George Macartney Cheyne
M, #2651, b. 23 January 1810
| Father | John Cheyne b. 2 Feb 1777, d. 31 Jan 1856 |
| Mother | Sarah Macartney b. a 1785 |
George Macartney Cheyne was born, 23 January 1810. His date of birth and parentage was documented in A. Y. Cheyne, The Cheyne Family in Scotland, on page 145.1
George Cheyne (2643) was an early inhabitant of the Albany area and an influential merchant. The attached is a brief biography published in Albany, A Panorama of the Sound, from 1827. The George MacCartney Cheyne referred to the above was his nephew (8651).2
The whaling industry in Albany, King Georges Sound, Western Australia, Australia had been established by George Cheyne (2643), born in Edinburgh, on 8th April, 1790, the fourteenth of sixteen children to Dr John Cheyne and Margaret Edmonstone. He reached Fremantle in 1831 on board the Stirling. Two of his brothers, Alexander (2639) and Bruce (2645), and two nephews, John (2652) and George McCartney Cheyne (2651), were also resident there before moving to the eastern colonies.3
George Cheyne (2643) was an early inhabitant of the Albany area and an influential merchant. The attached is a brief biography published in Albany, A Panorama of the Sound, from 1827. The George MacCartney Cheyne referred to the above was his nephew (8651).2
The whaling industry in Albany, King Georges Sound, Western Australia, Australia had been established by George Cheyne (2643), born in Edinburgh, on 8th April, 1790, the fourteenth of sixteen children to Dr John Cheyne and Margaret Edmonstone. He reached Fremantle in 1831 on board the Stirling. Two of his brothers, Alexander (2639) and Bruce (2645), and two nephews, John (2652) and George McCartney Cheyne (2651), were also resident there before moving to the eastern colonies.3
Citations
- [S148] Lieut. Colonel Archibald Ythan Cheyne, The Cheyne Family in Scotland, Page 145.
- [S445] Records of Sue Fiffer, in Australia, An image of title page and pages 44-45, Donal S. Garden, Albany, A Panorama of the Sound, from 1827, Thomas Nelson Ltd, West Melbourne, 1977.
- [S259] Miscellaneous Records, Information provided by Malcolm Cheyne, in Townsville, Australia, via email, 24 October 2007, his source, unknown.