William McPHERSON 1822-1866
& Marie Bennett CLARKE 1817-1896 Sutherlandshire, Scotland ; Devonshire, England ; Hobart Town, VDL ; "Nangeela" station, Glenelg River, Casterton S-W Victoria, Australia William McPHERSON b. 1822, Glaslochan, Clyne, Sutherlandshire, Scotland, son of James McPHERSON & Christian MURRAY was married at Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land in 1845 to Marie Bennett CLARKE, b. 1817, Honiton, Devonshire, England, daughter of Joseph Lott CLARKE & Anne BENNETT. William McPHERSON was brought out to VDL in 1834 by his uncle William MURRAY. He attended school in Hobart Town and came over to Port Phillip to gain farming experiece about 1839. He was manager of "Dunrobin" station on the Glenelg River from 1841-1846 for the owners William MURRAY & John ADDISON. He purchased the lease to "Nangeela" squatting run, also on the Glenelg River, near Casterton, S-W Victoria in 1843. In 1845 he was married at Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land to Marie Bennett CLARKE and their first child was born the next year on "Nangeela" Station on the Glenelg. In 1863 he was one of the nominations (listed below) for a position on the new Glenelg District Road Board, the forerunner to the Glenelg Shire Council. He was unsuccessful the first year but became an elected member of the Glenelg Shire in the following year.
In 1866 William McPHERSON died after a short illness at his son's "Ascot Heath" station, near Dartmoor and was buried in the Old Casterton Cemetery. His widow Marie continued to live at "Nangeela" until her death, aged 79y in 1896, and she was also buried in the Old Casterton Cemetery William McPHERSON & Marie Bennett CLARKE had the following family...
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