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Marriage: Children:
  1. Anne Fergusson: Birth: 25 Nov 1835 in Logierait,Perthshire,Scotland. Death: 25 Apr 1879 in Perth,Perthshire,Scotland

  2. Jessie Fergusson: Birth: 19 Nov 1837 in Dowally,Dunkeld,Perthsh,Scotland. Death: 7 Aug 1922 in Rangimaru,Waimate, South Canterbury,New Zealand

  3. Elizabeth Chalmers Fergusson: Birth: 21 Jul 1839 in Dowally,Perthshire,Scotland. Death: 10 Jul 1866 in William Street,Blairgowie,Perthshire,Scotland

  4. James Fergusson: Birth: 23 Apr 1841 in Doually,Dunkeld,Perthshire,Scotland. Death: 9 Jun 1925 in Waihi Gorge,Canterbury,New Zealand

  5. Mary Fergusson: Birth: 9 Nov 1842 in Dowally,Scotland. Death: 28 Dec 1880 in Georgetown,Temuka

  6. Catherine Ida Fergusson: Birth: 28 Jul 1844 in Douwally,Dunkeld,Perthshire,Scotland.

  7. Alexander Fergusson: Birth: 20 Apr 1846 in Doually,Dunkeld,Perthshire,Scotland. Death: 2 Jun 1924 in Woodbury,South Canterbury,New Zealand

  8. Jane Fergusson: Birth: 20 Apr 1848 in Doually,Dunkeld,Perthshire,Scotland. Death: 28 Jul 1897 in Waihi Bush,South Canterbury,New Zealand

  9. Helen Fergusson: Birth: 28 May 1850 in Doually,Dunkeld,Perthshire,Scotland. Death: 16 Sep 1929 in Timaru,Canterbury,New Zealand

  10. Christina Fergusson: Birth: 31 Jan 1852 in Doually,Dunkeld,Perthshire,Scotland. Death: 1 Jul 1931 in Timaru ,New Zealand

  11. Margaret Fergusson: Birth: 11 Sep 1853 in Douwally,Dunkeld,Perthshire,Scotland. Death: 5 Jan 1928 in Woodbury , Canterbury, New Zealand

  12. James Fergusson: Birth: 8 Jan 1856 in Comrie,Perthshire,Scotland.

  13. Susan Fergusson: Birth: 30 Sep 1856 in Dunkeld, Perth, Scotland. Death: 24 Sep 1857 in Cathereal street,,Dunkeld,,Perth, Scotland

  14. Alice Fergusson: Birth: 6 Jan 1859 in Dunkeld,Perthshire,Scotland. Death: 11 Apr 1892 in Orari,New Zealand

  15. Athol Fergusson: Birth: 1861 in Kaiapoi,Canterbury,New Zealand.


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Note:   OPR Record Logeriat Anno 1806 376/ 0020 0268 Logeriat Donald lawful son to Alexr Ferguson Smith & Isabel Campbell Wester Ballechin was born Sept 11th & Bapt 13 Sept 1806 DONALD FERGUSON Male Event(s): Birth: 11 SEP 1806 Christening: 13 SEP 1806 Logierait, Perth, Scotland Death: Burial: Parents: Father: ALEXANDER FERGUSON Mother: ISABEL CAMPBELL Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: C113766 1800 - 1819 1040125 Film 6900669 Film Sheet: 00 Headstone reads In Memory of Daniel Fergusson who died at Geraldine Apr 20th 1887 aged 82 also his wife Catherine Fergusson who died at Temuka Mar 6th 1880 aged 61 years Database: 1841 Scotland Census Anne Fergusson abt 1836 Perthshire, Scotland Dowally Perthshire 344 Catharine Fergusson abt 1819 Scotland Dowally Perthshire 344 Daniel Fergusson abt 1807 Perthshire, Scotland Dowally Perthshire 344 Elizabeth Fergusson abt 1839 Perthshire, Scotland Dowally Perthshire 344 James Fergusson abt 1841 Perthshire, Scotland Dowally Perthshire 344 Jessie Fergusson abt 1838 Perthshire, Scotland Dowally Perthshire 344 Name: Daniel Fergusson Age: 34 Estimated birth year: abt 1807 Household: View other family members 1841scotland Perthshire Dowally Gender: Male Where born: Perthshire, Scotland Civil parish: Dowally County: Perthshire Address: Balenling Occupation: Schoolmaster Parish Number: 344 ED: 2 Department of Special Collections Library and Information Services University of St Andrews North Street St Andrews KY16 9TR 'Biographical Register of the University of St Andrews 1747 - 1897 Ferguson, Daniel (Donald) (Fergusson) Student United College 1824/25 Latin Junior, Greek Junior. 1828/29 Latin Prov.; Greek Prov,; Logic; MathsI (Ternar [4th year]) Born 11.9.1806 son of Alexander Fergusson, smith, Ballechin, Logierait and Isobel Campbell. Session Clerk and Inspector of the poor, Logierait c. 1831-42. Assistant master, Dowally School c. 1835 - c. 1853. Emigrated to New Zealand as a 'Farm Labourer' with family in 1859. Schoolmaster in various places and then clerk to Temuka Road Board. Died Geraldine 20.4.1887 MARRIAGE: Logeriat Parish Register of Marriages: Film 102757: =================================================== September 7 1834 :Fergusson and Anderson. Daniel Fergusson,Sess.Clerk of the Parish of Logeriat and Catharine Anderson , residing at No 68 Potterrow ,Edinburgh gave up their names for Proclamation of the banns of marriage. Married at Edinburgh on the 9th Day of Septre by the Reverend John Paul one of the ministers of the Parish of St Cuthburt. 6th June 1841 Census of Dowally, Perthshire (Film 101905/10360): (In the second enumeration district - from the Burn of Dowally to the Burn of Kilmarick) Bolenluig: Name Age Occupation If born in County Daniel Fergusson 34 Schoolmaster Yes Catharine 22 No Anne 5 Yes Jessie 3 Yes Elizabeth 1 and a half Yes James 1 month Yes 30th March 1851 census of Dowally, Perthshire (Film 103742/2903): Name Relation Condition Age Occupation County where Born Daniel Fergusson Head Marr 44 Parochial Schoolmaster Perthshire, Logierait Catharine Wife Mar 32 Midlothian, Edinburgh Anne Dau U 15 Scholar at Home Perthshire, Dowally Jessie Dau U 13 Elizabeth C Dau U 10 James Son 9 Mary Dau U 8 Catharine Dau U 5 Alexander Son 4 Jean Dau 2 Helen 10 months Departed London 27 May, 1859 Arrived Lyttelton 12 September 1859 The Lyttelton Times 17 September 1859 The immigrants who have arrived by the Cresswell are, taken altogether, a very promising accession to our population. Notwithstanding the mischievous attempts of some fellows who go on board the newly arrived emigrant ships to discourage newcomers by fabulous accounts of the sorrows to come, the majority of the Cresswell people set their faces against these prophets of evil and have already found work and some of them permanent work at good wages. One young woman who landed on Tuesday was met on landing by a well-to-do swain who offered her a home, wooed her on the spot and married her the next morning. There are none of them who will not reap the benefit of the character they maintained on board ship. And it is only fair to bear testimony to the good sense of the majority of the Cresswell immigrants, as there are a few of them who have behaved in a manner which has in many instances prejudiced their fellow passengers in the eyes of the public. For instance, when the immigrants were landed an employer went to the barracks and offered to engage six unmarried men on the spot for a pound a week each and their rations. A schooner was ready to take them and their luggage round to his station at Timaru without any expense to them. This might have been thought a good offer at any time, and especially to untried men. These fellows, however, declared that they would rather starve than take the wages, and abused the gentleman who made the offer in such a manner that he was obliged to leave the yard. We hear that he immediately went off and engaged some men who had lately arrived from Van Dieman's Land, whose colonial experience will make their services twice as valuable. The spokesman of these men was afterwards turned out of the barracks for disorderly conduct, and will probably be prepared to join any party of men whom he may find fonder of talking than working. The Lyttelton Times 14 September1859 Arrived. - September 12, barque, Cresswell, 574 tons, Barnett, from London. Cabin passengers. - Mr and Miss COTTERELL, Messrs WILSON, TUDOR, COTTERELL and SPENCER, Surgeon Superintendant James PARKER. Government Immigrants ATACK Wm wife and two children painter Southampton BODE John and wife farm labourer Middlesex BOORMAN Henry wife and child farm labourer Middlesex BROKER Edward and wife plaster Middlesex DUNCAN Alexander and wife farm labourer Aberdeen ELVINES John wife and three children groom Middlesex FERGUSON Daniel wife and seven children farm labourer Perth FERGUSON Robert and wife farm labourer Down FULLER James and wife gardener Sussex HARRISON Thos wife and seven children shepherd Lincoln HOVVILL Wm wife and two children farm labourer Worksop HUFFEY J. wife and child bricklayer Suffolk LUCAS John wife and two children carpenter Middlesex MCALPINE Archibald wife and four children ploughman Lincoln MCKAY Donald wife and five children agricultural labourer Sutherland MCLEOD John 24 and Cathe, wife 23 shepherd Caithness MITCHELL Isaac wife and two children blacksmith Yorkshire NEILL Wm and wife farm labourer Down O'BRIEN Michael and wife labourer Wicklow OCTGEN Frederick and wife farm labourer Hanover OSBORNE Geo wife and child farm labourer Somerset PLUNKETT John wife and child brassfounder Dublin REILLY John wife and seven children schoolmaster Hants RUXGE George and wife farm labourer Germany SCHMIDT William wife and four children farm labourer Germany SHAILER Thos wife and child farm labourer Staffordshire STEWART John wife and five children ploughman Perth TULLEY John wife and three children porter London VESEY Frederick wife and child farm labourer Suffolk WAINWRIGHT Charles wife and child Llabourer Notts Single men - BROKER Edward farm labourer Caithness CHILES Edward farm labourer Surrey EVANS John farm labourer Shropshire FERGUSON Alex farm labourer Caithness FERGUSON James farm labourer Caithness GAFFENEY Michael farm labourer HOBBS Wm carpenter Middlesex McKAY George labourer Caithness McKAY James farm labourer Caithness McWILLIAM Alexander farm labourer OSBORN Jobb labourer Caithness PONNEY(POUNEY?) Wm Middlesex SMITH Arthur labourer Hants STEWART John farm labouer Derbyshire SUTHERLAND Alex labourer Caithness WEBBER Preston farm labourer Single Women - BROKER Sarah domestic servant COHN Sarah Ann domestic servant FERGUSON Jessie domestic servant FERGUSON Mary domestic servant FERGUSON Catherine domestic servant HOVVILL Jane domestic servant KUNKELL Louise cook MCKAY Betsy domestic servant PLUNKETT Elizabeth dressmaker PLUNKETT Margaret milliner PLUNKETT Mary Ann milliner PONNEY Mrs Hannah laundress and two children Middlesex SMITH Charlotte domestic servant SMITH Rose domestic servant STEWART Alice dairymaid STEWART Margaret domestic servant STEWART Susan milliner TULLEY Emma housemaid WHEELER Clara housemaid WHEELER Rosetta housemaid Analysis of Trades Farm labourers 21, general labourers 9, ploughmen 2, gardener 1, shepherds 2, groom 1, blacksmith brassfounder 1, bricklayer 1, carpenters 3, painter 1, plasterer 1, schoolmaster 1 Single women - Cook 1, dairymaid 1, domestic servants 13, milliners 3, dressmaker 1, laundress 1 Total, 65. Total number of souls, 161 Birth on Board - August 14 - Mrs William MILLS, of a daughter Deaths during voyage - five Although he was a qualified school master he came out as a farm labourer,probably in order to qualify as an immigrant when he may also have thought to deduct several years off his age Arrived from Perthshire on the " CRESSWELL " sailed 27 May 1859 arrived 12 September 1859 She left from Gravesend in London for Nelson on the 1st June 1859 and arrived in Lyttleton, Canterbury,N.Z. on Monday the12 September 1859.The voyage took 103 days. Captain Barnett was the Captain of the Cresswell in 1850 Fergusson Daniel 52 Perth Farm Labourer Catherine 40 Jess 21 Trans to s/m James 18 Trans to s/m Mary 16 Trans to s/w Catherine 15 Trans to s/w Alexander 13 Trans to s/m Jane 11 Ellen 9 Christina 7 Margaret 5 Alice Ross 2 James 2 Grandson Daniel was a prominent man both in Scotland and in Temuka.He was university educated ( St Andrews University ),A school teacher and inspector of the poor in the parish of Dowally,Scotland .He was a poet and spoke English Scots and Gaelic. Won prizes for his poetry and apparently the Highlanders would not compete against him , and so the Gaelic Society barred him from competing. He came to New Zealand with all but two of his daughters who stayed in Scotland marrying there. he also bought a two year old grandson with him (James) Upon arrival in Canterbury his oldest daughter Jessie received a proposal of marriage.The marriage took place the following day and made the papers. He worked all his life in New Zealand as a teacher and council administrator. The family lived in Kaiapoi for the first two years then moved to Temuka where they stayed BIOGRAPHY: =========== He combined school teaching with farm management He was for some years manager for the Hon William Robinson at Cheviot and was later manager for Selby Tancred and carried on at Raukapka when Tancred sold to Postlewaite. He was one of the first or the first school teacher at Kaiapoi.He later taught at Arowhenua and took some boarders at his early school there. He was clerk to the Geraldine Roads Board in 1864 and was for years Clerk to the Temuka Roads Board. He was elected to the first Mount Grey School Committee March 1887 He died at the home of his Son-in-law William Young at Geraldine 20 April 1887 aged 81 years.Cause of death was Syncope,old age and a feeble heart.He was 27 years in New Zealand NZ Death Regst No.899/1887, Geraldine Medical attendant Robert Fish. Timaru Herald Deaths Friday April 22 1887 page 2 column 3 Fergusson - On April 20th, At Geraldine, Mr Daniel Fergusson, aged 81 years Timaru Herald Friday April 22 1887 page 2 column 4 =========================================== We regret having to record the death of Mr Daniel Fergusson, one of the oldest residents in the Geraldine and Temuka districts, which event took place at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr W. Young, Geraldine, about 4pm. on Wednesday afternoon last. The deceased was born Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, in the year 1805, and was consequently 82 years of age at the time of his demise. He was educated at St. Andrews University, and at an early age held the appointment of schoolmaster at various towns in Scotland, following that line of profession for upwards of 40 years. He was also Inspector of the Poor and Sessions Clerk in the parish of Dowally, Scotland. He left the Old Country in 1859 and arrived at Lyttleton in the same year. He was one of the first schoolmasters at Kaiapoi, and after two or three years he returned to Temuka and opened the first public school at George Town, which he held for some considerable time. He was afterwards appointed clerk to the first Geraldine Road Board, which office he held for upwards of 14 years, when he had to relinquish it owing to failing health. Whilst holding this position he was frequently complimented by Mr Olliver, Government Auditor, for the admirable manner in which he kept the board books. On his retirement, the members of the board made him a handsome present in recognition of his services. In early life he composed several poems in English, Scotch, and Gaelic, of more than ordinary merit. It was custom of Her Majesty to give, on her visits to Scotland, prizes for the best distinct poems in Gaelic, and Mr Fergusson was sucessful in securing two first prizes. The deceased died at a ripe old age. His funeral will take place at Temuka to-morrow, as per announcement in another column. Obituary Temuka News =================== Daniel Fergusson, on April the 20th at Geraldine, aged 81 years, Sudden Death A very sudden death occurred at Geraldine on Wednesday afternoon. Mr D Fergusson, who resided with his son in law, Mr Young, At Geraldine, complained in the early part of the day, of internal pains and was attended by Dr Fish, who said he was in a very precarious state of health. This was about 10am and at 4 pm he died. The deceased was born at Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland in the year 1805 and consequently was 81 years of age at his demise. He was educated at St Andrews University and at an early age held appointments of Schoolmaster at various schools in Scotland, following that line of profession for 40 years. Friday 22 April 1887 Funeral Notice ============ The friends of Mr Daniel FERGUSSON are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, which will leave the residence of Mr William Young, Geraldine, for the Temuka Cemetery, on Saturday, at 10.am. William Young, Undertaker.


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