William GRAHAM b. ca 1797, ________ married Jane / Jean CAMPBELL, b. 1799 Glenluce, Wigtonshire, Scotland, daughter of William CAMPBELL and Elizabeth CARR.

This Jean CAMPBELL died in 1886 at Merino and William GRAHAM may have been the William GRAHAM, aged 80, who died in 1877, son of John GRAHAM and Mary McCRACKEN.

This family, or the main part of it, appears to have arrived in Victoria on the "Athletae" in February 1855.

William GRAHAM & Jean CAMPBELL had the following known family...

1. Mary GRAHAM b. 1824 Glenluce, Wigton, Sct, d. 1908, Rainbow, Victoria, m. 1857 Murdoch McRAE c1818-1893; This marriage took place in 1857 at "McKENZIE's Hotel" in Portland and they had the following chn...
   1. Murdoch McKenzie McRAE b. 1864 Digby, Vic, m. 1902 Ann PENNY.
   2. Farquhar McRAE b. 1860 "Ardgarton Station", Digby, Vic, m. 1899, Janet ROBERTSON;
   3. Jane McRAE b. 1862 Digby, Vic ______???;
   4. Murdoch McKenzie McRAE b. 1864 Digby, Vic, m. 1902 Ann PENNY.

2. Elizabeth GRAHAM b. 1824 Wigtown, Sct, d. 1900, Portland, Vic, m. ___ John MEHAFFEY, 1824-1901 and they had the following family...
   1. John MEHAFFEY b. 1856, Portland, Vic, m. Beatrice Elizabeth NICHOLLS
   2. Mary McCallum MEHAFFEY b. 1858, Portland, Vic, m. Arthur Willy STOCK (went to New Zealand)
   3. James MEHAFFEY b. 1860, Portland, Vic

3. Jean GRAHAM b. 1827 Wigtown, Sct, d. 1918, Rainbow, Vic, m. ___ ____ WOOD;

4. Margaret "Maggie" GRAHAM b. 1830 Wigtown, Sct, d. 1894, Merino, Victoria, m. 1869, "Mocamboro Inn", near Merino, Victoria to Alexander CAMERON c1826-1900, farmer of Dwyer's Creek, Henty, Victoria;

5. William GRAHAM b. 1833 ___ d. 1905, Rainbow, Vic;

6. Susan GRAHAM b. 1839 ___, d. 1892, Casterton, Vic, m. 1858 Kenneth McKENZIE. The marriage took place at the home of Murdoch McRAE "Ardgarton" Station, Digby. Murdoch McRAE was married to Mary GRAHAM, sister of Susan GRAHAM. Kenneth McKENZIE was recorded as a 28 year old manager of "Pieracle" Station, son of Alexander McKENZIE "Squatter". Susan d. 1892, Casterton, Vic. and the remaining family of Kenneth McKENZIE has not been traced.....?

7. Abraham GRAHAM b. c1842 ___ d. 1911, Portland, Vic;

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