THE FOLLOWING NOTES WERE PREPARED BY

TOM HUSSEY

GRANDSON OF ANGUS & MARY MCLENNAN

THOMAS (TOM) BROOK HUSSEY

Born 19th September 1928 at Whycheproof

Extract from Angus and Mary Mclennan family genealogy prepared by Ivan T Mclennan

Joan Patricia Hussey b : J3/4/ l930, Swan Hill.

Colin Campbell Hussey b : 1939. Swan Rill. d: young.

b : SJS/1924, Wycheproof. d: 6/3/1986, Cobram, Victoria. Lived: 61 years 10 monlhs.

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Thomas (Tom) Brook Hussey b : 19/9/1928. Wycheproof.

Elizabeth Mary Hussey

Peter Robert Hussey b : 24/Ul934, Swan Hill.

Paul Hussey b: IU3/ l937,Swan Hill.

b: 9/4/1932,Swan Hill.

Franklin Matthew Hussey b : 13/211941, Swan Hm. Victoria. d: 7/ lU1977. Mona Vale.

Caroline Faye Hussey b : 13/6/1943, Tatura, Victoria.

THE Mc LE NI'\ AN'S.

The McL e nn an's, Uilliam, Angus an d John, we r e all bor n in RossShire, Scotland.

They came to Australia at different times in the 1860's. William was the first to leave Scotland, at the age of 21, whilst John was the last to leave in 1867 at the age of 20; sailing from Liverpool, England, on the 16th. December 1867 in the steamship "Great Britain" and arriving in M~lbourne mid-day 13th. February 1868. The brothers all made ·their way to Creswick, Victoria, where they would meet their future wives -flora, Mary and Annie Mclnnes (three sisters).

William McLennan was married to Flora Mclnnes on the 22nd. March 1864, at Shepards House, Burnsdale Station, Bruces Creek, Victoria by -Presbyterian Minister Reverend Alex. Proudfoot.

Jfngus· , M~;:len_na._~ was married to '"~'~ary Me Innes on the 17th. April 1868, at the residence of Mr. Neil Mclnnes(father of the bride) at Spring Hill, Victoria, by Presbyterian Minister Reverend Mark Dixon.

John McLennan was married to Annie Mclnnes on the 7th. June 1878, at the Presbyterian Church Stawell, Victoria, by Presbyterian Minister Reverend S,Kelso.

William anq~1\;i'rga_~:?pegged their Marnoo land claims in 1873, t.Jhil s t John pegged_.fn:'s~-Iand claim in 1B77 at nearby Banyena. Each had a name for his home- ·

- William's property situated two miles north of Marnoo on the Donald Road, was c-alled "Dundonald".

- _Angus' land, three miles south-east of the Marnoo township, was c~lle~ - "Laurel Bank".

- John's land situated seven miles north-east of Marnoo was called "Hill Head".

After they had established their homes at Marnoo, the three brothers brought their w-idowed mother.- Elizabeth McLennan (Lady !')cKenz ie by Scottish .Tftfe) from Sea tlan d to . 1 ive w itn "them:

"Dundonald" property was sold in 1926 to a Mr. Alex. Anderson. The last of the land pioneered by William McLennan was sold when his grandson Charles McLennan sold out· and retired to Melbourne.

£;-f!_ri ,gl.Js.~' and Mary McLennar,' .. ' s descendants were still farming the original "Laurel Bankw property in 1964.Great grandsons Graeme and Douglas Mclennan were owners with their widowed mother Mrs. J.A.Mclennan.

John and Annie Mclennan, after selling"Hill Head", retired to Sea Lake where members of their family were living.

Angus and John were champion Highland Dancers in their younger days and won many trophi~s and medals at Highland Gatherings in Victoria.

The Mclennan brothers took an active interest in the develop ment of the Marnoo district over many years, and served on numerous district organisations.

John Mclennan was a J.P. for the Western Bailiwick for 40 years, and a Shire Councillor for 6 years in the Shire of Kara Kara, representing the West Riding during his 47 years at "Hill Head", Banyena, Victorra.

On the T2th. January 18 91 , ~-d}#~'£:l.2.izab'eth McLenn:a rfiPa's-se d way at the residence of her ._.:sort'- A'h'f1t'Js ' fWic:Lenn.an -which, at that fime, was "Kimbo;lt_on Estate", Si.lanwater \Jest. Her d9ughter Plrs l'largaret McOonald was l1v1ng at "~injallock" via St. Arnaud.

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.Angus and ~ary Mclennan slowly prospered at "Laurel Bank" ,Marnoo - through ·goad···a-nd ·aaiierse years. As family members complAted their primary education to Grade 8, they would leave school and work alongside their parents, brothers and sisters - contributing on a full time basis to the developm ~ nt of their family farm.

~ngue Mclennan and his older sons leased adrlitional l and at Marnon and later at Swan Water and Cope Cope. New areas were opPning up for Closer Settlement in other parts of Northern Victoria, and the e ldest son Neil Mclennan took-up land at Goschen, in the vicinity of Swan Hill, about 1890, where he settled with his wife and family for several years before moving to the Dubho area of New South Wales.

JOHW-(JACK) McLENNAN -(1R72-1946).

~ack McLennan (2nd so~ o~ ~n~us _ and Mary Mclenfian of "Laurel Bank, Marnoo) left Marnoo in 1892 at the age of 20 years, with his relative Lou Darnley - with two drays loaded with their possessions. Lou Darnley (born in Scotland) had been a seaman for several years sailing on the fast clipper ships of the time. He decided to settle on the land and made his way to .Marnoo where he learnt the farming methods of the day. Jack McLennan and Lou Darnley r~irihed Goschen where they each selected 320 acres of land.

Jack McLennan later went to Poon Boon sheep station located on the New South Wales side of the Murray River, opposite Nyah West and stretching to Kyalite and Tooleybuc. He worked as n Boundary Rider and later as Ov erseer a t the Station for two years befor P r Ptu r ning to Goschen to marry Emily Sellick on 30/1/1899 in the Goschen Presbyterian Church, with Reverend James Patterson officiating. Jack was 26 and Emily 26 years or age. He sold his small holding to his brother Nail McLennan of Goschen and moved to St.Arnaud, to work at the Lord Nelson Gold Mine.

In 1902 (the year of the Great Drought), Jack ~cLennan purchased a farm at Jeffcott - adjacent to his rather-in-law Stephen Sellick, and rarmed this property until 1911 - 1912, when he sold on terms, and moved his ramily to a rented house in Broadway, Wycheproof. He pu~chased a 1280 acre farm at Kalpienung near Nullawil which he farm~ for 2 years; then went to Goschen to look arter a property owned by his sister Lizzie and her husband William Fletcher (killed in the 1st. World War). During this period, the purchaser or his Jeffcott farm got into financial difficulties and Jack was forced to resume this property and moved back to Jeffcott in 1916. He sold the Jeffcott farm again in 1919-20 to "Dunstans" and went to Wycheproof to farm

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h is Kalpienung land. His family lived in a rented house in Wychepro o f for a short p Rriod until Emily Mclennan(Sellick) received her inheritance or on e thousan d po un ds f ro m h er fathers' Estate, an d purchased a large

family home in Prospect Street, Wycheproof. Her sisters -Ada Mclennan ( Sellick) and Liz z ie Sellick also had similar inh Pritances and they purch dsed houses- one on each side or Emily's house in Prospect, Street, Wycheproof. These three houses became the centre of the Jack, Duncan anu later Donald Mclennan ramilies for many years.

Jac k Mclennan purchcred other prop P. rti es a t Kc.l p i e nung and Balranald, New South Wales, which were worked by his sons Stephen, Angu s , Neil and Louis McLennan. Bruce and Rob McLennan, grand-sons or Jack ann EmiJy and sons or Stave Mclennan still own the original Kalpienung propPrtiee.

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NEIL Mcl NNES

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· Neil Mcinnes was born in 1800 on thelsle of Skye, Scotland, and it appears that he later moved to the Inverness district of the Scottish Highlands as his daughters were born in InvernessShire, Scotland. He died on the 17/8/1867 at Creswick, Victoria, aged 67 years.

-- . "'s ~~~~.,.~ .;rst.s n (~ I '"''?· -Barbara Mclnnes - formerly Barbara McAllister of the Isle of Skye was married to Neil Mclnnes in Scotland. She was born in 1817, and died on 12/1/1894 at Marnoo, Victoria, aged 77 years. She is buried at Cre~wick, Victoria, with her husband Neil.

Neil and Barbara McJnnes came to Australia with their five young daughters, on the sailing ship "Ariminta", landing at Port Albert,-Geelong, Victoria, on the 4/10/1852.

They made their way to Creswick, Victoria, where Nail Mcinnes farmed at Spring Hill, until his death in 1867~

In 18 73, Angus .McLenn an pegged . a select ion •t Marnoo for th B- -W i dow Barbara Mcinnes. This land is shown on the old maps as Block 144A - freehold 1882, and Barbara Mcinnes moved from Creswick to Marnoo in 1874.

Three of the Mclnnes sisters - Mary, Flora and Annie married the three Mclennan brothers - Angus, William and John, who were original selectors of the Marroo district of Victoria.

Barbara Mcinnes' brother Keith McAllister and his family came to Australia from the Isle of Skye, landing at Port Albert on the 16/10/1852 - 12 days later than the Mcinnes family. Keith McAllister settled at Callawadda, Victoria ~n 1865.

There were thirty children of the marriages of the 3 Mcinnes sisters and 3 McLennan brothers which created a large clan at Marnoo surrounding the maternal grandmother Barbara.

It was iaid of her that she was a woman of The Book and that book The Bible.

Another of her daughters married Neil Geddes of Lake Bolac. The descendants of this marriage were the well-known Geddes family of the Western District.

Th e 1 an d s e 1 e c t e d by 8 a r b a r a r1c In n e s in 1 8 7 4 p as s e d- down to, h er great-grand-sons Graeme and Douglas McLennan of "Laur el Bank", Marnoo.

There are now many hundreds of des cendants of the families living in all States of Australia in many di ff erent professions and walks of life. Na mes of some of the Marnoo grandchildren include McPherson, Cum ming, Campbell, Anderson, McAllister, Hines and Mclennan. ·

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MARY ELIZABETH McLEN NAN - ( 1901 - 1954). Mar : i ec .

J AMES L00 ) S HUS SEY - ( 1894 - 1982 ).

- Mary Elizabeth Mclenn~n , , eldest _ daughter . of Jack McLennan and Emily McLennan (Sellick), was married to Jame~ Louis Huss-ey in- St. Pfi1iip5 Church of England, Abbotsford in 1922.

-- James Louis Hussey was born in San Francisco, u.s.A. on the 25th. January 1894. His parents were Ja~es H. and Mary Elizabeth Hussey nee Brook. -

- Great Grandfather Hussey migrated to America from Ireland and his son James H. Hussey became a Border Patrol P~liceman working along the -American/Mexican _ border of southern California, until he died suddenly of pneumonia about 1B96. His widow took her two young sons - James and Lean to London, England, where she obtained a position as housekeeper for a Ch~rch of England Manse, in order to rear her children.

- James Louis Hussey came to Australia about 1912/13 and worked in the Sea Lake district rolling and clearing mallee scrub until the outbreak of World War 1. when he enlisted at Woomelang, Victoria on the 9th. September 1914 in the 46th. Battalion A.I.F. After active service on Gallipoli, France and Eguipt, he was dischar_gedonthe 7th. March 1919; and bought a farm property _ at ·Kalpienung outside Nullawil, Victoria. This farm was adjacent to properties owned by Jack and Duncan McLennan (sons of Angus McLennan of Marnoo).

- Jim Hus s ey later owned farms at Balranald, Speewa/Beverford and finally at Tatura in the Goulburn Va lley of 6entr a l Victoria. J a me s and Ma ry Hus s ey r e ared a larg e f amily of 10 childr en, a nd it has been expressed that they hav e all bee n successful in t heir chosen fields.

- For example: the writ~r, Thomas Brook Hussey (Tom) wa s born at Wycheproof on the 19th. September 1 928, and completed his education at the Wycheproof Higher Elementary School prior to joining · the Commercial Bank of Australia Limited at Orbost, Victori a on the 7th. September 1945. Later appointm ents followed at many country and City Branches in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania, followed by Management of Longwarry Branch, 135 Swan Stree t ,Rich mond, 409 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne; Darwin Northern Territory, 335 Coll i ns StreBt Melbourne, C.B.A / Westpac Sankcard Department and various senior Administration positions at Head Off i ce, Victoria, until retirement on 27th. October 1983,after 38 years seruice.

Jame~ Louis Hussey and Ma ry Elizabeth Hussey (McLennan) are buried in the Ta tura Cemet a ry ( Church of Engl and s e ction).

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DONALD McLENNAN. (1878- 1%4).

Doriald f'lclenrian and his younger brother _Louis formed a par--tnership to acquire a farm near Nyah West - taking it in turn to alternate between f'larnoo and this property. Eventually, Louis f'lcLennan took­over the family property at f'larnoo known as "Laurel Bank" and Donald lived on the Nyah West property on a full time basis for several years. Donald sold the Nyah West farm and purchased a house in Castlemaine for his sickly wife Phemmie and their two children.

Donald Mclennan was interested in politics and worked for a period canvassing for a Parliamentarian in the Wimmera/f'lallee of Victoria. He then worked for a time for his brother Jack, following which he rented land at Kalpienung, borrowed plant and equipment and sowed and harvested a crop of oats, prior to going to Wycheproof to work for George McDonald - local Hardware Storekeeper and Undertaker.

Following a severe hailstorm, he became self-employed repairing hail damaged galvanised-iron roofs in the Wycheproof town and district. He commenced a Skin, scrap-metal and bottle business and eventually built a depot in Webster Street, Wycheproof. Donald f'lclennan purchased Ada McLennan's house in Prospect Street, Wycheproor when his wife Phemmie and family returned from Castlemaine.

Donald f'lclennan took an active interest in local affairs in Wycheproof • serving on numerous Organisations and was a staunch member of the Wycheproof Presbyterian Church until his death in 1964 at the age of 86 years.

DUNCAN f'lcLENNAN. (1880- 1938).

As a young man, Duncan Mclennan was apprenticed to a Blacksmith in Donald and after serving his time; set-up a Blacksmith business at Cope Cope in 1908 -where his brothers were farming on leased land. Duncan Mclennan and his cousin Malcolm f'lclennan (late of Sea Lake) were members of the Cope Cope Football Team in 1908.

Duncan ~clennan was married to Ada Sellick on the 10/9/1914 in the Methodist Church Jerfcott by Reverend Alexander f'lcKay. Duncan was33 and Ada 32 years old.

Duncan Mclennan later worked as a "Smithy" at Goschen and Nevarre; then purchased a farm property at Kalpienung near Nullawil, Victoria, adjacent to his brother Jack's land. His wife Ada f'lclennan (Sellick) purchased a house in Prospect Street, Wycheproor, from her inheritance about 1921, and their family lived at this address ror a period. However, Duncan and Ada were to spend most of their life on their Kalpienung farm until the early death or Ada, followed by Duncan in 1938. Lizzie Sellick, sister of Ada had nursed the sickly Ada and she virtually reared the four f'lclennan children; with the young Graham f'lclennan having to leave school to work the land.

Duncan f'lclennan was an accomrlished "Master of Ce:romony" and local Chairman for numerous Organisations in the district of Nullawil and was sought after for his ability to recite poems.

footnote - 11th. March 1986.

The foregoing story was narrated by Angus Graham Mclennan (aged 82) of C~mp Street, Wycheproof and h~ is the second son of the late Jack and Emily Mclennan of Wycheproof.

Recorded by Thomas Brook Hussey.