History Notes - some McKid family info
History Notes
Strangely my Floods, Rainfall and Drought folder is still out on the desk. After the weekend that we have had it needs to be put away out of sight!
The busy weekend is over and I am sure there are a few people who are glad that it is and they can get on with something else. Thank you to all those who supported the stall so well in that drizzly weather, and congratulations to Maurie who won the raffle.
The family historians from Queensland arrived on Friday night via Tamworth. On Saturday morning they had to move their caravan from the Caravan Park and it spent the morning in Alice Street while they spent their time in the museum. After camping on one of the highest places in town they came back to the museum for more research on Sunday and were back in the Caravan Park on Sunday night – they will certainly remember their visit to Barraba!
As far as water coming into town from the river goes, I think it might be fifty years ago when some people were moved from Cherry Street in case the water rose overnight. In the end it did not come into town. How lucky we are not to live in Moree on the flat ground!
Now to the research on Saturday. These visitors from Queensland have a number of Barraba ancestors – Etheridge, Halloran, Legge, Matthews to name a few and they were interested in the early McKid family – how did John McKid know that members of the Sinclair family had migrated to Goulburn? An easy question to answer when one is descended from this large Scottish family!
The old graveyard came up in conversation as the visitors had found the headstones of John McKid and his wife and brother who were originally buried (probably with a number of other early residents) on the corner of Queen Street and Edward Street, and later moved to the current cemetery. At present I have an argument with Barry about John’s brother who he says was John’s son, but I am expecting to win as I have a copy of all the family births in Scotland.
This morning I have had another family historian on the phone looking to visit the museum on Tuesday (25th) – this time it is two different well- known families, Scutt & Taylor. It is certainly a time for family history and I hope they will call in to the shops while they are in town.