| [Index] |
| Donald MCGRUER (1831 - 1910) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Donald Alexander MCGRUER (1887 - 1964) Ernest Neil MCGRUER (1888 - 1973) David John MCGRUER (1889 - 1939) Dorothy MCGRUER (1891 - 1982) Willaim Fraser MCGRUER (1893 - 1974) Jessie Minnie MCGRUER (1896 - 1916) |
Donald MCGRUER (1831 - 1910) + Dorothea Sarah VOGEL (1861 - 1941) |
Donald MCGRUER (1800 - 1872) | ||
| Janet Elizabeth FRASER (1812 - 1886) | ||||
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Pic P1. Inscription In Loving Memory of My Dear Husband and our Father Native of Inverness Scotland Pic S1. Inscription Pic 1. Inscription |
| b. 1831 at Inverness-shire, Scotland |
| m. 1885 Dorothea Sarah VOGEL (1861 - 1941) |
| d. 09 Nov 1910 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 79 |
| Near Relatives of Donald MCGRUER (1831 - 1910) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Father | Donald MCGRUER | abt 1800 | Inverness-shire, Scotland | 06 Sep 1872 | Brungle, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 72 |
| Mother | Janet Elizabeth FRASER | abt 1812 | 15 Oct 1886 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 74 | |
| Self | Donald MCGRUER | 1831 | Inverness-shire, Scotland | 09 Nov 1910 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 79 |
| Wife | Dorothea Sarah VOGEL | 1861 | 03 Sep 1941 | Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia | 80 | |
| Son | Donald Alexander MCGRUER | 1887 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1964 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 77 |
| Son | Ernest Neil MCGRUER | 1888 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1973 | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia | 85 |
| Son | David John MCGRUER | 11 Oct 1889 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 16 Mar 1939 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 49 |
| Daughter | Dorothy MCGRUER | 1891 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1982 | New South Wales, Australia | 91 |
| Son | Willaim Fraser MCGRUER | 1893 | Brungle, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1974 | New South Wales, Australia | 81 |
| Daughter | Jessie Minnie MCGRUER | 1896 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 06 Mar 1916 | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia | 20 |
| Sister | Rachel MCGRUER | abt 1833 | Inverness-shire, Scotland | 1885 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 52 |
| Brother | Alexander MCGRUER | abt 1836 | Inverness-shire, Scotland | 14 Apr 1907 | Dulwich Hill, New South Wales, Australia | 71 |
| Half Brother | Paul MCGRUER | 1850 | 1925 | 75 | ||
| Daughter in Law | Mabel TURNER | 1895 | 1982 | New South Wales, Australia | 87 | |
| Daughter in Law | Elizabeth Margaret BAILEY | 1891 | 1964 | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| Daughter in Law | Eliza Elsa Rose BRIDLE | 11 Oct 1894 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 1976 | 82 | |
| Son in Law | Henry Hartley DRUCE | 1887 | 1972 | 85 | ||
| Daughter in Law | Enid Moore CAMBAGE | 1894 | 1985 | New South Wales, Australia | 91 | |
| Niece | Jane MCLENNAN | abt 1864 | Gocup, New South Wales, Australia | 28 May 1868 | Gocup, New South Wales, Australia | 4 |
| Brother in Law | John MCLENNAN | abt 1833 | Gairloch, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland | 19 Jun 1875 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 42 |
| Sister in Law | Margaret MCQUEEN | 1932 | New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Events in Donald MCGRUER (1831 - 1910)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 1831 | Donald MCGRUER was born | Inverness-shire, Scotland | |||
| Dec 1859 | 28 | Immigration | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | per 'Annie Wilson' | 63 |
| 06 Sep 1872 | 41 | Death of father Donald MCGRUER (aged 72) | Brungle, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1885 | 54 | Married Dorothea Sarah VOGEL (aged 24) | 73 | ||
| 15 Oct 1886 | 55 | Death of mother Janet Elizabeth FRASER (aged 74) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1887 | 56 | Birth of son Donald Alexander MCGRUER | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1888 | 57 | Birth of son Ernest Neil MCGRUER | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 11 Oct 1889 | 58 | Birth of son David John MCGRUER | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1891 | 60 | Birth of daughter Dorothy MCGRUER | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1893 | 62 | Birth of son Willaim Fraser MCGRUER | Brungle, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1896 | 65 | Birth of daughter Jessie Minnie MCGRUER | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 09 Nov 1910 | 79 | Donald MCGRUER died | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Source References: |
| 73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004 |
| - Reference = 71 (Marriage) |
| - Reference = 71 (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: Donald McGruer was born at Invernesshire, Scotland. In company with Donald McGillivary he worked his passage to Australia as a ship's carpenter aniving in 1848. He worked at his trade at Parramatta until 1850 and then went to Adelong Crossing where he engaged in flour milling. In 1850 Donald McGruer's stepmother and brother Alexander also came to Tumut.
The McGruer brothers went to the Kiandra gold rush but soon returned and in 1860 bought a farm of 80 acres at Gilmore. They had this for only a brief period and then purchased 4,300 acres from Bray Brothers at Brungle. It was the original holding taken up by John Keighran. They built the area up until it comprised 5,000 acres. It is still owned by descendants of the original McGruers. In 1885 Donald McGruer married Miss Dora Vogel of Gundagai. There were four sons; > Donald Alexander McGruer, > Ernest Neil McGruer, > David John McGruer, > William Fraser McGruer. and two daughters; > Dorothy McGruer (married H. Druce), > Jessie McGruer. Donald built his home on the property and called it "Delcray". Alex built on another portion of the station and called his place "Bonnie Doon". He and his wife Margaret conducted the first Post Office and store there. They had no family. The old homestead is still standing and is now (in 1967) occupied by John D. McGruer. The McGruer brothers bred merino sheep and shorthorn cattle. In 1900 they leased the property to A.B. Triggs who was a prominent pastoralist of the time. Later the brothers turned to agriculture and dairying as well as grazing. In 1907 the brothers dissolved the partnership and Alex McGruer went to live in Sydney. He died the same year. In 1885 Donald McGruer was instrumental in securing the land on which the Presbyterian Church was erected at a cost of £430, completed and dedicated in 1886. He also built the first recreation hall which was afterwards sold to the public. The building was still standing in 1965. Both brothers were members of the P. & A. Society. Donald McGruer died on 9 November 1910 aged 79 years. |
| 76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/ |
| - Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208782746/donald-mcgruer (Name, Notes) |
| 77. Type: Book, Abbr: Tumut Pioneer Cemetery, Title: Tumut Pioneer Cemetery, Auth: Gay Stuckey and Pam Archer, Publ: Tumut Family History Group, Date: 1989 |
| - Reference = page 38 # 217 (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: McGRUER Donald, native of Inverness, Scotland, died at Brungle 10 Nov 1910 aged 79 years; also his wife & our mother
McGRUER Dorothea Sarah, died 3 Sept 1941 aged 80 years; also McGRUER Donald, native of Stratherick, Inverness, Scotland, died Brungle 6 Sept 1872 aged 72 years; also his wife McGRUER Elizabeth Fraser, died 15 Oct 1886 aged 74 years. |