Our Family History
Margaret Sheddan
1833 - 1904 (70 years)-
Name Margaret Sheddan Born 26 Jan 1833 Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK Gender Female Died 1904 New Zealand Patriarch & Matriarch James Sheddan, b. 1805, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown (Father)
Mary Bennie (Mother)Person ID I4495 Clark Last Modified 25 Jan 2011
Father James Sheddan, b. 1805, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown Mother Mary Bennie Family ID F1287 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Husband William McCorkindale, b. 14 Jun 1823, Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 1907, New Zealand (Age 83 years) Married 25 Dec 1856 Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK - David, Robert and John Sheddan arrived in New Zealand before the main party of immigrants and had been able to find suitable land on which to build small sod cottages to house the families until more permanent homes could be built. The party included Neil Bruce, his wife and family, Robert Mcara Matthew Stewart, Sinclair Williamson, and William, Malcolm and Archibald McCorkindale with their wives and families.
Margaret and William arrived in New Zealand in 1867 and settled on 52 acres at Havelock (Waitahuna), initially in a two-roomed house built by David, who had bought the land for them.
source: http://shedden.org.uk/sheddens-in-argyleshire.php
Children 1. Mary McCorkindale, b. 31 May 1859, Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown 2. Rose McCorkindale, b. 3 Sep 1860, Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown ▻ William Henry Carter m. 18943. Jane McCorkindale, b. 4 Aug 1865, Killean and Kilchenzie, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown Last Modified 25 Jan 2011 Family ID F1286 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- David, Robert and John Sheddan arrived in New Zealand before the main party of immigrants and had been able to find suitable land on which to build small sod cottages to house the families until more permanent homes could be built. The party included Neil Bruce, his wife and family, Robert Mcara Matthew Stewart, Sinclair Williamson, and William, Malcolm and Archibald McCorkindale with their wives and families.