Alexander McKenzie

- 1868

• Name	Alexander McKenzie
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Mar 1868	Waipu, Northaland, New Zealand
  Person ID	I5468	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Duncan McKenzie
  Mother	Jessie Janet MacDonald,   d. 17 Oct 1862, Gairloch, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
  Married	14 Aug 1807	Gairloch, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
  	14 August Which Day Duncan McKenzie Weaver in Melvaig and Jannet McDonald daughter to John McDonald at Ineloid were married.
  Family ID	F1871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Fraser,   b. 1802, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 12 Oct 1870, Waipu, Northland, New Zealand  (Age 68 years)
  Married	25 Jul 1825	Boularderie, Cape Breton, NS, Canada
  Children	1. William McKenzie,   b. 16 Apr 1826, Boularderie, Cape Breton, NS, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1914, Waipu, Northaland, New Zealand  (Age 88 years)   2. Duncan McKenzie,   b. 20 Oct 1827, Boularderie, Cape Breton, NS, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1869, Provincetown, MA, USA  (Age 41 years)   3. James Rory McKenzie,   b. 15 Aug 1830, Boularderie, Cape Breton, NS, Canada ,   d. 4 Aug 1921, Northland, New Zealand  (Age 90 years)   4. Jessie McKenzie,   b. 1831, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1903, Waipu, Northaland, New Zealand  (Age 72 years)   5. Christina McKenzie,   b. 19 Oct 1831, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 3 Sep 1906, Waipu, Northaland, New Zealand  (Age 74 years)   6. Donald McKenzie,   b. 8 Feb 1836, Boularderie, Cape Breton, NS, Canada ,   d. 3 May 1917, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 81 years)   7. Barbara (Johanna) McKenzie,   b. 20 Aug 1842, Boularderie, Cape Breton, NS, Canada ,   d. 13 Aug 1928, Sydney, NSW, Australia  (Age 85 years)   8. Murdoch McKenzie,   b. 1844, Boularderie, Cape Breton, NS, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1915, Greymouth, New Zealand  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F1872	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Transcription of document added to Ancestry by Tony Fisher 11 May 2015 In the year of 1798 my Great Grandfather Alexander McKenzie was born, it is believed his parents were tenant farmers. At this time the Highland Clearances were in progress where tenant farmers were being forced off their land in favour of sheep and deer. Many of the Clans looked to new lands for a future. In 1818 Captain Hector McKenzie was enlisting passengers for America, a number of single men went in this group. In July the Brigantine "perserverance" (Capt: McKenzie) arrived at Loch Inver, took 150 passengers aboard and sailed for Stornaway being the nearest custom house and cleared for Pictou, Nova Scotia. After a passage of six weeks they arrived at Pictou on August 29th, 1818. It is believed that Alexander McKenzie sailed with this group, he would be a young man of 20 years. As there are quite a number of McKenzie families it is hard to tell them apart so each had a "nickname" in our case Alex's was (Mhor). Alexander met and married Annie Fraser and raised a family of eight children, seven of them came to New Zealand, one of them (Donald) stayed in Nova Scotia. The Revd. Norman McLeod had sailed on a previous ship he had a great bearing on the settlers in Nova Scotia and Waipu. He was the Chirch and Settlement leader for most of the Scots. In the case of the "Breadalbane" the Revd J.M. Fraser led this group and he did not agree with the Revd. McLeod, it seems that there was some firstion between them for a number of years, in Nova Scotia and Waipu. Transcription of document added to Ancestry by Kay Whelan 16 Sep 2012 Alexander McKenzie North Erradale, Ross-shire, Scotland 1798-1868 Alexander "Mhor" McKenzie was born in North Errandale, Gairloch Parish, Ross-shire, Scotland on November 19, 1798. North Erradale is a remote small crofting village on the shore of Loch Gairloch about five miles northeast of Gairloch. His parents were Jessie McDonald and Duncan McKenzie, both of Ross-shire. The family moved to Melvaig, about five miles north, when he was a young boy. He was part of the Scottish Highlanders community that emigrated to the Cape Breton area of Nova Scotia following the Reverand Norman McLeod (see the account of the Waipu Highlanders on the following pages). He married Anne Fraser in Nova Scotia sometime in 1826. Between 1826 and 1844 Alex and Anne had eight children; William, Duncan, James, Christina, Donald, Jessie, Barbara Ann and Murdoch. The Alex McKenzies had a 600-acre farm on Bouldarderie Island. The minister on Bouldarderie Island was James Fraser a strong opponent of Norman McLeod's Posted on Ancestry 10 Oct 2018 by heather fleet In July 1818, at the age of 20, travelled North from melvaig to Lochinver to embark for the crossing to Stornaway Lewis from where, as one of the 150 passenegers, he boarded the brigantine 'Perseverance' under the command of Capt Hector McKenzie bound for Nova Scotia, where they landed 6 weeks later (20 Aug 1818) at the port of Pictou, Nova Scotia. To the best of our knowledge, the McKenzie's were not followers of Norman McLeod, but rather the attraction of startig a new life in a new land, with the automatic gift of 200 acres of land from the governent at the time, was the attraction that drew Alexander to Nova Scotia. Nearly 40 years later, with all his family except sons Duncan and Donald, who remained inNova Scotia, Alexander and Annie were on the move again to New Zealand aboard the barque Breadalbane (224 tons). Clearing the NS port of Big Bras D'Or on 24 Dec 1857 with 160 passengers. the Breadalbane dropped anchor after a voyage of 5 months, in the Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, NZ on 21 May 1858. Alexander could barely read or write , and for all his life spoke little or no english. Ancestry comments added by heather fleet Oral family history It is believed Alexander McKenzie left Scotland with Cpt Hector McKenzie in the brig 'Perseverance' Jul 1818. arriving, Picton NS 20 Aug 1818. Alexander met and married Ann Fraser in NS, with all their family bar Donald, came to NZ on the Breadalbane in 1858, Donald came to NZ at a later date. (my note: Donald stayed and died in NS) James McKenzie wrote that his uncle Dan Hugh McK was a bridge builder and he had written a book on the Kauri Bush. The Alex McK had a 600 acre farm on Boularderie Island. Although not religious followers of Norman McLeod along with most of the Scottish Highlander community in the St Ann's area they respected his ability to lead and with his glowing reports from NZ migrated on board the Breadalbane. 5 months voyage with 6 children, when they arrived in NZ 23 May 1858, a fire burnt all the processions before they had a chance to unpack. They started a farm Limestone Hills Waipu, where he lived till his death age 70 yrs 25 Mar 1868 From: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132521080/alexander-mckenzie Born Gairloch, Scotland son of Duncan McKenzie and Jannet McDonald, emigrated to Nova Scotia before 1825, on 25 July 1825 married Ann Fraser at Boularderie, Cape Breton, NS - emigrated to NZ aboard 'Breadalbane' departing 24 Dec 1857 arrived NZ 21 May 1858. Settled at Waipu, Northland - Farmer