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INGLIS, Samuel

INGLIS, Samuel

Male 1802 - 1890  (87 years)

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  • Name INGLIS, Samuel   [1
    Born 24 Apr 1802  [1
    Christened 2 May 1802  Ladyskirk, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Emigration
    • LIVERPOOL, 09 Aug 1854, via DIRIGO (1282 tons)
    Immigration
    • PORT ADELAIDE SA, 22 Nov 1854, via DIRIGO
    Occupation 1853  Ladyskirk, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Samuel is said to have traveled the countryside on a donkey as a cattle dealer and buyer and seller of skins and hides. He was listed as a shepherd when he emigrated to South Australia. 
    • Farmer
    Occupation 1855  Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Leased for farming Section 301 at Bald Hills. 80 acres, of which 50 had to be put under cultivation and 30 for pastures. 
    Occupation 1861 
    With sons George and John took up sections 678, 679, 684, 685 (314 acres) .. later adding sections 669-677. Farmed the area for 20 yrs. 
    Religion
    • Prodestant
    Residence
    • MORPHETT VALE, INMAN VALLEY, MYPONGA, GEORGETOWN and MERRITON SA
    Unique Id 64F875522EE84EF8BFF394D9FB5E3A06370E 
    Died 1 Mar 1890  Merriton, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Crystal Brook, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • CRYSTAL BROOK SA
    Person ID I488  Tree One
    Last Modified 16 May 2021 

    Father INGLIS, Samuel,   b. 1773, Bellhill Hutton, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1853  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother THOMPSON, Elizabeth,   b. 1774, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1852  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 21 Feb 1795  Ladyskirk, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family ROBERTSON, Mary,   b. 1807, Coldingham, Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1872, Yankalilla, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married Y  [1
    Children 
    +1. INGLIS, Samuel,   b. 17 Oct 1829, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1887, Elatina, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     2. INGLIS, William,   b. 1831,   d. 9 Jul 1886, Crystal Brook, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     3. INGLIS, Helen,   b. 1833,   d. 1905  (Age 72 years)
     4. INGLIS, George,   b. 1837,   d. 1914  (Age 77 years)
     5. ROBERTSON, John,   b. 1839,   d. 1879  (Age 40 years)
     6. INGLIS, Andrew,   b. 1841,   d. 1931  (Age 90 years)
     7. INGLIS, Elizabeth,   b. 1842,   d. 1917  (Age 75 years)
     8. INGLIS, James,   b. 1846,   d. 23 Dec 1870, Lake Plains, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     9. INGLIS, Mary,   b. 1851,   d. 12 Jan 1881, Telowie, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2008 
    Family ID F121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 2 May 1802 - Ladyskirk, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Samuel is said to have traveled the countryside on a donkey as a cattle dealer and buyer and seller of skins and hides. He was listed as a shepherd when he emigrated to South Australia. - 1853 - Ladyskirk, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Leased for farming Section 301 at Bald Hills. 80 acres, of which 50 had to be put under cultivation and 30 for pastures. - 1855 - Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Mar 1890 - Merriton, South Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Crystal Brook, South Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Duns Scotland
    Duns Scotland
    The street the Inglis family lived in.
    Myponga Homestead
    Myponga Homestead
    The home of Samuel Inglis and Family, Myponga .. built 1863

    Documents
    Map of Yankalilla and Myponga
    Map of Yankalilla and Myponga
    Showing sections farmed.
    Land titles Myponga
    Land titles Myponga
    Secions 678, 679, 684 685
    Land titles Bald Hills Inman Valley
    Land titles Bald Hills Inman Valley
    Section 301

  • Notes 
    • William and Helen (Samuel and Mary's second and third children) sailed from London for Port Adelaide on the 13th of January 1852 on the ship Anglia arriving in South Australia on the 20th of May 1852.
      The eldest child, Samuel, sailed with his wife Janet from Plymouth on the ship Omega on the 24th of May 1852 arriving in South Australia on the 24th of August 1852.
      The remainder of the family, 6 children, with their parents Samuel and Mary, left Scotland on the ship Dirigo (1282 tons) on the 9th August 1854 arriving at Port Adelaide on 22nd November 1854 and joined the earlier arrivals at Morphett Vale.

      In 1855 Samuel secured section 301 at Bald Hills Inman Valley and farmed with the assistance of his son's for several years. This section consisted of 80 acres of which 50 had to be put under cultivation and 30 for pastures.
      In 1861 Samuel, with his sons George and John, took up sections at Myponga and farmed the area for a number of yrs.
      In 1872 Samuel's wife Mary died and was buried at Yankalilla. Samuel then moved with his children William, John, Andrew, Elizabeth and Mary to Gulnare, Georgetown.
      In 1873 Samuel left William at Georgetown and took up land at Meriton with Andrew. He died there in 1890 and is buried in the Crystal Brook Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] INGLIS Family History, Jean Wilson, ((Adelaide, Lutheran Publishing House, 1983), ISBN 0 9592619 0 7).

    2. [S22] Digger - SA Deaths, McBeath Geanological Services Pty Ltd, (South Australian Genealogical and Hearaldry Society Inc [SAGHS] 1998), dist CLA b184 p131 (Reliability: 3).