James Cleary (abt. 1851)

Born about Dec 1851 in Blossomhill, Co Limerick, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Amelia (Glissan) Cleary — married 23 Oct 1876 in 281 Elizabeth St, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

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Biography

James Cleary. Given Name: James. Surname: Cleary. Suffix: carpenter. ^[1][2][3][4]

Baptism: 10 Dec 1851. Rathkeale, Co Limerick, Ireland.

Event: On board "Carlisle" for Melbourne. Passenger list shows John Cleary, 50 (sic), English (sic) farmerMary Cleary, 48 (sic), English (sic), wife; James Cleary, 17 (sic), English (sic), son. Arrival 29 Dec 1869. Liverpool, England. On "Carlisle". Microfiche 291 at PROV Victoria - records supposed to be also on Ancestry but are not for some reason. Arrival 24 Mar 1870. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Departure Abt 26 Mar 1870. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ^[5] on the "Dandenong" from Melbourne, with mother Mary and father John. Arrival 29 Mar 1870. Sydney, New South Wales. ^[6] Henry Shiell, coroner, brings a verdict of accidental suffocation while co-sleeping with parents. Inquest on baby Mary's death. 4 Feb 1885. Trafalgar Hotel, King St, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia.

Residence Daughter Margaret born. Father: James Cleary, 23, carpenter, from County Limerick, Ireland. Married 23 Oct 1876 Sydney. Mother: Amelia Glissan, 19, of Sydney. Present at birth: Mrs Glissan (Amelia's mother), Mrs Allan (Amelia's sister in law). 23 Sep 1877. 4 or 14 Charles St, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Daughter Amelia born. Father: James Cleary, 25 or 28, carpenter, Ireland. Married 23 Oct 1875 at Dr White's Sydney. Mother: Amelia Gleeson, 23 of Sydney. Present at birth: Mrs Gleeson, Mrs Hennessy. 11 Feb 1880. 4 Marshall St, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia.

Son Thomas John born. Father: James Cleary, 28, carpenter, of Ireland. Married 23 Oct 1876 Sydney. Mother: Amelia Glissan, 24 of Sydney. Present at birth: Mrs Glissan. 18 Apr 1882. 50 Taylor St, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia.

Wanted for Wife Desertion. James Cleary, 29, slight build, 5ft 9in or 10in, dark hair, brown (could be mistranscription of bl for blue) eyes, carpenter. 17 Jan 1883. Campbell St, off Bourke St (around Taylor Square), Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.

Arrested on wife desertion charge, and then discharged. 15 Aug 1883. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Daughter Mary born. Father: Thomas Cleary (sic), 52 (sic), carpenter of Ireland. Married 23 Oct 1876 at Mr White's house Sydney. Mother: Amelia Glisson, 27 of Sydney. Present at birth: Mrs Grinham. 16 Dec 1884. O'Connell St, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia.

Daughter Mary dies. Father: James Cleary, carpenter. Mother: Amelia Glissan. 3 Feb 1885. O'Connell Street, Newtown, New South Wales.

Funeral notice for sister-in-law (Elizabeth, wife of Denis Cleary) calls for friends of James Cleary to attend. This indicates James Cleary is probably still living with his wife and family, somewhere in Sydney.

May 1891. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Sued at Small Debts Court for debt of 6 shillings & 6 pence - cost of goods sold to him by J Vogan (ironmongry, furniture, crockery retailer). Did not appear in court.

5 Oct 1893. Wollongong area, New South Wales, Australia. Son James Cleary Badgery born in Crown St, Wollongong. Mother: Lily Badgery, 24 of Sydney. Present at birth: Mrs Cook, nurse.

15 Jan 1894. Clifton or Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Sued at Small Debts Court for debt of 1 pound 5 shillings & 3 pence - cost of goods sold to him by A Parsons & Co (wood wholesalers). Did not appear in court. Also needs to pay 5 shillings in costs.

18 Jan 1894. Wollongong area, New South Wales, Australia. Wanted for desertion of Lily Badgery & James. Police say 42, 5ft 9in or 10in, stout build, dark hair & complexion, dark moustache & side levers, scar under chin, blue eyes, carpenter, an Irishman. Blue serge suit, black hard hat, ES boots. Gone to Wyalong. 25 Jul 1894. Clifton, New South Wales, Australia. ^[7] Apprehended by police and being returned to Clifton. 29 Aug 1894. Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia.

Faces magistrates court over desertion, and ordered to pay maintenance of 7 shillings & 6 pence per week for 12 months, plus costs. 5 Sep 1894. Bulli, New South Wales, Australia. ^[8][9] Bulli magistrates raise warrant to find him, last heard of in Paddington. He must have abandoned Lily and James again. 42, 5ft 9 or 10in, medium build, dark hair & complexion, slightly bald, dark moustache & side levers, scar under chin, blue eyes. 6 Mar 1895. Paddington, New South Wales, Australia. ^[10]

Son Robert Vincent Badgery born at Benevolent Asylum, Sydney. Mother: Elizabeth Badgery, 28, of Sydney. Present at birth: Dr Fenman (?), Elizabeth Cooper. Asylum records show father is supposed to be James Cleary, carpenter, Irish. 17 Oct 1898. New South Wales, Australia.

Marriage 1 Husband James Cleary. Wife Amelia Gleeson. Marriage 23 Oct 1876. 281 Elizabeth St, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Husband John Cleary. Wife Mary "Maria" Gleeson. Marriage 25 Jul 1826. Rathkeale RC, Co Limerick, Ireland. Note: #NF365. Child: Mary Ann Cleary. PREF Y. Child: Catherine Cleary. Child: Margaret Cleary. Child: Denis Cleary. Child: Thomas Cleary. Child: Amelia Cleary. Child: Belinda Cleary. Child: John Cleary. Child: Edward Joseph Cleary. Child: James Cleary.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S47 Certainty: 0
2. ↑ Source: #S47 Certainty: 0 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nswgazettes&h=597515&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 5 Sep 1894 Residence place:
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8. ↑ Source: #S47 Certainty: 0 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nswgazettes&h=597515&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Residence date: 5 Sep 1894 Residence place:
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• NSW marriage 1 registration #1008/1876
• Source: S136 New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Repository: #R1 Paranthetical: Y
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• Source: S47 New South Wales, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1854-1930 Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Police Gazettes. Series 10958, Reels 3129-3143, 3594-3606. State Records Authority of New Repository: #R2 Paranthetical: Y
• Repository: R2 Ancestry.com.au http://www.Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com.au
• Source: S57 Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Compiled from publicly available sources.Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. Repository: #R2 Paranthetical: Y