Beaver & Williamson Families

Looking for information about my 3x great grandparents William Beavers, a farmer -Annie Williamson Family from Killyman County Tyrone.

We have researched the family in Australia but have not found much about their life in Co. Tyrone, Ireland. We have been told that they lived in Killyman Co. Tyrone.

We are planning to be in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland from 10 October 24 to 16 October 24.  Our aim is to walk in their footsteps, experience the county that they lived in and go and see if we can find and connect with any descendants. Our family members have had their DNA done to help this process but not much joy as yet. My Mum has a Common Ancestor DNA Match of 93cms - we have reached out to this person but no response.

My 2x great grandmother was Margaret Beavers b Circa 1833 Killyman? County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Her parents were William Beavers and Anne Williamson.

From Shipping Records, in 1856 Margaret 23, a servant and her younger sister Rachel 21 emigrated on the Sabrina from Southhampton England arriving in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in April 1857.  Unassisted passenger Lists, 1839-1923

On 14 Mar 1860 Margaret 27, born Tyrone, a house servant married Jose Antonio Pires 27, born Lisbon, a labourer at St Thomas Church of England, Essendon, Victoria, Australia.  Parents names: William Beaver, Labourer and Anne Williamson. BDM Victoria Marriage #123/1860

On 18 July 1906 Margaret Parrs at 13 Bignell St Flemington Victoria Australia BDM Victoria Death #9086/1906. Death Notice - The Age Thursday 19 July 1906, page 1 Age 72.

On 20 July 1906 Margaret was buried at Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria. Two of her grandchildren are buried in the same plot - Henry and Ernest Paris. 

Jose and Margaret had 3 children

1) Joseph Paris (Pars) b 9 March1862- d 1899 BDM Vic Birth #8115/1862 - d 28 Jun 1938 Kensington Victoria Australia .

2) Mary Rosia Murphy (maiden name Paris) b 17 Oct 1864 Flemington Victoria Australia BDM Vic Birth #21767/1864 d. 21 Oct 1939 Carlton, Vic, Australia

3) Elizabeth Annie Murphy (Paris) b 16 Jul 1870 BDM Vic Birth #15785/1870 - d 3 Sep 1910  BDM Vic Death #9980/1910 East Melbourne  

We have no record of Jose's Death - family story is that he went back to Portugal! Unable to locate any records.

Rachel Hunter (Beavers) b circa 1839 Co Tyrone to William and Annie Beavers nee Williamson. 0n 12 Jul 1859 Rachel Beavers 25 married John Hunter 27 in East Melbourne. On 20 Dec 1918 Rachel Hunter (Beavers) died at the Austin Hospital Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia. BDM Vic Death #14634/1916

My Mum has a Common Ancestor DNA Match of 93cms - we have reached out to this person but no response.