Francis Henry Byrne (1798 - 1872)

Born 1798 in Scotland

Descendants

Died 1872 at about age 74 in Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

BYRNE, Francis Henry, b. 1798. arr. 12.3.1830 per Warrior with wife & family, m. Anna Matilda (nee Westcott) b. 1808. Chd. Frances Eliza b. 1827 d. 1830 (Frem). Selina Jane b. 1829 d. 1830 (Upper Swan), Ellen b . 1831, Matilda Catherine b. 1834, Alicia b. 1835, Ellen b. 1836. Formerly Capt. in Rifle Brigade (retired). Having brought servants (Hancock & Cheveril) & goods he qualified to select 11,000 acres in Avon district, nearly 2000 in Svan district & 10 acres at Rottnest. Was Harbour Master for short time at: Frem 1830. 1st Acting Res. Mag. at York. JP for Lower Swan. Later held grants at Toodyay & Murray. Contracted to supply meat to Govt. 1834. His wife & family dep. 29.3.1837 per Shepherd & he left 9.1838 per Shepherd.

" In 1823, a British army officer named Francis Henry Byrne asked Sir William Betham, Chief Herald of Ulster, for help in tracing his ancestry. Francis thought he was descendant from some O’Byrne family of Leinster, but Betham soon discovered that Francis descended from the James Byrne III who had left Co. Sligo in the late 17th century when older brother Bryan inherited the family lands. James III was Francis Henry’s great grandfather. This branch apparently had moved to Durham, England, because in 1794 Francis’s father Philip Henry had joined the Durham Fencibles and was stationed in Clonmel, Ireland, when Francis was born in 1798. Philip Henry had married Fanny Balfour of the well-known Scottish family, and he was a captain in the 25th Dragoons when he died in India. "^[1]

"Philip and Fanny’s son Francis Henry Byrne also became an army officer and served from 1817 to 1829. He then migrated to Western Australia where he received a land grant of 13,000 acres. In 1837 he sold his holdings and return to England. Francis had six daughters and one known son, Philip, born in 1840."

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.sligoheritage.com/ArchMullaghmoreCromwellian.htm

• The Bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888. [compiled by Rica Erickson], https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary
• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7RQ-K7W : 25 August 2020), Francis Henry Birne, St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQVM-LP8 : 22 May 2019), Frances Henry Byrne, Chelsea, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JPF-4M2 : 31 December 2014), Francis Henry Byrne, 1872; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Kensington, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.