| [Index] |
| Peter SHUMACK (1806 - 1883) |
| farmer, sponsored brother Richard's family to Canberra |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
| Peter SHUMACK (1806 - 1883) + Mary MATHIESON (1833 - 1915) |
Peter SHOEMAKER (1781 - ) | |||
| Elizabeth (SHOEMAKER) | ||||
| b. abt 1806 at Kilfinane, Co Limerick, Ireland |
| m. 02 Jan 1862 Mary MATHIESON (1833 - 1915) at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 29 Sep 1883 at Canberra, ACT, Australia aged 77 |
| Near Relatives of Peter SHUMACK (1806 - 1883) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Father in Law | William MATHIESON | |||||
| Mother in Law | Jane SCOTT | |||||
| Father | Peter SHOEMAKER | abt 1781 | ||||
| Mother | Elizabeth (SHOEMAKER) | |||||
| Self | Peter SHUMACK | abt 1806 | Kilfinane, Co Limerick, Ireland | 29 Sep 1883 | Canberra, ACT, Australia | 77 |
| Wife | Mary MATHIESON | abt 1833 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 13 Oct 1915 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 82 |
| Adopted Daughter | Sarah PEARCE | 1862 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Adopted Daughter | Annie Maria PEARCE | abt 1868 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Brother | William SHUMACK | abt 1804 | Co Cork, Ireland | 1877 | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | 73 |
| Brother | George SHUMACK | abt 1810 | Kilfinane, Co Limerick, Ireland | 1857 | Bowenfels, New South Wales, Australia | 47 |
| Brother | John SHUMACK | abt 1811 | Kilfinane, Co Limerick, Ireland | 04 Mar 1849 | Duntroon, ACT, Australia | 38 |
| Brother | Joseph SHUMACK | abt 1813 | Kilfinane, Co Limerick, Ireland | 1880 | Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia | 67 |
| Brother | Richard SHUMACK | abt 1816 | Kilfinane, Co Limerick, Ireland | 09 Oct 1887 | Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia | 71 |
| Brother | Samuel SHUMACK | abt 1819 | Co Limerick, Ireland | 1884 | Sunny Corner, New South Wales, Australia | 65 |
| Nephew | Richard SHUMACK | abt 1837 | Ireland | |||
| Niece | Margaret SHUMACK | abt 1839 | Ireland | |||
| Nephew | John SHUMACK | 1843 | Bowenfels, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Niece | Elizabeth SHUMACK | 1845 | Kelso, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Niece | Mary A SHUMACK | 1847 | Kelso, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | William SHUMACK | 1849 | New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | Samuel SHUMACK | 1851 | New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Niece | Ann Jane SHUMACK | 1853 | Abercrombie, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | George SHUMACK | 1855 | New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Niece | Isabella E SHUMACK | 1858 | New South Wales, Australia | abt 1858 | 0 | |
| Niece | Ellen M SHUMACK | abt 1860 | New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | William J SHUMACK | 1853 | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia | 1860 | 7 | |
| Niece | Ellen Lucy SHUMACK | 1856 | Bowenfels, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | Joseph Ayra SHUMACK | abt 1836 | Ireland | 23 Dec 1901 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 65 |
| Niece | Eliza Elizabeth SHUMACK | 05 Jan 1840 | Castletown, Co Cork, Ireland | 21 Oct 1907 | Sutton, New South Wales, Australia | 67 |
| Nephew | Richard SHUMACK | 19 Jan 1842 | Canberra, ACT, Australia | 29 Aug 1931 | Ainsley, ACT, Australia | 89 |
| Nephew | Peter (Big Pete) SHUMACK | 16 May 1844 | Canberra, ACT, Australia | 14 Feb 1912 | Canberra, ACT, Australia | 67 |
| Niece | Elizabeth SHUMACK | 1849 | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Niece | Mary A SHUMACK | 1851 | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | John SHUMACK | 1853 | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Niece | Rachel SHUMACK | 1857 | Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | Samuel G SHUMACK | 1859 | Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Niece | Frances G SHUMACK | 1861 | Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | Joseph SHUMACK | 1863 | Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | George SHUMACK | 1865 | Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | Peter William SHUMACK | 1867 | Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Niece | Margaret Jane SHUMACK | 1869 | Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | Thomas SHUMACK | 1871 | Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | Richard SHUMACK | 1873 | Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Niece | Lydia Catherine SHUMACK | 1878 | Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia | 1878 | Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia | 0 |
| Niece | Elizabeth SHUMACK | 1842 | Buttevant, Co Cork, Ireland | 20 Dec 1876 | New South Wales, Australia | 34 |
| Niece | Margaret SHUMACK | 09 May 1844 | Buttevant, Co Cork, Ireland | 19 Jul 1938 | Ainsley, ACT, Australia | 94 |
| Nephew | John SHUMACK | abt 1847 | Buttevant, Co Cork, Ireland | 25 May 1896 | Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia | 49 |
| Nephew | Samuel SHUMACK | 18 Jul 1850 | Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland | 05 Apr 1940 | Peakhurst, New South Wales, Australia | 89 |
| Niece | Phoebe Anna Laura SHUMACK | 04 Dec 1857 | Duntroon, ACT, Australia | 01 Apr 1943 | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 85 |
| Niece | Emily SHUMACK | 11 Jun 1860 | Ginninderra, ACT, Australia | 25 Mar 1927 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 66 |
| Nephew | George Edward SHUMACK | 23 Apr 1863 | Canberra, ACT, Australia | 03 Feb 1937 | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 73 |
| Niece | Mary Armstrong SHUMACK | 1882 | Canberra, ACT, Australia | |||
| Niece | Ida SHUMACK | 1883 | Canberra, ACT, Australia | |||
| Niece | Susannah SHUMACK | 1884 | Canberra, ACT, Australia | |||
| Nephew | Richard SHUMACK | 1886 | Canberra, ACT, Australia | |||
| Niece | Alice SHUMACK | 1887 | Canberra, ACT, Australia | 1887 | Canberra, ACT, Australia | 0 |
| Nephew | George SHUMACK | 1846 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | William SHUMACK | 1848 | Kelso, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | John SHUMACK | 1850 | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Niece | Mary Jane SHUMACK | 1852 | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Niece | Elizabeth SHUMACK | 1854 | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Niece | Sarah SHUMACK | 1856 | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | Samuel SHUMACK | 1858 | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | 1860 | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | 2 |
| Niece | Mary J MATHIESON | 1866 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Niece | Ann MATHIESON | 1868 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Niece | May MATHIESON | 1869 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | William Scott MATHIESON | 1871 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 1873 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 2 |
| Niece | Catherine B MATHIESON | 1882 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Brother in Law | William MATHIESON | abt 1837 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 02 May 1882 | Jeir, New South Wales, Australia | 45 |
| Sister in Law | Eliza DOHERTY | Ireland | ||||
| Sister in Law | Lucy BONNETON | |||||
| Sister in Law | Margaret O'TOOLE | abt 1809 | Co Cork, Ireland | 12 May 1879 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 70 |
| Sister in Law | Margaret SHEEDY | |||||
| Sister in Law | Anne SHOEMAKER | abt 1821 | Ireland | 30 May 1873 | Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia | 52 |
| Sister in Law | Eastern Jane ARMSTRONG | abt 1853 | 21 Jun 1913 | Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia | 60 | |
| Sister in Law | Ellen CONNORS | 1844 | ||||
| Sister in Law | Sarah BROWN | |||||
| Events in Peter SHUMACK (1806 - 1883)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| abt 1806 | Peter SHUMACK was born | Kilfinane, Co Limerick, Ireland | 6 | ||
| 11 Nov 1841 | 35 | Immigration | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | per 'Lascar' | 6 |
| 1862 | 56 | Birth of adopted daughter Sarah PEARCE | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 6 | |
| 02 Jan 1862 | 56 | Married Mary MATHIESON (aged 29) | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 2862/1862 St John's Canberra | 6 |
| abt 1868 | 62 | Birth of adopted daughter Annie Maria PEARCE | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 6 | |
| 29 Sep 1883 | 77 | Peter SHUMACK died | Canberra, ACT, Australia | 6 | |
| Source References: |
| 6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001 |
| - Reference = 290 (Birth) |
| - Reference = 193 (Marriage) |
| - Reference = 193 (Name, Notes) |
| - Reference = 290 (Death) |
| 80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/ |
| - Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/2475/peter-senior-shumack.html (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: Peter (Senior) Shumack
Born: 1808; Died: 1883; Married: Mary (Mathieson) Related Files Shumack, Peter (Senior) and Mary (Mathieson) ⧉ (RTF 258.6 kb) Shumack, Peter (Senior) and Mary (Mathieson) - Family Group Sheet Peter was one of seven sons born to Peter and Eliza Shoemaker of Kilfinane, County Limerick, all of whom emigrated to Australia. Brothers George, Samuel and William (with his wife and two children) arrived on the 'Resource' in 1840. Peter arrived in Sydney on the 'Lascar' in October 1841 with brothers Joseph and John (with his wife and two children). Brother Richard was the last to arrive on 31 August 1856 on the 'Bermondsey' with his wife Anne (Shoemaker) and their four children. According to his son Samuel, Richard and his wife had stayed in Ireland to care for their aged parents. Four brothers settled in the Bathurst area; Peter, John and Richard settled in Canberra. Immigration details describe Peter as an 'Agricultural Labourer', in good health, able to read and write, and an Episcopalian. His first employer was Archibald McLeod, at Liverpool, followed by another short stint working for James Wright of 'Lanyon'. His next employment as a shepherd at Charles Campbell's 'Duntroon' was more enduring. He earned a yearly wage of ₤17, and would have had a few acres of his own to cultivate. In 1856 Peter was employed by Rev Pierce Galliard-Smith, who had only recently become rector of St John's Anglican parish of Canberra. [In 1842 Peter's brother John had been the first tenant of the Glebe - 100 acres transferred to the church by Robert Campbell for maintenance of the clergy. John had built a three roomed slab house for he and his wife and four children, but he died in 1849]. In the following year however, some land at 'Upper Canberra' (in the vicinity of modern day Lyneham) was surveyed into 100-acre lots, and Peter (Portion 34), and his nephew Joseph and Joseph's mother, secured blocks. They thus became the first Shumacks to acquire land in the County of Murray, though Richard was just about to begin buying land in the Weetangera district and establish his Springvale homestead. Samuel Shumack recounts that his father Richard later helped Peter to improve his land, and when Peter left parson Smith's service, assisted him in fencing the block, building a house and an orchard. In 1868 Peter sold 1 rood of his land for ₤5 to trustees for the Methodist congregation to build a church. The trustees were Thomas Southwell, John Gales, John Southwell, Samson Southwell and Samuel Walker (Udy p.35) Within four years this church was dis-assembled and rebuilt at Weetangera. At the age of fifty-four Peter married Mary Mathieson, the daughter of a Scottish shepherd working at the Ginninderra estate. They did not have any children. Peter died on 29 September 1883 and was buried at St Johns. References Gray, J. 1989. The Glebe Park Story, Royal Australian Institute of Recreation ACT Region, Canberra Shumack, S. 1967 (ed. J. E. and S. Shumack). 1967. An Autobiography, or, Tales and Legends of Canberra Pioneers. Canberra White, E. 1993. A Shumack Family. c.1668-1992 & connected families. Eastwood, NSW. Udy, J S. 1974. Living Stones. The story of the Methodist Church in Canberra. Sacha Books, Sydney |