Joseph Byrne

  Research Notes:

Sue Hehir notes:
Joseph born 1799 Ireland. Sent to Australia for the crime of unlawful oaths; unlawful oaths was a crime instigated in 1795 through the unlawful oaths act by the Pitt Govt. designed to stem the rise of unionism uprising of workers and general agitation and organised way.
He was convicted as a "Whiteboy" (WB): Many of those convicted under the Insurrection Act of 1822 were known as Whiteboys. Whiteboy activities in the early 1820s included being absent from home after dark, possessing arms and ammunition, taking unlawful oaths, unlawful assembly, and sending threatening letters or posting threatening notices.
Sentenced to life, Wexford, Ireland 30th July 1833. Came on the vessel "James Laing" from Dublin, Ireland 16th February 1834, arrived Sydney, NSW, June 29th 1834.
Joseph was 34 (DOB 1800, Carlow Co. Ireland.), married with 4 male and 1 female children. He was a shepherd. (Website Irish convicts to NSW 1788 - 1849).
Ticket of leave granted no. 43/2372, allowed to remain in Braidwood Oct 11th 1843. Convict Pardon 48/1949, 1 Nov 1848.
Probably the 4 sons of this Joseph Byrne; the brothers Byrne (John, 22, James, 20, Patrick, 18 and Michael, 16), arrived in Sydney as Assisted Immigrants on board the 'Success' in 1849. (NSW State Records Assisted Immigrants, Reel 2460 Fiche 837).
The brothers came to Australia to join their father Joseph, who had been transported as a convict.
Patrick's son Joe, became a bushranger in the Ned Kelly gang, if the family connections are correct:

  Noted events in his life were:

• connection. Joseph Byrne (1799)
He had James Byrne (1829)
He had Richard Byrne (1869)
He had Mary Byrne (c1896) who married William Wilson (1895)
They had Dawn Wilson (1927) who married Raymond Richards (1925)
They had Suzanne Richards (c1950) who married Raymond Hehir (1948)
His father was John Hehier (1897) who married Hazel Johnson (1919)
Her father was Reginald Johnson (c1895) who married Vera Walker (1898)
Her father was Richard Walker (1891)
His father was Richard Dolpohin Walker (1868)
His father was James Walker (1838) who married Theresa Hanslow (1843)
Her father was Peter Hanslow (1798)
He married Louisa Beringer (1817) & he also married Mary Porter (1809) & with her had Sarah Hanslow (1834) who married Henry Mitchell (1819)
They had Esther Mitchell (1854) who married John Nott (1858)
They had Beatrix Nott (1885) who married Ernest Brown (1880)
His father was Stephen Brown (1854) & he also had Amy Brown (1879)
She had Elva Brown (1915) who married Colin Southwell (1913)
His father was Horace Southwell (1881) who married Rebecca Smith (1879)
Her father was Ellis Smith (1836) who married Jane Southwell (1859)
Her father was Thomas Southwell (1813) & he also had Elizabeth Southwell (1861) who married David Boon (1861)
They had Gladys Boon (1891) who married Arthur Firkin (1897)
His father was Caleb Firkin (1863) & he also had Caleb Firkin (1892) who married Laura Bray (1893)
Her father was Thomas Bray (1870)
His father was Thomas Alfred Bray (1848)
His father was Thomas Bray (1821) & he also had Arthur Augustus Bray (18690
He had Albert Alan Bray (1896)
He had Robert Alfred Bray (1920)
He had Robert Arthur Bray (1947) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies)

Joseph married Catherine O'Brien. (Catherine O'Brien was born circa 1800.)