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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: David Senior on Monday 12 August 19 07:37 BST (UK)
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Hi
I am new to Roots Chat
My great grandfather came out from Ireland to Queensland in 1879
He seemed to acquire a dairy farm on the Darling Downs
Does anyone have any ideas for me?
Thank you
Julie
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Hi,
What about giving us all the details of the man that you have and we in Australia will see what we can find on him .
Sue
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I agree with sparrat, the more information you can provide like names and places the more the Rootschatters can help.have fun with your Genie journey and enjoy th ride.
cheers
Jack Gee
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David Donohue, Farmer
born 1842 in Ballyporeen, Ireland to David Donohue and Margaret Kearney
He married Ellen Agnes Buckley on 12.02.1861 in Mitchelstown, Cork
He came to Australia on the Arthurstone, on 31.07.1879 with his oldest son, David and Ellen and the other children (Johanna, James, Ellen, John, Michael, Winifred and Thomas came out the following year.
They settled on the Darling Downs near Nobby where he was a dairy farmer
Thank you
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So a tragic end?
Is this the man?
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/177305628
Sue
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So a tragic end?
Is this the man?
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/177305628
Sue
Probably the son David.
Sue
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This is the death of David Senior
1912 C4428 David DONOHUE
Father- Donohue
Mother Margaret Kearney
Grant of probate
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/180427448
Death/funeral notice 1912
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179981798
Details of his land at his death
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19838933
Sue
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David Donohue, Farmer
born 1842 in Ballyporeen, Ireland to David Donohue and Margaret Kearney
He married Ellen Agnes Buckley on 12.02.1861 in Mitchelstown, Cork
He came to Australia on the Arthurstone, on 31.07.1879 with his oldest son, David and Ellen and the other children (Johanna, James, Ellen, John, Michael, Winifred and Thomas came out the following year.
They settled on the Darling Downs near Nobby where he was a dairy farmer
Thank you
yes the newspaper article is about his son, David Jnr
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So, apart from the information already listed, was there something in particular you wanted to know about the family?
Sue
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So, apart from the information already listed, was there something in particular you wanted to know about the family?
Sue
Hi Sue
I am interested to find out about the dairy farm here - is there any way to find out how he acquired it?
Cheers
Julie
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I don't have any experience with researching land acquisitions, but records such as this might reveal something:
http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/AgencyDetails.aspx?AgencyId=18
https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-orders-1861-to-1874
There are others which google might help you find though I am unsure where to find exactly what you seek (though I'm sure that someone will be able to help you). :)
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Not related to you question about the farm in Australia and you may already have this but on the children's birth Certs (James, Ellen, John and Michael) the address is Kilnamona in Tipperary. Frederika which I assume is Winifred the address is Ballywilliam about 2km south of Kilnamona.
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Not related to you question about the farm in Australia and you may already have this but on the children's birth Certs (James, Ellen, John and Michael) the address is Kilnamona in Tipperary. Frederika which I assume is Winifred the address is Ballywilliam about 2km south of Kilnamona.
Thank you Yes I am aware of that but want to find out how he arrived here to live on a dairy farm in the Darling Downs
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I don't have any experience with researching land acquisitions, but records such as this might reveal something:
http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/AgencyDetails.aspx?AgencyId=18
https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-orders-1861-to-1874
There are others which google might help you find though I am unsure where to find exactly what you seek (though I'm sure that someone will be able to help you). :)
Thank you but he arrived after that in 1879
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Various electoral roll entries show him at Westbrook in the 1880s - Toowoomba Queensland.
Here is a description of that Station from the newspaper Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser (click on the live link) of 4 April 1882.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/217612400
Here is the live link to Trove, an absolutely fantastic resource freely provided by the National Library of Australia. https://trove.nla.gov.au/
One of the options there is the Digitised newspapers, the search option there is excellent. All no charge, and you do not even have to log in to access those newspapers.
JM
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November 1884 a David Donohue paid £600 cash for his purchase of 320 acres in W.H. Area From Patrick McHugh.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/170589632 Darling Downs Gazette 29 Nov 1884.
JM
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November 1884 a David Donohue paid £600 cash for his purchase of 320 acres in W.H. Area From Patrick McHugh.
Blimey thank you
That’s fabulous!
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/170589632 Darling Downs Gazette 29 Nov 1884.
JM
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Excellent finds JM. :)
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Hi Julie,
It looks as if you may have missed the answer to your query here.
He simply bought it!
Perhaps he had worked hard in the previous five years and had some good fortune too.
It looks as if the family prospered. ;D
Sue
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Hi Julie,
It looks as if you may have missed the answer to your query here.
He simply bought it!
Perhaps he had worked hard in the previous five years and had some good fortune too.
It looks as if the family prospered. ;D
Sue
I think Julie did see the answer to her question - she replied (inside a quote from JM) at #16. :)
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I had indeed missed that and I am glad it all worked out so well ;D
Sue
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Hi,
Don't know if this is of any interest, but this is a photo of the 'Arthurstone' that took a lot of families to Australia. My Grt Grt Grt Uncle was Captain for a while and did many of the voyages