[Index]
Michael BOYLSON (1813 - 1878)
J.P., flour mill owner
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
William BOYLSON (1836 - 1904)
Johanna BOYLSON (1838 - 1875)
Patrick BOYLSON (1841 - 1881)
Joseph BOYLSON (1842 - 1890)
Michael BOYLSON (1845 - 1938)
James BOYLSON (1847 - 1911)
Anastasia BOYLSON (1849 - 1931)
Elizabeth Mary Anne Winifred BOYLSON (1854 - 1868)
Catherine BOYLSON (1856 - 1935)
Thomas BOYLSON (1858 - 1941)
Daniel BOYLSON (1859 - 1894)
Margaret BOYLSON (1863 - )
Agnes J BOYLSON (1864 - 1905)
 Michael BOYLSON (1813 - 1878)

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Catherine HENNESSY (1817 - 1891)
 William BOYLSON ( - 1860)











Judith RYAN











Michael BOYLSON
Michael BOYLSON Michael BOYLSON
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b. abt 1813 at Thurles, Co Tipperary, Ireland
m. abt 1836 Catherine HENNESSY (1817 - 1891) at Ireland
d. 29 Jul 1878 at Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia aged 65
Near Relatives of Michael BOYLSON (1813 - 1878)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father William BOYLSON Mar 1860 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Mother Judith RYAN

Self Michael BOYLSON abt 1813 Thurles, Co Tipperary, Ireland 29 Jul 1878 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 65

Wife Catherine HENNESSY 1817 08 Oct 1891 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 74

Son William BOYLSON abt 1836 Ireland 1904 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 68
Daughter Johanna BOYLSON 1838 Co Tipperary, Ireland 1875 37
Son Patrick BOYLSON abt 1841 At sea 1881 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia 40
Son Joseph BOYLSON 1842 1890 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 48
Son Michael BOYLSON abt 1845 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 03 Jan 1938 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 93
Son James BOYLSON 1847 New South Wales, Australia 1911 Glebe, New South Wales, Australia 64
Daughter Anastasia BOYLSON 1849 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1931 82
Daughter Elizabeth Mary Anne Winifred BOYLSON 1854 Wellington, New South Wales, Australia 12 Mar 1868 Concord, New South Wales, Australia 14
Daughter Catherine BOYLSON 1856 Wellington, New South Wales, Australia 1935 79
Son Thomas BOYLSON 1858 Concord, New South Wales, Australia 1941 83
Son Daniel BOYLSON 1859 Concord, New South Wales, Australia 1894 35
Daughter Margaret BOYLSON 1863 Concord, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Agnes J BOYLSON 1864 Concord, New South Wales, Australia 1905 Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 41

Daughter in Law Maria MCGUIRK
Daughter in Law Annie Teresa COTTINGHAM abt 1849 1946 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia 97
Daughter in Law Katerine Elenor Maud FITZPATRICK abt 1853 06 Jan 1891 38
Daughter in Law Mary Anne MOLLOY

Grandson Michael Francis BOYLSON 1873 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 1930 Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 57
Granddaughter Mary Josephine A BOYLSON 1875 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 1876 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 1
Grandson Frederick James BOYLSON 1878 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 1949 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 71
Grandson Joseph Patrick BOYLSON 13 Mar 1881 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 05 Mar 1937 Orange, New South Wales, Australia 55
Granddaughter Mary BOYLSON 1882 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 1882 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 0
Grandson Walter Thomas BOYLSON 28 Jul 1883 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 1947 Manly, New South Wales, Australia 64
Granddaughter Ellenor M BOYLSON 1885 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Mary C BOYLSON 1886 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Marcella BOYLSON 1888 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia

Events in Michael BOYLSON (1813 - 1878)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1813 Michael BOYLSON was born Thurles, Co Tipperary, Ireland
abt 1836 23 Birth of son William BOYLSON Ireland
abt 1836 23 Married Catherine HENNESSY (aged 19) Ireland
1838 25 Birth of daughter Johanna BOYLSON Co Tipperary, Ireland
abt 1841 28 Birth of son Patrick BOYLSON At sea
11 Mar 1841 28 Immigration Australia per 'Portland'
1842 29 Birth of son Joseph BOYLSON
abt 1845 32 Birth of son Michael BOYLSON Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia V18451872 62/1845
1847 34 Birth of son James BOYLSON New South Wales, Australia V18473413 64/1847
1849 36 Birth of daughter Anastasia BOYLSON Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia V18491507 66/1849
1854 41 Birth of daughter Elizabeth Mary Anne Winifred BOYLSON Wellington, New South Wales, Australia V18541610 71/1854
1856 43 Birth of daughter Catherine BOYLSON Wellington, New South Wales, Australia V1856614 144/1856
1858 45 Birth of son Thomas BOYLSON Concord, New South Wales, Australia 3554/1858
1859 46 Birth of son Daniel BOYLSON Concord, New South Wales, Australia 3701/1859
Mar 1860 47 Death of father William BOYLSON Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
1863 50 Birth of daughter Margaret BOYLSON Concord, New South Wales, Australia 3837/1863
1864 51 Birth of daughter Agnes J BOYLSON Concord, New South Wales, Australia 4008/1864
12 Mar 1868 55 Death of daughter Elizabeth Mary Anne Winifred BOYLSON (aged 14) Concord, New South Wales, Australia 2347/1868
1875 62 Death of daughter Johanna BOYLSON (aged 37)
29 Jul 1878 65 Michael BOYLSON died Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 4459/1878
Personal Notes:
Freeman’s Journal (Sydney) 3 Aug 1878

OBITUARY. M. Boylson, Esq., J.P. — On July 29th, the late respected Mr. Boylson breathed his last at Bathurst. He had been suffering for the past three months from dropsy. During his illness he spent most of his time in prayer and imparting advice to those around him, and when the last sad moment arrived, he called his family around him, and with the Crucifix in one hand, and his eyes raised to Heaven in silent prayer, he gave them his last blessing, and soon after, without a sigh, passed away from earth.

Born in 1813, in the County of Tipperary, he arrived in this colony with wife and one child in 1843. He first settled in Monaro, where he resided about seven years, and next tried his luck on the goldfields of Victoria and New South Wales, but after a few years he settled down at Ashfiold in the buttery and colonial produce line of business. Just as he was independent, a fire consumed his premises and all that they contained, and being uninsured, he was left without a penny. His good name here stood him a true friend. He removed to the junction of the Parramatta and Liverpool roads, where, after a short time, he built the Phoenix Mill. He soon retrieved his disasters, but a similar misfortune overtakes him here, for again his property is burnt down, and, as in the previous ease, he was uninsured. Nothing daunted, however, he determined to succeed, and he did succeed. He rebuilt the Phoenix Mills. His sons were now grown up, and all worked with a will. For their sakes he increased his business, and purchased with that object, the Union Mills at Bathurst, which, with the improvement he effected, cost £15,000. More recently still the Sydney Flour Mills, late Flour Company's Mill (one of the best in the colony), was purchased. The three mills combined constitute the largest milling business in the colony, and has been hitherto conducted under the name of Boylson and Sons.

Apart from his milling business, we understand he leaves a valuable private property and between fifty and sixty thousand pounds to his widow and family. He was a generous supporter of his Church and all his life a practical Catholic in the strictest sense of the word, and saw that all under his care should be the same. Three of his daughters are professed nuns in the Presentation Convent, Hobart Town. Two younger daughters, who have been studying there, intimate their intention of following the holy example of their sisters.

The corpse was conveyed on Wednesday by special train to Ashfield station, accompanied by Rev. P. Ryan, of Carcoar, a near friend of the family. A large number of sorrowing friends of deceased were there waiting the arrival of the train to follow the remains to Petersham Cemetery, where they were interred in the family vault. The ritual service was performed by Dr. Coletti, assisted by Fathers Fitzpatrick, Ryan, Garavel, M'Carthy, and Gough.

Michael Boylson is how he made a quantum leap (with his wife Catherine) from being Bounty Immigrants in 1841, & on arrival being employed on a property in the Monaro area, to becoming (with a number of his sons) the largest flourmiller in the Colony of NSW, with flour mills in Sydney (the corner of Parramatta Rd & Liverpool Rd, where they also had the Speed the Plough Inn, inner Sydney (a steam powered mill) & Bathurst.
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