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Rowland John SHELLEY (1814 - 1888)
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Rowland John SHELLEY (1814 - 1888)

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Maria Brilla Louisa PETERS (1814 - 1877)
William SHELLEY (1774 - 1815)











Elizabeth BEAN (1782 - 1878)











Rowland John SHELLEY Maria Brilla Louisa PETERS

Rowland John SHELLEY Rowland John SHELLEY
Rowland John SHELLEY Maria Brilla Louisa PETERS Rowland John SHELLEY Rowland John SHELLEY
b. 1814 at Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
+. Maria Brilla Louisa PETERS (1814 - 1877)
d. 04 Jan 1888 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia aged 74
Near Relatives of Rowland John SHELLEY (1814 - 1888)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father William SHELLEY 29 May 1774 Staffordshire, England 06 Jul 1815 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 41
Mother Elizabeth BEAN 1782 London, Middlesex, England 20 Sep 1878 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 96

Self Rowland John SHELLEY 1814 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 04 Jan 1888 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 74

Spouse/Partner Maria Brilla Louisa PETERS 18 Aug 1814 Dublin, Ireland 08 Mar 1877 Echuca, Victoria, Australia 62

Brother William James SHELLEY 23 Dec 1803 Tahiti 18 Jan 1844 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 40
Sister Mary Ann SHELLEY 28 Dec 1810 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 16 Nov 1865 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 54
Brother George William SHELLEY 1812 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 1852 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 40

Niece Amelia Matilda SHELLEY 21 Sep 1836 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 27 Aug 1922 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 85
Niece Elizabeth Jane SHELLEY 1838 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 1866 28
Niece Georgina Frederica SHELLEY 1840 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1918 78
Nephew George Waddy SHELLEY 1842 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1907 65
Nephew William John SHELLEY 1844 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1922 78
Nephew Rowland Mansfield SHELLEY 1847 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 31 Dec 1932 Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia 85
Niece Jane Antoinette SHELLEY 1849 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1907 58
Niece Emily Lucy Louisa SHELLEY 14 Sep 1851 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 30 May 1937 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 85

Sister in Law Susannah Marsden HASSALL 1806 New South Wales, Australia 15 Aug 1890 Bowral, New South Wales, Australia 84
Brother in Law George OAKES 1813 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 10 Aug 1881 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 68
Sister in Law Amelia Matilda WADDY 1817 1896 79
Events in Rowland John SHELLEY (1814 - 1888)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1814 Rowland John SHELLEY was born Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
06 Jul 1815 1 Death of father William SHELLEY (aged 41) Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
08 Mar 1877 63 Death of wife Maria Brilla Louisa PETERS (aged 62) Echuca, Victoria, Australia 76
20 Sep 1878 64 Death of mother Elizabeth BEAN (aged 96) Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
04 Jan 1888 74 Rowland John SHELLEY died Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Source References:
73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004
- Reference = page 32 (Name, Notes)
- Notes: William Shelley came to Tumut in 1838 and joined his brother George at Bombowlee. They were in partnership and soon afterwards they bought Tumut Plains from James Hannibal Rose.

George managed Tumut Plains and William managed Bombowlee. William and his wife spent more time in Goulburn than in the Tumut district. When William died at Goulburn in 1844, the Tumut Plains property then became the sole property of George Shelley and Bombowlee entered into the hands of Mrs. Susannah Shelley, the widow of William Shelley. For years she managed the property very successfully. Besides Bombowlee she had large areas on the Murray River where she ran 1,500 head of cattle and 8,000 sheep.

Mrs. Shelley's granddaughter Hilda Jessie Shelley, who was born at Blowering in 1882, was killed in the Exeter (NSW Southern Highlands) Railway accident 13th March 1914.

Rowland John Shelley, the brother of George and William held a licence for Squatters Run No.99 containing 8,000 acres on the Murray River. These holdings were in addition to their vast holdings on the Tumut.

Rowland John Shelley moved from the area afler the death of William Shelley.

Throughout their lives the Shelleys were highly regarded by all sections of the community.
76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159719684/rowland-john-shelley (Name, Notes)

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