John Austin Keighran

  Noted events in his life were:

• connection. Gerri Nicholas 's links to me are as follows:
Gerri Nicholas . . .
Is linked to . . .
David Scurrah (1862) who married Alice Keighran (1864)
Her father was John Austin Keighran (1826)
His father was John Keighran (1802)
His father was Patrick Keighran (1764) & he also had James Keighran (1808)
He had John Keighran (1845)
He had Joseph Keighran (1879)
He had Leslie Keighran (1904)
He had Mary Keighran (1927) who married Mervyn Collins (1924)
They had Les Collins (1950) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

• Resided. Glenalvon, Campbelltown, Sydney, NSW Australia in 1842 which he mortgaged from his brother-in-law Michael Byrne when he became insolvent

• Property. In 1849 according to notes from Lorna Sharf he owned Brundell which had 13000 acres and is near the Tumut River in the District of Murrumgicgee NSW, 65 miles from Yass and 14 miles from Gundagai. It was known as John Keighran's station. It was on the western side of Kiley's property "Red Hill"

In 1851 the Campbelltown Turf Club, represented by John Bray of Denfield, John Vardy of Menangle and three of John Waby's sons-in-law, William Fowler, post master, James Graham, wheelwright and Michael Byrne, farmer, leased 60 acres from John Keighran for a race course. Horse racing was well supported in Campbelltown and the 3 days when the races were held were a high point in the town's social life.
According to Stephen Lidd [stephenlidd@hotmail.com] he also owned a hotel in Bargo & he had land in Brungle in the District of Murrumbidgee on the Tumut River, 65 miles from Yass & 14 miles from Gundagai

• connection. ⁴¹⁹ The connection between Jeanne Lyons to me are as follows:
Jeanne Daly (c1940) married Noel Lyons (1937)
Her father was Reginald Daly (1899) who married Nancye Jeanne Gately (1915)
Her father was George Gately (1885) who married Marjorie Mary Stimpson Flett (1893)
Her father was Lewis Flett (1866) who married Charlotte Curtis (1867)
Her father was William Curtis (1833) who married Rose Keighran (1835)
Her father was John Keighran (1802)
His father was Patrick Keighran (1764) & he also had James Keighran (1808)
He had John Keighran (1845)
He had Joseph Keighran (1879)
He had Leslie Keighran (1904)
He had Mary Keighran (1927) who married Mervyn Collins (1924)
They had Les Collins (1950) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

John married Catherine Agnes Byrne, daughter of Hugh Vesty Byrne and Sarah Dwyer, on 18 Oct 1825 in St Marys Catholic Cathedral, Sydney, NSW Australia. (Catherine Agnes Byrne was born in 1807 in Cabramatta, Sydney, NSW Australia, died on 2 Dec 1859 in Campbelltown, Sydney, NSW Australia and was buried on 6 Dec 1859 in St Johns Catholic, Campbelltown, Sydney, NSW Australia.)