Condon, James

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NameCondon, JamesConvictTransported 1822 'Mangles' for Insurrection - 7 YearsPlace of ResidenceAlbion Park, Shellharbour.BiographyJames Condon was born 1802, Limerick, Ireland, to Thomas and Mary Condon (nee Enright).

In 1822 he was convicted of insurrection at Rathkeale, and sentenced to seven years in the colony.

James arrived on board the 'Mangles' 8 November 1822 and was assigned to Mr. Hudson of Airds for a time.

James was transported aboard the same ship as another local convict, Murtagh Farragher.

James resided at several places in NSW over the years including Sydney, Berkeley, Bulli, Charcoal Creek (Unanderra), Peterborough (Shellharbour) and Stoney Creek (Croom).

In 1828, he obtained his Ticket of Leave and was working as a servant to Daniel McGuire in Prince Street, Sydney. In 1829 he received his Certificate of Freedom.

In 1833, at Sydney, he married Mary Murphy, daughter of Jeremiah and Margaret (nee Quinn)

James and Mary had several children;

Ellen b.1835 (married Thomas Cosgrove, died 1909, Sydney)
Mary b.1836 (married Peter Ryan, died 1894, Dapto)
Thomas b.1838 (married Margaret McCarthy, died 1918, Jamberoo)
Elizabeth b.1839 (married John Seymour, died 1919, Albury)
James b.1841 (married Elizabeth Clancy, died 1910, Albion Park)
John Joseph b.1843 (married Catherin McCarthy, died 1904, Stoney Creek)
Daniel b1845 (married Hannah Phipps, died 1895, Kangaroo Valley)
Patrick b.1847 (married Margaret Clancy, died 1922, Wollongong)
Margaret b.1849 (married Charles Price, died 1917, Wollongong)
Michael b.1851 (married Martha Daley died 1918, Granville)
Joseph b.1853 (married Elizabeth Bradney, died 1926, Smithfield)

The 1841 Census, states that James was working for WW Jenkins Esquire in the Berkeley District, where another well-known local convict, Samuel Clarke was employed.

Mary died when she was just 57 years old. James died at Shellharbour 26 August 1881. They were buried at the Jamberoo Roman Catholic Cemetery. James' obituary stated he had lived 24 years at Stoney Creek.

James Condon Jnr. resided at Stoney Creek, Albion Park and Shellharbour over the years, marrying Elizabeth Clancy in 1865. James and Elizabeth had five children all born in the Shellharbour area.

James Jnr worked as a publican and held several licences for hotels at Albion Park, Kiama, Shellharbour and Jamberoo. He leased the Albion Park Hotel (which still stands today) until the 1880s, and in 1885 built the Commercial Hotel on the north-west corner of Tongarra Road.

The Commercial Hotel was sold about ten years later to the Raftery family and was destroyed by fire in the 1950s.

External LinkCondon Farm Gooseberry Hill 1857Condon Farm Gooseberry Hill 1858Notice James Condon Gooseberry Hill 1860Death Jeremiah Murphy 1863Death Mary Condon 1871Death James Condon 1881Death James Condon Snr 1881Probate James Condon 1881The Late Mr Dan Condon 1895Death Mr JJ Condon 1904Death Ellen Cosgrove 1909Obituary Mr James Condon 1910Mrs Charles Price 1917Death Michael Joseph Condon 1918Old Residents Death Thomas Andrew Condon 1918Death Thomas Andrew Condon 1918Death Mrs Elizabeth Seymour 1919Obituary Patrick Condon 1922The Late Mr Patrick Condon 1922Death Joseph Condon 1926

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CollectionPeopleConvictsFamilyCondon (Thomas and Mary Branch)Condon (John and Mary Branch)Cosgrove (Thomas and Mary Branch)LocalityAlbion ParkShellharbour VillagePersonSeymour, ThomasBradney, John SnrPlaceAlbion Park HotelCommercial HotelSteam Packet Hotel

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