John McRae
John McRae was born in Scotland and married Agnes McLellan in 1857.
Agnes, her father Andrew McLellan and her brothers and sisters were quarantined at Point Nepean aboard the fever ship the "Ticonderoga" in 1852.
After release from quarantine, Agnes and her sister Janet, were employed at the “Briars” by Alexander Balcombe.
McRae house, Main St, Mornington – opp. Kent St
John was a builder and handyman in the area and built his own home in Main Street Mornington, where he and his family lived.
He is also recorded on his friend, Adam Jenkins’ death certificate, as being an undertaker, in 1868.
John and Agnes had nine children.
None of their six daughters were ever married, and they lived in the little home in Main Street all their lives.
Jessie McRae was a longtime teacher at Mornington and Osborne State Schools, and was a well known figure riding the streets of Mornington on her bicycle.
John died in 1885, aged 58 years, and Agnes died in 1890, aged 55 years, and together with their daughters, are buried at the Mornington Cemetery.
