Thomas Clancy (abt. 1808 - 1859)

Born about 1808 in Castletownroche, County Cork, Ireland

Husband of Anne Kirby — married 2 Feb 1830 in St Colman's Cathderal, Cobh (pronounced 'Cove'), County Cork, Ireland

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1859 at about age 51 in Market Square, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

'By the late eighteenth century, there were a number of Clancy families in County Cork, particularly in the upper reaches of the Blackwater River. ...^[1].

Thomas Clancy (aged 22 years) married Anne Kirby (also 22 years of age), eldest daughter of Thomas Kirby and Eleanor (nee Barry) on Tuesday, 2 February 1830. ...

Thomas and Anne lived at or near Cobh for a time after their marriage. Cobh is pronounced 'Cove'.

Thomas CLANCY emigrated to Victoria, Australia, from County Cork, Ireland, under the Bounty system in the 'Diamond' and arrived in Melbourne on 4 Nov 1841 (a journey of 104 days) with his wife, Anne, and 4 children (John, Eleanor, Thomas and Agnes). Catherine (5 years) and Mary Nanno (3 years) were left with their grandparents.^[2] They were apparently left because the bounty was only paid for 4 children. The captain of the 'Diamond' was W Taylor. The 'Diamond' sailed out of Cork Harbour on 24 Jul 1841.

The 'Diamond' was built at the Isle of Man in 1835 and was the fourth of the ships chartered by JB Were. ... Thomas Clancy, his wife and four children - John, Eleanor, Thomas and Agnes - embarked on this ship, leaving Catherine (5 years) and Mary Nanno (3 years) with their grandmother.'^[3].

Catherine and Mary Nanno CLANCY were educated in Ireland and France before leaving Cobh (then called Queenstown), Ireland, on 14 Sep 1852 to join the rest of the family. The 2 girls were about 13 and 14 years of age. They embarked on the 'Peru', Captain JCF Schutt, a ship of 714 tons which arrived at Melbourne on Christmas Day 25 Dec 1852. There was no one in Melbourne to meet the girls when they arrived. In due time the CLANCYs received word that their daughters were in Melbourne. Anne CLANCY and sons John and Thomas went in 2 bullock drays to pick them up and get a load of supplies. It was a journey of just on 100 miles.

Thomas CLANCY had many and varied occupations in his adopted land - farm employee, superintendent of an Immigrants' Home, teacher, policeman, station employee, farmer and finally, licensed victualler.

The author of 'The Overflow of Clancy' points out that the CLANCY about whom AB ('Banjo') Paterson wrote in 'Clancy of the Overflow' is a story and that 'one cannot claim that the Clancy of the story was any one of the Clancys about whom I am writing. Nevertheless, the name Clancy as a drover was well known in western New South Wales and southwestern Queensland' (John CLANCY and Thomas CLANCY and John's sons, Jack, Duncan, Gerald, Thomas and William CLANCY). The author adds that 'with so many Clancys droving along these western roads, it is not surprising 'that Henry Lawson in 1896 in 'While the Billie Boils' should 'have used the name for a drover, or that "Banjo" Paterson should have used the same name more than once to describe a drover.'

Thomas Clancy died in December 1859^[4]. Mother Nanno Geraldine. Father John.

He died on the 10th Dec 1859 at Sandhurst Victoria as reported in the Bendigo paper

^[5]Bendigo Advertiser Vic. Fri 16 Dec 1859 Page 2 Family Notices

On the 10th instant, at Sandhurst, Mr. Thomas Clancy, aged 51 years, formerly of Copse House, County Cork, Ireland. Requiescat in pace.

He was a publican in Sandhurst and became insolvent shortly before his death, due to his protracted illness ^[6]

^[7] His grave is at White Hills Cemetery Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia

Research

^[8]Bendigo Advertiser Vic. Tue 8 Mar 1859 Page 4 Advertising

CLANCY'S WELL-KNOWN FARM, On the Emu Creek, seven miles from Sandhurst. THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILE OF PER MANENT WATER FRONTAGE, will sell by public auction, at the Shamrock Hall, on Suturday, the 19th March, at one o'clock.

^[9] Bendigo Advertiser Vic. Fri 19 Aug 1859 Page 1 Advertising

TOWN HALL HOTEL, Opposite the Weighbridge, MARKET-SQUARE THOMAS CLANCY (late of the Emu Creek) begs, to intimate to his friends and the public that he has opened the above Hotel, where he hopes to obtain a share of their patronage, which he is determined to deserve by keeping every article of the best quality. Persons having business at the Market or Town Hall, can be accommodated with comfortable rooms, Sec.

Sources

File @O888@. @O645@.

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Sources

1. ↑ The Overflow of CLANCY (The Story of Thomas and Anne CLANCY and their descendants) by Rev Eric Gerald CLANCY 1979 Sydney NSW, page 11
2. ↑ Public Records Office of Victoria - Search Terms: CLANCY - Ship: DIAMOND - Date Arrived: 1840 to 1842

   Family name	Given name	Age	Ship	Date arrived	Book no.	Page
   CLANCY	THOMAS	34	DIAMOND	1841-11	1	158
   CLANCY	ANNE	33	DIAMOND	1841-11	1	158
   CLANCY	JOHN	10	DIAMOND	1841-11	1	158
   CLANCY	ELLENOR	9	DIAMOND	1841-11	1	158
   CLANCY	TOM	7	DIAMOND	1841-11	1	158
   CLANCY	ANNE	Inf.	DIAMOND	1841-11	1	158

3. ↑ 'The Overflow of Clancy' by Eric Gerald Clancy 1909 at pages 9-15
4. ↑ Death: Victorian Registry of BDM reg no 4091/1860 at https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au
5. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87994241?searchTerm=%22clancy%22%20sandhurst
6. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154881012?searchTerm=%22clancy%22%20sandhurst
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211245871/thomas-clancy
8. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87987528?searchTerm=%22clancy%22%20sandhurst
9. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87991515?searchTerm=%22clancy%22%20emu%20creek

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