Cyrus Matthew Doyle, 1793–1855?> (aged 61 years)
- Name
- Cyrus Matthew /Doyle/
- Given names
- Cyrus Matthew
- Surname
- Doyle
- Name
- Cyrus Mathew /Doyle/
- Given names
- Cyrus Mathew
- Surname
- Doyle
Birth
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Source: unknown
Text: According to tradition, Andrew, Cyrus's father was of that family of Doyles which descended from Thomas Doyle (D'Oyly) who settled in Ireland in 1333. |
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Immigration
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Source: unknown
Text: Cyrus arrived in Port Jackson on 12 May 1803 on the convict ship 'Rolla' with his mother Sophia and siblings Louisa and Edmund. They were paying passengers. Their father, Andrew and his brother James were convicts aboard the 'Rolla'. The family first lived in the Rocks area and then at Toongabbie where Sophia was granted land in 1804. |
Marriage
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Text: St. Matthews Church of England. It was about the time of his marriage that Cyrus had his home 'Unibawn' built on what is believed to have been John Yeoman's grant at Sackville Reach. The home, a two storey house of rubble masonry on a raised point overlooking a lively stretch of the River, was demolished in 1950.
Source: Uebel, Lesley, comp. Marriage licences granted to free persons 1813-1827. [CD-ROM]. the author: 2001
Text: Sarah [sic] Biggers, daughter of Thomas Biggers a settler of Pitt Town was married to Cyrus Matthew Doyle a settler of Sackville Reach by Rev. R. Cartwright at Windsor on 18 Oct 1814, the licence having been obtained 14 Oct 1814 |
Property
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Source: unknown
Text: Cyrus was granted land at the junction of a creek and the Hunter River in 1825. The creek became known as Doyle's Creek. |
Religious marriage
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Citation details: Vol 02, Baptisms, 1826-1834; Marriages, 1826-1834; Burials, 1826-1834 Text: Cyrus Mathew Doyle, free, 32, of the parish of Windsor |
Residence
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Source: unknown
Text: Leaving Ulinbawn to the care of his brother Edmund, Cyrus and his family moved to 'Midlorn' Maitland. |
Occupation
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Source: unknown
Text: After moving to Maitland, Cyrus was active both in community affairs and in extending his holdings. He held office in the Anglican Church, the Hunter River Agricultural Association, the racing club, and on the Maitland Hospital Committee and was chairman of the Maitland Steam Navigation Co. He won prizes at the Hunter River Show and raced horses. By 1852 he had been appointed a magistrate of the Colony. |
Correspondence
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Source: unknown
Text: On 5 Feb 1843 Cyrus's son Bartholomew wrote to Cyrus: |
Property
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Source: unknown
Text: In 1832 Cyrus's son Andrew was sent with four assigned servants and some aboriginals to what came to be known as the Narrabri district. Acting swiftly after Major (Sir) Thomas Mitchell reached that area in January of the same year. A run of 150,000 acres (60,704 hectares) was taken up for Doyle by his overseer, Patrick Quinn, and was taken over by Andrew when he came of age in 1836. |
Occupation
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Source: unknown
Text: He also held office in the Anglican church, the Hunter River Agricultural Association, the Racing Club, the Maitland Hospital and the Maitland Steam Navigation Co. He also bred racehorses. |
Death
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Text: Typhoid fever (reputedly contracted while visiting the Victorian goldfields at Edwards River)
Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line].
Citation details: Maitland Mercury Sat 17 Mar 1855 p. 3 Text: At his residence, Midlorn, Maitland, on Friday, the |
Burial
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Cemetery: Campbell's Hill Cemetery |
father |
1774–1841
Birth: about November 1774
34
29
— Dublin, Ireland Death: September 2, 1841 — Portland Head, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia |
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mother |
1769–1855
Birth: June 7, 1769
— Palmerstone, Dublin, Ireland Death: May 2, 1855 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia |
Marriage | Marriage — about 1792 — Ireland |
23 months
himself |
1793–1855
Birth: November 27, 1793
19
24
— Palmerston, Dublin, Ireland Death: March 16, 1855 — Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia |
16 months
younger sister |
1795–1875
Birth: March 24, 1795
20
25
— Dublin, Ireland Death: July 22, 1875 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
4 years
younger brother |
1799–1871
Birth: January 17, 1799
24
29
— Dublin, Ireland Death: 1871 — Patricks Plain, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia |
6 years
younger sister |
1804–1868
Birth: 1804
29
34
— Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: January 6, 1868 — Patricks Plain, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia |
3 years
younger sister |
1806–1888
Birth: September 25, 1806
31
37
— Toongabbie, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 12, 1888 — Werris Creek, North West Slopes and Plains, New South Wales, Australia |
2 years
younger brother |
1809–1882
Birth: January 18, 1809
34
39
— Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1882 — Muswellbrook, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia |
3 years
younger brother |
1811–1878
Birth: 1811
36
41
— Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1878 — Raymond Terrace, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia |
himself |
1793–1855
Birth: November 27, 1793
19
24
— Palmerston, Dublin, Ireland Death: March 16, 1855 — Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia |
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wife |
1798–1827
Birth: 1798
46
34
— New South Wales, Australia Death: July 13, 1827 |
Marriage | Marriage — October 18, 1814 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia |
1 month
son |
1814–1878
Birth: November 15, 1814
20
16
— Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: March 18, 1878 — Brewarrina, Upper Western, New South Wales, Australia |
4 years
daughter |
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4 years
son |
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3 years
son |
1823–1855
Birth: 1823
29
25
Death: February 15, 1855 — New South Wales, Australia |
4 years
son |
himself |
1793–1855
Birth: November 27, 1793
19
24
— Palmerston, Dublin, Ireland Death: March 16, 1855 — Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia |
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wife |
1797–1886
Birth: June 4, 1797
37
35
— Mary-le-bone, London, England, United Kingdom Death: November 9, 1886 — Raymond Terrace, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia |
Religious marriage | Religious marriage — January 1, 1828 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
23 months
son |
1829–1896
Birth: November 20, 1829
35
32
— Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1896 — Armidale, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia |
20 months
daughter |
1831–1920
Birth: July 9, 1831
37
34
— New South Wales, Australia Death: 1920 — Marrickville, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
4 years
son |
1834–1904
Birth: 1834
40
36
— Sackville, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1904 |
Birth |
Source: unknown
Text: According to tradition, Andrew, Cyrus's father was of that family of Doyles which descended from Thomas Doyle (D'Oyly) who settled in Ireland in 1333. |
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Immigration |
Source: unknown
Text: Cyrus arrived in Port Jackson on 12 May 1803 on the convict ship 'Rolla' with his mother Sophia and siblings Louisa and Edmund. They were paying passengers. Their father, Andrew and his brother James were convicts aboard the 'Rolla'. The family first lived in the Rocks area and then at Toongabbie where Sophia was granted land in 1804. |
Marriage |
Text: St. Matthews Church of England. It was about the time of his marriage that Cyrus had his home 'Unibawn' built on what is believed to have been John Yeoman's grant at Sackville Reach. The home, a two storey house of rubble masonry on a raised point overlooking a lively stretch of the River, was demolished in 1950.
Source: Uebel, Lesley, comp. Marriage licences granted to free persons 1813-1827. [CD-ROM]. the author: 2001
Text: Sarah [sic] Biggers, daughter of Thomas Biggers a settler of Pitt Town was married to Cyrus Matthew Doyle a settler of Sackville Reach by Rev. R. Cartwright at Windsor on 18 Oct 1814, the licence having been obtained 14 Oct 1814 |
Property |
Source: unknown
Text: Cyrus was granted land at the junction of a creek and the Hunter River in 1825. The creek became known as Doyle's Creek. |
Religious marriage |
Citation details: Vol 02, Baptisms, 1826-1834; Marriages, 1826-1834; Burials, 1826-1834 Text: Cyrus Mathew Doyle, free, 32, of the parish of Windsor |
Residence |
Source: unknown
Text: Leaving Ulinbawn to the care of his brother Edmund, Cyrus and his family moved to 'Midlorn' Maitland. |
Occupation |
Source: unknown
Text: After moving to Maitland, Cyrus was active both in community affairs and in extending his holdings. He held office in the Anglican Church, the Hunter River Agricultural Association, the racing club, and on the Maitland Hospital Committee and was chairman of the Maitland Steam Navigation Co. He won prizes at the Hunter River Show and raced horses. By 1852 he had been appointed a magistrate of the Colony. |
Correspondence |
Source: unknown
Text: On 5 Feb 1843 Cyrus's son Bartholomew wrote to Cyrus: |
Property |
Source: unknown
Text: In 1832 Cyrus's son Andrew was sent with four assigned servants and some aboriginals to what came to be known as the Narrabri district. Acting swiftly after Major (Sir) Thomas Mitchell reached that area in January of the same year. A run of 150,000 acres (60,704 hectares) was taken up for Doyle by his overseer, Patrick Quinn, and was taken over by Andrew when he came of age in 1836. |
Occupation |
Source: unknown
Text: He also held office in the Anglican church, the Hunter River Agricultural Association, the Racing Club, the Maitland Hospital and the Maitland Steam Navigation Co. He also bred racehorses. |
Death |
Text: Typhoid fever (reputedly contracted while visiting the Victorian goldfields at Edwards River)
Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line].
Citation details: Maitland Mercury Sat 17 Mar 1855 p. 3 Text: At his residence, Midlorn, Maitland, on Friday, the |
Burial |
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Media object
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Doyle, Cyrus Matthew (1793-1855) |
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