Thomas John Harney (abt. 1837 - 1916)

Born about Mar 1837 in Clogher, Tipperary, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Waters) Harney — married 1861 in Maitland, New South Wales

Husband of Anna (Magee) Harney — married 7 Feb 1877 in Scone, New South Wales

Died 18 Jul 1916 at about age 79 in New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

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THOMAS HARNEY (1837-1916)

Born in Clogher parish, County Tipperary, Ireland, the son of Mathew Harney and Judith (Ryan). He was christened 9 March. Thomas set out for Australia 30 Dec 1857, at the age of 20, arriving in Sydney, NSW, on 6th April 1858. There he met his sister, Mary, who was already in the colony. He traveled from Southampton as an assisted emigrant on the ship "Joshua", a handsome fully rigged vessel of 804 tons, carrying a crew of 33, and a total of 293 passengers. It took 97 days to make the journey, using the great circle route which took the ship 700 nautical miles south of Capetown, South Africa.

During the years following his arrival three more of Thomas' sisters, Johanna, Bridget and Honora, also arrived to settle in New South Wales (NSW).

Records in NSW show his name spelled Hearney. On 11 April 1861, at Morpeth, near Newcastle, NSW, Thomas married Catherine Waters, from Kilkenney. She was born 6 Mar 1832, in Ireland, the daughter of James Waters and Judith Guilfoyle/Kilfoile, of Dunmore, Kilkenny. The couple settled on a small farm north of Newcastle, at Dry Creek, Scone, in NSW. They had six children, two of whom died in infancy.

• Julia (1861-61)
• John (1862-1942)
• Margaret (1864-1869)
• Mathew (1867-1946)
• Patrick (1868-1892)
• Catherine/Kathleen

After his wife Catherine's death in 1875, Thomas married Annie Magee, on 7 February 1877, at Dry Creek, near Scone. She was the daughter of Michael and Bridget O'Neill from Donegal, Ireland. They had two sons.

• Thomas (1880-1957)
• Michael (1882-1957)

The family continued to live at Dry Creek until Thomas' death 22 March (or July?) 1916. His two youngest sons continued to farm the property until their deaths in 1957.

Thomas Harney's sisters Honora and Judith aka Johanna immigrated to New South Wales, in 1863, aboard the "Sir John Moore."

Sources

• Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 61039
• Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 1780
• New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 1204
• New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, 1859-1958 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 4882
• UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60506
• Source: S183718587 Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 1778
• Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 9776
• Correspondence with family member.
• Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1837 for Thomas Harny, Cashel and Emly Clonoulty, Tipperary
• Ship lists: Thomas Harney arrived NSW on "Joshua" 6 Apr 1858; Mary Harney, 21, arrived on "The Ironside" 9 May 1863; Bridget Harney, 18, arrived on "Devonport" 31 Jul 1868; Honora, 21 and Johanna, 19, arrived NSW on board "Sir John Moore", 22 Mar 1863.