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Dunshea Tree Part one

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Revised 5 May 2012

 

DUNSHEA

This is the family tree of Charles Dunshea 1.8 in Grant tree and 2.1.2 in this tree who married Emmeline Grant.

 

These generations stand alone and are not related to any other family.

The details of Dunshea family were provided by Colin A Cunningham of Brisbane and are from printout of descendents of William Dunshea, taken from his book "The Dunsheas Down Under" Brisbane 2001, lodged as an electronic resource at National Library of Australia updated and referenced by Joy Whaite. These records have been expanded from Monaro Pioneers Index per World Connect, as well as from other researchers mentioned in the text.

 

William DUNSHEA b c 1794 Lisburn Antrim Ireland possibly of Scottish origin d 7 Jan 1838.102.1177 Cause: Dropsy age 40 Presb Scots Ch Sydney/103.141 Presb Woolloomoolloo No Parish NSW bu 15 Jan 1838 Scots Burial ground Sydney Reburied c 1901 Section 3C Plot 2165 Presb Cem Rookwood Weaver see SF m c 1815 Lisburn Ireland Jane (Fleming) b c 1792 Ireland [F Thomas M Isabella Todd b c 1765] d as Banks 3 Nov reg 3 Dec 1868.1450 Phillip St Sydney age 75 years bu 4 Nov 1868 Presb Sydney. Jane Dunshea m (2) as Dunshea/Fleming 27 Jan 1840.74A.3352/75.646 Presb St Andrews Scots Ch Sydney Benjamin BANKS b c 1809 d 3 Dec 1876.9291 Parramatta bu ? Pres Cem ceremony led by John Dunmore NO ISSUE

William was tried 18 Mar 1818 at Crown Court Carrrickfergus Antrim for stealing 2 pigs and sentenced to seven years transportation.He arrived 24 Dec 1818 on "Martha" and Cert of Freedom 31 Mar 1825 253/3481. Jane came free to Sydney 7 Oct 1828 on "Sir Joseph Banks"

 

First Generation

1 Family of William DUNSHEA and Jane (Fleming)

1.Andrew b 3 Dec 1815 Belfast Antrim Ireland d 23 Sep 1893.9080* Livingstone Road Marrickville NSW Cause: Heart Disease 6 weeks bu 25 Sep CE Cem Waverley Allotment 1286 Informant Ruth Miller, Grandaughter in law, Essex House, Livingstone House Marrickville Carpenter came free Sydney NSW 7 Oct 1828 with mother on "Sir Joseph Banks" m 2 Apr 1842 reg V.76.1222 Presb Berrima reg Goulburn/1834 St Johns CE Parramatta DC 1893 above Mary (Butt) [Brett DC son Charles 1901] b c 1816 Dublin Ireland d 10 Jul 1855.43A.1774 Majors Creek bu 12 Jul 1855 Braidwood came Free [Census 1841] see 2.1

2.Elizabeth Jane b 22 Jul bp as Dunshee V1829.45A.109 Presb Scotch Ch Sydney d 4 May 1897.5659 at 121 Charles St Newtown Cause: Senile Decay bu 5 May CE Rookwood; witness marr 1856 William 4 below Residence Liverpool St Sydney m 17 Feb V1851.73C.2016/V1851.80.120 Presb St Andrews Scots Ch Sydney (Witnesses J Walsh, A Cullan, B Bacchus) Abraham DENHAM see 2.2. Abraham Denham m (1) (??)

3.John Charles b 7 May 1831 bp 5 June 1831.45A.186 Presb Scots Ch Sydney admitted 11 Aug 1838 Male Orphan School Liverpool Roll Book 582 d 22 June 1901.8687 Braidwood Cause: Influenza, Cancer of Stomach bu 24 June General Cem Majors Creek m as John D Shea 20 Nov 1853 St John the Evangelist RC Campbelltown Elizabeth Jane (Herrick) bp 12 May V1835.127.2379/1835.129.794 d 26 Oct 1921.16133 Glebe [F John no M] bu 27 Oct 1921 Rookwood see 2.3

4.William b 12 Jun bp 9 Jul V1833.45A.2719/2791 Presb Scots Ch Sydney admitted 11 Aug 1838 Male Orphan School Liverpool No 583 in Roll Book d as Dunstea 3 Dec 1899.14576 at "Tiverton" 188 Glenmore Road Paddington bu Presb Cem Rookwood in grave with wife and Mary Ann [4.2.2] m 18 Feb 1856.88.128 Indep Congreg Pitt St Sydney /Congreg Bourke St Surry Hills (Witnesses: F Nutt, E Denham) Mary Ann Passmore (Nutt) b 30 Jan 1831 Barnstaple Devon England d 12 June 1912.6331 Kogarah bu 14 June 1912 Rookwood [F James M Caroline Matilda Cosway]; arrived Sydney with sister 6 Oct 1848 on “Agincourt” see 2.4

5.Isaac b 7 Aug 1835 bp 18 Aug V1835.45B 2935/47.97 Presb Scots Ch Sydney d 27 Apr 1921.6328 at Eddy St Thornleigh reg Hornsby [F Andrew] Cause: Heart Failure, Senile Decay bu 29 Apr 1921 CE Cem Rookwood m (1) as Dunshed 27 Mar 1857.257 Sydney (Witnesses: George Nutt, Samuel Dunshea) another record as Shane Dunsh 1857.259R Sarah Feacon (Watt/Nutt) [Butt MC] bp 6 Apr 1828 Barnstaple Devon England d 10 Apr 1895.5663 Camperdown reg Newtown bu 11 Apr Waverley Cem [sister of Mary Ann 4 above F James M Caroline Matilda Conway]; arrived Sydney with sister 6 Oct 1848 on “Agincourt” see 2.5. Isaac Dunshea m (2) 4 June 1895.2628 Wes Parsonage Glebe reg Annandale (Witnesses: Alice Harrison, Stella Swift) Clara Agaisse/Clarissa (Nutt) b 6 Jul V1854.59.401 Sydney [F Michael A M Sarah Feacon] d 1933.661 Chatswood [M Sarah] age 88 years

6.Samuel b 3 Jan bp 28 Jan V1838/9.45B 3209/47.394 Presb Scots Ch Sydney d 26 Sep 1905.9030 Rookwood Asylum reg Granville NSW Cause: Cardiac Failure, Senile Decay bu 27 Sep CE Cem Rookwood went to NZ 1863 m 19 June 1863 Knox Presb Dunedin NZ Clementina Buchanan (Allan) b 24 Feb 1843 Lennoxtown NZ [F Walter M Jane Herrick] d as Clementine 1928.5586 NZ age 85 years see 2.6. Clementina Dunshea m (2) 1902.4526 NZ Dennis TUFFLEY

 

Second Generation

2.1 ex 1.1 Family of Andrew DUNSHEA and Mary (Butt)

1.James b 31 May [1 June Family Bible] bp V1837.47.302/45.3116 St Andrews Scots Presb Sydney d 30 Jul 1892.1378 Waverley bu 3 Jul 1892 Waverley [F Andrew m U/K] m 12 June 1860.1396 Majors Creek reg Braidwood Martha Elizabeth (Davis) b 26 Sep V1843.27A/37A.1364 Goulburn [F Peter M Marion] d 3 Mar 1882.64398 Braidwood bu 5 Mar Braidwood [F Peter D M Maria] see 3.1

2.Charles H b 15 Nov Berrima bp 1838.32A.1185 CE Camden d 4 Nov 1901.12939* Majors Creek reg Braidwood Cause: Pneumonia, Influenza 6 days bu 6 Nov 1901 Cem Majors Creek CE Informant Nephew Henry Dunshea Alluvial Gold Miner Residence Majors Creek m 8 Jan 1879.26206* St Andrews CE Braidwood (Witnesses: Primeron Francis Grant, Andrew Dunshea) Emmeline (Grant) b 25 Feb 1857.5132 Araluen reg Braidwood d 12 Nov 1901.12942* Braidwood Cause: Meningitis 10 days bu 14 Nov 1901 CE Cem Majors Creek [F Primiron altered from William] Informant: E Fletcher Braidwood [No Relation] Residence Berlang see 3.2 and GRANT [1.8]

3.Andrew b 25 Aug 1840 as ship probably Steamer "Maitland" berthed Sydney bp V1840.47.302/47.1082 Presb Bungonia/Goulburn d 17 Jul 1908.9807* Inverell Hospital Cause: Chronic Cystitis, Septic Absorption 21 days bu 18 Jul 1908 Wes Cem Inverell Informant Elsie Walker Acting Matron Inverell Hospital [DC says incorrectly "F Andrew Carpenter M Sarah Kellett"] m 8 Nov 1864.1727 Little River reg Braidwood NSW Sarah Ann (Wright) bp V1841.133.1569/1841.25A.410 Sydney d 1877.5975 Inverell [F John T M Catherine A Craddock] see 3.3

4.Robert b 29 May 1842 bp V1843.27A.1316/8 All Saints CE Co Camden d 5 June 1852 Majors Creek bu 5 June 1852 Berrima. In NSW Index, the name was also wrongly entered as Hubert, but there are no further records for this name NO ISSUE

5.William b 6 June 1846 Majors Creek d 2 Mar 1921.1859 Majors Creek reg Braidwood Cause: Growth in side of Stomach age 75 years bu 3 Mar Majors Creek m 1865.1808 Matilda Jane (Mackie) b c 1845 Braidwood d 21 Jan 1933.4737 Braidwood age 88 years [F Peter Mackey M Jane Shaw] see 3.4

6.Elizabeth Jane b 6 Jul 1847 Berrima no record d as Eliza Raine 29 June Newtown reg 1908.10141 Manly bu 30 June 1908 Manly Cem m (1) as Eliza 29 Sep 1864.1719 Braidwood Johnannes Chresten MOLLER b c 1830 Apenrade Denmark [FJorgen Christian M Marine Christine Jensen] d as John Miller 14 Aug 1873..3501 Majors Creek reg Braidwood [F John M Catherine] bu 17 Aug Majors Creek see 3.5. Elizabeth Jane Miller m (2) 24 May 1880.4241 Newcastle James RAINE d 1923.13738 Hamilton [F James M Mary A] see 3.6

7.Henry b 3 June 1849 Berrima d 13 Jul 1924.10966 Majors Creek; Burial witness 1876 Eliza Grant [Grant 1.2.1] m 27 Jul 1870.1928 Braidwood Elizabeth (Nairn) b 13 May 1850 Mt Elrington near Braidwood d 30 Jul 1918.13988 Braidwood [F Thomas M Isabella] see 3.7. Elizabeth Nairn m (1) Unknown DRAPER

8.John b 31 Dec 1851 Berrima d 12 Apr 1915.7233 Hamilton Cause: Chronic Nephritis General Dropsy bu 13 Apr 1915 Newcastle m 10 Aug 1870.1930 Braidwood Eliza (Fairhurst) b 10 Jul 1853 Brookborough ? County Fermagh Northern Ireland d 1940.10133 Randwick see 3.8

9.Isaac Henry Farmer Delaware known as Isaac Farmer b 3 Dec 1853 Majors Creek bp as Dunshae V1853.53.679 V1863.52.897 Presb St Lawrences Sydney/1863.53. 879 Presb Whittingham d as Farmer 9 Aug 1904.11493 Waterloo [F Isaac H D D] bu 11 Aug m as Farmer 24 Jul 1875.704 Sydney Elizabeth Sarah (Carter) b 1852 NSW d 1932 Waverley see 3.9

2.2 ex 1.2 Family of Elizabeth Jane (Dunshea) and Abraham DENHAM

1.William Benjamin b 18 Jan 1852 bp St Lawrences CE Sydney reg V1851.38A.730 d 1925.16590 Rockdale m 26 Jan 1878.34 Sydney Annie (Snell) b c 1853 Dungog ? d 1937.20902 Rockdale [F Thomas] see 3.10

2.3 ex 1.3 Family of John Charles DUNSHEA and Elizabeth (Herrick)

Most births reg Braidwood:

1.Georgi(a)na b 28 Sep Campbelltown bp 18 Nov 1854.71.2300 RC St Johns Campbelltown d 1858.3025 Braidwood bu Braidwood Cem NO ISSUE

2.Mary b Nov 1856 Majors Creek d 13 Jan 1858.3019 Braidwood bu Majors Creek Cem NO ISSUE

3.John b 1858.5727 Majors Creek d 16 Oct 1929.20747 North Sydney Cause: Injured mining Accident near Liverpool age 69 years bu 17 Oct RC Rookwood with mother m (1) as Dumshea 12 Aug 1881.4072 Gunnedah Mary Elizabeth (Beazley) b 26 May 1857.11653 Nebia reg Wee Waa d 26 Jun 1895.9840 Peak Hill [F Amos G M Emily W] div 1921 see 3.11. John m (2) 11 Sep 1907.9217 Sydney Rose May (Perks) b 11 Jun 1880 reg Sep qtr 1880 Birmingham 6d.184 Warwickshire England div d as Rose May Hart June qtr 1979 Bedford 9.0145 Bedfordshire England [F Joseph Hiram Perks M Georgina Louisa Elliott]

4.William b as John William? Dunshane 1860.5658 Majors Creek d 1 Apr 1938.346 Canberra ACT bu 2 Apr 1938 RC Queanbeyan NSW age 78 years m 1885.4276 Braidwood Eliza (South) b 1861.5901 Ballalaba / Braidwood NSW d 20 Jan 1940 Canberra ACT 1940.454 Cause: Myocardial Degeneration, Senility bu 21 Apr 1940 CE Woden ACT [F James b 1834 Gloucester M Amelia Miller b 1826 Worcester] see 3.12

5.James b 1862.6151 d 1936.7388 Glebe bu 1 Apr 1936 RC Rookwood never married

6.Jane b 13 Nov 1864.6878 Elrington Majors Creek d 13 Aug 1945.14543 Auburn bu 14 Aug 1945 Rookwood m 1892.3764 Goulburn John Robert MCKENZIE b 4 Feb 1865.388 Sydney [F James b 1833 Scotland M Sarah Hannah Heaton b 1837 Yorkshire] [Debbie per World Connect] d as MacKenzie 8 May 1914.6143 Granville bu 9 May 1914 Waverley Cem see 3.13. John R McKenzie m (1) 10 Mar 1890 Woolloomooloo Harriet (Carlile)

7.Charles b 1868.7261 Majors Creek d 11 Jan 1888.2958 Mooroopna Vic age 19 years

8.Marjory May b 13 June 1870.7666 Majors Creek [indexed as Margaret] d as Margery M 15 Mar 1951.7096 Bellambi reg Wollongong bu 16 Mar 1951 Bulli Cem m as Margery M 31 Aug 1893.2703 Bungedore John Sidney LAUGHLIN b 6 May 1872.13238 Mudgee [F John M M Jane Rayner] d 13 Nov 1953.29994 Bulli bu 14 Nov Bulli Cem see 3.14

9.Mary Irene b as Mary 15 Sep 1872.7918 Majors Creek d as Mary Andrews 1945.1473* Melbourne Vic age 73 years Vic bu 30 Jan 1945 Springvale Cem Vic [F Jno Dunshea M Elizabeth Herrick] no record of marriage or issue [Kevin Robarts]

 

2.4 ex 1.4 Family of William DUNSHEA and Mary Ann Passmore (Nutt)

All births Sydney

1.Matilda J b 1857.54 d 1941.3003 Hunters Hill m 1880.1059 Sydney Robert Calvert BAGOT bp V1854.40.3880 Sydney [F Thomas M Martha] ? d 1938.24766 Hunters Hill [M Catherine] see 3.15

2.Charles Fleming b 7 Jan 1859.318 at 9 Elizabeth St Sydney d 25 Jul 1932.15477 Collaroy reg Manly bu 26 Jul 1932 North Ryde m 10 June 1886.1064 Sydney Agnes Louisa (Morton) b 5 Jun 1859.1426 Sydney [F George R M Martha W] d 30 Oct 1931.20008 Epping reg Ryde bu 31 Oct North Ryde see 3.16

3.Francis William b 7 Dec 1860 reg 1863.183 d 4 Feb 1896.3960 North Sydney reg St Leonards m 20 Nov 1889.1731 Sydney Amelia M (Lewis) b 29 Jul 1868.17766 Wellington [F Joseph M Ann] d c 1939 North Sydney see 3.17

4.Alice Elizabeth b c 1864 Sydney d 14 Mar 1903.3138 Paddington bu 16 Mar Rookwood

5.Susan Clare b 1866.871 d 1922.7333 Mosman [M Mary A L] m 1894.5734 Paddington William J SHIRLOW b c 1838 d 1928.7235 Neutral Bay reg North Sydney age 90 years see 3.18

6.Phillippa May Rebecca b 1870.1113 d as P Mary R 1954.8609 Burwood m 1895.5421 Randwick Frederick ALCOCK ? b 1870.451 Sydney [F Thomas M Sarah] ? d 1933.1707 Burwood [Thomas M Sarah D] see 3.19

7.Herbert Andrew John b 1872.2077 d 1 Dec 1928.18933 Coogee bu 3 Dec 1928 Armidale m 1 Dec 1897/C1982 Indooroopilly Qld Mabel Gertrude "May" (Cole) b 17 Sep 1877/C5671 near Rosewood Qld [F George Henry M Anna Maria Struchbury] d 29 Jul 1959/C4497 Toowoomba Qld see 3.20

8.Mary W post 1872 d 1932.1245 Petersham

2.5 ex 1.5 Family of Isaac DUNSHEA and Sarah Feacon (Nutt)

1.Sydney H b 1858.398 [M Sarah F] Sydney d 1858.1284 Sydney [F Isaac H] NO ISSUE

2.Clara b c 1861 ? Vic/NZ d pre 1921

3.Walter John b as Dunsher 20 Apr 1862.7767 at 88 Oxford St East Collingwood Vic d 1949.15423 Newtown NSW m 1 May 1889.4290/R St Johns Parramatta NSW Mary Jane (McMahon) b ?1871.15332 Parramatta [F James M Elizabeth] d as M J Dunshea known as Andrews 17 June 1921.5453* Coast Hospital Litle Bay reg Redfern Cause: Chronic Nephritis 31 days in hospital late of 822 Parramatta Road Petersham bu 20 June 1921 Baptist Cem Parramatta Informant R Goldrick Manager Coast Hospital and William Thomas McMahon brother Lancelot St Concord Witness H McMahon [F James [altered from John Butcher M Elizabeth Cook] see 3.21

4.Horace b 1863-1870 ? NSW/NZ d pre 1871 NO ISSUE

5.Male b 1863-1870 ? NSW/NZ d pre 1871 NO ISSUE

6.Female b 1863-1870 ? NSW/NZ d pre 1871 NO ISSUE

7.Frederick Albert b 30 Oct 1865 NZ d 18 Aug 1946.25061 Chatswood NSW m 4 Feb 1886.2435 Croydon reg Burwood Emma (Gazzard) b 4 Jan 1866.12679 Parramatta d 13 Aug 1950.18319 Chatswood [F Noah M Hannah] bu 16 Aug 1950 North Ryde see 3.22

8.Alfred Ernest b 6 Apr 1871.8054* Majors Creek reg Braidwood d 19 Sep 1946.27214 at 2 Moore St Coogee reg Randwick Cause: Cancer of Liver 6 months m 1905.873* Mary Emmeline (Dunshea) [3.2.2] b 21 Nov 1881 reg as M Emeline 1882.12696 Majors Creek [F Charles M Emeline] d 12 Apr 1972.48692 Waterfall reg Helensburgh age 90 years bu Sutherland see 3.23

 

2.6 ex 1.6 Family of Samuel DUNSHEA and Clementina Buchanan (Allan)

All births Dunedin Otago New Zealand

1.Elizabeth Jane b c Dec 1864.1714 d 3 Mar 1866 NZ bu 5 Mar 1866.702 Dunedin NZ NO ISSUE

2.Jessie Drummond b 17 Sep 1866.2269 at 16 Great King St Dunedin d 14 Jan 1902.71 Dunedin bu 16 Jan 1902 Dunedin age 35 years Issue: Charles Frederick Benney Dunshea b 1885.1187 NZ; Phillis Nellie Mowbray Dunshea b 1888.10445 NZ. Jessie m as 30 Apr 1890.2012 Dunedin Frederick Charles JONES b 1867 Hereford England

3.Jane Fleming b ? as James 23 Jan 1868.2645 d 1933.10725 NZ age 65 years m 1889.2513 NZ Thomas GOODALL Issue: William Henry b 1889/14783 ? d 1920.1072 age 31 years; Brittan b 1890/18116 d 1891.463 age 4 months NO ISSUE; Albert Edward b 1892/6795 ? d 1931.855 age 38 years ? m 1918.2182 Mary (Magee); Charles John b 1894/11090 d 1949.32100 age 54 years ? m 1915.4333 alice Gertrde (Delahunt); Florence Elizabeth b 1899/3182 ? m 1921.2456 Thomas Wesley McDonald; John b 1901/846 [M Jane Fleming] ? 1942.27403 age 40 years; George Dennis b 1904/11021 d 1953.29667 age 48 years; Winifred Emily b 1907/8753 ? m 1929.1094 Edward George STRATFORD; Phillip Reginald b 1910/23641 d 1912/3477 age 7 months NO ISSUE

4.Anna Maria b 27 Nov 1870.3723 d 1954.26226 NZ

5.Elizabeth Denham b 24 Feb 1873.3545 NZ d 1912.1324 age 39 years Issue all born NZ: Herbert Edward b 1892.4169 d 1892.3084 age 3 months NO ISSUE; Walter Allan b 1893.5327 d 1893.5148 age 5 months NO ISSUE. Elizabeth D m 1899.404 George BROADMEAD

6.Walter Allan 21 Jan 1876.2241 d 1968 Palmerston North NZ m 1905.2214 Dunedin Agnes (McGuiri index/Maguire) b 29 Aug 1880 Dunedin NZ d 1959.33152 Christchurch NZ age 80 years Issue all born NZ: Walter Trevor b 1906.1408; Mavis Una b 1908.7132 d 1908.7755 age 8 months; Alfred Douglas b 1909.19611 d 1909.7962 age 5 months; Leslie Clarence b 1910.22386; Cecil Gordon b 1912.1786

7.Francis Allen Buckley b as Francis B 3 May 1879.12852 d as F B Allan 1940.16195 Christchurch NZ age 61 years m 1903.1088 Eva Isabella (Watts) b 1882 Timaru d 1957.24442 age 75 years Issue all born NZ: Bessie Eva b 1903.12243 d 1921.10625; Clementina Agnes b 1905.11241; Ronald b 1906.16036; Norman Allan b 1911.4402; Ethel May b post 1911 reg 1925.24664 m 1927.10157 Ivan Kober COSTELLO

Extra details of this family are from Carolyn and Chris Sylvester per World Connect