AUS Norfolk Island Subscribers' Ancestors and Their Families

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James Mc Giveron was born at Drumnabreeze in the parish of Magheralin,Country Down, Northern Ireland in 1820. His mother died when he wasyoung and he then went to work on his grandfather's farm until he was 18years old but fell out of friendship and ran away from his grandfather.The story is that at the age of 19, he took a small boat and rowed acrossto Scotland and there worked on a farm called "Old Luce" near the villageof Glenluce in the county of Wigtown, Scotland It is understood thatwhen he was working at "Old Luce" Farm he was accused with "AttemptedBeastiality with a cow" it is also understood that he was actually sickin his bed at the time but he took the "rap" for someone else who alsoworked on the farm. He was charged but pleaded not guilty and wassentenced to 14 years at Edinburgh in Scotland on the 16th May 1845 andasked not to be sent home to Ireland to do his time but asked to betransported. Four years later on the 29th August 1845 he was transportedin the "Mayda" departing from Woolwich in the borough of Greenwich on thesouthern side of the Thames in London. He arrived in Australia actuallyon Norfolk Island on the 11th January 1846 as a guest of the Crown (aconvicted felon) aged 23. On the 19th May 1847 he arrived in Hobart,Tasmania aboard the "Pestongee Bomangee" .
3rd September 1849 he was sent to work for W.P. Kay at Bridgewater,Tasmania
5th November 1849 20 day period of task work at Old Wharf, Hobart.
13th Decomber 1849 in Prison Barracks for Christmas
18th January 1850 he was sen to work for A. F. Kemps in Mount Vernon.
18th February 1850 he was sent to work for Thomas Devine in Dover Beach.
1st April 1850 he was sent to L. P. Ballantyne at Huon Island.
9th July, 1850 back to Prison Barracks
27th December 1850 he was sent to work for J. A. Loch in New Norfolk.
22nd March 1851 he was sent to work for James Evans in Glenorchy.
29th Mary, 1851 back to Prison Barracks.
5th April, 1851 sent to work for T.G. Gregson at Restdowns
16th April 1851 back to Prison Barracks
21st April 1851 sent to work for Edin Mays at Liverpool Street, Hobart.
31st May 1851 back to Prison Barracks
3rd June 1851 sent to work for P.G. Hogan at Sandy Bay.
3rd June 1852 James applied for permission to marry Peggy Gannon also aconvict from the ship "Australasia"
3rd February 1852 Ticket of Leave.
6th July, 1853 James applied for permission to marry Jane Conroy also aconvict from the ship "Australasia"
23rd May 1855 given a Conditional Pardon.
He actually on served 10 years of his original sentence.
In 1866 he married Sarah Goodyer at St. Leonards and they lived nearby.According to family lore James was a fine musician and was noted for hisfine tenor voice. He was a skilled carver and created such things asrocking chairs and flutes, all made from locally found wood. In 1886 atthe time their youngest son was born they were living in LyttletonStreet, Launceston.
James died in October 1889 at the age of 70. His wife Sarah lived atMyrtle Bank and then Patersonia before moving to Invermay. Sarah died 38years after James in 1927.
He was my great-grandfather and I wished that I had known him, he musthave been an interesting person.
DRUMNABREEZE is 321 Acres in County Down, BARONY Lower Iveagh, UpperPart. CIVIL PARISH Magheralin, PLU Lurgan PROVINCE Ulster
DRUMREAGH UPPER is 522 Acres, COUNTY Down BARONY Upper Iveagh, Upperpart CIVIL PARISH Kilbroney, PLU Kilkeel PROVINCE Ulster

Louisa MC GIVERON

When she was young she went to work for Clarkes at Quorn Hall atCampbell Town, she got friendly with John Clarke and had a daughter tohim and she was called Rose McGiveron Clarke. This young fellow wasdetermined to ring her when she was 21, she got Typhoid and died when shewas young. So grandfather Goodyer brought Rose up, then she worked atWaverley Woollen Mills.

Mary Ann Susannah MC GIVERON

Mary Ann went into service at the age of 10. She learnt to cook bystanding on a foot stool. Her kind mistress gave her daily bible lessonsand in this way she learnt to read and write. Later she was employed bythe Gunn family.

Ellen Editha (Nell) MC GIVERON

Ellen & Joseph owned 112 Gunn Street, Invermay (now called HolbrookStreet) and in 1947 her grandson Clarrie Pearce was living there andSarah lived in a little cottage close by and apparently she spent hertime between Patersonia and the Butcher family. She died at 112 GunnStreet.
Ellen was known as Aunt Nell. She was known as an extremely kind andforthright old lady who knew many Irish sayings and was always singingIrish dities. She played the piano by ear and could also play themandolin. Her father James was a fine musician and noted for his tenorvoice. Although Ellen was only young when James died she would have saton her father's knee when young and would have learnt many of his songs.
Ellen had her first child to Frances Eddington Henry. His father was apolitician and forbade them to marry. It is understood that he paid forLucy's schooling and upbringing.

Emily Matilda MC GIVERON

In an article in The Examiner 5/10/1899 reads as follows : Also in courtwere Robert Henry Jones and Emily Matilda McGiveron both charged withhaving on Tuesday night stolen 23 pounds from Henry Russell of ElizabethTown.
Emily married Albert John Costello around 1904, 5 years after her brushwith the law. They moved to Melbourne.
She could play the piano competently as many well known singers andperformers of the time requested her as their accompanist at dances,concerts and various other functions around Northern Tasmania. She was tolater appear on stage of the Tivoli Theatre in Melbourne. Her full timeemployment was at a hospital in Kew, Melbourne.

Florence Gertrude MC GIVERON

Florence married a circus man and him and their son died of smallpox inIndia. Florence then married Peter Paul - they were alcoholics in theirlater years. My father Les remembered them drinking lots of Scotch.

Lillian MC GIVERON

I the writer (Robin Walker nee Mc Giveron) remember Auntie Lil , she wasquite tall and straight and a very nice almost dignified lady. She hadlots of stories to tell and when her and Auntie Peg Shepherd got togetherthe stories and ditties (clean of course) would flow.

Sarah Jane GOODYER

Sarah was born at North Esk Creek - which is now known as Ravenswood andis in the area of the Tennis Centre and there is an old tree stillstanding. She died at 112 Gunn Street Invermay - Gunn street is nowknown as Holbrook Street. Invermay. Launceston.

In 1866 he married Sarah Goodyer at St. Leonards and they lived nearby.According to family lore James was a fine musician and was noted for hisfine tenor voice. He was a skilled carver and created such things asrocking chairs and flutes, all made from locally found wood. In 1886 atthe time their youngest son was born they were living in LyttletonStreet, Launceston.
James died in October 1889 at the age of 70. His wife Sarah lived atMyrtle Bank and then Patersonia before moving to Invermay. Sarah died 38years after James in 1927.

Louisa MC GIVERON

When she was young she went to work for Clarkes at Quorn Hall atCampbell Town, she got friendly with John Clarke and had a daughter tohim and she was called Rose McGiveron Clarke. This young fellow wasdetermined to ring her when she was 21, she got Typhoid and died when shewas young. So grandfather Goodyer brought Rose up, then she worked atWaverley Woollen Mills.

Mary Ann Susannah MC GIVERON

Mary Ann went into service at the age of 10. She learnt to cook bystanding on a foot stool. Her kind mistress gave her daily bible lessonsand in this way she learnt to read and write. Later she was employed bythe Gunn family.

Ellen Editha (Nell) MC GIVERON

Ellen & Joseph owned 112 Gunn Street, Invermay (now called HolbrookStreet) and in 1947 her grandson Clarrie Pearce was living there andSarah lived in a little cottage close by and apparently she spent hertime between Patersonia and the Butcher family. She died at 112 GunnStreet.
Ellen was known as Aunt Nell. She was known as an extremely kind andforthright old lady who knew many Irish sayings and was always singingIrish dities. She played the piano by ear and could also play themandolin. Her father James was a fine musician and noted for his tenorvoice. Although Ellen was only young when James died she would have saton her father's knee when young and would have learnt many of his songs.
Ellen had her first child to Frances Eddington Henry. His father was apolitician and forbade them to marry. It is understood that he paid forLucy's schooling and upbringing.

Emily Matilda MC GIVERON

In an article in The Examiner 5/10/1899 reads as follows : Also in courtwere Robert Henry Jones and Emily Matilda McGiveron both charged withhaving on Tuesday night stolen 23 pounds from Henry Russell of ElizabethTown.
Emily married Albert John Costello around 1904, 5 years after her brushwith the law. They moved to Melbourne.
She could play the piano competently as many well known singers andperformers of the time requested her as their accompanist at dances,concerts and various other functions around Northern Tasmania. She was tolater appear on stage of the Tivoli Theatre in Melbourne. Her full timeemployment was at a hospital in Kew, Melbourne.

Florence Gertrude MC GIVERON

Florence married a circus man and him and their son died of smallpox inIndia. Florence then married Peter Paul - they were alcoholics in theirlater years. My father Les remembered them drinking lots of Scotch.

Lillian MC GIVERON

I the writer (Robin Walker nee Mc Giveron) remember Auntie Lil , she wasquite tall and straight and a very nice almost dignified lady. She hadlots of stories to tell and when her and Auntie Peg Shepherd got togetherthe stories and ditties (clean of course) would flow.