Thomas McConachy (abt. 1792 - 1860)

Born about 1792 in Derry, County Londonderry, Ireland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 11 May 1860 at about age 68 in South Geelong, Colony of Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Thomas was born about 1792.

Thomas arrived at Port Phillip Bay, Port Phillip District, Colony of New South Wales, Australia on the "Catherine Jamieson" at Port Phillip Bay on 22 October 1841. He was accompanied by his wife and family.^[1]

He passed away on 11 May 1860.^[2][3]

His will can be found in the Victorian Archives.^[4]

Legal documents relating to the administration of the will have been scanned to Family Search.^[5]

McConachy Family Tree and Website

The McConachy family have published a family history, "One Man's Family - Thomas McConachy and His Descendants"^[6], which contains an extensive family history and tree. A companion website, The McConachy Clan, has been created from which a electronic copy of the book can be purchased and/or a family tree downloaded for free.

Sources

1. ↑ Victorian Archives Series: VPRS 14; Series Title: Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502)
2. ↑ Victorian Government, Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Search historical indexes, https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history, Registration Number 5714/1860
3. ↑ National Library of Australia, TROVE, Historical Newspapers Online, 1860 'Family Notices', Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929), 17 May, p. 3. , viewed 09 Jun 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148790993
4. ↑ Victorian Government, Public Record Office Victoria (PROV), Search Wills and Probates, https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/wills-and-probates, Victorian Archives,

   Thomas MCCONACHY

   Date of grant: 07 Jun 1860;

   Date of death: 11 May 1860;

   Occupation: Gentleman; Residence: South Geelong

   DIGITISED ITEM Digitised

   DATE:1860

   SERIES:Wills

   AGENCY:Master of the Supreme Court

   CITATION:VPRS 7591/ P1 unit 10, item 3/141

5. ↑ Familysearch.org, Higgins collection : Solicitors' records, 1851-1903, https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/456248?availability=Family%20History%20Library, Images 378 to 394 of 2122, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS27-NYYM?i=377&cat=456248
6. ↑ Book - "One Man's Family"-Thomas McConachy and His Descendants, ISBN 0 9589608 0 1, 259 pages, Copy 312/700 in possession of Peter Cogan. Family tree available online at https://themcconachyclan.com/

• Death notice: Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929) 17 May 1860: 3. Web. 6 May 2019
• Death: Digger Victorian Pioneer index cdrom; F= Thomas, M= Margaret