William
Calnan
Born about in Kilkenny, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Ellen (Boyle) Calnan
— married
12 Nov 1849 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
John Calnan, Catherine Ellen (Calnan) Miller, William Calnan, James Reynolds Calnan, Mary (Calnan) Jones, Lorenza (Calnan) Doyle, Edward Calnan and Phoebe Sophia (Calnan) Andrews
Died
at about age 54
in Violet Town, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jul 2013
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Biography
William Calnan was born about 1829 at County Kilkenny, Ireland.[1]
William Calnan migrated from Ireland to Victoria.
William migrated to the Port Phillip District, Colony of New South Wales (Victoria, Australia) before 1849.
He married Ellen Boyle on 12th November 1849 in St Francis' Roman Catholic Church, Melbourne, Victoria.[2] They settled on land at Murchison Road, Violet Town, a small town in the north-west of Victoria, 175 kilometres from Melbourne. William and Ellen had eight children:
- John Calnan (1850-69)
- Catherine Ellen Calnan (1856-1922), married surname Miller
- William Calnan (c1859-)
- James Reynolds Calnan (1860-1926)
- Mary Calnan (1863-1930), married surname Jones
- Lorenza Calnan (1866-1928), married surname Doyle
- Edward Calnan (1868-)
- Phoebe Sophia Calnan (1871-1928), married surname Andrews
After a 'long and serious illness borne with Christian resignation', William passed away, aged 54 years, on 20th May 1883 at home at Violet Town, Victoria.[3] He was survived by Ellen and at least five of their children (dates of death for two are not presently known). The newspaper obituary declared of William, "Deeply regretted by all who knew him."[4]
research note
the Victorian BDM index indicates that WIlliam was 54 at the time of his death, however, the newspaper obituary places him at 64 years.
Sources
- ↑ ascertained from death record
- ↑ Victoria Marriage Index #40765/1849
- ↑ Victoria Death Index #6958/1883; parents not listed
- ↑ Leader (Melbourne, Vic.: 1862 - 1918, 1935) Sat 2 Jun 1883 Page 40 Family Notices; accessed 25 Jan 2017
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