John DONNELLY (1813

John DONNELLY (1813 - 1879)

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Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
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) + 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

Near Relatives of John DONNELLY (1813 - 1879)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandmother	Ann (DONNELLY)	abt 1754		12 Jul 1818		64

Father in Law	Patrick CONNELL
Mother in Law	Bridget (CONNELL)

Father	James DONNELLY	1785		1828		43
Mother	Ellen DUNN	1790		1870		80

Self	John DONNELLY	1813	Edenderry, Ireland	13 Nov 1879	Gumly Gumly, New South Wales, Australia	66

Wife	Bridget CONNELL	1814	Co Westmeath, Ireland	11 Oct 1857	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	43
Wife	Katherine JONES	1817		22 Feb 1903	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	86

Daughter	Anne DONNELLY	10 May 1833	Ireland
Son	John Joseph DONNELLY	02 Jul 1835	Ireland
Daughter	Ellen DONNELLY	1839	Ireland	09 Sep 1841	At sea	2
Son	Patrick Joseph Bede DONNELLY	27 Jul 1842	Berrima, New South Wales, Australia	01 Oct 1913	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	71
Son	Michael Austin DONNELLY	1844	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	22 Jun 1888	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	44
Son	Edward Wilfred DONNELLY	abt 1847	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	01 Oct 1918	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	71
Daughter	Bridget DONNELLY	1850
Daughter	Margaret DONNELLY	1853		1853		0
Daughter	Mary DONNELLY	1855		1855		0

Brother	Patrick DONNELLY	1811		20 Apr 1898	Edenderry, Co Offaly, Ireland	87
Sister	Mary DONNELLY	abt 1818	Edenderry, Ireland
Sister	Ellen DONNELLY	abt 1821		11 Mar 1886	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	65
Sister	Anne Mary DONNELLY	1829	Edenderry, Co Offaly, Ireland	29 Dec 1910	Randwick, New South Wales, Australia	81

Daughter in Law	Aimee Stuart MASSY	1869	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	06 Dec 1956	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	87
Daughter in Law	Matilda A JONES
Daughter in Law	Selina Mary Ida LAMBERT	1861	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	04 Sep 1934	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	73

Grandson	John Francis DONNELLY	1885	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	18 Sep 1962	Canberra, ACT, Australia	77
Granddaughter	Charlotte Bridget DONNELLY	1886	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	abt 1985	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	99
Granddaughter	Cathleen Elieen DONNELLY	1889	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Agnes Clotilde (Chloe) DONNELLY	1890	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Charles Edward Ronald DONNELLY	1892	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	abt 1985	Queensland, Australia	93
Granddaughter	Aimee Zita DONNELLY	1893	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Patrick Joseph DONNELLY	1895	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	Y
Granddaughter	Sophia Josephine DONNELLY	1896	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	James Bute DONNELLY	1898	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	24 Sep 1981	Canberra, ACT, Australia	83
Granddaughter	Mary Jean Frances DONNELLY	1901	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Monica Frega Stuart DONNELLY	1907	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Margaritta Emily Renton (Rita) DONNELLY	1909	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	John Lambert DONNELLY	28 Jun 1876	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	09 Jul 1877		1
Grandson	Wilfred E Augustine DONNELLY	01 Jul 1880	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Austin Norbett DONNELLY	1885	Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia	17 Apr 1958	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	73
Granddaughter	Dora Lillian DONNELLY	1887		1957	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	70

Niece	Ellen GUISE	1844	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	William GUISE	1845	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Brother in Law	William GUISE	27 Jul 1797	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	17 Mar 1850	Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia	52
Brother in Law	John LAWLER	abt 1829	Edenderry, Co Offaly, Ireland	02 Aug 1868	Bywong, New South Wales, Australia	39
Brother in Law	Cornelius CANTY			1893	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

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 = 104 (Birth)

- Reference = 103 (Name, Notes)

- Reference = 103 (Immigration)

- Reference = 104 (Marriage)

- Reference = 103 (Marriage)

- Reference = 104 (Death)

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