Our Family History
Royston Jeffries McKeich
1910 - 1990 (80 years)1. Royston Jeffries McKeich was born on 27 Apr 1910 in New Zealand (son of Sydney Bates McKeich and Florence Maude Facey); died on 5 Dec 1990 in New Zealand. Royston married Alexandrina Douglas about 1929 in New Zealand. Alexandrina was born in 1910 in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand; died on 7 Apr 1953 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Douglas Alexander McKeich was born on 26 Dec 1930 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; died on 12 Aug 1994 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.
2. Sydney Bates McKeich was born on 6 Jul 1883 in New Zealand (son of Archibald McKeich and Emily Gordon); died on 17 Dec 1963 in New Zealand. Sydney married Florence Maude Facey on 20 Nov 1907 in New Zealand. Florence was born on 21 Apr 1886 in New Zealand; died in 1982 in New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Florence Maude Facey was born on 21 Apr 1886 in New Zealand; died in 1982 in New Zealand. Children:
- Sidney George McKeich was born on 10 Mar 1908 in New Zealand; died in 1982 in New Zealand.
- 1. Royston Jeffries McKeich was born on 27 Apr 1910 in New Zealand; died on 5 Dec 1990 in New Zealand.
- Ivan Melville McKeich was born on 24 Dec 1913 in New Zealand; died in 1996 in New Zealand.
- Ngira Joyce McKeich was born on 12 Nov 1917 in New Zealand; died on 15 Jan 2003 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Kenneth Robert McKeich
Generation: 3
4. Archibald McKeich was born about 1851 in Scotland, UK (son of James McKeich and Mary Betts); died in 1940 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Archibald married Emily Gordon on 12 Nov 1875 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Emily was born in 1855 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; died on 15 Jan 1931 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Emily Gordon was born in 1855 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; died on 15 Jan 1931 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Children:
- Mary McKeich was born on 14 Apr 1876 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand; died on 17 Jul 1952 in New Zealand.
- Ernest Walter McKeich was born on 22 Feb 1878 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; died in Nov 1948 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Archibald Gordon McKeich was born in 1879 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; died on 17 Mar 1946 in Lawrence, Central, Otago, New Zealand.
- Edith Emily McKeich was born on 21 Nov 1881 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; died on 13 Feb 1961 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand.
- 2. Sydney Bates McKeich was born on 6 Jul 1883 in New Zealand; died on 17 Dec 1963 in New Zealand.
- Ivy Winifred McKeich was born on 6 Dec 1885 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; died on 3 Jun 1964 in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
- Olive Rose McKeich was born on 5 Oct 1887 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand; died on 6 May 1984 in Auckland, New Zealand.
- Christabel McKeich was born on 6 Mar 1889 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand; died on 15 Apr 1919 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- James Wellesley McKeich was born on 21 Sep 1894 in Lawrence, Central, Otago, New Zealand; died on 19 Jan 1949 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Generation: 4
8. James McKeich was born on 11 Nov 1815 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK; was christened on 11 Nov 1815 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK (son of Archibald McKeich and Mary McLean); died on 14 Jan 1864 in Yanakie, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 16 Jan 1864 in Yanakie Cemetery, Victoria, Australia. James married Mary Betts on 2 Nov 1849 in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. Mary was born on 2 Oct 1831 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK; died on 10 Feb 1868 in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Mary Betts was born on 2 Oct 1831 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK; died on 10 Feb 1868 in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Children:
- James McKeich was born about 1849; died about 1849.
- 4. Archibald McKeich was born about 1851 in Scotland, UK; died in 1940 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Robert McKeich was born on 5 Sep 1855 in Mount Arrowratt, Fiery Creek, Victoria, Australia; died on 4 Jun 1902 in Boer War, Vereeniging, South Africa.
- James McKeich was born on 5 Sep 1857 in Fiery Creek, Victoria, Australia; died on 29 Jan 1919 in Victoria, Australia.
- Mary McKeich was born on 3 May 1859 in Beaufort, Victoria, Australia; died in Oct 1944 in Beaufort, Victoria, Australia.
- William McKeich was born on 9 Apr 1861 in Beaufort, Victoria, Australia; died in 1862 in Fiery Creek, Victoria, Australia.
- Walter McKeich was born on 10 Jan 1863 in Fiery Creek, Victoria, Australia; died on 16 Feb 1956 in Auckland, New Zealand.