Jane (Knollin) Magee (1812 - 1902)

Born 7 Jan 1812 in St. John's, Newfoundland

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Magee — married 14 Oct 1830 in St. John, New Brunswick, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died 16 Feb 1902 at age 90 in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

MARRIAGE. Abt. 1830, Thomas Magee, son of John Magee & Margaret (Graham) Magee

Children:

(1) Sarah Grace Magee, b. abt. 1833, d. 29 Dec 1907, m. 1853, William Henry Bateman, son of Thomas Bateman & Margaret (Rowlands) Bateman

(2) John Magee, b. abt. 1837, d. abt. 1902

(3) Hester Eustace Magee, b. abt. 1846, d. 21 Sep 1915, m (1). 19 Apr 1870, James Dallimore, son of Joseph Dallimore & Mary (Smith) Dallimore, m (2). 1890, John Barbour, son of ??

(4) Anna Augusta Magee, b. 26 Jan 1849, d. 1 Jul 1938, m. 19 Apr 1870, Carlton, Victoria, Australia, Robert Joseph Tymms, son of Thomas Tymms & Elizabeth Margaret (Barham) Tymms

(5) Thomas Sancton Magee, b. abt. 1851, d. 19 Dec 1932, m. 5 Jun 1873, Jessie Brown Morrison, daughter of Charles Morrison & ??

Census 1851: St. John County - Dukes/Queens Ward, p. 149

Magee, Thomas, 48, husband, trader, Irish, 1822

Magee, Jane, 39, wife, native.

Magee, Sarah, 18, dau.

Magee, John, 14, son

Magee, Esther, 5, dau.

Magee, Anna, 3, dau.

Phinney, Mary, 15, servant, Irish, 1847

Summerfield, Catherine, 21

Summerfield, Ann, 16

IMMIGRATION. On the AUSTRALIA. Departed Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, August 12th, 1852, Arrived Port Phillip, Dec 1852

Passengers: ^[1]

1. 23 - Magee, Thomas, 54
2. 24 - Magee, Jane, 40
3. 25 - Magee, Sarah D., 19
4. 26 - Magee, John, 13
5. 27 - Magee, Hester, 6
6. 28 - Magee, Anne, 3
7. 29 - Magee, Thomas, 9 months

(6 Nov 1852). A SELF-POSSESSED EMIGRANT VESSEL.—The brig Australia, arrived in Table Bay on Thursday last, from St Johns, New Brunswick, is entirely owned by her passengers, having been purchased and fitted out as a joint stock property; she will be sold on arrival at Port Phillip, for the benefit of all concerned. The whole of the sailors merely working their passage out. She reports that another vessel, the Amelia, may be shortly expected from the same port, as she was to follow the Australia in about a week. - -Cape Town Mail, November 6.

Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923

Family Name Given Name Age Month Year Ship Port Fiche Page

MAGEE THOS 50 DEC 1852 AUSTRALIA F 005 001

MAGEE JANE 40 DEC 1852 AUSTRALIA F 005 001

MAGEE SARAH D 19 DEC 1852 AUSTRALIA F 005 001

MAGEE JOHN 13 DEC 1852 AUSTRALIA F 005 001

MAGEE HESTER 6 DEC 1852 AUSTRALIA F 005 001

MAGEE ANNE 3 DEC 1852 AUSTRALIA F 005 001

MAGEE THOMAS I DEC 1852 AUSTRALIA F 005 001

Death of Spouse: Apr 1859, Victoria, Australia

DEATH. 16 Feb 1902, Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia

DEATH. VIC BDM Death Reg: #1540/1902

Family Name MAGEE

Given Names Jane

Father Kenollins Jno

Mother Jane MORTIMER

Place of death Esdon

Age 90

DEATH NOTICE. MAGEE.—On the 16th February 1902, at the residence of her son-in-law, R. J. Tymms, Olivette, Lorne-street, Moonee Ponds, Jane Magee, relict of the late Thomas Magee, of St. John, New Brunswick, in her 91st year.

BURIAL. Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia

Janet Magee

BIRTH 1812

DEATH 18 Feb 1902 (aged 89–90)

PLOT MGC-IND-Comp-A-No-299

MEMORIAL ID 203416967

Sources

1. ↑ The brig AUSTRALIA, 1852: The Magee Family: Researchers: John Simmons and Sue Tymms: http://allan.tompkins.com.au/brigaust.htm

• http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch From Nolan family website www.nolanfamilies.org: Jane (1812-1902) m. Thomas McGEE in 1830; they went to Australia in 1852 but Thomas died after only 7 years; Jane lived on for many more years dying in 1902 in Essendon, Australia.

• Death: VIC BDM Death Reg: #1540/1902

• Death Notice: The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Tue 18 Feb 1902, Page 1: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9628642

• Burial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203416967/janet-magee

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 March 2017, 23:18), entry for Jane Knollin(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LVZ6-YF4); contributed by various users.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 March 2017, 23:18), entry for Jane Knollin(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LVZ6-YF4); contributed by various users.

Relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between CV and her fourth cousin. Their most-recent common ancestor are their 3 x great grandparents, Thomas Magee and Jane Knollin. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th cousin, based on sharing 9cm across 1 segment; Confidence: Low.