George Meldrum
Birth Date
On 1830 August 2 (Born)
Death Date
On 1917 February 21 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Caristen, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1830 August 2
Mother
Agnes Haan
Father
John Meldrum
Date Details
Occurred On 1830 August 2
Married
Jean Barclay
1848 January 7 (Age 17)
Baptized by James Dow
1848 March 21 (Age 17)
Traveled in
Daniel Robison Company (1860)
1860 June 6 – August 27 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
David Meldrum (Age 8)
James Lowe Meldrum (Age 6)
George Meldrum (Age 4)
Jean Barclay (Age 35)
John Barclay Meldrum (Age 11)
William Barclay Meldrum (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1860 June 6
Joined Company
Ended On 1860 August 27
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1877 October 8 – 1879 November 5 (Age 47)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Location Served
Scotland
Date Details
Started On 1877 October 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1879 November 5
Released
Died in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
1917 February 21 (Age 86)
Media
George Meldrum (1830 - 1917) Profile
Sources
Person
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
Saints By Sea
"George Meldrum. ID: 28539", Saints By Sea.
Salt Lake Tribune
"George Meldrum, 86, Provo Pioneer, Dies", Salt Lake Tribune, (22 February 1917), Page 3.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 October 1877, Vol. B, Page 43, Line 1683.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 October 1877, Vol. A, Page 39, Line 1683.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"Emigration list for Spring, 1860", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, Page 9.
Deseret News
"The Immigration", Deseret News, (15 August 1860), Page 5.
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Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprising Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies (1913)
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprising Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies (1913), Page 1031.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1860: Page 13.
The Mountaineer
"Local News: Names of Emigrants", The Mountaineer, (18 August 1860), Page 2.
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