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Martin BYRNE (1806 - 1892)
convict, innkeeper, flour miller
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Charles James BYRNE (1843 - 1874)
Elizabeth BYRNE (1844 - 1878)
John Joseph BYRNE (1847 - 1881)
Thomas Joseph BYRNE (1849 - 1877)
William BYRNE (1850 - 1851)
Sarah Mary BYRNE (1852 - 1871)
Mary BYRNE (1854 - 1868)
Martin Joseph BYRNE (1856 - 1941)
Catherine Mary BYRNE (1859 - 1901)
Francis Joseph BYRNE (1861 - 1864)
Margaret Gertrude BYRNE (1863 - )
James BYRNE (1865 - 1941)
 Martin BYRNE (1806 - 1892)

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Sarah NIGHTINGALE (1825 - 1869)
 Charles BYRNE











Mary HUGHES











Martin BYRNE Sarah NIGHTINGALE
Martin BYRNE Martin BYRNE Martin BYRNE Martin BYRNE
Martin BYRNE Sarah NIGHTINGALE Martin BYRNE Martin BYRNE Martin BYRNE Martin BYRNE
b. abt 1806 at Co Carlow, Ireland
m. 1842 Sarah NIGHTINGALE (1825 - 1869) at Yass, New South Wales, Australia
d. 21 Mar 1892 at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia aged 86
Near Relatives of Martin BYRNE (1806 - 1892)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law John NIGHTINGALE
Mother in Law Margaret CHAMBERLAIN

Father Charles BYRNE
Mother Mary HUGHES

Self Martin BYRNE abt 1806 Co Carlow, Ireland 21 Mar 1892 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 86

Wife Sarah NIGHTINGALE 1825 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 05 Jul 1869 Woden, ACT, Australia 44

Son Charles James BYRNE abt 1843 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 13 Sep 1874 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 31
Daughter Elizabeth BYRNE abt 1844 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 03 Mar 1878 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 34
Son John Joseph BYRNE 1847 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 16 Jan 1881 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 34
Son Thomas Joseph BYRNE 1849 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 27 Mar 1877 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 28
Son William BYRNE 1850 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1851 1
Daughter Sarah Mary BYRNE 1852 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1871 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 19
Daughter Mary BYRNE 1854 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1868 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 14
Son Martin Joseph BYRNE 1856 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 19 Aug 1941 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 85
Daughter Catherine Mary BYRNE 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 05 Oct 1901 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 42
Son Francis Joseph BYRNE 1861 Woden, ACT, Australia 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 3
Daughter Margaret Gertrude BYRNE 1863 Woden, ACT, Australia
Son James BYRNE 1865 Woden, ACT, Australia 30 Sep 1941 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 76

Daughter in Law Elizabeth O'BRIEN abt 1847
Son in Law David O'ROURKE 1837 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1915 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 78
Daughter in Law Catherine Mary CULLEN 1852 03 May 1935 Woden, ACT, Australia 83
Daughter in Law Margaret LEE 1853 New South Wales, Australia 20 Nov 1935 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 82
Daughter in Law Frances Mary CHAPMAN 1870 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Son in Law Edmund ROLFE 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 28 Nov 1932 Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 74
Daughter in Law Monica CHAPMAN 1868 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 12 Aug 1902 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 34
Daughter in Law Mabel Marie HENNESSEY 04 Sep 1936 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Grandson Charles Martin BYRNE 1871 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 1909 Junee, New South Wales, Australia 38
Grandson Austin Edward BYRNE 1873 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1908 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 35
Granddaughter Alice Mary O'ROURKE abt 1865 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Francis Joseph O'ROURKE abt 1868 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1933 Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia 65
Granddaughter Sarah Mary Margaret O'ROURKE 1870 Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Elizabeth O'ROURKE abt 1873 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Charles David O'ROURKE 1874 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Sarah Elizabeth BYRNE 1873 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson William BYRNE 1874 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Mary Alice BYRNE 1875 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 03 Sep 1953 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 78
Grandson John Martin Cullen BYRNE 1877 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 08 Aug 1962 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 85
Granddaughter Catherine Mary BYRNE 1881 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 03 Nov 1964 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 83
Granddaughter Sarah BYRNE 1874 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Mary BYRNE 1875 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Thomas Joseph BYRNE 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 10 Aug 1932 Camden, New South Wales, Australia 55
Granddaughter Monica Mary BYRNE 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1968 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 77
Granddaughter Kathleen BYRNE 1897 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1967 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 70
Granddaughter Eileen M BYRNE 1904 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Charles ROLFE 1884 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1884 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Granddaughter Margaret G ROLFE 1890 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Mary Joan (Mollie) BYRNE 1918 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Nancy Marie (Monica) BYRNE 1923 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Events in Martin BYRNE (1806 - 1892)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1806 Martin BYRNE was born Co Carlow, Ireland 6
1833 27 Convicted Co Wexford, Ireland sentence transported for life 6
29 Jun 1834 28 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per 'James Laing' 6
1842 36 Married Sarah NIGHTINGALE (aged 17) Yass, New South Wales, Australia V18421432 92/1842 6
abt 1843 37 Birth of son Charles James BYRNE Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 6
abt 1844 38 Birth of daughter Elizabeth BYRNE Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 6
1847 41 Birth of son John Joseph BYRNE Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia V18473395 64/1847 6
1849 43 Birth of son Thomas Joseph BYRNE Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia V1849819 66/1849 6
1850 44 Birth of son William BYRNE Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia V18501721 67/1850 6
1851 45 Death of son William BYRNE (aged 1) 6
1852 46 Birth of daughter Sarah Mary BYRNE Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia V1852837 69/1852 6
1854 48 Birth of daughter Mary BYRNE Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
1856 50 Birth of son Martin Joseph BYRNE Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 7407/1856 6
1859 53 Birth of daughter Catherine Mary BYRNE Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 11886/1859 6
1861 55 Birth of son Francis Joseph BYRNE Woden, ACT, Australia 12173/1861 6
1863 57 Birth of daughter Margaret Gertrude BYRNE Woden, ACT, Australia 12856/1863 6
1864 58 Death of son Francis Joseph BYRNE (aged 3) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 5552/1864
1865 59 Birth of son James BYRNE Woden, ACT, Australia 14319/1865 6
1868 62 Death of daughter Mary BYRNE (aged 14) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6295/1868 6
05 Jul 1869 63 Death of wife Sarah NIGHTINGALE (aged 44) Woden, ACT, Australia 6
1871 65 Death of daughter Sarah Mary BYRNE (aged 19) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 5529/1871
13 Sep 1874 68 Death of son Charles James BYRNE (aged 31) Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 4496/1874
27 Mar 1877 71 Death of son Thomas Joseph BYRNE (aged 28) Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 4724/1877 6
03 Mar 1878 72 Death of daughter Elizabeth BYRNE (aged 34) Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 5255/1878 6
16 Jan 1881 75 Death of son John Joseph BYRNE (aged 34) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 10421/1881 6
21 Mar 1892 86 Martin BYRNE died Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 11268/1892 6
Personal Notes:
BYRNE Martin b c1806 Carlow IRL; par Charles and Mary (nee HUGHES); arr Syd 29 Jun 1834 per James Laing; convicted Wexford 1833, sentence transported for life; ed Dublin; arr Gundaroo 1839; occ worked on uncle James Hughes' property 'Mugwill', became innkeeper at Travellers Rest Inn Gundaroo 1847, built Byrne's Hotel Qbn 1850 took over Woden Station with son Charles 1862, returned to Qbn after wife's death 1869, built and operated flour mill in Qbn 1883; rel RC; d 21 Mar 1892 Qbn 'Mill House': bur Qbn Riverside RC;
m 1842 Nanima sp Sarah NIGHTINGALE qv;
ch Charles James b c1843, Elizabeth b c1844, John Joseph b 1847, Thomas Joseph b 1849, William b 1850 d 1851 all b Gundaroo,
Sarah Mary b 1852, Mary b 1854 d 1868 Martin Joseph b 1856, Catherine b 1859, all b Qbn,
Francis Joseph b c1862, Margaret Gertrude b 1863, James b 1865. all b Woden.

Obit from Queanbeyan Age 23 Mar 1892
Death of Mr. Martin Byrne, Senr. ON Monday evening Mr. Martin Byrne, senr., passed away at his residence, Queanbeyan. For the last 18 months the deceased gentleman had been suffering from a weakness of the heart's action; but in spite of the warnings of the doctors he continued to live through it hopefully, until recently the complaint developed into dropsy, which was the cause of death. The deceased gentleman was one of the oldest residents of the district, being indeed one of its founders. He has been often heard to say that when he arrived in Queanbeyan there were only two houses built. Mr. Byrne was born in 1815 in Carlow, Ireland, and was educated in Dublin. He arrived in New South Wales in 1839, and soon afterwards took charge of a station for his uncle (Mr. Hughes) at the Snowy River. This was in 1839, the year the first sale of Government land took place in Sydney; so that the deceased was a visitor here at the time of the actual formation of the town. After being with his uncle for eight years, he opened the hotel now known as the Travellers' Arms, Gundaroo, which he kept for four years. Then (in 1851) he took the Royal Hotel, Queanbeyan, at present kept by his son, Martin. After being in the Royal for 13 years, during which time he was noted for his unsullied business uprightness, Mr. Byrne. retired from business. In 1866 he received his commission as a Justice of the Peace. He then purchased the Woden Estate, where his wife died and other family afflictions befel him. After a short time he sold the Woden Estate, and returned to Queanbeyan. His large steam flour mills were built in 1883, and many other buildings in the town were erected by him. During the past few years Mr. Byrnn took little or no part in public business, his career being more connected with the early days of the town. The public acts of his latter years have been few. But though passive in business, he was active in private life, both in generosity and large heartedness. He gave freely and largely to the Church, one of his presents being the site of land on which St. Benedict's Convent is built. The local hospital is also indebted to his private generosity - in fact it owes its existence to his exertions. In every direction his bounty was not withheld. His general good nature may be known by the fact that of his numerous tenants not one bears ill-will, while all speak of his desire to deal easy with them. Deceased belonged to a well-connected family which has now became thinned by death, but which helped to settle the district. The family left behind are - James Byrne, who is proprietor of the large flour mills, and Martin Byrne (sons), Mrs. E. Rolfe and Mrs. G. Rolfe (daughters). Also a spinster sister of deceased's. The funeral cortege will leave the Roman Catholic Church to-day (Wednesday) at 3 pm.
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 = 34 (Birth)
- Reference = 34 (Death)
- Reference = 34 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 34 (Other Event)
- Reference = 34 (Immigration)
- Reference = 34 (Marriage)
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