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WIlliam RYAN (1812 - 1857)

farmer, landholder

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
John RYAN (1842 - 1916) Timothy RYAN (1844 - 1894) William RYAN (1846 - 1929) Edward Edmund 'Ned' RYAN (1849 - 1913) Margaret RYAN (1851 - ) Martin RYAN (1854 - )	WIlliam RYAN (1812 - 1857) + Margaret BYRNE (1818 - 1898)

b. abt 1812 at Macarkey, Co Tipperary, Ireland

+. Margaret BYRNE (1818 - 1898)

d. 07 Mar 1857 at Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia aged 45

Cause of Death:

thrown from a horse

Near Relatives of WIlliam RYAN (1812 - 1857)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	John BYRNE
Mother in Law	Ellen CUMMINS
Self	WIlliam RYAN	abt 1812	Macarkey, Co Tipperary, Ireland	07 Mar 1857	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	45
Spouse/Partner	Margaret BYRNE	1818	Macarkey, Co Tipperary, Ireland	29 Apr 1898	Molonglo, New South Wales, Australia	80
Son	John RYAN	1842	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	03 Jan 1916	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	74
Son	Timothy RYAN	1844	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	01 Dec 1894	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	50
Son	William RYAN	1846	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	04 Jan 1929	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	83
Son	Edward Edmund 'Ned' RYAN	1849	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	22 Apr 1913	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	64
Daughter	Margaret RYAN	1851	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Son	Martin RYAN	1854	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Daughter in Law	Martha ROLFE	abt 1843	Oxborough, Norfolk, England	28 Jan 1911	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	68
Daughter in Law	Agnes Annabella LOGUE	1851	Canberra, ACT, Australia	01 Apr 1901	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	50
Daughter in Law	Helena Ellen MCNAMARA	1856	Woden, ACT, Australia	29 Oct 1920	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	64
Daughter in Law	Maria MCNAMARA	1858	Woden, ACT, Australia	10 Aug 1885	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	27
Daughter in Law	Catherine Agnes MCCLAFFERTY	1868	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	10 Jun 1889	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	21
Daughter in Law	Bridget A CARRAGY	abt 1869	Mullingar, Co Westmeath, Ireland	25 Jan 1919	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	50
Son in Law	Michael MCMAHON
Son in Law	Cornelius GRADY	03 Jul 1846	Yarralumla, ACT Australia	08 Mar 1888	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	41
Granddaughter	Margaret Catherine (Kate) RYAN	1870	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	25 Feb 1924	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	54
Grandson	William RYAN	1872	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	1877	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	5
Granddaughter	Martha Dorothy RYAN	16 Apr 1874	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	30 Jul 1933	Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia	59
Grandson	John RYAN	1876	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	24 Jul 1923	Canberra, ACT, Australia	47
Granddaughter	Sarah Ann RYAN	1878	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	26 Feb 1925	Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia	47
Grandson	Francis J U RYAN	1879	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Grandson	Anthony Thomas RYAN	1880	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Granddaughter	Alice Jane RYAN	1881	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Grandson	George Edward RYAN	1882	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	1882	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	0
Granddaughter	Johanna Maria RYAN	1883	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Grandson	Edmund Joseph RYAN	1884	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Granddaughter	Eleanor C RYAN	1888	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Granddaughter	Margaret RYAN	1871	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	23 Nov 1949	Ainsley, ACT, Australia	78
Granddaughter	Mary RYAN	1873	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	William RYAN	1874	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	26 Apr 1923	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	49
Grandson	Bernard RYAN	1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Edmund RYAN	1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1963		87
Grandson	Martin Thomas RYAN	1882	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1900		18
Grandson	Patrick RYAN	1886	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Timothy RYAN	1889	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Andrew RYAN	1892	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1892	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	0
Grandson	James RYAN
Grandson	Martin RYAN
Grandson	Patrick RYAN
Grandson	Reginald RYAN
Grandson	William RYAN
Granddaughter	Margaret RYAN	1875	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia	1876	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia	1
Granddaughter	Margaret Ellen RYAN	1880	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Johanna RYAN	1881	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	1890	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	9
Grandson	Martin John RYAN	1882	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Maria Bridget RYAN	1885	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	1886	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	1
Grandson	William RYAN	abt 1887	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	1894	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	7
Grandson	Edward RYAN	1889	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	James A RYAN	1894	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Catherine M RYAN	1895	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Timothy RYAN	1897	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Fanny RYAN	1898	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	James GRADY	1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	0
Granddaughter	Johanna Margaret GRADY	1877	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	John James GRADY	1878	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	William Martin GRADY	1881	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1945	Randwick, New South Wales, Australia	64
Granddaughter	Ellen GRADY	1883	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Cornelius GRADY	1885	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1971	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	86
Granddaughter	Mary Ann GRADY	1887	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	17 Feb 1927	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia	40

Events in WIlliam RYAN (1812 - 1857)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1812		WIlliam RYAN was born	Macarkey, Co Tipperary, Ireland		6
14 May 1841	29	Immigration	Australia	per 'Orestes'	6
1842	30	Birth of son John RYAN	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia		6
1844	32	Birth of son Timothy RYAN	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia		6
1846	34	Birth of son William RYAN	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia		6
1849	37	Birth of son Edward Edmund 'Ned' RYAN	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia		6
1851	39	Birth of daughter Margaret RYAN	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia		6
1854	42	Birth of son Martin RYAN	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia		6
07 Mar 1857	45	WIlliam RYAN died	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia		6

Source References:

6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001

- Reference = 280 (Name, Notes)

- Reference = 280 (Immigration)

- Reference = 280 (Death)

- Reference = 280 (Birth)

80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/

- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/2314/william-ryan.html (Name, Notes)

- Notes: William Ryan Born: 1812; Died: 1857; Married: Margaret [Byrnes] William Ryan and his wife to be, Margaret Byrne were both natives of Moycarkey, County Tipperary. William, born in 1812, was the nephew of 'Old Billy Ryan' who was sentenced to transportation for 'insurrection' in 1823. Old Billy, having gained his certificate of freedom, had sent word to his brother Timothy from the small farm he was setting up at Mulligans Flat, telling him of the great opportunities that Australia offered. It was Timothy's son who took the bait, and he and wife Margaret embarked for Australia on the 'Orestes' on 6 January 1841 after marrying on 11 September 1840. They entered Sydney Heads on 14 May 1841, and were soon on their way by horse drawn spring cart, to Ginninderra. It was customary for new settlers in the Limestone Plains district to be taken to their destinations by a teamster on his return trip from Sydney, loaded with station supplies. The journey would take around three weeks. Reunion with William's uncle at his modest hut at Mulligans Flat would have been very welcome. Billy and his nephew set about reconstructing the little dwelling . The original hand-cut slabs were re-used in the new house, which they moved to slightly higher ground to avoid flooding from the Ginninderra Creek. They also dug a well, making the fetching of water for household use a much easier chore. As well as building a home and working their land, William supplemented their income by working as a 'bullocky'. The little slab cottage - with the later addition of a weatherboard extension - would be home to the Ryan family for over a century. During these first decades of settlement aboriginal groups were still encountered. There was an extensive aboriginal campsite not far from the Ryan farm at Reidsdale where large corroborees were held from time to time (Bofinger, 9). In mid winter 1842 when Margaret was expecting their first child, she opted to go with William and his bullock team on a journey to Sydney, rather than stay home alone. They were not far into the journey, on the Sydney side of the village of Collector, when their son John was born beneath the bullock wagon. Following Old Billy's disappearance the following year, William and Margaret took up the lease on the property, and over the next decade produced five more children (Timothy (1844), William (1846), Edward (1849), Margaret (1851) and Martin (1854). Characteristically all family members played their part in the household work and the farm work, and Margaret's load increased when William was away on haulage trips. According to Bofinger, son John was a pupil at the short-lived (1844 - 1851) Palmerville C of E school established by George Thomas Palmer, but it is hard to see how any of the other children might have got schooling. There was no school at Ginninderra until 1872, and the Mulligans Flat school - just across the Gundaroo road from the Ryan home - was not established until 1896. According to the shipping records William and Margaret could both read, but not write. They were however fully versed in catholicism, and as staunch Irish Catholics made sure that their children followed the teachings of the church. In 1855 William was still listed (Electors, County of Murray 1855/6) as 'Leaseholder - Mulligans Flat', but was negotiating to purchase his farmland. His negotiations came to an abrupt end when he met with a fatal accident. Returning on his young horse from Queanbeyan, his dogs ran out to greet him, frightening the horse, which threw him. William was forty five at the time, his wife and mother of his six children was only thirty nine. She did not re-marry, but became a farmer in her own right. She carried through the negotiations to purchase the leases that William had begun before his death, securing portions 42, 43 and 44, Parish of Goorooyarroo in 1857 - a total of just over 100 acres and progressively expanded. A remarkable woman. References Gillespie, L.L., 1992. Ginninderra, Forerunner to Canberra, Canberra. Bofinger, V. 1999'Ryan' from Moycarkey Tipperary to Mulligans Flat New South Wales, Bulli NSW, Bofinger

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