| [Index] |
| James BRENNAN (1812 - 1886) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Martin BRENNAN (1838 - 1926) Mary BRENNAN (1840 - 1852) Ellen May BRENNAN (1845 - 1910) Margaret BRENNAN (1845 - ) Edward Joseph James BRENNAN (1846 - 1912) James BRENNAN (1848 - 1862) Laurence BRENNAN (1853 - 1929) Mary Ann "Pol" BRENNAN (1855 - 1930) Catherine BRENNAN (1858 - ) Johanna BRENNAN (1858 - 1930) Michael BRENNAN (1859 - 1862) |
James BRENNAN (1812 - 1886) + Mary HARRINGTON (1816 - 1896) |
James BRENNAN | ||
| Mary PRIOR | ||||
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| b. 25 Jun 1812 at Templemore, Co Tipperary, Ireland |
| m. 07 Oct 1837 Mary HARRINGTON (1816 - 1896) at Templemore, Co Tipperary, Ireland |
| d. 16 Dec 1886 at Gocup, New South Wales, Australia aged 74 |
| Parents: |
| James BRENNAN |
| Mary PRIOR |
| Events in James BRENNAN (1812 - 1886)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 25 Jun 1812 | James BRENNAN was born | Templemore, Co Tipperary, Ireland | 73 | ||
| 07 Oct 1837 | 25 | Married Mary HARRINGTON (aged 21) | Templemore, Co Tipperary, Ireland | 73 | |
| 1838 | 26 | Birth of son Martin BRENNAN | Templemore, Co Tipperary, Ireland | 73 | |
| 1840 | 28 | Birth of daughter Mary BRENNAN | Templemore, Co Tipperary, Ireland | 73 | |
| abt 1845 | 33 | Birth of daughter Ellen May BRENNAN | Darbalara, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1845 | 33 | Birth of daughter Margaret BRENNAN | Darbalara, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 1846 | 34 | Birth of son Edward Joseph James BRENNAN | Gobarralong, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1848 | 36 | Birth of son James BRENNAN | Gobarralong, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 25 Jun 1852 | 40 | Death of daughter Mary BRENNAN (aged 12) | Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 14 Jun 1853 | 40 | Birth of son Laurence BRENNAN | Darbalara, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1855 | 43 | Birth of daughter Mary Ann "Pol" BRENNAN | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 22 Feb 1858 | 45 | Birth of daughter Catherine BRENNAN | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | twin | 73 |
| 22 Feb 1858 | 45 | Birth of daughter Johanna BRENNAN | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | twin | 73 |
| 1859 | 47 | Birth of son Michael BRENNAN | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 1862 | 50 | Death of son James BRENNAN (aged 14) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 09 Jul 1862 | 50 | Death of son Michael BRENNAN (aged 3) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 16 Dec 1886 | 74 | James BRENNAN died | Gocup, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 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 = 51-53 (Death) |
| - Reference = 51-52 (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: James Brennan was born 25 June I8l2 at Templemore, County of Tipperary, Ireland. He was the son of James Brennan, a steward and herdsman. His mother's maiden name was Mary Prior.
James Brennan's immigration papers, still in the possession of the family at Eurobin were marked; Occupation - agricultural labourer. Character - very good. Money in hand - £43. Landed at Port Jackson on June 16, 1841 per S.S. Gilbert Henderson,517 tons, 206 Immigrants, 140 females, 92 males - 2 babies died on the voyage. The Brennan Family who arrived in Tumut in 1841 were a typical pioneering family. There are considerable documentary records concerning them and their activities and in order to illustrate how theearly settlers lived and worked it is considered appropriate to report this rather comprehensively. Mary Harrington, to whom James Brennan was married on 7 October 1837, was the daughter of Edmund Harrington and Margaret Harrington. Mary Brennan was 21 years old and her occupation was shown as dressmaker. Their two young children, Martin Brennan aged two and Mary Brennan aged one year accompanied them. They also brought out Mary Mulcahy under their care. After a short stay in Sydney the Brennan family, accompanied by their shipmates Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brett, Denis O'Keefe and his wife, Michael Quirk and Mrs. Quirk, left to embark on their new life. With their worldly possessions packed on a bullock dray the group walked the 300 miles until they came to Darbalara, the station then owned by Leopold Fane DeSalis. They commenced work immediately, James Brennan being an overseer. He remained working there until 1855 when he and Richard Brett in association, rented a farming property from J.A. Broughton near Gracetown (a village between Gocup and Tumut). Whilst at Darbalara there were additions to the Brennan family:- Margaret Brennan born in 1845, Edward Brennan in 1846, James in 1848, Mary Ann Brennan in 1852, and Lawrence Brennan in 1853. At Gracetown, twins Catherine and Johanna Brennan were born in 1858 and Michael Brennan in 1859. So, their children were; >Martin Brennan, )Mary Brennan, )Margaret Brennan, )Edward Brennan, )James Brennan, )Mary Ann Brennan, )Lawrence Brennan, )Catherine Brennan, )Johanna Brennan, )Michael Brennan. In 1852 Martin Brennan who was then fourteen and Mary Brennan, aged twelve were boarding and attending school in Gundagai when the disastrous flood swept the town away during the night. Eighty people were drowned and among them were Mary Brennan 13, and her shipmate Julia Brett, also 13. Martin was found next morning with another boy named Horsley, clinging to a tree. They were rescued by an Aborigine named Yarry in a bark canoe. The Brennans were industrious, hard working people with a keen desire to improve their fortunes. Soon after the commencement of the farming project at Gracetown James Brennan made a purchase of 70 acres of Crown Land on the river in the Parish of Tumut. He leased other farming land from J.A. Broughton at Gocup. When the Robertson Land Act came into force in 1862 [The Robertson Land Acts (providing for free selection before survey) passed the NSW Parliament on the 18'h October 1861 and came into force on the 1 " January 1 862. (Ref. What Happened When) Ed.] he progressively acquired areas of Crown Land in his own name and in the name of his sons until he had a sizeable and excellent property adjoining Gocup which he called Eurobin. In his own name, James Brennan bought blocks totalling 1,010 acres; for Martin 684 acres; for Edward 753 acres; and for Lawrence 245 acres. To these areas he kept adding as the opportunity presented itself. The Brennans were a very happy family but they also had their great trials and sorrows. In 1862, ten years after the drowning of their eldest daughter Mary, their sons Michael aged three and James aged fourteen died within a few days of each other from scarlet fever. Three days after these deaths the Brennan family moved from Gracetown to their new home at Eurobin. In order to comply with residential conditions attaching to the newly acquired lands James had a dwelling constructed so that it covered portions where each of the four corners of the surveyed lands met. Their first home on Eurobin was constructed entirely of bark. In 1863, according to a report in the Tumut newspaper, James Brennan planted cotton of various varieties which were reported to have grown prolifically. In this regard it is rather significant that a few years later he made a large purchase of land at Wee Waa where cotton is now being grown in great quantities. Because of the lack of sufficient markets it was found that farming was not profitable at the time. At Eurobin James Brennan turned his attention to grazing and breeding shorthorn cattle, a breed for which the property became well known. In addition to the property at Wee Waa where Lawrence Brennan settled, the father bought alarge property at Yanco to which place Martin moved with his family, James Brennan, who was regarded as a most honourable man, achieved considerable success as a grazier. His sons who were hard working and equally keen helped greatly to make this success possible. James died on 16 December 1886 and his wife Mary died in 1896. Now, [in 1967] Eurobin is still occupied by the Brennan descendants and on the property which first had a stringy bark dwelling there is a magnificent homestead. Martin Brennan the eldest and perhaps the most colourful son of the family, because of his various activities, carried on farming, grazing, stock dealing, contracting, carrying and in fact tried his hand at many occupations to make money. He even built and secured the licence for an hotel at Gocup Creek. For these premises, which he named the "Australian Arms" Hotel, he was granted a publican's licence on 1 February 186868, but this did not prove a financial success. In 1866 Martin married Elizabeth Quilter from Gobarralong. Edward Brennan, born at Darbalara in 1846, the son of James, married Sarah Frances Crowe of Gobarralong in 1883. Their children were; . Agnes Brennan, . Molly Brennan, . James Brennan, . Irene Brennan, . Catherine Brennan, . Phyllis Brennan, . Martin Brennan, . Edward Brennan who died in infancy. He continued working on "Eurobin" as a successful grazier and farmer and at one time also carried on dairying. Edward Brennan died on 9 September 1912 at the age of 66 years. His wife Sarah died on 19 September 1932. Lawrence Brennan born at Darbalara in 1853 was the son of James Brennan. He worked on the Eurobin property until 1891 when he left to manage the estate the family had purchased at Wee Waa on the Namoi River. On 9 October 1888 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace. On 14 July 1891 just prior to his departure for Wee Waa he was given a complimentary dinner by the leading citizens of the Tumut District. Miss Mary Ann Brennan, born at Gracetown near Tumut, the last of the original Brennan family, died at Eurobin on 18 July 1930 aged 74 years, and her life-long companion, her sister Johanna, one of the twins born at Gracetown in 1858, died in her sleep a week earlier at the age of 72 years. Reverend Father Paul Brennan, M.S.C., B.A. of the Monastery of the Sacred Heart at Kensington, the youngest son of James and Lillian Brennan of Eurobin, is a great grandson of James the pioneer. All his primary school studies were done at Eurobin by correspondence, his mother being his tutor. At the age of thirteen he commenced his secondary education at Chevalier College where at the end of his term he was awarded the Chevalier Gold Medal for general excellence, a high distinction. He was also awarded the Cooper Scholarship for classics. At college he was a champion all round athlete. He continued his studies at Sydney University and graduated a Bachelor of Arts. |
| - Reference = 51-53 (Marriage) |
| - Reference = 51-52 (Birth) |
| 76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/ |
| - Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205867779/james-brennan (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: Died at the property known as "Eurobin", Gocup near Tumut.
Arrived at the colony with his wife and 2 of his children in 1841 on the 'Gilbert Henderson' His family was to grow in Tumut fathering a total of 11 children. |