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Eleanor Ellen HICKEY (1820 - 1875)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Elizabeth BOYD (1834 - 1876) John BOYD (1837 - 1908) Margaret BOYD (1839 - 1898) Ellen BOYD (1842 - 1940) Thomas BOYD (1845 - 1931) James BOYD (1847 - 1916) Rosanna BOYD (1848 - 1930) Mary Ann BOYD (1850 - 1937) Bridget BOYD (1855 - 1906) Edward Edwin BOYD (1860 - 1935) Robert Frank Quin BOYD (1864 - 1901)	Eleanor Ellen HICKEY (1820 - 1875) + Thomas BOYD (1798 - 1885)	Maurice HICKEY (1787 - )
		Bridget QUINN (1789 - )

b. abt 1820 at Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

m. 05 Mar 1834 Thomas BOYD (1798 - 1885) at Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia

d. 06 Sep 1875 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 55

Near Relatives of Eleanor Ellen HICKEY (1820 - 1875)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Mother in Law	Ellen QUINN
Father	Maurice HICKEY	abt 1787	Waterford, Ireland
Mother	Bridget QUINN	abt 1789	Dublin, Ireland
Self	Eleanor Ellen HICKEY	abt 1820	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	06 Sep 1875	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	55
Husband	Thomas BOYD	Mar 1798	Dublin, Ireland	Aug 1885	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia	87
Daughter	Elizabeth BOYD	1834	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia	11 May 1876	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	42
Son	John BOYD	1837	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia	1908		71
Daughter	Margaret BOYD	1839	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia	29 Sep 1898	Windowie, New South Wales, Australia	59
Daughter	Ellen BOYD	16 Sep 1842	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia	18 Mar 1940	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	97
Son	Thomas BOYD	01 May 1845	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia	1931		86
Son	James BOYD	1847	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia	1916		69
Daughter	Rosanna BOYD	22 Sep 1848	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia	01 Oct 1930	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	82
Daughter	Mary Ann BOYD	1850	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia	1937		87
Daughter	Bridget BOYD	1855	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia	29 Jan 1906		51
Son	Edward Edwin BOYD	1860	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia	1935		75
Son	Robert Frank Quin BOYD	1864	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia	18 Oct 1901	South Africa	37
Brother	James HICKEY	abt 1815	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Brother	Thomas HICKEY	abt 1823	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	abt 1824		1
Son in Law	James Magrane REILY	abt 1831		26 Jan 1857	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	26
Son in Law	Richard BECK	abt 1816	Devon, England	13 Apr 1928	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia	112
Son in Law	Robert John CROUCH	27 Mar 1826	Brighton, Sussex, England	20 Aug 1914	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	88
Son in Law	Archibald Archer Moon CLEE	30 Oct 1842	Gocup, New South Wales, Australia	07 Aug 1921	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	78
Son in Law	Robert CURRIE	1855	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	26 Jul 1930	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	75
Son in Law	James ALLEN	1835		1917		82
Daughter in Law	Marion M M LODER
Granddaughter	Martha Sisley Cecily Magrane REILY	26 Oct 1855	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	10 Dec 1945	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	90
Grandson	Thomas Samuel BECK	1863	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1945	Granville, New South Wales, Australia	82
Grandson	Edward Richard BECK	1868	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1950	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia	82
Granddaughter	Harriett BECK	1870	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1950	Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia	80
Grandson	Richard BECK	1874	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1949	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	75
Granddaughter	Ellen CROUCH	12 Apr 1859	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	12 Feb 1927	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	67
Grandson	Robert Nye CROUCH	1861	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	24 Sep 1874	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	13
Granddaughter	Margaret CROUCH	1862	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1944		82
Granddaughter	Eliza Ann CROUCH	1867	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1955		88
Granddaughter	Amelia Emily CROUCH	1869	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	31 Aug 1934	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	65
Granddaughter	Elizabeth Avis CROUCH	1872	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Catherine Maria CROUCH	1874	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1961		87
Granddaughter	Ada Rosana CROUCH	1877	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1961		84
Granddaughter	Charlotte Selina CROUCH	1879	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1966		87
Grandson	Robert Joseph CROUCH	1887	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1972		85
Granddaughter	Mary Ann Sisley CLEE	27 Jun 1877	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1959	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	82
Granddaughter	Margaret Ellen CLEE	16 Aug 1879	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	25 Sep 1884	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	5
Granddaughter	Josephine Blanche Clare CLEE	1881	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1960		79
Grandson	George Blake CLEE	1882	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1956		74
Granddaughter	Elizabeth CLEE	1883	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1960		77
Grandson	Thomas Matthew CLEE	16 Jan 1886	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1954	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	68
Grandson	John Archer CLEE	1887	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1955	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	68
Granddaughter	Jessie CLEE	1889	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1960		71
Granddaughter	Rosanah Emily Rosie CLEE	1895	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1984	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	89
Granddaughter	Margaret Cecilia CURRIE	1889	Batlow, New South Wales, Australia	22 May 1975	Batlow, New South Wales, Australia	86

Events in Eleanor Ellen HICKEY (1820 - 1875)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1820		Eleanor Ellen HICKEY was born	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia		73
1834	14	Birth of daughter Elizabeth BOYD	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia		73
05 Mar 1834	14	Married Thomas BOYD (aged 36)	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia		73
1837	17	Birth of son John BOYD	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia		73
1839	19	Birth of daughter Margaret BOYD	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia		73
16 Sep 1842	22	Birth of daughter Ellen BOYD	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia		73
01 May 1845	25	Birth of son Thomas BOYD	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia		73
1847	27	Birth of son James BOYD	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia		73
22 Sep 1848	28	Birth of daughter Rosanna BOYD	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia		73
1850	30	Birth of daughter Mary Ann BOYD	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia		73
1855	35	Birth of daughter Bridget BOYD	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia		73
1860	40	Birth of son Edward Edwin BOYD	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia		73
1864	44	Birth of son Robert Frank Quin BOYD	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia		73
06 Sep 1875	55	Eleanor Ellen HICKEY died	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

Personal Notes:

ELEANOR Elled BOYD nee Hickev by Neil B Gill Ellen Boyd was born Eleanor Hickey, the daughter and second child of two lrish Convicts. Most of the early colonial children who were born in New South Wales were born to convict parents. These children were known as 'Currency Lads & Lasses' which distinguished them from ‘The Sterling' who were considered fortunate to have been born in Great Britain. Ellen was the classic 'Currency Lass'. Early times in the fledgling colony of New South Wales were indeed rough and challenging and were even more so for some than others. ln 1809 the colony consisted of either convict or military personnel with the majority of settlers being emancipated convicts. Parramatta was a main town situated inland from Sydney Town and which was reached by both road and water. A military barracks was located here and many convicts were assigned to work in this region. lt is in this year, on 14 August at Port Jackson, that a man named Maurice Hickey arrived per the ship Boyd. He was sentenced to 'Life' in the Australian Colonies. A 'hedger' by trade, around 22 years of age and a native of Waterford, lreland where he was tried, his skills were of great use to many. Maurice was assigned to work in the Castle Hill area prior to his marriage to Bridget Quinn at St. John's R/C Church, Parramatta on 1 June 1812. Bridget also came to the colonies as a convict arriving on 2 July 1811 at Port Jackson per ship Providence to serve a sentence of '7 years'. Bridget was a native of Dublin, lreland who was around 23 years of age at this time. The marriage was performed by the renowned Rev Samuel Marsden by Banns. Ellen (Eleanor) was born to this marriage around 1819 at Parramatta, but she wasn't baptised until 1821 along with her elder brother, James Hickey, who was born around 1815. Although this Baptism was registered at St.Mary's R/C Church, Sydney and was performed by the Rev. J. J. Therry, it is reasonable to assume that the ceremony took place at or near their place of abode at the time, which was Castlereagh, located at the foot of the Blue Mountains between Penrith and Richmond. A third child, Thomas Hickey, was born around 1823 and baptised that year also at St.Mary's. Ellen's life as a child would have been extremely tough. Her father had received his 'Ticket Of Leave' (TOL) & 'Conditional Pardon' (CP) by 1824 after he requested a reduction in his sentence when he wrote a 'Memorial' to Gov. Lachlan Macquarie in 1819. He wrote a further 'Memorial' to Gov. Thomas Brisbane requesting a 'Grant of Land' in 1824. Ellen's family was at this time living on a rented farm in the District of Baulkham Hills, which is not far from Parramatta. For the next few years it is thought that the family remained around the Parramatta area and according to the '1828 NSW Census', her father was a 'hedger' in Parramatta and was 41 years of age with her mother shown as being 40 years of age and 'Free by Servitude'. Ellen is shown as being 10 years old. and her brother James 13. There is no mention of their little brother Thomas, it can be assumed that Thomas did not survive and died in infancy or as a toddler. Ellen's parents were now in their 40s and at some point prior to 1834 they moved to the Gundaroo area, which lies south of Gunning. The Hickey family were squatting in a hut on the Yass River which was a part of the property purchased by a solicitor from Sydney, William Williams, in 1837. According to the Crown Lands Survey Map, the Hickey family abode was a couple of hundred yards away from huts belonging to the Wilkinsons, who were to later become pioneer settlers at Tumut. There is no doubt that they would have been known to each other. A waterway that runs into the Yass River just across from the Hickey family's hut, is to this day known as 'Hickey's Creek'. The future of Ellen's parents and her elder brother still remain a mystery. Ellen married when she was about 15 years of age to Thomas Boyd who was a true pioneer and around twenty years her senior. The marriage was registered both at St.Mary's R/C Cathedral, Sydney and at Goulburn, on 5 March 1834. Much conjeciure surrounds this union, including suggestions that they were cousins. This, of course, is quite possible, as Ellen's mother, Bridget Quin, was from Dublin as was Thomas Boyd whose mother was Ellen Quinn. A story passed down though, suggests a different tale. lt is said that after Thomas Boyd had spent a lonely couple of years as a pioneer squatter in the Tumut area he had decided to find a wife to keep him company and raise a family. On one occasion while passing through a town, possibly, Yass, Gunning, Goulburn or Gundaroo, he decided to make his move whilst staying overnight in an lnn. He stood in the lnn's hallway and threw a broom on to the floor. He believed his wife would be the woman who stopped and bothered to pick up the broom. Apparently, Ellen Hickey walked down the hall soon after and casually picked up the broom, not realizing the consequences of her actions. Well, this was of course to Thomas' delight and he made advances to Ellen and in due course they were married. Thomas Boyd drove a bullock team and transported goods and people to the Tumut region for many years to come. He was also a member of the notable Hume & Hovell Expedition to Port Phillip in 1824-1825 and was attributed the honour of being the first white man to swim across the Murray. It wasn't long before young Ellen and her husband Thomas made their way to Thomas' 12,400 acre run in the Gilmore Valley, known as Jugyong, which is near the area which would soon be known as the town of Tumut. There were very few people living in the area at this time and although Ellen had probably become used to living in a hut in the middle of nowhere, l'm sure this seemed like it was at the end of the earth. They would have had to complete many of the daily chores in the roughest of rough conditions, but they made the best of things and persisted, even during the severe droughts of 1837-1838 which left the rivers and creeks dry as a chip. Their first child, Elizabeth, was born in 1834, with twelve or thirteen more children to follow over the next thirty years. All the children were born on the Gilmore Creek at Windowie or Gilmore which were the alternative names of their Station in the Gilmore Valley. These thirty years of Ellen's life must have been incredibly draining, extremely challenging and at times very emotional as in 1858 when Ellen gave birth to twins only to see them both die a few hours later. They were buried on the property at Windowie where the family could watch over them. After a dispute arose regarding the 12,400 acres, Henry Bingham, the Commissioner for the area, arranged for them to take up land at nearby Yellowin which made them amongst the first, along with the Wilkinsons, to settle there. Eventually though, Thomas purchased back some land on the Gilmore where they resumed living after 1860. The family remained here and Ellen & Thomas raised their children to adulthood until Ellen's death on 6 September 1875 at their home, Gilmore, at the age of 55 years. Her cause of death is stated as 'Cancer of the Uterus', from which she had been ailing for around two years. She is buried with her husband Thomas, who died in 1885, in the R/C Section of the Tumut Pioneer Cemetery. A fine monument was erected later by the people of Tumut and marks the grave site of these two fine pioneers. Ellen was a hardy, strong minded, but fair person who was well respected by her family and peers. My Great-Great-Great-Grand-mother must also have been very courageous. lt can be said without a shadow of a doubt, that she was a true pioneer in every sense of the word and one of those many unheralded pioneer women of early times in this colony who must be recognized for their sacrifices and valuable contributions.

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 = 35 (Marriage)

- Reference = 35 (Birth)

- Reference = 35 (Name, Notes)

76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/

- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208472602/eleanor-boyd (Name, Notes)

- Notes: Aged 55 Years Daughter of Maurice and Bridget nee Quin both convicts

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