brick wall with Catherine McArthur

[majm]

James Arrived with his wife hannah Scott from Scotland on ship with sickness, she died in Quarantine. He needed a baby sitter for his 3 children so married Catherine McArthur she had 3 daughters to him and he died.

One of my contacts (not an RChatter) has asked me to share the following, as they are particularly concerned that there's six years or so between arrival and re-marriage - that's a very long delay, and is most unusual in that era ...

So 

There’s a James MAKEIM and his wife Hannah MAKEIM and three children who were on the William Rodgers which arrived 26 September 1838.

He was a shoemaker and woolcarder aged 30 years, of Fifeshire, Scotland.  Father as William MAKEIM, a weaver and mother as Mary THOMPSON.   James was Presbyterian, aged 30 years and could read and write a little.

Hannah MAKEIM was daughter of David SCOTT, a Slater and her mum was recorded as  Jane YOUNG.  Hannah was Presbyterian, and aged 30 years.  She could read and write.

Their children who accompanied them were William aged 8 years as at Sept 1838, Charles aged 2 years as at April 1838 and Jane aged 6 years as at June 1838.   

The William Rodgers arrived 26 Sept 1838.  Hannah died at Spring Cove (the then Quarantine Station in Port Jackson, Sydney New South Wales). 

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DBY3-X28?cc=1542665 

I agree with my contact and I add:

I think this is the family that our OP connects back to.  I am unsure if the 1844 marriage at Carcoar would be for the same chap.  It seems quite a long period of time between Hannah’s death and James re-marriage if he was seeking someone to care for his children.   Hopefully the parish register noted the ‘ship of arrival’ for the groom.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166586373 Sydney General Trade ... 29 Sept 1838

http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?series=NRS5313&item=4_4780&ship=William%20Rodger  free to search digitised passenger list of the William Rodger, James MEIKAM page 2.

JM EDITED to sort out some grammar issues.

[majm]

For others coming across this thread in the future …

Mary, daughter of James and Caroline MAKEN (spelling as per two indexes noted below) was born 30 August 1849 and baptised at Carcoar (NSW) 5 October 1849.

  https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTC2-55X : 11 February 2018  family search index

  NSW BDM online index has Mary, dau of James and Caroline MAKEN, baptism 1849,  Volume 34A line 1609

If this is Mary MAKIN, third daughter of Mrs BOLSTON, then Mary was not yet 21 when she married Christopher DONNELLY, and so the name of the person giving consent to marry should be recorded on the parish register, as well has the names of Mary’s father and mother (maiden and then current and possibly any other names she may have used in the past)   

There is an Ann MAKEN marrying a James COX in 1851, Vol 37B, line 65, registered in the parish registers for St James C of E, Sydney.

Re the thought that Mary’s mum had three children by James, and that Mary was the third … ie that Caroline was a misread for Catherine.   There’s two baptisms that may be of interest, but I note they are NOT C of E (so they are different denomination from James and Caroline’s daughter Mary). 

NSW BDM online index gives:
Elizabeth A, in 1847, daughter of James and Catherine MAKIN, line 857 of Vol 49
Catherine, in 1846, daughter of James and Catherine MAKIN, line 866 of Vol 48.
NSW State Archives gives Volumes 37 and 48 and 49:
https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/births-deaths-and-marriages-registers-1787-1856 There’s an excellent section under the heading ‘Historical overview’.

And familysearch gives
Catherine MAKIN baptised 10 March 1846, in the county of COOK, with parents as James MAKIN and Catherine MCARTHUR.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTD8-DLG : 19 April 2018

See also   https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/births-deaths-and-marriages-guide

I continue to suggest seeking out the primary source documentation. 

Cook County should be mentioned the the atlas found via this thread:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=700823.0

and also here https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3791348


JM