Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of NSW

James Maher, 1793–1858 (aged 65 years)

Name
James /Maher/
Given names
James
Surname
Maher
Birth
about 1793
Tipperary, Ireland
Immigration
1816 (aged 23 years)
Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Text:

James was tried in Tipperary in 1815 and sentenced to 7 years. He was transported to the colony aboard the ship 'Surrey' in 1816. He was 5'6" tall with a fair, freckled complexion, red hair and grey eyes.
On arrival he was distributed to Liverpool and worked with Surveyor Meeham until the end of June 1818.
Occupation
Overseer of shingle splitters
between 1818 and 1821 (aged 28 years)
Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Note: James became the overseer of shingle splitters at Pennant Hills and held this position until May 1821 when he was suspended for drinking beer after prayers instead of making sure the other men went back to their huts.
Occupation
Labourer in clearing gang
1822 (aged 29 years)
Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Note: In 1822 he was in a party of 30 men in a clearing gang at Archibald Bell's property at Windsor. By this time he had acquired a horse and four head of cattle.
Residence
1823 (aged 30 years)
Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Text:

James appears to have come back from Windsor to Pennant Hills by about mid 1823 when he took in Mary Allen as a housekeeper.
Information passed down through the Allen family states that Mary's husband, Robert, had sold his wife to James Maher for a barrel of rum and a load of firewood. Mary had little choice in the matter because Robert Allen had been sent to Port Macquarie after being found guilty of harbouring bushrangers.
(On 21 July 1821 the Sydney Gazette reported the trial of a bushranger at Pennant Hills, and named Robert Allen as one of the two local men who were indicted for 'receiving stolen good and harbouring bushrangers').
Mary was left destitute, and, with her three sons, went to live with James Maher as his 'housekeeper'.
Property
Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
between 1824 and 1828 (aged 35 years)
Text:

In August 1823, James sent a memorial to Governor Brisbane requesting a grant, stating that he had some cattle and was renting a farm. He was supported in his request by the Rev. Samuel Marsden who thought he had the makings of a farmer and would do well with a farm of his own.
In 1825 he was free by servitude and working as a labourer in Sydney. By 1828 he was listed as living at Castle Hill on 50 acres, 25 of which were cleared and 20 cultivated, probably on Robert Allen's grant, where a slab and shingle roofed house of the 1820s period stood into living memory.
Property
Wollombi, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
between 1839 and 1841 (aged 48 years)
Text:

During 1839 and 1840 he purchased 150 acres of land at Wollombi on Wattagan Creek. He was listed in the 1841 census with Mary Allen and her three children, and 2 other free men, labouring shepherds.
Religious marriage
Mary Wright — View this family
May 10, 1848 (aged 55 years)
Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Address: St Patricks
Text:

V18481297 95/1848 MAHER JAMES ALLEN MARY LH
V1848225 146/1848 MAHER JAMES ALLEN MARY LH
Death
March 6, 1858 (aged 65 years) Age: 65
Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of death: Cancer of the stomach.
Burial
Parramatta North, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Citation details: p. 95
Text:

Buried at St Patrick's:

Sacred
to the memory of
JAMES MAHER
who departed this life
March 6 1858 aged 65 years
also of
MARY MAHER
who died July 2 1866
aged 72 years
Family with Mary Wright
himself
Birth: about 1793 — Tipperary, Ireland
Immigration: 1816 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Overseer of shingle splitters — between 1818 and 1821 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Labourer in clearing gang — 1822 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Property: Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia — between 1824 and 1828
Property: Wollombi, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia — between 1839 and 1841
Religious marriage: May 10, 1848 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: March 6, 1858 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Parramatta North, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Wright Mary Maher Edward James Maher Ellen Maher
James Maher
1793–1858
Birth: about 1793 — Tipperary, Ireland
Death: March 6, 1858 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife
Birth: about 1796 28 30 — Pitt Town, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage: June 1, 1812 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Trial: Trial of bushranger — July 21, 1821
Census: about 1825 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: 1828 — Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage: May 10, 1848 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 2, 1866 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Parramatta North, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Allen James Allen Bartholomew Allen Martha Allen Robert Allen Thomas Allen Family with spouse James Maher Mary Maher Edward James Maher Ellen Maher
Mary Wright
1796–1866
Birth: about 1796 28 30 — Pitt Town, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 2, 1866 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage — May 10, 1848 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
-20 years
daughter
Birth: August 15, 1828 35 32 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1895 — Tuena, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Mary Maher
1828–1895
Birth: August 15, 1828 35 32 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1895 — Tuena, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
son
Birth: 1830 37 34 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage: April 22, 1851 — Parramatta North, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Farmer — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: September 17, 1894 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: September 19, 1894 — North Rocks, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Bridget Ellen Porter Helen Catherine Maher Elizabeth Maher Richard James Maher Edward Thomas Maher Ellen Maher George Michael Maher William J. Maher Robert Bernard Maher James Edward Maher John Henry Maher Alfred Patrick Maher Charles Ambrose Maher Gertrude Bridget Maher
Edward James Maher
1830–1894
Birth: 1830 37 34 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: September 17, 1894 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 years
daughter
Birth: 1833 40 37
Marriage: 1852 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1916 — Ryde, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse George Troy
Ellen Maher
1833–1916
Birth: 1833 40 37
Death: 1916 — Ryde, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Robert Allen + Mary Wright
wife’s husband
Birth: about 1776
Immigration: February 11, 1796 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: between August 12, 1806 and August 20, 1806 — New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage: June 1, 1812 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Property: West Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia — after 1814
Trial of bushranger: July 21, 1821 — New South Wales, Australia
Census: 1822 — Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Census: about 1825 — Port Macquarie, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia
Death: August 21, 1847 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Parramatta North, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Wright James Allen Bartholomew Allen Martha Allen Robert Allen Thomas Allen
Robert Allen
1776–1847
Birth: about 1776
Death: August 21, 1847 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife
Birth: about 1796 28 30 — Pitt Town, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage: June 1, 1812 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Trial: Trial of bushranger — July 21, 1821
Census: about 1825 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: 1828 — Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage: May 10, 1848 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 2, 1866 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Parramatta North, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Allen James Allen Bartholomew Allen Martha Allen Robert Allen Thomas Allen Family with spouse James Maher Mary Maher Edward James Maher Ellen Maher
Mary Wright
1796–1866
Birth: about 1796 28 30 — Pitt Town, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 2, 1866 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage — June 1, 1812 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
stepson
Birth: 1814 38 18 — Pitt Town, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Census: about 1825 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: November 1828 — Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Property: Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia — 1849
Marriage: July 14, 1853 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Property: West Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia — 1863
Property: West Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia — 1885
Will: 1885
Death: September 5, 1894 — North Rocks, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: North Rocks, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Bellamy Agnes Priscilla Allen Adelaide Driscilla Allen Angelina Louisa Allen James Allen Silas Edwin Allen Matilda Eliza Allen Robert Cecil Allen Edmund Ambrose Allen Ada Beatrice Allen Sarah Jane Allen
James Allen
1814–1894
Birth: 1814 38 18 — Pitt Town, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: September 5, 1894 — North Rocks, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
stepson
Birth: March 15, 1817 41 21 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Census: about 1825 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: November 1828 — Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: 1842 — Hunters Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Property: 1849 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Property: 1863 — West Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 25, 1879 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: July 27, 1879 — Carlingford, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Mobbs Bartholomew Allen
Bartholomew Allen
1817–1879
Birth: March 15, 1817 41 21 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 25, 1879 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
22 months
stepdaughter
Birth: about 1818 42 22 — New South Wales, Australia
Census: about 1825 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death:
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Martha Allen
1818–
Birth: about 1818 42 22 — New South Wales, Australia
Death:
3 years
stepson
Birth: 1820 44 24 — New South Wales, Australia
Census: about 1825 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: 1855 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1885 — Central Cumberland, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Ann Worthing
Robert Allen
1820–1885
Birth: 1820 44 24 — New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1885 — Central Cumberland, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
stepson
Birth: about 1821 45 25 — New South Wales, Australia
Census: about 1825 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death:
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Thomas Allen
1821–
Birth: about 1821 45 25 — New South Wales, Australia
Death:
Birth
Immigration
Text:

James was tried in Tipperary in 1815 and sentenced to 7 years. He was transported to the colony aboard the ship 'Surrey' in 1816. He was 5'6" tall with a fair, freckled complexion, red hair and grey eyes.
On arrival he was distributed to Liverpool and worked with Surveyor Meeham until the end of June 1818.
Occupation
Occupation
Residence
Text:

James appears to have come back from Windsor to Pennant Hills by about mid 1823 when he took in Mary Allen as a housekeeper.
Information passed down through the Allen family states that Mary's husband, Robert, had sold his wife to James Maher for a barrel of rum and a load of firewood. Mary had little choice in the matter because Robert Allen had been sent to Port Macquarie after being found guilty of harbouring bushrangers.
(On 21 July 1821 the Sydney Gazette reported the trial of a bushranger at Pennant Hills, and named Robert Allen as one of the two local men who were indicted for 'receiving stolen good and harbouring bushrangers').
Mary was left destitute, and, with her three sons, went to live with James Maher as his 'housekeeper'.
Property
Text:

In August 1823, James sent a memorial to Governor Brisbane requesting a grant, stating that he had some cattle and was renting a farm. He was supported in his request by the Rev. Samuel Marsden who thought he had the makings of a farmer and would do well with a farm of his own.
In 1825 he was free by servitude and working as a labourer in Sydney. By 1828 he was listed as living at Castle Hill on 50 acres, 25 of which were cleared and 20 cultivated, probably on Robert Allen's grant, where a slab and shingle roofed house of the 1820s period stood into living memory.
Property
Text:

During 1839 and 1840 he purchased 150 acres of land at Wollombi on Wattagan Creek. He was listed in the 1841 census with Mary Allen and her three children, and 2 other free men, labouring shepherds.
Religious marriage
Text:

V18481297 95/1848 MAHER JAMES ALLEN MARY LH
V1848225 146/1848 MAHER JAMES ALLEN MARY LH
Death
Burial
Citation details: p. 95
Text:

Buried at St Patrick's:

Sacred
to the memory of
JAMES MAHER
who departed this life
March 6 1858 aged 65 years
also of
MARY MAHER
who died July 2 1866
aged 72 years
Occupation

James became the overseer of shingle splitters at Pennant Hills and held this position until May 1821 when he was suspended for drinking beer after prayers instead of making sure the other men went back to their huts.
Occupation

In 1822 he was in a party of 30 men in a clearing gang at Archibald Bell's property at Windsor. By this time he had acquired a horse and four head of cattle.