1872–1952)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 1986. Retrieved 25 February 2015
  5. ^ ?"Family Notices". South Australian Record And Australasian And South African Chronicle. No. 48. South Australia. 23 May 1840. p. 15. Retrieved 18 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia. S.A.Register seems to give date as 2 January 1840
  6. ^ "Law and Criminal Courts". South Australian Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 25 November 1875. p. 3. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Edinburgh Gazette June 4, 1861" (PDF). Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Advertising". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 21 March 1882. p. 3. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  9. ^ "The Lamont Will Case". The Australasian. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 22 October 1881. p. 21. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
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