[Index]
John CASEY (1794 - 1882)
convict 7 years for insurrection, bullock driver
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
William CASEY (1831 - 1903)
Thomas CASEY (1834 - 1917)
Mary Coriline CASEY (1835 - 1910)
James CASEY (1839 - 1883)
Elizabeth Mary CASEY (1841 - 1931)
Joseph Andrew CASEY (1845 - 1915)
Mark CASEY (1847 - 1926)
Michael James CASEY (1848 - 1939)
 John CASEY (1794 - 1882)

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Mary Caroline PURCELL (1812 - 1889)
 Mark CASEY











Ellen MAHER











John CASEY Mary Caroline PURCELL
John CASEY
John CASEY Mary Caroline PURCELL John CASEY
b. abt 1794 at Co Tipperary, Ireland
m. 04 Feb 1833 Mary Caroline PURCELL (1812 - 1889) at Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
d. 22 May 1882 at Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia aged 88
Near Relatives of John CASEY (1794 - 1882)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law John PURCELL
Mother in Law Hannah FERRINGTON

Father Mark CASEY
Mother Ellen MAHER

Self John CASEY abt 1794 Co Tipperary, Ireland 22 May 1882 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 88

Wife Mary Caroline PURCELL abt 1812 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England 13 Sep 1889 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 77

Son William CASEY 1831 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 26 Apr 1903 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 72
Son Thomas CASEY 1834 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 27 Aug 1917 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 83
Daughter Mary Coriline CASEY 1835 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 27 Oct 1910 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 75
Son James CASEY 1839 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1883 44
Daughter Elizabeth Mary CASEY 1841 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 07 Nov 1931 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia 90
Son Joseph Andrew CASEY 1845 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 24 Mar 1915 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 70
Son Mark CASEY 1847 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1926 79
Son Michael James CASEY 1848 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 16 Feb 1939 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 91

Daughter in Law Mary Ann Agnes NOLAN
Daughter in Law Caroline Elizabeth KING
Son in Law George REID abt 1828 Tintinhull, Somerset, England 07 Sep 1907 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 79
Son in Law Daniel FLANAGAN 1844 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 02 Aug 1880 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 36
Daughter in Law Mary Jane FLANAGAN
Daughter in Law Sarah CURTIN 1849 Appin, New South Wales, Australia 1930 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 81

Granddaughter Madaline CASEY 1861 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson John William CASEY 1863 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Joseph CASEY 1865 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1931 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 66
Granddaughter Caroline CASEY 1867 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Catherine CASEY 1869 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Owen Patrick CASEY 1871 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1950 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 79
Granddaughter Margaret Anne Bridget CASEY 1873 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Mary Elena CASEY 1876 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Thomas Austin CASEY 1878 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1949 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 71
Granddaughter Evelyn Agnes CASEY 1880 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Emma CASEY 1872 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1872 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 0
Grandson John William CASEY 1875 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1934 Junee, New South Wales, Australia 59
Granddaughter Ada Caroline CASEY 1876 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Amelia Ann CASEY 1879 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1879 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 0
Grandson Bernard King CASEY 1880 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1947 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 67
Grandson Sydney Thomas CASEY 1882 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson James Patrick CASEY 1884 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1959 Forbes, New South Wales, Australia 75
Grandson Austin Joseph CASEY 1885 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Harold Bede CASEY 1888 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1969 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 81
Grandson George Washington CASEY 1890 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Catherine Irene CASEY 1891 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Caroline Elizabeth CASEY 1894 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Vincent Roy CASEY 1896 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Joseph REID 1855 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 07 Nov 1942 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 87
Grandson Thomas Cornelius REID 18 Aug 1856 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 17 Feb 1895 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 38
Granddaughter Caroline REID 1858 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 05 Feb 1933 Bingara, New South Wales, Australia 75
Granddaughter Agnes REID 1861 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1937 76
Granddaughter Anorah Honorah REID 1862 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1935 73
Grandson Richard REID 1864 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 30 Aug 1929 Spring Flat, Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 65
Granddaughter Anne REID 1866 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1943 77
Grandson Hugh REID 1868 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1954 86
Granddaughter Elizabeth REID 1871 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1951 80
Grandson John James REID 1873 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1963 90
Grandson George REID 1875 1963 88
Grandson Thomas FLANAGAN 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Mary Caroline FLANAGAN 1866 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Anne Matilda FLANAGAN 1869 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Joanna FLANAGAN 1871 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Agnes FLANAGAN 1873 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1874 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1
Granddaughter Elizabeth FLANAGAN 1876 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 11
Grandson Daniel Richard FLANAGAN 1878 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 22 Sep 1951 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia 73
Grandson Joseph CASEY 1873 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1938 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 65
Grandson Albert James CASEY 1874 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1912 Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia 38
Granddaughter Augustine William CASEY 1876 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1953 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 77
Grandson Ernest Wilfred CASEY 1879 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1951 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 72
Grandson Adrian Patrick CASEY 1881 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 07 Apr 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
Granddaughter Mira Rosanna CASEY Jun 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 21 Dec 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Granddaughter Muriel Gladys Teresa CASEY 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Angeline Mary CASEY 1876 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson David CASEY 1878 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1966 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 88
Granddaughter Ann Helena CASEY 1881 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Alice Catherine CASEY 1884 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Elizabeth May CASEY 1887 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Emily Nina CASEY 1887 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Veronica CASEY 1891 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia

Events in John CASEY (1794 - 1882)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1794 John CASEY was born Co Tipperary, Ireland 6
03 Jan 1826 32 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Note 1 6
1831 37 Birth of son William CASEY Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 6
04 Feb 1833 39 Married Mary Caroline PURCELL (aged 21) Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 6
1834 40 Birth of son Thomas CASEY Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 6
1835 41 Birth of daughter Mary Coriline CASEY Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 6
1839 45 Birth of son James CASEY Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 6
1841 47 Birth of daughter Elizabeth Mary CASEY Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
1845 51 Birth of son Joseph Andrew CASEY Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 6
1847 53 Birth of son Mark CASEY Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 6
1848 54 Birth of son Michael James CASEY Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 6
22 May 1882 88 John CASEY died Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 11762/1882 6
Note 1: convict 7 years for insurrection, per Sir Godfrey Webster
Personal Notes:
helped capture bushrangers Tennant & Rix near Tharwa
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 = 45 (Immigration)
- Reference = 45 (Marriage)
- Reference = 45 (Death)
- Reference = 45 (Birth)
- Reference = 45 (Name/Notes)
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/2096/john-casey.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Born: c. 1797; Died: 1882; Married: Caroline Purcell

John Casey
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John CASEY, Family Group Sheet ⧉ (PDF 35.5 kb)
John CASEY, Family Group Sheet

John Casey was an Irish rebel. His father Mark Casey was a farmer; his mother was Mary Ellen Maher. At the time of his trial John Casey was twenty seven, married with two children, and his native place was Tipperary. 'Height 5 ft 4 inches, complexion fair ruddy – mole on right knee. Colour hair dark brown, eyes dark hazel'. A farmer's labourer, he was tried at Cashel on 10.4.1824. His offence - insurrection. Sentence, seven years. As no records have been found for any of them it is surmised that his wife and children died some time after John's transportation.

John Casey was transported to Australia in 1826 on the Sir Godfrey Webster, destined to spend the next sixty-five years in the colony. John Casey was possibly the first bullocky servicing the Limestone Plains, including Ginninderra, in the late 1820s.

He won his freedom early by helping capture the bushranger John Tennant in 1827 in the party led by James Ainslie. He duly received his ticket of leave in 1828.

In the 1828 census it is recorded that he had a seven year sentence, was a roman Catholic, and was employed as a bullock driver to Mrs Broughton (Goulburn Plains. NSW. Census 1928). He was subsequently assigned to Joshua Moore and drove bullock teams from Liverpool to Canberra, supplying the district.

He married Mary Caroline Purcell (1808-1889) on 4th February 1833 at St Mary's church, Gundaroo. They were to have seven children.

William (1831-1903)
Thomas (1834-1917)
Mary Caroline (1835-1910)
James (1839-1883)
Elizabeth Mary (1841-1931)
Joseph Andrew (1845-1915)
Mark (1847-1926))
Michael James (1848-1939))

Casey became one of the early pioneers of the Tallagandra district to the north of Mulligans Flat. It is reported that he took up a selection of sixty acres there, some time before 1873.

"The Caseys found themselves a small leasehold at the Back Creek end of Tallagandra which they called 'Sugarloaf', just north of the current ACT border.They flourished. John must have sung the praises of the new country, so much so, that his brother Thomas came out to join him as a free settler in 1841. Tallagandra became predominantly Catholic and known as a 'stronghold' of the Casey and Reid families.......their humble origins meant that it took them thirty years to earn enough to purchase their own land. They had been leasing a small block on which they had built their home, but they had limited access to pasture for their flocks. John agitated or used roadways and common land, once being fined for not being able to contain his stock. Primarily his income came from hhis work as a bullock and as a ploughmen or shepherd for other men. Nevertheless, John Casey managed to save enough hard-earned cash to purchase two small selections of 60 and 40 acres"' [McDonald: 2018:441]

Casey was involved in a court case in 1861: Samuel Spalding was charged with on the 16th maliciously and unlawfully maimed a working bullock, the property of John Casey of Back Creek, Gundaroo, by breaking its near hind leg with a tomahawk. District Constable Joseph Tinge, William Casey, James Casey (sons of James Casey) and John Casey gave evidence. Spalden was committed for trial at the quarter sessions. [Golden Age 31.10.1861]. A subsequent trial jury found Spalden not guilty.

John Casey died 'of general debility' in 1882 after being 'confined to his residence for a long time', and is buried in the Gundaroo Catholic Cemetery. The Post offered the following reflections: Died at his residence 'Sugarloaf' on Monday night 22nd May at the age of 88. He was among the earliest arrivals in the district and settled many years ago in close proximity to his present residence where he followed the occupation of farmer and grazier. The funeral took place on Thursday and despite torrential rain some 200 people followed the funeral to the RC Cemetery, Gundaroo. [Wizard's Notes, Goulburn Evening Penny Post 30.5.1882]

He is pictured in the photograph (c. 1870) with his wife, Caroline [Purcell].
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