According to another record Simon was said to have been born in Tyrone instead of Donegal. He is without doubt related to my ancestral Rouse family who lived in and around Strabane in Tyrone. His Christian name however does not fit the traditional naming pattern. This leads to to an interesting theory that his grandfather might have been Simeon Rouse a notary in Strabane, who was at one time Town Clerk for Strabane and a legal employee of the Abercorns. This is based on the fact that seemingly no Rouses were recorded in Tyrone prior to the arrival of Simeon in 1845, and Simon’s Christian name.. so Simon is the missing link in this theory.. unproven and most likely will remain so since Simon died having no issue which excludes DNA linking..
Spent 12 years in Army. Discharged with Asthma then convicted of theft in Dublin he was transported to NSW in 1822.
He did his time and apart from getting drunk was a reformed man. He was a shepherd at Bathurst when he died in 1842, never married.
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| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1786 (circa) | |
| Date of Death | 1st Jan 1842 | |
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Seumas
Friday 26th May 2023 08:30AM
