Private Stewart McMullen
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Stewart did settle in Australia.
He had a family here. Some may have remained or retuned to settle
Back To . . . 3rd
Foot The Buff's The East Kent Regiment.
Born :
Where Born :
Occupation : Soldier
Date Arrived : 22 Nov 1822
Ship Arrived on : "Eliza"
Rank on Discharge :Private
Date of Enlistment :
Where Enlisted :
Date of Discharge : 1827
Where Discharged : Port
Macquarie
Died :
Where Died /
Buried : Auckland
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name :
Date Married : 1837
Where Married : Sydney
Where Born :
Occupation :
Date Arrived :
Ship Arrived on :
Died :
Where Died /
Buried :
Spouse 's Parents
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- Descendants
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- Area Settled :
- Port Macquarie
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- Children :
- 1 . William
b 1838
"Buffs" came to Australia on and you have Stewart McMullen arriving in
1828.
Stewart came on an earlier voyage of the "Eliza" which arrived here in
1822. His ship is listed as Eliza 1 (2) meaning its the first ship of
that
name and 2nd voyage. AS far as I'm aware he departed from Sheerness in
Kent
20 July 1822 and arrived Sydney 22 Nov 1822 and later travelled to
Tasmania
from Sydney. I have found He was in Hobart from Jan 1824 to Sep 1825 but
the film was hard to read so could have been there before and after those
dates.
I have also received material from Auckland library to show He was
building
mills for the missions in various mission stations in NZ throughout the
1830s-1840s. These mills played a part in the Maori Wars and most were
destroyed at that time.
History
& Achievements :
- Our ancestor Stewart McMullen came over with the
Buffs as an escort on "Eliza" in 1822. He was
in Tasmania at one stage and discharged in 1827. We know
very little about him but he was given a grant of land at
Port Macquarie in 1830*. I suspect
this was probably something to do with building a flour
mill as he was a millwright. The land was later taken
over by Major Innes who I believe was also with the Buffs
and came on the "Eliza"also. There is no record
to be found ofsale of this land to Major Innes. He was
married in Sydney in 1837 and had a son William b 1838 who
then had 4 sons and many descendants mostly in Queensland.
However Stewart made many trips to and from NZ especially
Bay of Islands area and eventually died at Auckland
without any family details on his death certificate.
- He was in Hobart from Jan 1824 to Sep 1825 He was building mills for
the missions in various mission stations in NZ throughout the
1830s-1840s. These mills played a part in the Maori Wars and most were
destroyed at that time
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- * " Note
" Form records obtained the land was on the river
front between Horton and Hat streets "Lot 2" It
was an Allowable selection in 1831. The Deed to the land
was issued in the name of Major Innes in 1840. This would
have been for no use of land. Major Innes built the Royal
Hotel on this allotment and "Lot 1"
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- Last revised: April 03, 2009.