DEVLIN family Victoria

[Freya Ellingsen]

Looking for any information on the Devlin family of Leopold (Kenningston) Victoria. Margaret Devlin (nee Ryan) was b. 1860 d. 1939 her husband was John Devlin b.? d. 1932, their known children were, John, William, Mary,Annie, Edith, Margaret, Elizabeth. Any information on this family would be helpful.

Thanks,

Fran

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In 1881 Margaret Ryan (born Victoria) married John Devlin (born Victoria), Reg#421.

[Aussie1947]

Hi,

John Devlin & Margaret Ryan were married in Victoria in 1881 Reg#421

The ealiest I can see John Devlin in a PO Directory is in 1888 where he is listed as a farmer at Leopold.

Regards
Gerry

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Possibility John Devlin's mother:

Mary Ann Devlin died 1904, age 82, Bellarine, Reg#7512.
Parents listed as Robert Murdough and Elizth unknown.

John's siblings:

(Father John Devlin and Mother Mary Ann Murdoch/Murdock)

Joseph Devlin died 1930, Queenscliffe, age 74, Reg#7147.
Richard Devlin died 1947, Geelong, age 83, Reg#16793.
George Devlin died 1932, Swan Hill, age 88, Reg#3656.
Thomas Devlin died 1934, Queenscliffe, age 73, Reg#18896. (Father recorded as Robert)
William Devlin died 1916, Geelong, age 56, Reg#1831.

[Freya Ellingsen]

Thanks, you all have given me a head start, will go to library again tomorrow and look at BDM for the children of Margaret and John Devlin to see when they married and so on.....

Fram

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Deaths of children of John Devlin and Margaret Ryan:

John Edwin Devlin died 1946, age 58, Geelong West, Reg#20950.
Mary Hockaday died 1950, age 68, Geelong, Reg#20795.
Elizabeth Coles died 1957, age 71, Geelong, Reg#17851.
Edith Davis died 1967, Leopold, age 71, Reg#19777.
Margaret Shelley died 1964, Geelong, age 71, Reg#21734.
Annie Casperdon died 1918, Prahran, age 32, Reg#6397.

[Freya Ellingsen]

Gerry,
  Thanks for that info it has taken me to a article on Trove  in The Melbourne Argus regarding a storm at a farm owned by a John Devlin at Leopold farmer! His son Wallace was injured...unfortunately Geelong Advertiser no indexed

Fran

[Freya Ellingsen]

Janet,
  Thanks for that you have given me the married names of all the female line!

Cheers,
 
Fran

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Annie Devlin married John Neilson Casperson 1905, Reg#3410.
Elizth Devlin married Harold Hoddinott Coles 1913, Reg#3923.
Marg Devlin married Richard Edwin Huckaday 1907, Reg#334.
Mary Devlin married Richard Edwin Hockaday 1907, Reg#334R.
Edith Devlin married Clifton Josh Davies 1920, Reg#539.
Edith Devlin married Clifton Josh Davis 1920, Reg#539R.
Margaret Devlin married Bartholomew Shelley 1920, Reg1248R.
Margaret Delvin married Bartholomew Shelley 1920, Reg1248.

Possibility:
John Edwin Devlin married Magdalene McPherson 1913, Reg#2670.