King (Thomas & Mary Branch)

DESCRIPTION

NameKing (Thomas & Mary Branch)DescriptionThomas King was born in 1811 at Kilkenny, Ireland. He married Mary Durham Donovan in 1829 and in 1854, they came to Australia aboard ‘Lady Kennaway’ with their children;

Margaret aged 20, married Cornelius O’Keefe, died 1913, Jamberoo
Anastasia (Stasia) aged 18, married John Firth, died Lidcombe.
James aged 15, married Julia Scannell 1862, died 1917 Kiama.
Mary aged 12
Bridget aged 10, married Joseph Faulks, died 1880, Jamberoo.

The family settled at Jamberoo.

Their son James King, married Julia Scannell 1862. They had several children;

Mary b.1864, married William Moore
Margaret b.1865, married Patrick Dillon, died 1927, Casino.
Thomas b.1867, married Mary Bambury, died 1951, Kingscliff.
Ellen b.1869
Anastasia b.1871, married William Hammond died 1946, Lismore
Bridget Jane b.1873
Patrick b.1876, married Grave Phillips, died 1949, Kiama.
Catherine b.1877, married Gottlieb Wilksch, died 1951, Walla Walla.

James and Julia’s son Patrick married Grace Phillips (daughter of Rose Greenhalgh) in 1897 and they had several children;

Mary b.1898, died 1898 Kiama
Julia b.1901, married Clive Dodds, died 1995, Sydney
Rosanna b.1902, married Leslie Phillis, died 1994
James b.1904 Jamberoo, married Mary Monica Kelleher, died 1989 Shellharbour.
Grace b.1906, died 1973
William b.1908 Kiama, married Gwedaline Johnston, died 1986 Shellharbour.
Thomas b.1914, married Coral Lythall, died 1982, Wollongong.
Marjorie b.1915, married Francis Patrick Condon, died 2017, Shellharbour.
Michael Brian b.1918, Kiama, married Joan MacAuliffe, died 1955, Kiama.
John b.1920, died 1921, Jamberoo
Leslie b.1922, Kiama, died 1961, Shellharbour.

Patrick and Grace King settled at Kiama, and moved from there to Jamberoo, then Berry and finally Dunmore in 1929.

They farmed at the property which was later named 'Watsonia' at Clear Hills on the Minnamurra River (Killalea State Park), for over 20 years before retiring to Shellharbour.

'Watsonia' was also called 'Lawarra' at one time, and was leased by the NRMA and operated as a campground. The NRMA named the property 'Watsonia' after President of the NRMA Association JB Watson.
Information - 'A Jewel in the Illawarra Stella Maris Catholic Church', 1986.

External LinkValuable Farm Property 1924NRMA Motor Camp 1926NRMA Motor Camp 1926Watsonia Camp For Motorists 1926Watsonia NRMA Camp Ready for Christmas 1926Watsonia Camp Regulations 1926Watsonia Camp Improvements 1927Local and General News 1927Camping New Grounds Open 1927Purchase of Camp Sites 1928Camp Sites for Holiday Tourists 1933National Roads and Motorist's Association (NSW) 1946Mr Patrick King 74 Years 1949Obituary Mr James King 1917Obituary Mrs James King 1918

Site of Watsonia farm. Killalea State Park, c.2003.

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CollectionFamiliesFamilyCondonPlaceClear HillsKillalea State ParkRelated ItemBassett-Darley Estate Map A - 1900

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King (Thomas & Mary Branch)