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John DONNELLY (1813 - 1879)
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Anne DONNELLY (1833 - )
John Joseph DONNELLY (1835 - )
Ellen DONNELLY (1839 - 1841)
Patrick Joseph Bede DONNELLY (1842 - 1913)
Michael Austin DONNELLY (1844 - 1888)
Edward Wilfred DONNELLY (1847 - 1918)
Bridget DONNELLY (1850 - )
Margaret DONNELLY (1853 - 1853)
Mary DONNELLY (1855 - 1855)
John DONNELLY (1813 - 1879)

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Bridget CONNELL (1814 - 1857)

Katherine JONES (1817 - 1903)
James DONNELLY (1785 - 1828)





Ann (DONNELLY) (1754 - 1818)



Ellen DUNN (1790 - 1870)












b. 1813 at Edenderry, Ireland
m. (1) 1834 Bridget CONNELL (1814 - 1857) at Dublin, Ireland
m. (2) 1859 Katherine JONES (1817 - 1903) at Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
d. 13 Nov 1879 at Gumly Gumly, New South Wales, Australia aged 66
Parents:
James DONNELLY (1785 - 1828)
Ellen DUNN (1790 - 1870)
Siblings (4):
Patrick DONNELLY (1811 - 1898)
Mary DONNELLY (1818 - )
Ellen DONNELLY (1821 - 1886)
Anne Mary DONNELLY (1829 - 1910)
Children (9):
Anne DONNELLY (1833 - )
John Joseph DONNELLY (1835 - )
Ellen DONNELLY (1839 - 1841)
Patrick Joseph Bede DONNELLY (1842 - 1913)
Michael Austin DONNELLY (1844 - 1888)
Edward Wilfred DONNELLY (1847 - 1918)
Bridget DONNELLY (1850 - )
Margaret DONNELLY (1853 - 1853)
Mary DONNELLY (1855 - 1855)
Grandchildren (16):
John Francis DONNELLY (1885 - 1962), Charlotte Bridget DONNELLY (1886 - 1985), Cathleen Elieen DONNELLY (1889 - ), Agnes Clotilde (Chloe) DONNELLY (1890 - ), Charles Edward Ronald DONNELLY (1892 - 1985), Aimee Zita DONNELLY (1893 - ), Patrick Joseph DONNELLY (1895 - ), Sophia Josephine DONNELLY (1896 - ), James Bute DONNELLY (1898 - 1981), Mary Jean Frances DONNELLY (1901 - ), Monica Frega Stuart DONNELLY (1907 - ), Margaritta Emily Renton (Rita) DONNELLY (1909 - ), John Lambert DONNELLY (1876 - 1877), Wilfred E Augustine DONNELLY (1880 - ), Austin Norbett DONNELLY (1885 - 1958), Dora Lillian DONNELLY (1887 - 1957)
Events in John DONNELLY (1813 - 1879)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1813 John DONNELLY was born Edenderry, Ireland 71
1828 15 Death of father James DONNELLY (aged 43) 18
10 May 1833 20 Birth of daughter Anne DONNELLY Ireland 71
1834 21 Married Bridget CONNELL (aged 20) Dublin, Ireland 71
02 Jul 1835 22 Birth of son John Joseph DONNELLY Ireland 71
1839 26 Birth of daughter Ellen DONNELLY Ireland 71
1841 28 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per 'Larne' 71
09 Sep 1841 28 Death of daughter Ellen DONNELLY (aged 2) At sea 71
27 Jul 1842 29 Birth of son Patrick Joseph Bede DONNELLY Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 71
1844 31 Birth of son Michael Austin DONNELLY Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 71
abt 1847 34 Birth of son Edward Wilfred DONNELLY Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 71
1850 37 Birth of daughter Bridget DONNELLY 71
1853 40 Birth of daughter Margaret DONNELLY 71
1853 40 Death of daughter Margaret DONNELLY 71
1855 42 Birth of daughter Mary DONNELLY 71
1855 42 Death of daughter Mary DONNELLY 71
11 Oct 1857 44 Death of wife Bridget CONNELL (aged 43) Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 71
1859 46 Married Katherine JONES (aged 42) Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 71
1870 57 Death of mother Ellen DUNN (aged 80) 18
13 Nov 1879 66 John DONNELLY died Gumly Gumly, New South Wales, Australia 71
Personal Notes:
In 1864 John Donnelly bought Big Springs Station. He stocked this run with his superior flocks from Bywong, then sold it, later he purchased Borambola Station. Here he continued to reside until within 2 years of his death, when he gave up management of his stations to his sons and retired to Gumly Gumly freehold, which he had bought from John Peter. He also became the owner of Cunningdroo Station. Before his death he purchased and presented to the local Order that very valuable block of land on which the Presentation Convent at Wagga Wagga is built.

John Donnelly's first wife, Bridget, died in 1857, and is buried in the old Pioneer Catholic Cemetery, Gundaroo. John Donnelly later met and married Mrs Catherine Hyland (nee Jones) who was a widow from Hazel Dell near Braidwood. They met on the road whilst taking their wool in bullock drays to Goulburn for sale. She (Catherine) cared for his growing family, but had none of her own.
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 = 81 (Name, Notes)
71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/
- Reference = 103 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 103 (Marriage)
- Reference = 104 (Marriage)
- Reference = 104 (Death)
- Reference = 103 (Immigration)
- Reference = 104 (Birth)

This public tree has about 60,100 people. Every person in the tree is related by birth or marriage to at least one other person in the tree - no strays. The people in the tree come mainly from four projects.
  1. My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
  2. Canberra and Queanbeyan Pioneers. The next 30,000 begun about 2004. Sourced almost entirely from HAGSOC's excellent 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan'. The project began when I decided to add siblings, spouses and parents for a relation with an entry in the Register. 12 years work.
  3. Wagga Pioneers. I moved to Wagga and thought I would extend the Queanbeyan project by adding people from Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society's 'Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District'. About 10,300 people added over about a year.
  4. Tumut Valley Pioneers. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, I decided to extend the above projects by adding pioneers of the Tumut Valley. Initial sources were Snowden's 'Pioneers of the Tumut Valley' and 'Relict of ... Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District'. Excellent references published by Tumut Family History Group. I've also added material from newspapers of the time - especially, death records, obituaries and weddings from 'Tumut and Adelong Times'. This project is in its early stage and might take a few years. I plan to extend to the upper Monaro (Adaminaby, Kiandra, Cooma, Jindabyne).
I upload new information to this website about every 3 months. My motivation for these projects is to provide public information for people seeking to trace ancestors and what became of them. Much of the information I provide can be difficult to find.
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