Ghikas "Jigger" BOULGARIS BULGARIES (1807

Ghikas "Jigger" BOULGARIS BULGARIES (1807 - 1874)

Transported from Malta for Piracy

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Xanthe Ann Ghica BULGARIES (1836 - 1916) Catherine BULGARIES (1838 - 1873) William Nicholas BULGARIES (1839 - 1907) George BULGARIES (1841 - 1930) Helena BULGARIS (1845 - 1927) Mary Amelia BULGARIES (1848 - 1916) Henry Lyons BULGARIES (1851 - 1922) Elizabeth Jane BULGARIES (1854 - 1901) John Demetri BULGARIES (1857 - 1886) James Manolis BULGARIES (1859 - 1932)	Ghikas "Jigger" BOULGARIS BULGARIES (1807 - 1874) + Mary LYONS (1815 - 1899)

Pic P1. Inscription
Sacred to the memory of
Jekeir Bulgeires
Died 12 July 1874
Aged 67 Years

Pic 1. Inscription
Sacred to the memory of
Jekeir Bulgeires
Died 12 July 1874
Aged 67 Years

b. abt 1807 at Greece

m. 1835 Mary LYONS (1815 - 1899)

d. 12 Jul 1874 at Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia aged 67

Near Relatives of Ghikas "Jigger" BOULGARIS BULGARIES (1807 - 1874)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Self	Ghikas "Jigger" BOULGARIS BULGARIES	abt 1807	Greece	12 Jul 1874	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	67

Wife	Mary LYONS	abt 1815	Co Cork, Ireland	25 Feb 1899	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	84

Daughter	Xanthe Ann Ghica BULGARIES	22 Dec 1836	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia	13 Nov 1916	Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia	79
Daughter	Catherine BULGARIES	1838	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia	18 May 1873	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	35
Son	William Nicholas BULGARIES	1839	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia	14 Oct 1907	Bibbenluke, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	68
Son	George BULGARIES	1841	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia	02 Aug 1930	Randwick, New South Wales, Australia	89
Daughter	Helena BULGARIS	10 Dec 1845		02 May 1927	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia	81
Daughter	Mary Amelia BULGARIES	17 Feb 1848	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	15 Oct 1916	Annandale, New South Wales, Australia	68
Son	Henry Lyons BULGARIES	1851	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	20 Jul 1922	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	71
Daughter	Elizabeth Jane BULGARIES	Oct 1854	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	15 Feb 1901	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	46
Son	John Demetri BULGARIES	1857	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	03 Jan 1886	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	29
Son	James Manolis BULGARIES	10 Dec 1859	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	06 Aug 1932	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	72

Son in Law	George MCKAY	1831		1894		63
Son in Law	John CAMERON	05 Jul 1832	Strathpeffer, Scotland	08 Jan 1877	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	44
Daughter in Law	Bridget Mary LINNANE	1856		1929		73
Son in Law	Joseph Walpole SILK	1841	Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	14 Jul 1936	Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia	95
Son in Law	James Charles Henry KELLY			1920
Son in Law	James KISS	16 Dec 1843	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia	20 May 1921	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia	77
Daughter in Law	Emma Sarah Anne MILLER	23 Aug 1868	Cathcart, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	14 Sep 1956	Leeton, New South Wales, Australia	88

Grandson	George Demstries KISS	1880	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	02 Jul 1931	Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia	51
Granddaughter	Millicent M "Millie" KISS	25 Nov 1882	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	14 Apr 1899	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	16
Grandson	Laurence Hope KISS	07 Jan 1884	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	09 Apr 1899	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	15
Granddaughter	Mary Olive Ida KISS	1886	Candelo, Bega, New South Wales, Australia	1954	Coolamon, New South Wales, Australia	68
Granddaughter	Monica Myra KISS	1889	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	23 Apr 1956	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	67
Grandson	Bernard Alphonsus KISS	1892	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	28 Jan 1965	Manly, New South Wales, Australia	73
Grandson	Rudolph KISS	1894		13 Feb 1937	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	43
Granddaughter	Veronica H BULGARIES	1901	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	1928	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	27

Events in Ghikas "Jigger" BOULGARIS BULGARIES (1807 - 1874)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1807		Ghikas "Jigger" BOULGARIS BULGARIES was born	Greece
1835	28	Married Mary LYONS (aged 20)
22 Dec 1836	29	Birth of daughter Xanthe Ann Ghica BULGARIES	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
1838	31	Birth of daughter Catherine BULGARIES	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
1839	32	Birth of son William Nicholas BULGARIES	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
1841	34	Birth of son George BULGARIES	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
10 Dec 1845	38	Birth of daughter Helena BULGARIS
17 Feb 1848	41	Birth of daughter Mary Amelia BULGARIES	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
1851	44	Birth of son Henry Lyons BULGARIES	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Oct 1854	47	Birth of daughter Elizabeth Jane BULGARIES	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
1857	50	Birth of son John Demetri BULGARIES	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
10 Dec 1859	52	Birth of son James Manolis BULGARIES	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
18 May 1873	66	Death of daughter Catherine BULGARIES (aged 35)	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
12 Jul 1874	67	Ghikas "Jigger" BOULGARIS BULGARIES died	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia

Personal Notes:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188974327/ghikas-bulgeires

Jigger was a convict. He and 6 other Greek sailors were charged and tried for the crime of piracy on the island of Malta in 1827, 3 of the sailors were given life sentences and the other 4 including Jigger were sentenced to 14 years transportation. Jigger was 24 years of age when he arrived at Port Jackson aboard the ship " Norfolk " on the 27th August 1829. The Imperial Government agreed to cover the cost of their passage back to Greece and 5 of them returned to Greece but Jigger and Androni Tu Malonis decided to stay in the colony.
On his arrival in the colony, he was assigned to Alexander McLeay who was Scottish and Secretary to Governor Bourke. According to the NSW Government Gazette, dated 21st December 1836, he was granted a Ticket of Leave in 1835, No. 35/844. Jigger, together with the other Greek pirates, was given an Absolute Pardon in 1837. In 1860 he applied for citizenship of Australia and on 13 Mar 1861, he was naturalised.
Jigger's death certificate no. 1874/004480. The informant of his death was his wife Mary Ann Bulgaries who notified it on 1 Aug 1874 to S. Robinson at Cooma. The undertaker for his burial was S. Rankin and the witnesses were Wm. Jardine and J. Smith and the priest was Father J. J. Carroll. It is stated on the death certificate that there were 5 sons living, 5 daughters living and 1 daughter deceased.
Contributor: Dr. J The Seeker (47214870) •

Source References:

18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool

- Reference = Geoff Mongan 19 Jan 2022 (Name, Notes)

- Notes: I am Dorothy's and Edward’s youngest son.
Our surname is Mongan (no ‘H’). Mum died in Pambula Hospital on 1 June 1973. She would have turned 66 on 26 August.
Dad was grew up on the family farm in Osborne’s Flat. He was born in 1904. He retired from NSW Police Force in 1964 and we moved to Merimbula. I completed my schooling in Goulburn and took a job in Canberra. Dad moved into aged care in Canberra and died in 1993 shortly after his 89th birthday.

My maternal great-grandmother is Elizabeth Boulgaris. Her father Ghikas was transported from Malta for piracy. His name apparently has 30-40 variations. His grave in Nimmitabel has two different versions.

76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/

- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188974327/ghikas-bulgeires (Name, Notes)

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