Jane Gilleese 1801 : Short Biography

Jane Gilleese 1801

IrelandXO County Fermanagh County Leitrim

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Migrated to/Born in Australia

Jane Gilleese, my great great grandmother arrived in Australia about 1815. The only record I have of her existence is her death certificate. This indicates she was born in Ireland and that at her death she was RC. Jane had been in the Colony of New South Wales for 68 years at the time of her death at age 82 years in 1883. This would suggest Jane was born around 1801 and came to the colony in 1815. However on her death certificate it also indicates that Jane was married at age 16 years. The marriage took place in 1825. This would suggest Jane was born in 1809.

I am aware that there are many variations for Gilleese which makes it very hard to research Jane. Gillies, Gillis,Gilliss,Gilleece, Gilles, Gillie,Gilley.

If the details on Jane's death certificate are correct when she arrived in the Colony of Port Jackson NSW she was as young as 6 and as old as 14. I cannot find any research that suggests she arrived as a convict or as a child of a convict nor can I find her in immigration records. When she married in 1825 she married a soldier of the 3rd Regiment of Foot (Buffs). It has been suggested that she was the daughter of a fellow officer or the daughter of another soldier of another regiment. Other regiments in Port Jackson around the time of her arrival were 73rd, 46th, 34th and 16th. I am wondering if there is anyone out there who might be able to help me find her place of birth and where she came from.

Regards Rhonda Flowers

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Date of Birth	1st Jan 1801 (circa)
Date of Death	28th Apr 1883

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Greetings Rhonda,

I am doing my family tree, Jane Brunt (Gilleese) is my great great great grandmother, don't have any info prior to her birth but am in the process of locating her 5 children and family, one daughter Catherine Brunt married John Clarke, they had 3 daughters & 1 son, their daughter Mary Ann Clarke married Thomas Patrick Fagan, they are my great grandparents, have placed what info I have found on findagrave, go to google, type in www.findagrave.com australia, add memorial ID No: 182479386, which is Jane Brunt, hope this helps, contact me if you need,

Cheers Patricia Fagan

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Wednesday 16th February 2022 06:40AM

Dear Patricia

Since I first posted here I have gathered extensive information on George Brunt and Jane Gilleese. I have details of all of their children and most of the following generations. I also have a DNA match with your Fagan family and have corresponded with one of the family on My Heritage. I am now living in the district where George and Jane first settled at Meadow Flat near Bathurst NSW. There was a creek Brunt's Creek just up the highway near here. George and Jane actually had ten children and I descend from the very youngest Ellen. Some of the children died as babies or infants.

Here is my email address if you want to contact me personally rather than through Ireland XO.

rwflowers@optusnet. com.au

Pleasure to meet you Patricia

Cheers

Rhonda