Rev. Thomas Stevenson CRAIG, ,of Chequer Hall,1st Minister of Ballyweaney Presbyterian Church

Male 1820 - 1878  (57 years)


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  • Name Thomas Stevenson CRAIG 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Suffix ,of Chequer Hall,1st Minister of Ballyweaney Presbyterian Church 
    Born 6 Aug 1820  Faughenvale, Londonderry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Jan 1878  Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: general debility. 
    • Ref:The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) Tuesday 29 January 1878 p 2 Family Notices"CRAIG. - On the 19th January, at Thurgomindah, the Rev. Thomas Craig, late Pastor of St Stephen's, Ipswich, and Police Magistrate for the last twelve months at Thurgomindah, aged 57 years.

      The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Saturday 2 February 1878
      "The Late Rev. Thomas Craig. IN another column is announced the death at Thorgomindah of the Rev. Thomas Craig. From data furnished us by a friend of the deceased gentleman, we gather the following particulars respecting his history :— Mr., Craig was ordained and inducted, under the Route Presbytery, into the pastoral charge of a congregation in the county of Antrim, Ireland, in 1840, and for twelve years ministered to them to their great satisfaction, and refusing many offer of a better position and larger income. In 1852, acting on the advice of his friends, the Revs. Drs. Cooke and Stewart, he emigrated to Melbourne, under the auspices of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ireland, and was highly recommended by the gentlemen mentioned. On his arrival in Melbourne he was offered the charge several churches, both Free and Established, but chose to cast in his lot with the adherents of the Established Church. Subsquently Mr. Craig did much to bring about a union of the Presbyterian Churches of Victoria, and, after spending some years in that colony, passed over to New South Wales on the invitation of the congregation of St. Andrew's, Parramatta, whose pastor he became. Failing health and a bronchial affection induced him to come to this colony, where he for some time occupied the position of pastor in St. Stephen's church, Ipswich. His voice, however, failed him so much that he was obliged to desist from preaching and retire from the ministry. The respect in which he was generally held, and the influence of his friends, induced the Government to appoint Mr. Craig Police Magistrate at Thargomindah, in the Lower Warrego disstrict."
    Buried 20 Jan 1878  Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21837  Kirkpatrick Family
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 

    Father Richard CRAIG,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Sarah STEPHENSON,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F8332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Gray KIRKPATRICK,   b. 24 Sep 1820, Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1884, "Closeburn", Taringa, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 21 Mar 1843  Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ref:Belfast News-Letter Antrim, Northern Ireland 28 Mar 1843 Thomas, Jane and their children departed Liverpool ,England,on the 8th May 1852 on board the Australia(on it's maiden voyage to Melbourne) ,arriving at Port Fairy in Victoria ,Australia on the 22nd August 1852.
    Children 
     1. Grace Kirkpatrick CRAIG,   b. 25 Feb 1845, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1934, Taringa, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     2. Richard Stevenson CRAIG, ,of Avon Plains,Victoria ,Australia,   b. 7 Aug 1847, Londonderry , Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1912, Dalby, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     3. James Kirkpatrick CRAIG, ,Post and Telegraph Master,   b. 5 Jun 1848, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1924, Alderley, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. Maude Annie Kirkpatrick CRAIG,   b. 22 Aug 1850, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1879, Sandhurst East, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     5. Florence Henrietta Kirkpatrick CRAIG,   b. 1853, Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1898, "Closeburn" Taringa, Brisbane, Qld, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     6. Charles Kirkpatrick Gray CRAIG, ,of the Town and Country Bank,Twelve Mile ,N.T.,   b. 1855, Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1922, Townsville, Queensland.Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     7. Thomas Stevenson CRAIG,   b. 1857, Essendon, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1882, Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     8. John Ebenezer CRAIG,   b. 1860, Essendon, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1935, Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     9. Henry Cooke CRAIG, , of The Works Department, Brisbane,   b. 28 Sep 1863, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1896, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     10. William Alexander Sibthorpe CRAIG,   b. 22 Mar 1865, Ipswich , Queensland , Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1936, Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     11. Walter Francis Scott CRAIG,   b. 11 Dec 1867, Tamworth , New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1945, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F3453  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Thomas was a Presbyterian minister, being ordained at Ballyweaney in 1840(Ballyweaney has had 11 ministers since it was founded ,with the Rev. Thomas Craig the first to hold the post ,from 1840 to 1852), before emigrating to Australia in 1852.In 1876, he was appointed pastor of St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Ipswich,but left the ministry due to failing health and relocated to Thargomindah, Queensland where it was thought the dry country air of out-back Queensland might assist in his recovery.He was appointed Police Magistrate at Thargomindah .This change of climate did not assist his recovery and he died in 1878.


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