John
McCauley
Born about in Ballinalack, County Westmeath, Ireland
Son of Henry McCauley
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Verner McCauley
Husband of
Mary Ann (Ryan) McCauley
— married
5 Jun 1857 in Tarraville, Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
John, alias “Johnny-come-Lately” to the police, was born in about 1835. [1] He was the son of Henry McCauley. [2]
He arrived in Australia on the ship “Champion of the Seas” in Mar 1857, aged 22, Origin: Scot. [1]
NOTE: Prison record states he arrived on this ship in 1859 but that’s too late for marriage below.
He married Mary Mooney (nee Ryan) in 1857. [2]
He was convicted for larceny in Bairnsdale and sentenced to two years hard labour on 05 Sep 1876.
He had served one month in Sale Gaol about 8 years ago.
It records his trade as : Laborer in a tannery.
Sep 1876 Received Melbourne Gaol
11 Oct 1976 Received Pentridge Gaol
21 Mar 1878 Received Sandridge
05 Apr 1878 Freedom by remission
[3]
Registrations
Birth: County Westmeath, Ireland, United Kingdom
(Since 1921, County in Republic of Ireland)
Marriage:
Death:
Possible death registration.
2963/1887 - Name: MCAULEY, John; Father: U; Place: U - Victoria, Australia
Newspaper articles
21 Mar 1861 Palmerston General Sessions - Charged with Stealing a Horse the Property of Robert Knight [4]
12 Nov 1861 Alberton - (a) Suspected Horse Stealing, &
(b). Bind to the Peace after Threat Made [5]
12 Oct 1867 Palmerston Police Court - Illegal Detention of a Horse. Judgement: Deliver up the Horse with-in 14 days or pay £10 the value of the horse [6]
16 May 1868 Palmerston Police Court - J. McCauley Charged with Stealing a Parcel Containing Letters and Newspapers [7]
19 May 1868 Tarraville - Clever Capture of a Thief [8]
08 Aug 1868 Palmerston General Sessions - Found Guilty of Receiving (Parcel of Newspapers and Letters) [9]
Dec 24, 1868 - Victoria Police Gazette - Page 459 - Stolen from Premises
22 May 1876 Bairnsdale - A Curious Case of Burglary [10]
Jun 14, 1876 - Victoria Police Gazette - Page 163 - Stolen from Dwelling
Ron Jones Research Notes
“Henry McCauley (John McCauley’s father) owned a large area of land stretching from the village of Ballinalack toward the village of Street in County Westmeath, Ireland. He had a son Werner who erected a monument on his grave when he died in 1868. He had at least one daughter, and two other sons. They worked very hard cutting turf on their father's turbary and otherwise working the land. They were not first sons and knew they would never inherit. Their father worked them hard and gave them little reward. One time, after the fair had been held, they noticed where he hid the proceeds. They later removed what they thought should be their fair share and emigrated, one brother to America, John to Tarraville in Gippsland, Victoria where he had arrived by 1857.” (Edited slightly) [2]
“William (John McCauley’s son) was born in 1866 but not baptised there so it is thought that the family moved on at that time. No more is known of John McCauley. It is believed that his sister in Ireland wrote to ask him to come home after his father died in 1868, even sending money. But it is not known if he took this course.” [2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Public Record Office Victoria - Collections Search [1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 First Families 2001 - McCauley, John and Ryan, Mary Ann
(written by Ron Jones) [2] - ↑ Victoria Prisoners - Page No. 323; Prisoner No. 14105; Name: Macauley, John
- ↑ GENERAL SESSIONS. (1861, March 22). Gippsland Guardian (Vic. : 1855 - 1868), p. 3. [3]
- ↑ ALBERTON, Tuesday, November 12. (1861, November 15). Gippsland Guardian (Vic. : 1855 - 1868), p. 2. [4]
- ↑ PALMERSTON POLICE COURT. (1867, October 17). Gippsland Guardian (Vic. : 1855 - 1868), p. 2. [5]
- ↑ Gippsland Guardian (1868, May 26). Gippsland Guardian (Vic. : 1855 - 1868), p. 2. [6]
- ↑ The Gippsland Times. (1868, May 23). Gippsland Times (Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 2 (Morning.). [7]
- ↑ PALMERSTON GENERAL SESSIONS. (1868, August 13). Gippsland Guardian (Vic. : 1855 - 1868), p. 3. [8]
- ↑ BAIRNSDALE. (1876, August 1). Gippsland Times (Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 3 (Morning.). Retrieved March 31, 2019, from [9]
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