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James MCCARTHY (1802 - 1869)
farmer 'Cranebrook' Penrith, landholder 'Gelnwood' Ginninderra
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Mary Ann MCCARTHY (1831 - 1904)
Margaret MCCARTHY (1833 - )
Elizabeth MCCARTHY (1834 - )
James Vincent MCCARTHY (1836 - 1839)
William Ralph MCCARTHY (1836 - 1914)
James MCCARTHY (1840 - 1911)
Joseph MCCARTHY (1843 - 1850)
Sarah Jane MCCARTHY (1845 - )
James MCCARTHY (1802 - 1869)

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Phyllis Mary HUSH ( - 1876)
James MCCARTHY (1772 - 1851)











Mary RIGBY RIGNEY (1770 - 1821)












b. 1802 at Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
m. 1830 Phyllis Mary HUSH ( - 1876)
d. 22 Dec 1869 at Penrith, New South Wales, Australia aged 67
Near Relatives of James MCCARTHY (1802 - 1869)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father James MCCARTHY 1772 Co Antrim, Ireland 1851 79
Mother Mary RIGBY RIGNEY 1770 1821 51

Self James MCCARTHY 1802 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 22 Dec 1869 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 67

Wife Phyllis Mary HUSH 10 Apr 1876 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia

Daughter Mary Ann MCCARTHY 1831 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 03 Jan 1904 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 73
Daughter Margaret MCCARTHY 1833 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Elizabeth MCCARTHY 1834 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Son James Vincent MCCARTHY 1836 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 1839 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 3
Son William Ralph MCCARTHY 1836 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 06 Oct 1914 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia 78
Son James MCCARTHY 1840 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 25 Oct 1911 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 71
Son Joseph MCCARTHY 1843 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 1850 7
Daughter Sarah Jane MCCARTHY 1845 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia

Son in Law Joseph HIBBERSON abt Dec 1812 Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, England 19 May 1890 Bowna, New South Wales, Australia 77
Daughter in Law Catherine GALVIN abt 1847 26 Aug 1882 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 35

Granddaughter Mary Josephine HIBBERSON 1856 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 05 Mar 1940 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 84
Granddaughter Elizabeth A HIBBERSON 1858 Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Joseph James HIBBERSON 1860 Albury, New South Wales, Australia 1922 Hillston, New South Wales, Australia 62
Grandson William HIBBERSON 1862 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson James Vincent HIBBERSON abt 1864 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 09 May 1932 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 68
Granddaughter Johanna MCCARTHY
Granddaughter Mary E MCCARTHY 1868 Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Florence Amy MCCARTHY 1870 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Catherine Agnes MCCARTHY 1872 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson William Ralph MCCARTHY 1874 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson James Vincent MCCARTHY 1875 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson John Galvin MCCARTHY 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Anne Phyllis MCCARTHY 1879 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Ada Magdalen MCCARTHY 1880 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Joseph Patrick MCCARTHY 1881 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Events in James MCCARTHY (1802 - 1869)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1802 James MCCARTHY was born Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 2
1821 19 Death of mother Mary RIGBY RIGNEY (aged 51) 80
1830 28 Married Phyllis Mary HUSH 2
1831 29 Birth of daughter Mary Ann MCCARTHY Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 2
1833 31 Birth of daughter Margaret MCCARTHY Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 2
1834 32 Birth of daughter Elizabeth MCCARTHY Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 2
1836 34 Birth of son James Vincent MCCARTHY Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 2
1836 34 Birth of son William Ralph MCCARTHY Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 2
1839 37 Death of son James Vincent MCCARTHY (aged 3) Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 2
1840 38 Birth of son James MCCARTHY Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 2
1843 41 Birth of son Joseph MCCARTHY Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 2
1845 43 Birth of daughter Sarah Jane MCCARTHY Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 2
1850 48 Death of son Joseph MCCARTHY (aged 7) 2
1851 49 Death of father James MCCARTHY (aged 79) 80
22 Dec 1869 67 James MCCARTHY died Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 2
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 196 (Death)
- Reference = 196 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 196 (Birth)
- Reference = 196 (Marriage)
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/2284/james-mccarthy-junior.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: James A McCarthy (Snr; 2nd), son of the patriarch, who was born in 1802 - would by this time have been farming with his father. In the severe drought of the late 1830's and early 1840's Mr Henry O'Brien of Douro, near Yass, struck the idea of boiling down perishing stock for tallow for which a ready sale was found in Europe. McCarthy (1st) was one of the first to start boiling down works on the O'Brien system, assisted by his son, and 'made a lot of money out of the business, so that when normal seasons again came around he was able to go ahead on a fair wind, and with good financial backing'. (Nepean Times, 24.10.1914, p 4). This success no doubt helped to fund the purchase and development of 'Glenwood', which did not however become a McCarthy family residence until the third generation moved to Ginninderra.

James A McCarthy (Snr) married Phyliss Mary Hush in 1830 at St Marys. They had four sons and four daughters, all born at Penrith - Mary Ann (1831-1903), Margaret (1833- ), Elizabeth (1834- ) James Vincent (1836-1839), William Ralph (1836-1914), James (3rd) (1840-1911), Joseph (18431-1850) and Sarah Jane (1845- ). First James (3rd) and later William, who had been for a time assisting in the boiling down operations, eventually settled on the Glenwood estate, assuming control of it when their father died in 1869.

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