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The MacQuarie Mausoleum is on the west side
of the Isle of Mull by the very small village
of Gruline, 14 miles northwest of the main
ferry port of Craignure, 13 miles southwest of
Tobermory , built in 1824 for Lachlan
Macquarie, born in this area in 1761, becoming
Governor-General of New South Wales in
Australia. Postcode: PA71 6HS
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The image top is of the car park next to the
main road with about a one mile walk from the
car park to the Mausoleum.
The Mausoleum is in a Country Estate with a
wall all around, for Lachlan MacQuarie and his
Family, who helped establish much of New South
Wales in Australia.
1400s - the MacQuarie Clan owned the Islands
of Ulva,
Gometra, Staffa, and some land on the west
coast of Mull.
1761 - Lachlan MacQuarie was born on the
small Island of Ulva, next to Mull, a nephew of
the Clan Chief with the same name.
1776 - Lachlan MacQuarie joined the British
Army age 15, serving in North America, Egypt,
and India, eventually becoming a
Major-General.
1777 - the last Clan Chief of Clan
MacQuarie, had to give up his land to cover his
debts, with the MacDonald's of Staffa gaining
most of the land.
1778 - age 63, the Clan Chief joined the
British Army as a Captain during the American
Revolutionary War, fighting alongside the young
Lachlan MacQuarie, with the Chief living to age
103.
1793 - Lachlan MacQuarie married Jane Jarvis
in Bombay / India, with her from a wealthy
family through their Sugar Plantations on
Antigua in the Caribbean.
1796 - Jane died of Tuberculosis in Macao /
China.
1804 - on leave from the Military, Lachlan
MacQuarie bought 12,000 acres of land on the
west side of Mull, naming the Estate
Jarvisfield after his first wife, with Gruline
House being the main building on the Estate. He
used £6,000 inherited from his first wife
to buy the Estate.
1805 - Lachlan MacQuarie returned to served
in India with the British Army.
1807 - MacQuarie returned to Mull, where he
married Elizabeth Henrietta Campbell, daughter
of John Campbell of Airds.
1808 - Lachlan MacQuarie built up the
Village of Salen on Mull, so he could use the
Harbour there to transport his Estate produce
to the mainland.
1808 - his 3 month old daughter Jane
died.
1810 to 1821 - he was Governor of New South
Wales in Australia.
Along with his Wife, they helped Convict
Settlements to build new prosperous lives in
Australia.
While Governor in Australia, he opened up
the whole of the eastern seaboard, with many
places named after his Family such as MacQuarie
River, Lachlan River, Mount MacQuarie, Lake
MacQuarie, MacQuarie Pass, and MacQuarie
Island.
1814 - their son Lachlan Jr was born.
1822 - ill health and disputes with
Politicians, led to MacQuarie returning to the
UK with his wife and son Lachlan.
1824 - MacQuarie died in his residence on
Duke Street in London age 62, with his body
returned to Mull for burial.
1835 - Elizabeth died at Gruline House on
Mull, leading to her being laid to rest with
her Husband and Daughter.
1845 - their son Lachlan Jr, a heavy
gambler, died with the Jarvisfield Estate and
Gruline House then passing to the Drummond
family who seem to have covered his debts.
1851 - the Mausoleum at Jarvisfield /
Gruline was built by the Drummond's, for
Lachlan, Elizabeth, daughter Jane, and son
Lachlan.
1940s - Lady Yarborough inherited the
Gruline Estate, that was part of the much
larger Jarvisfield Estate that had been broken
up and sold.
1948 - the Mausoleum site was gifted by Lady
Yarborough, owner of the Gruline Estate, to the
people of New South Wales through the Royal
Australian Historical Society.
2002 - the National Trust for Scotland, with
funding by the MacQuarie Bank in Australia,
restored the Tomb and surrounding ground.
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