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Meiklejohns in AustraliaNola Sheppard - Brisbane
Nola was a Meiklejohn before she married Kevin. The family stay in Brisbane, and include four children, along with, at last count, 17 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Sadly, Kevin passed away in March 2006, and Nola recently passed away too. Here are a few family photos:
Ethel Norma passed away in July 2005, aged 91. She'll be missed by the family. Arthur and Irene Meiklejohn - Brisbane
Brisbane seems to be a hive of Meiklejohn activity. Arthur and Irene live there, as do many of their Meiklejohn relatives. The picture below is of their daughter Nicole with Arthur's mother Dulcie. Arthur's mother Dulcie is the sister of Nola's mother Norma, and his father George was Nola's father William's brother. Arthur and Irene have four children: Nicole, Cameron, Trent and Tammy. Dulcie and other sister Valmai are still going strong at 105 and 96.
David Meiklejohn - North CarltonDavid stays in North Carlton with his wife Franca and their daughter Lucia. They have a website with some pictures from recent months.
Ben Meiklejohn - BrisbaneBen is another Meiklejohn from Brisbane, and he's been keeping the family going with his first child, Chloe being born this year(2004). He's been getting together with others from the clan and traced the family tree back to the 17th century. Apparently Donald Meiklejohn came over to Australia from Wick in 1853, and he is Ben's ancestor. Stuart Meiklejohn - SydneyStuart stays in the suburbs of Sydney. He was born in Scotland, in East Kilbride, and emigrated with his parents in 1967 (a year before I was born). Stuart is married to Vicki, and they have a son and daugher: Brady and Jodi. His parents, John and Margaret, along with a number of uncles and aunts, came from the Motherwell area. Stuart now has a granddaughter, Breanna, born in January 2008.
Bill Meiklejohn - CowraBill got in touch with me and sent me some updates to the ever increasing list of Meiklejohns in Australia. His family came from Thurso originally. Here they are:
Jan Gladwin - CanberraJan and her husband Bob were Wesleyan missionaries in Papua New Guinea for fourteen years, and now live in Canberra. They have five children, four of them living nearby and another studying in London. Jan has this to say about their Meiklejohn ancestors: Bob is the great grandson of Barbara McBeath Meiklejohn born 1836 in Thurso - daughter of John Meiklejohn and Mary Manson. Barbara married Peter McKellar in Govan, Lanarkshire and came to Australia via New Zealand. Their daughter Mary Manson McKellar married Lachlan McDonald. Their daughter Mary Barbara McDonald married George William Gladwin and Bob (Robert James) is their youngest son. Jan has some pictures of some of these Meiklejohns on Picasa.
Matt Meiklejohn - BathurstMatt is 18 and lives in Bathurst, near Cowra in New South Wales. His family moved to Sydney in 2001, originally hailing from New Zealand. His dad, Stephen was born in christchurch to Richard "Dick" Meiklejohn and Maureen "Faye" Strawbridge, but moved around a lot as a child. He has an Uncle Rick in New Zealand and an Aunt Lois Randall in Wellington. He's discovered that a "Matthew Fontaine Maury Meiklejohn" received a Victoria Cross in the Boer War and wonders if he might have been a relative.
Barry Meiklejohn - BrisbaneBarry and Margaret live in Brisbane, a veritable hive of Meiklejohn activity, with their three daughters. He also has a brother, Michael, who lives in Brisbane as well. They've traced the family line back to a John Meiklejohn from Thurso, born 1660 & married to Isabel Burn.
Philip Meiklejohn - BallaratPhilip hailed me from Ballarat in Victoria. His father was James Frederick Meiklejohn and his mother Alva Alice (nee Ford). His father had two brothers and two sisters. Philip has a son, Travis James, born in 1984.
James Sneddon - AdelaideJames' mother is a Meiklejohn and he's been back and forward between Australia and Scotland. I'll let him explain the family: I am Jim (James) Sneddon and my mother is Rae Meiklejohn now of East Kilbride. My grandparents were Alexander (Sanny) Meiklejohn(D) & Rebecca Simpson O’Brien(D). They had 6 children Walter(D), John(D), Alex(D), May, James (Jim) & Rae. John in Aberdeen & Denise in East Kilbride are my cousins, which means Andy Boag is also my cousin once removed! I was born in Australia, raised in Cambuslang and am now back in Adelaide, Australia. I have one son Lee.
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