John Neilson

1844 - 1922  (78 years)

• Name	John Neilson  [1]
  Birth	15 Jan 1844	Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Jul 1922	Leongatha, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia   [1]
  Person ID	I15844	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	William Neilson,   b. 1 Apr 1811, Cult, Fifeshire, Scotland d. Jun 1845, Scotland (Age 34 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Janet "Jessie" McFarlane,   b. 27 Jul 1820, Springfield, Fifeshire, Scotland d. 30 Oct 1887, Dergholm, Victoria, Australia (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	31 Aug 1840	Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  Family ID	F1178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Isabella McFarlane,   b. 1883   d. 1946, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	22 Mar 1911	Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F1249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Stuart McKinnon [MacKinnon],   b. 1850   d. 25 Dec 1897, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	16 May 1871	Penola, South Australia, Australia   [1]
  Children	1. John Shaw Neilson, Australian poet,   b. 22 Feb 1872, Penola, South Australia, Australia d. 12 May 1942, Private Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

• Notes

  His second wife was his second cousin.

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] E-mail, Shirley Bulley .pdf as attachment from Malcolm Lobban rec : 3 Sept 2012.