Offer: Inglewood Cemetery, Victoria

[Dalet]

Hi Bill,

The only wife I have is Mary Pettit nee Sheedy who he married in Victoria in 1867.

Mary Caldwell died in 1906 at Mt Korong in 1906 aged 70 years - she was the daughter of Thomas Sheedy and Honorah Walsh

Thomas and Mary had 4 children together
Charles David born 1869 Inglewood , died in infancy death not recorded
James born 1870 Inglewood, died 1930 Long Gully, Bendigo
Charles David born 1876 Kingower, Inglewood, died 1938 Footscray
Mary Jane born 1879, Mt Korong, died 1947 Eaglehawk - married Frederick O'Brien - my grandmother's first cousin.

How does this match your information?

Dale

[bill thomson]

Hi Dale, My Thomas Caldwell was born about 1824 in Barr, Ayrshire, Scotland. Married Jane? abt.1845. Emigrated to Victoria in 1852 arriving on 10th Nov with wife and children, John 7 and Jane 5. Thomas died 1891at Inglewood. Did Jane die and he married again ?
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                                                                                                                         Bill

[Dalet]

Hi Bill,

A Thomas Caldwell married Mary Sheedy in 1867 in Victoria. They are both buried at Kingower.

There is one death of a Jane Caldwell in 1854 which is possibly his first wife - gives age as 33 years, born Kildare (Ireland?). Fathers name Farrell unknown, mother unknown

Another Jane died in 1866 aged 30 years - too young to be having children in 1845.

Have you been able to trace the children John and Jane?

Dale

[bill thomson]

Hi Dale, I have not been able to trace the children John and Jane. Mother Jane was born about 1824 in Glasgow I cannot find her maiden name. There was a Jane Caldwell died in 1903 at Yarra St. Victoria and born in 1823.
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                                                        Bill

[Dalet]

Hi Bill

Have sent you a PM on the subject of this Jane Caldwell

Dale

[bill thomson]

Hi Dale, I have found the story of Jane, Thomas Caldwell's first wife. Her maiden name was McLaughlan and she died 1 Apr 1861 and is buried in Kingower Cemetery. There is a headstone " Jane McLaughlan Caldwell". A possible for their son John is the death in NSW of John Caldwell in 1876 Father; Thomas, Mother; Jane, and also for their daughter Jane there a death recorded for 1878 in Gernsey? Victoria.
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[Dalet]

Hi Bill,

Thanks for that information.

I see Jane McLaughlan Caldwell on the Carol Judkin's Kingower Cemetery Headstones. Do you have a picture of this headstone and does it have an age for Jane.

Cant find a death registration for Jane on the Victorian BDM CDs - but husband may have forgot to do it

Also Jane the daughter cant find her death registered in Victoria either. Do you have a registration number for her death?

John Caldwell who died in Hay, NSW in 1876 certainly looks like your John.

Regards Dale

[bill thomson]

Hi Dale, Yes I have a photograph for Jane's headstone from Carol Judkin confirming she was the wife of Thomas Caldwell. She died at Kingower 1 Apr 1861 aged 39.
I believe her daughter Jane died 1868 in Victoria, father; Thomas and mother Jane but the name is Gernsey probably her married name but I cant find any reference to the marriage. The reg. no. is 9730, any information on that would be much appreciated.
John died at Hay NSW on 18 Jun 1876. He was a stock rider on the Cowl Cowl station, Hillston, Nsw his NOK was his father Thomas so I don't think he married.
Father Thomas was a farmer at Barrakee when he died.
I also have Mary Sheedy's details but you probably know them.
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                                                                                                          Bill

[Dalet]

Hi Bill,

Some breakthroughs there for sure. If you have anything on Mary Sheedy I would be interested.

I have some more on Jane Caldwell, daughter of Thomas and Jane.

In 1863 she married Denis Joseph Egan (b c1839 County Cork- died 1869 Victoria) in Victoria. She uses the name Mary Jane for this marriage and for the birth of children, who are

Bridget born 1864, Kingower - married Terence O'Toole in 1885
Ellen Jane born 1869, Inglewood

Denis Egan died in 1869 and Jane remarried 1873 in Victoria as Jane Egan to Thomas Guernsey (various spellings)

Jane and Thomas had the following children

Ada Bertha b 1874, Sandhurst
Martha Alice b 1876, Sandhurst , died in 1877 aged 10 mths
Jane Elizabeth b 1877 Sandhurst
Unnamed Male b 1878, Sandhurst, died 1878 aged 1 day - this is the Guernsey death with registration number 9730
Alice b 1880, Sandhurst

Jane and Thomas then disappear from Victoria

Regards Dale