Janet McDonaldAge: 501809–1859
- Name
- Janet McDonald
- Given names
- Janet
- Surname
- McDonald
Janet Campbell
- Name
- Janet Campbell
- Given names
- Janet
- Surname
- Campbell
| Birth | about 1809 Daily, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
| Australian History | 1817 (Age 8) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Australian History | 1818 (Age 9) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | 1824 (Age 15) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Australian History | 1825 (Age 16) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 19) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 20) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Marriage | George Campbell - View family 1830 (Age 21) |
| Australian History | 1830 (Age 21) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 22) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | 20 November 1832 (Age 23) Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
daughter -
Jean Campbell
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| Australian History | 1832 (Age 23) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Birth of a son #2 | 25 July 1833 (Age 24) Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
son -
Ivie Campbell
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| Australian History | 1833 (Age 24) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Birth of a son #3 | 23 July 1835 (Age 26) Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
son -
George Campbell
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| Australian History | 1835 (Age 26) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1836 (Age 27) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Birth of a son #4 | about 1837 (Age 28) Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
son -
Angus Campbell
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| Australian History | 1838 (Age 29) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | 12 May 1839 (Age 30) Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
daughter -
Margaret Campbell
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| Australian History | 1839 (Age 30) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | 1840 (Age 31) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | 27 May 1841 (Age 32) Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
daughter -
Janet Campbell
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| Australian History | 1841 (Age 32) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1842 (Age 33) Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Death of a son | 27 December 1843 (Age 34) Lanehead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
son -
Angus Campbell
|
| Australian History | 1843 (Age 34) Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Australian History | 1845 (Age 36) Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia. |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | about 1847 (Age 38) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
daughter -
Angusina Campbell
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| Birth of a son #8 | about 1849 (Age 40) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
son -
William Campbell
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| Death of a son | 28 January 1850 (Age 41) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
son -
William Campbell
|
| Australian History | 1850 (Age 41) Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded. |
| Census | 30 March 1851 (Age 42) Lanehead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Note: Wife 42 mar bn Daily KKD |
| Australian History | 1851 (Age 42) Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales. Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine |
| Australian History | 1853 (Age 44) Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | 1854 (Age 45) Note: The Eureka Stockade |
| Death of a husband | 14 March 1855 (Age 46) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
husband -
George Campbell
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| Australian History | 1855 (Age 46) Note: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. Note: All men over 21 years of age obtain the right to vote in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1856 (Age 47) Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Australian History | 1857 (Age 48) Note: Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. Note: Victorian men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1858 (Age 49) Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1859 (on the date of death) Note: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. Note: Australian rules football codified, Melbourne Football Club founded Note: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141 degrees E. |
| Death | 1 January 1859 (Age 50) Lanehead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Family with George Campbell - View family |
| husband |
George Campbell
Birth 10 April 1778 23 24 Waterhead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 14 March 1855 (Age 76) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Loading...
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31 years herself |
Janet McDonald
Birth about 1809 Daily, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Death 1 January 1859 (Age 50) Lanehead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Loading...
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Marriage: 1830 |
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3 years #1 daughter |
Jean Campbell
Birth 20 November 1832 54 23 Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Death 27 July 1865 (Age 32) Coalburn, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Loading...
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8 months #2 son |
Ivie Campbell
Birth 25 July 1833 55 24 Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Death 1904 (Age 70) Birmingham, England Loading...
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2 years #3 son |
George Campbell
Birth 23 July 1835 57 26 Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Death 1867 (Age 31) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Loading...
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17 months #4 son |
Angus Campbell
Birth about 1837 58 28 Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Death 27 December 1843 (Age 6) Lanehead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Loading...
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2 years #5 daughter |
Margaret Campbell
Birth 12 May 1839 61 30 Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Death yes Loading...
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2 years #6 daughter |
Janet Campbell
Birth 27 May 1841 63 32 Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Death 17 December 1917 (Age 76) 9 Carrick Park, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Loading...
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6 years #7 daughter |
Angusina Campbell
Birth about 1847 68 38 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death yes Loading...
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2 years #8 son |
William Campbell
Birth about 1849 70 40 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Death 28 January 1850 (Age 12 months) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Loading...
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| Australian History | John Oxley charts the Lachlan River |
| Australian History | Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. |
| Australian History | New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Australian History | Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. |
| Australian History | Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Australian History | The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. |
| Australian History | Western Australia becomes a penal colony. |
| Census | Wife 42 mar bn Daily KKD |
| Australian History | Victoria separates from New South Wales. |
| Australian History | Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | The Eureka Stockade |
| Australian History | The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. |
| Australian History | Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Australian History | Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. |
| Australian History | Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. |
| Australian History | SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. |
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