Jordan (James and Mary Branch)

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NameJordan (James and Mary Branch)DescriptionJames Jordan was born in County Galway, Ireland about 1837, to James Jordan and Bridget Manning. In 1858 James arrived in Sydney aboard 'Forest Monarch' with his mother and sister, also named Bridget. His father James, had died. An infant son was born on the voyage (probably to Bridget Jnr).

In 1873, James married Mary Crowley, daughter of Timothy Crowley and Ann McDermott. Mary was born at Terry's Meadows (Albion Park) in 1857.

James and Mary farmed at Albion Park and Yallah. They had 15 children, nine boys and six girls;

They lost seven children in infancy, and a son aged nine years.

James b.1874 (died 1874, Albion Park)
Bridget b.1875 (married Arnold Beach, died 1940, Islington)
James b.1876 (died 1876, Albion Park)
Annie b.1878 (married Patrick O'Malley, died 1957, Raymond Terrace)
Martin b.1879 (married Adeline Egan, died 1954, Dapto)
Mary b.1881 (married Thomas McAuliffe, died 1977, Sydney)
Michael b.1882 (died 1884, Albion Park)
Amy b.1884 (married Gabriel James Timbs, died 1945, Dapto)
Catherine b.1886 (married Peter French, died 1967, Sydney)
Albert b.1886 (died 1887, Albion Park)
Charles b.1887 (died 1888, Albion Park)
Thomas b.1887 (died 1888, Albion Park)
John b.1887 (died 1888, Albion Park)
Cecilia b.1889 (married William Gwynne, died 1953, Wollongong)
Sylvester b.1892 (died 1901, Albion Park)

In 1892, James died the result of an accident, after being thrown from a cart on the road from Albion Park to Yallah.

James' sister Mary Jordan, arrived in Australia three years earlier than her family, in 1855. In 1862 at Kiama, she married Frances William Downes and they lived and farmed at Albion Park.

James' brother Martin Jordan had arrived in Australia in 1857, a year earlier than his family. He was about 20 years old. He married Mary Conheady at Dapto in 1868 and they lived at Macquarie River (Albion Park).

James' sister Bridget married John Daley in 1861 at Shellharbour.

External LinkDeaths Mr James Jordan 1892Obituary Mrs John Daley 1904Obituary Martin Jordan 1910Obituary Martin Jordan 1910Obituary Late Mrs Mary Jordan 1938Funeral Bridget Beach 1940Death Martin Jordan 1954

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CollectionFamiliesFamilyTimbsDownesCrowleyJordan (Martin and Mary Branch)LocalityAlbion ParkYallahYellow RockRelated ItemPortrait of Mary Jordan (nee: Conheady) 1895

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Jordan (James and Mary Branch)