Thomas Dunn

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I think we have the same ancestor. Thomas Dunn was the first of my line of Dunns to come to Australia. I have listed some details below.

Family Group Thomas Dunn

Husband: Thomas Dunn

Born: 1798 - Trim, County Kildare, Ireland Christened: Died: 20 Sep 1866 - Singleton, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia Buried: 1866 - Queen St Catholic Cemetery Singleton Fat her: John Dunn (Cir 1765 - ) Mother: Margaret Casey ( Ci r 1770 - ) Marriage: 27 Apr 1832 Place: Newcastle, , New South Wales , Australia

Other Spouse: Mary Corroghen (Cir 1800- ) Date: pre 1822

Wife: Rose Cecilia McGarry Born: 1809 - Mullingar, Westmeath, Irel and Christened: Died: 11 Dec 1879 - Patricks Plains, nr Singleton, New South Wales, Australia  Buried: - Queen St Catholic Cemetery Singleton

Children

1 M John J. Dunn Died: 1833 - Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

2 F Maria Dunn Born: 13 Feb 1836 - , Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia Died: 8 Sep 1876 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Spouse: Alfred Peter Gayler (1823 -1869) Marr. Date: 1853 - Sydney, New South Wale , Australia

3 M Thomas B. Dunn Born: 30 Mar 1842 - Falbrook, nr Singleton, New South Wales, Australia Died: 1 Jan 1906 - Singleton, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia Cause of Death: angina pictoris, nephritis Buried: - Queen St Catholic Cemetery Singleton Spouse: Anne Jane Irvine (1839/ 1840 -1926) Marr . Date: 1864 - Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia

4 F Margaret Dunn Born: 30 Mar 1844 - Singleton, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia Died: 1858 - Patricks Plains, nr Singleton, New South Wales, Australia Did Not Marry

5 F Jane Dunn Born: 1846 - Singleton, Hunter Val ley, New South Wales, Australia

Gene ral Notes:

Thomas was transported for life on the "Countess of Harcourt". He arrived in Australia on 21 Dec 1822. Worked at 'Newington' at Whittingham, near Singleton. He applied unsuccessfully in 1826 for his wife, Mary Corroghan, and his 2 children to join him from Kildare, Ireland at John Rotton's property "Newington". He was granted a ticket of leave in 1830 for apprehending the bushranger Joseph Auden. Thomas became a police constable and was given a conditional pardon in 1839. Married Rose McGarry when police constable at Invermein (near Scone) in 1839. NB, 2 sons & 3 daughters predeceased Thomas. Record 69 of  Record from 1841 Census Dunn Thomas 66 Town Singleton, County Northumberland, District Patrick's Plains [ X 949] 7 2222 42017 Dunn Constable - 1848 21 June Muswellbrook MM Fined £5, dismissed from the police and bound over to keep the peace after assaulting Constable Fox.

If you go to Singleton today, you will find the name Dunn everywhere - all decended from Thomas.

Please let me know if you want to know more about the decendants of Thomas Dunn.

Hello, I was very excited to receive this comment and did respond directly to your email but do not know if you received that email.  I am one of the Singleton Dunns and would be really interested to know where you fit into the picture.  I would be very interested in having whatever information you may have about Thomas Dunn's descendants. What would be the best way of communicating that info?

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Jane Dunn

Hello, I am a descendent of Alfred Peter Gayler. He was my maternal Gr.Gr.Grandfather, married Maria Dunn in Sydney, moved to Dalby Qld, then to Roma, Qld, back to Dalby where he died in July 1869. I would be interested if anybody would like to contact me for more infomation. I have just joined this group and don't know how to get in contact with anyone yet. Still learning.

regards,

Graeme S. 

Hello Graeme, I live in Newcastle NSW and your gr.gr.grandmother Maria Dunn was the sister of my great grandfather John Thomas Dunn. I never knew my grandfather, let alone my great grandfather but I've heard stories about him! There may be others in my extended family who have information about Maria and her family and desendants.  My brother in law has done a lot of research on Ancestry but I don't have an account so I can't see what's there. A few years ago I was lucky to visit Trim in Ireland where the story began and I hope to go back again in a few years with more information gleaned from Ireland Reaching Out, and follow up on all my Irish ancestors.  

Regards Jane (Dunn)

Hello Jane,

                 Thank you for your reply. I have always known that Alfred Peter Gayler married Maria Dunn and I have their Marriage Certificate, but our family never had any info about Maria's family. Then, on or about 24th Jan.2017 we found out that Maria's father and mother were convicts, that IrelandXO.com existed, that convict records were available and the rest is history. Our knowledge of the Gayler side is extensive and well documented and I am willing to share it with anyone interested in that branch of the family of which I am a decendant. My recently deceased mother was a Gayler from Alfred Peter Gayler. I have a couple of Gayler cousins in the Ipswich area of SE Qld but they are not interested. I am the last of my family's line descended from my father's side and my mother's side. There is no one else, sad but true, according to the info that I have.If you would like the Gayler data, I could send it to you.

Graeme S.