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Tipperary / Re: Look up please - McGrath
« on: Monday 30 November 09 06:53 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Kerryn

My name is Matthew McGrath, and have GGG grandparents from Tipperary, Ireland named Patrick and Mary.
I wonder if they could be the same as yours?

My GG grandfather was born to the above in Nenagh parish, 1834. Perhaps your Catherine was his sister.
He came to Australia, and was married in East Ballarat 1867 to Honora Hogan.
Their children include Catherine, Patrick, Dennis, Michael, Matthew, Jeremiah, John, James, William, Mary)
On his maariage certificate, his mothers maiden name was Donnelly (Connelan?)

Cheers
Matt

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Australia / Re: Why don't I have any convicts?
« on: Monday 30 November 09 06:32 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Jane,

Spot on with the Murroon parish - thats where I live! (although I am not on the Dewings original land. That is currently part of the Callahan family property, who have a detailed family history which include references to the Dewings. Frederick's original "station" is no longer remnant, although I'm told the site of the building is known)
From my research it is clear that Henry & Fred are the only two children to come to Aust. But I have had no luck in placing their arrival in any inward passenger lists. (My feeling is that they arrived in Port Philip via Van Diemens Land)

You might be interested to know there are refernecs to Fred Dewing in a publication "Campfires at the Cross" by Heather LeGriffon, which details a Wesleyan Mission for Aboriginals called Bunting Dale that was established north of Fred Dewings pastoral run "Paraparap" in 1839. Over the years 1839 to 1849 he co-signed letters to then Govenor Latrobe from a group of local settelrs, and donated stock to the mission.

I believe that Henry and family are buried locally at Warncoort cemetry (between Birregurra and Colac), and that Henrys decendants continued to work the Barwon Downs property until sometime after 1925....

I am not sure of the location of Freds grave.

Cheers
Matt



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Australia / Re: Why don't I have any convicts?
« on: Friday 27 November 09 04:34 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for the link Jane, very interesting to learn about Fredericks brother in Kalamazoo. I am not sure the Fred that is mentioned in the article is the same as the one who settled at Paraparap, Barwon Downs.
The article places him in New York and then Kalamazoo from 1836-1841, however the Victorian records have him married in Melbourne in 1841 to Cattherine Bond and three children from 1841 to 1843.
Further,from Tasmanian Archives website (passenger search) and The Argus (through NLA website)   there is mention of a Capt. fred Dewing being master of a ship "Tamar" that journeyed regularly from 1836-1839 between Launceston and Sydney, finally at Port Philip in 1839.
I wonder if the Frederick in the US is an older brother. The Victorian BDM has Fred Dewings death in 1859 mentions parents Elizabeth and Richard. Another Dewing, Henry died in 1880 same parents. Do you know of any of their other children?

Cheers Matt


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Australia / Re: Why don't I have any convicts?
« on: Wednesday 25 November 09 05:04 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Jane
Found your post through a search for Frederick Dewing (your 5G uncle who owned a property called 'Paraparap')
I have been doing some research of local history of our town Barwon Downs, Victoria which led me to Fred Dewing, as he is the first pastoralist of this district (took up land 'Paraparap' in 1838). So far I have gathered that he and (i assume) his brother Henry were born in NOR,England 1812 and OVERY ENG 1820 respectively, to parents Richard and Elizabeth. I believe Fred may have been in Van Diemens prior to Port Philip district, and there are mentions of a Captain Fred Dewing as master of the schooner "Tamar" which travelled from Launceston to Sydney over the years 1836-39. I wonder if any of this is news to you, or if you have any info to share.
We are gathering historic information for a permanent display in our town.

Regards Matt

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