Alexander McDuff Crerar

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• Occupation: 25 Jun 1912; farmers assistant
• Residence: 25 Jun 1912, Glenend Farm, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Emigration: 9 Jul 1913, London, England
• Occupation: 9 Jul 1913; farmer

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He was born with the name Duncan Alexander McDuff, known later as Alexander McDuff Crerar

He was adopted by his grandparents and brought up believing they were his parents. It was only when he married that he found out that his eldest sister was his birth mother. He then had nothing further to do with his family when he emigrated to Australia.
Alexander attended school in Gartmore. Lynn McCambridge has a bible given to him by the school.
After their first child, Margaret, was born and died a few days after the birth, they emigrated to Australia.
Initially they resided at Cowra, NSW, later moving to Ungarie, NSW.


Emigration:
Departed onboard the Wilcannia for Australia

Alexander married Margaret Henderson Aitken on 25 Jun 1912 in St Michaels Hotel, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of James Aitken and Margaret Dobbie) was born on 25 Jan 1882 in Fallside, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 9 Feb 1976 in Western Suburbs Hospital, Burwood, NSW, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Arriving at the church in grand style in a horse drawn carriage, Witnesses at the wedding of Alexander Crerar and Margaret Henderson, were ??? Crerar and Elizabeth Lambie

1. Margaret Dobie Reid Crerar was born on 28 Apr 1913 in Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died on 17 May 1913 in Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
2. Alexander McGregor Crerar was born on 4 Jul 1914 in Cowra, NSW, Australia; died on 14 May 2006 in West Wyalong Hospital, NSW, Australia.
3. James Aitken Crerar was born in 1915; died on 11 Dec 1915.
4. Living
5. Ann Mason Crerar was born on 16 May 1919 in Cowra, NSW, Australia; died on 26 May 1984.
6. Jane Dobbie Crerar was born on 12 Jan 1922 in Cowra, NSW, Australia; died on 14 May 2003 in Calga, NSW, Australia; was buried in Palmdale Cemetery, Palmdale, NSW, Australia.
7. Living
8. Marie Reilly Crerar was born on 1 Aug 1924; died on 12 Jun 1944.
9. Living

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