McClimont Family in Australia
The McClimont Family in South Australia can be be traced back to around the 1900's, spending a lot of time around Broken Hill, N.S. W., before settling in Adelaide in the mid-late 1900's.
The McClimont Family in South Australia were drovers in the late 1800's through to the early 1900's, having three generations worked on the Momba Sheep station near Broken Hill, N.S.W., with known droving runs between Momba and The Burra, S.A., and Momba and the Morocco West holding station near Deniliquin, N.S.W.
Family Line:
- Harry (Angas?) McClimont
- Very little is known about Harry, with only references found in newspaper articles or the marriage certificates of Harold Willam.
- Last reported to be droving to the Kimberley region in Western Australia abt. 1940, never heard of again.
- Harold William McClimont
- Born abt. 1884 in White Cliffs, New South Wales, Australia
- Returned from WW2 not knowing where his parents were.
- Thought by his son, John James, to have had a Brother or a Sister.
- John James McClimont
- Born 1924 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- John James is an only child.
Two questions are eluding the McClimont Family in South Australia:
- How did the McClimonts come to Australia?
- Are the McClimonts in South Australia related to the McClimonts in other states of Australia?
If you are visiting this site and are able to provide additional information on the movements of the McClimont family name around Australia, please contact me.