McCracken Family : Kilroy
Australia, South Australia, West Coast
The farming and grazing property of "Kilroy" is situated 10 kilometres inland from Colton, which is 20 kms north of Elliston. It became the home of the McCracken family when John Hugh McCracken was granted a grazing and cultivation lease of Block 6 Hundred of Talia on 30 August 1887.
Over the years other land was added to the holding, some was sold.
The current holding today comprises over 13000 acres or 5000 hectares.
"Kilroy" was freeholded in 1998.
After John's death in 1919, the property passed to his second wife, Augusta (nee Crossland), who lived there with her younger son Gordon and his wife Dulcie until around 1950. Augusta's son Eric and daughter Lucie share-farmed parts of Kilroy for some years after John's death.
"Kilroy" comprises many sections of land, some of which were transferred from Augusta to Gordon Percy McCracken on 7 July 1938. The balance of the holding was transferred to Gordon on 28 May 1954.
Gordon McCracken and his wife Dulcie lived and worked on the farm until Gordon was tragically killed in a vehicle accident at Colton on 6 February 1989.
Gordon and Dulcie had no children and the property was passed to John's great grandsons, the grandchildren of John's eldest son, William.
William Sharp McCracken only had one surviving son, Phillip Lloyd McCracken, and he had four sons, Anthony McCracken, Roger Phillip McCracken, Grant Douglas McCracken and Steven John McCracken.
"Kilroy" was transferred to Anthony, Roger, Grant and Steven on 16 October 1989.
In 1995, "Kilroy" was transferred to Steven John McCracken.
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