[Index]
James MCEVOY (1808 - 1877)
convict, settler, farmer
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Sarah MCEVOY (1837 - 1837)
Mary Anne MCEVOY (1838 - 1899)
Winifred Bridget MCEVOY (1839 - 1920)
Catherine 'Kitty' MCEVOY (1841 - 1926)
Ellen Mary MCEVOY (1842 - 1915)
James MCEVOY (1844 - 1848)
Margaret Mary MCEVOY (1846 - 1912)
Elizabeth MCEVOY (1848 - 1933)
John Sheil MCEVOY (1850 - 1933)
Thomas Francis MCEVOY (1855 - 1926)
Ann Mary Cecilia MCEVOY (1857 - 1938)
Peter Mathew MCEVOY (1859 - 1928)
Sarah C MCEVOY (1863 - 1864)
 James MCEVOY (1808 - 1877)

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Mary SHEIL (1820 - 1908)



























James MCEVOY Mary SHEIL
James MCEVOY James MCEVOY James MCEVOY
James MCEVOY Mary SHEIL James MCEVOY James MCEVOY James MCEVOY
b. 25 Jul 1808 at Dublin, Ireland
m. Mar 1836 Mary SHEIL (1820 - 1908) at Molonglo, New South Wales, Australia
d. 02 Oct 1877 at Wollindibby Crackenback, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia aged 69
Near Relatives of James MCEVOY (1808 - 1877)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Dennis William SHEIL 1776 Co Westmeath, Ireland 23 Mar 1840 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 64
Mother in Law Mary BRADBURY 1799 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England 20 Jun 1852 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 53

Self James MCEVOY 25 Jul 1808 Dublin, Ireland 02 Oct 1877 Wollindibby Crackenback, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 69

Wife Mary SHEIL 23 Feb 1820 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 30 Apr 1908 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 88

Daughter Sarah MCEVOY 1837 1837 0
Daughter Mary Anne MCEVOY 1838 Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 11 Nov 1899 Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 61
Daughter Winifred Bridget MCEVOY 01 Jul 1839 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 27 Jun 1920 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 80
Daughter Catherine 'Kitty' MCEVOY 01 Jul 1841 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 22 May 1926 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 84
Daughter Ellen Mary MCEVOY 1842 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 26 Aug 1915 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 73
Son James MCEVOY 13 May 1844 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 04 Aug 1848 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 4
Daughter Margaret Mary MCEVOY 15 Jun 1846 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 20 Nov 1912 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 66
Daughter Elizabeth MCEVOY 16 Apr 1848 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 05 Feb 1933 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 84
Son John Sheil MCEVOY 1850 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 28 Apr 1933 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 83
Son Thomas Francis MCEVOY 1855 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 19 Dec 1926 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 71
Daughter Ann Mary Cecilia MCEVOY 1857 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 23 Apr 1938 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 81
Son Peter Mathew MCEVOY abt Apr 1859 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 22 Aug 1928 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 69
Daughter Sarah C MCEVOY 1863 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1864 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1

Son in Law Thomas CAMPBELL 1823 New South Wales, Australia 06 Jun 1869 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 46
Son in Law Patrick JOY 1825 Dublin, Ireland 06 Aug 1877 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 52
Son in Law Joseph Michael BYRNE 1832 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia abt Nov 1905 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 73
Son in Law George PENDERGAST 10 Jul 1833 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia 07 Aug 1907 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 74
Son in Law William Gabriel FREEBODY 1833 Kurrajong, New South Wales, Australia 30 Oct 1910 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 77
Son in Law John Joseph FREEBODY 1843 Kurrajong, New South Wales, Australia 21 Oct 1927 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 84
Son in Law Martin GAMMON 23 Jan 1845 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England 22 May 1930 Crackenback, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 85
Daughter in Law Mary HEMMINGS abt 1861 Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 24 Aug 1885 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 24
Daughter in Law Bertha Amelia MULACH 1862 Berrima, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 84
Son in Law Thomas Dudley PENDERGAST 1856 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 19 Jul 1929 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 73

Granddaughter Mary Ann CAMPBELL 1855 03 Apr 1937 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 82
Grandson James Joseph CAMPBELL 1857 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1926 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 69
Grandson Thomas CAMPBELL 1859 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson John David "Jack" CAMPBELL 1861 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 30 Jan 1936 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 75
Granddaughter Catherine Susan "Kate" CAMPBELL 1864 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 26 Jan 1932 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 68
Grandson William CAMPBELL 1867 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 30 Aug 1945 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 78
Granddaughter Winifred CAMPBELL 1869 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1936 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 67
Grandson Edward F JOY 1872 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Margaret Mary JOY 1874 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 26 Oct 1911 Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia 37
Granddaughter Ann Cecilia JOY 10 Mar 1876 Muzzlewood Flat, New South Wales, Australia 05 Nov 1961 Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 85
Grandson John Joseph BYRNE 1858 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Mary E BYRNE 1861 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1864 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 3
Granddaughter Elizabeth Catherine BYRNE 1863 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia abt 1910 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 47
Grandson Joseph James BYRNE 1867 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1881 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 14
Granddaughter Ellen Mary BYRNE 1871 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1913 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 42
Granddaughter Emma Agnes BYRNE 1873 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Thomas Mcevoy BYRNE 1876 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1876 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 0
Grandson Francis Thomas BYRNE 1880 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1920 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 40
Grandson Joseph William BYRNE 1885 Crackenback, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 24 Jun 1928 Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 43
Granddaughter Mary Elizabeth PENDERGAST 15 Sep 1860 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 26 Jan 1920 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 59
Granddaughter Margaret Ann PENDERGAST 24 Jan 1863 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 26 Aug 1903 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 40
Grandson George Edward PENDERGAST 13 Oct 1864 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 22 Aug 1940 Corryong, Victoria, Australia 75
Grandson James Thomas PENDERGAST 18 May 1867 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1964 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 97
Granddaughter Sarah Cecilia PENDERGAST 28 Oct 1868 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 17 Sep 1961 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 92
Grandson Thomas Francis PENDERGAST 28 Sep 1870 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 07 Dec 1942 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 72
Granddaughter Catherine Amelia PENDERGAST 03 Aug 1872 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 18 Feb 1891 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 18
Granddaughter Elizabeth Mary PENDERGAST 10 Sep 1874 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 04 Apr 1971 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 96
Grandson Peter Hansey McEvoy PENDERGAST 01 Oct 1876 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 11 Dec 1935 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 59
Grandson John William (Swampy) (Jack) PENDERGAST 27 Jan 1881 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1974 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 93
Granddaughter Mary Elizabeth FREEBODY 1861 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1944 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 83
Granddaughter Catherine Ann FREEBODY 1864 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 29 Aug 1932 Balmain South, New South Wales, Australia 68
Grandson William Byrne FREEBODY 17 May 1865 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 23 Sep 1880 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 15
Granddaughter Margaret FREEBODY 1866 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 26 Feb 1927 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 61
Grandson Patrick William FREEBODY 10 Feb 1869 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 29 May 1961 Young, New South Wales, Australia 92
Grandson James Hubert FREEBODY 21 Jul 1870 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 21 Oct 1912 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 42
Grandson Francis Thomas FREEBODY 1872 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 11 Oct 1897 Bega, New South Wales, Australia 25
Granddaughter Elizabeth (Nellie) Emma FREEBODY 22 Sep 1874 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 05 Nov 1956 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 82
Grandson John George FREEBODY 1878 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 26 May 1952 Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 74
Grandson William Byrne FREEBODY 09 Jan 1881 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 09 May 1962 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 81
Grandson Percy Joseph FREEBODY 19 Sep 1884 Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 07 Aug 1914 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 29
Granddaughter Mary Winifred FREEBODY 08 Sep 1868 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 05 Jun 1871 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 2
Granddaughter Sarah Ann Cecilia FREEBODY 06 Jun 1870 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 26 May 1953 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 82
Grandson John Bede FREEBODY 22 Jul 1871 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 04 Mar 1961 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 89
Granddaughter Mary Winifred FREEBODY 11 Dec 1872 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 24 Aug 1931 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 58
Granddaughter Margaret Anastasia FREEBODY 10 Jun 1874 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 20 May 1946 Canberra, ACT, Australia 71
Granddaughter Annie Elizabeth Shiel FREEBODY 31 May 1877 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 31 Aug 1962 Bega, New South Wales, Australia 85
Grandson James Joseph FREEBODY 13 Apr 1880 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 14 Aug 1881 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1
Grandson Joseph James FREEBODY 05 Dec 1881 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 06 Apr 1883 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1
Grandson Peter Joseph James FREEBODY 05 Feb 1885 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 09 Apr 1963 Canberra, ACT, Australia 78
Granddaughter Mabel Ellen FREEBODY 19 Jan 1887 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 08 Mar 1977 Canberra, ACT, Australia 90
Granddaughter Mary Louisa C GAMMON 03 Nov 1876 Crackenback, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1905 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 29
Grandson Thomas Edward GAMMON 24 Jul 1878 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1948 Annandale, New South Wales, Australia 70
Grandson James Joseph GAMMON 1880 Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1880 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 0
Granddaughter Annie Winifred GAMMON 23 Oct 1881 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 26 Jun 1920 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 38
Grandson Denis William GAMMON 1884 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1952 Parkes, New South Wales, Australia 68
Grandson Albert William GAMMON 23 Oct 1886 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1975 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 89
Grandson Martin Lewis GAMMON 01 Oct 1888 Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 23 Dec 1971 Kallinga, Queensland, Australia 83
Grandson John James MCEVOY 1884 Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 02 Oct 1917 Ypres, Belgium 33
Granddaughter Mary Evangeline MCEVOY 10 Aug 1885 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 27 Dec 1940 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 55
Grandson James H MCEVOY 22 Jan 1883 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 10 Oct 1934 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 51
Granddaughter Ethel S MCEVOY 01 Oct 1884 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 10 Jul 1889 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 4
Granddaughter Mary Catherine Sophia MCEVOY 28 Mar 1886 Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 02 Mar 1962 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 75
Granddaughter Ada Johanna MCEVOY 22 Feb 1889 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Catherine Cecilia MCEVOY 16 Jul 1891 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 10 Oct 1981 90
Grandson Leslie Thomas MCEVOY 28 Dec 1896 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Reginald Bede MCEVOY 11 Aug 1899 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Hilda Eileen MCEVOY 13 Apr 1902 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Agatha Florence May MCEVOY 07 May 1910 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Mary Eliza C PENDERGAST 14 Apr 1882 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 27 May 1952 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 70
Grandson Thomas James Dudley (Straighty) PENDERGAST 14 Apr 1882 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 11 Jan 1950 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 67
Granddaughter Annie Cecilia PENDERGAST 1884 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1967 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 83
Grandson John James Peter PENDERGAST 09 Aug 1886 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 27 May 1956 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 69
Granddaughter Edith Augusta PENDERGAST 01 Jul 1888 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 19 Mar 1957 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 68
Grandson Joseph Howard E T PENDERGAST 1890 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1969 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 79
Grandson Peter Joseph William PENDERGAST 29 Apr 1894 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 29 Jan 1963 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 68
Grandson William Matthew Mcevoy E PENDERGAST 1897 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 13 Jan 1900 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 3
Grandson Edward William PENDERGAST 02 May 1900 Pederleigh, New South Wales, Australia 22 Jan 1936 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 35

Sister in Law Alice SHEIL 1818 New South Wales, Australia 1887 Picton, New South Wales, Australia 69
Brother in Law William Dennis SHEIL 16 Mar 1819 Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia 1852 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 33
Brother in Law James Murray SHEIL 1823 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 23 Jun 1898 Appin, New South Wales, Australia 75
Sister in Law Catherine SHEIL 31 Dec 1825 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 26 Dec 1847 Appin, New South Wales, Australia 21
Brother in Law Thomas SHEIL 1828 Wollondilly River, New South Wales, Australia 08 Jul 1907 Appin, New South Wales, Australia 79
Sister in Law Elizabeth SHEIL abt 1829 New South Wales, Australia 01 Nov 1891 Picton, New South Wales, Australia 62
Brother in Law Francis SHEIL abt 1830 New South Wales, Australia 03 May 1896 Picton, New South Wales, Australia 66
Events in James MCEVOY (1808 - 1877)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
25 Jul 1808 James MCEVOY was born Dublin, Ireland 6
Mar 1836 27 Married Mary SHEIL (aged 16) Molonglo, New South Wales, Australia Note 1 6
1837 29 Birth of daughter Sarah MCEVOY
1837 29 Death of daughter Sarah MCEVOY
1838 30 Birth of daughter Mary Anne MCEVOY Monaro, New South Wales, Australia Note 2 6
01 Jul 1839 30 Birth of daughter Winifred Bridget MCEVOY Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 6
01 Jul 1841 32 Birth of daughter Catherine 'Kitty' MCEVOY Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 6
1842 34 Birth of daughter Ellen Mary MCEVOY Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia V18421777 62/1842 6
13 May 1844 35 Birth of son James MCEVOY Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
15 Jun 1846 37 Birth of daughter Margaret Mary MCEVOY Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia V18461773 63/1846 6
16 Apr 1848 39 Birth of daughter Elizabeth MCEVOY Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia V18481389 65/1848 6
04 Aug 1848 40 Death of son James MCEVOY (aged 4) Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
1850 42 Birth of son John Sheil MCEVOY Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia V18501187 67/1850 6
1855 47 Birth of son Thomas Francis MCEVOY Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia V18551076 729/1855 6
1857 49 Birth of daughter Ann Mary Cecilia MCEVOY Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
abt Apr 1859 50 Birth of son Peter Mathew MCEVOY Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 6754/1859 6
1863 55 Birth of daughter Sarah C MCEVOY Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
1864 56 Death of daughter Sarah C MCEVOY (aged 1) Wollondibby, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
02 Oct 1877 69 James MCEVOY died Wollindibby Crackenback, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 4762/1877 Cooma 6
Burial 76
Note 1: V1837748 127/1837, also 1837 Long Swamp
Note 2: Boloco Station near Buckelys Crossing
Personal Notes:
JAMES McEVOY was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1808, and as a young man came out to New South Wales. In 1835 he had settled at Boloco and the following year married Mary Sheil, who is said to have been the first white woman to cross the Snowy River. Their child Mary, who is credited with being the first white child born on the far side of the river was born in 1839. James McEvoy afterwards took up the Wollondiby Run, of 11,520 acres. He died in 1873, and had a family of twelve, and two sons - John Sheil, born in 1850, and Peter, born in 1857 - still reside at Wollondiby.

James McEvoy was born on July 25, 1808 in County Wicklow, Ireland, died on October 2, 1877 in Wollondibby near Jindabyne, NSW1 at age 69, and was buried in Moonbah Cemetery, NSW Grave 23a.

Notes: James McEvoy was a convict who arrived in Sydney in 1830. He had been tried and convicted of sheep stealing in Ireland and sentenced to transportation to the colony for life as it was his 6th conviction.
James and Mary were married in 1836 at Molonga by Father Therry. They had 12 children.
In 1837 James was granted a grazing license at Wollondibby.

• Occupation: Settler, farmer.

• Religion: Catholic.

• In 1837 he lived in Wollindibby Station, Jindabyne, NSW.
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 = 203 (Birth)
- Reference = 203 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 203 (Death)
- Reference = 203 (Marriage)
76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146136798/james-mcevoy (Burial)
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