[Index]
Mary QUILTY (1822 - 1897)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
John MCNAMARA (1841 - 1923)
Thomas MCNAMARA (1843 - 1908)
James Joseph MCNAMARA (1845 - 1923)
Michael MCNAMARA (1847 - 1922)
Hugh MCNAMARA (1850 - 1907)
Anne MCNAMARA (1852 - 1910)
George MCNAMARA (1854 - 1918)
Mary MCNAMARA (1856 - 1906)
 Mary QUILTY (1822 - 1897)

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John MCNAMARA (1813 - 1855)
 Thomas QUILTY (1786 - 1870)











Anne HAYES (1798 - 1881)











b. abt 1822 at Shanagolden, Co Limerick, Ireland
m. 08 Apr 1840 John MCNAMARA (1813 - 1855) at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
d. 05 Mar 1897 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 75
Near Relatives of Mary QUILTY (1822 - 1897)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father Thomas QUILTY abt 1786 Co Limerick, Ireland 05 Jun 1870 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 84
Mother Anne HAYES abt 1798 Co Limerick, Ireland 02 Jan 1881 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 83

Self Mary QUILTY abt 1822 Shanagolden, Co Limerick, Ireland 05 Mar 1897 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 75

Husband John MCNAMARA abt 1813 Ireland 25 Nov 1855 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 42

Son John MCNAMARA 1841 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1923 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 82
Son Thomas MCNAMARA 1843 New South Wales, Australia 1908 65
Son James Joseph MCNAMARA 1845 New South Wales, Australia 1923 78
Son Michael MCNAMARA 1847 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 1922 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 75
Son Hugh MCNAMARA 24 May 1850 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 17 Jul 1907 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 57
Daughter Anne MCNAMARA 1852 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1910 58
Son George MCNAMARA 1854 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1918 64
Daughter Mary MCNAMARA 1856 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia Feb 1906 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 50

Brother Thomas QUILTY 25 Dec 1818 Co Limerick, Ireland 29 Dec 1893 Windowie, New South Wales, Australia 75
Sister Ellen QUILTY 1820 Co Limerick, Ireland 06 Sep 1888 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 68
Sister Johanna QUILTY abt 1824 Co Limerick, Ireland 31 Oct 1881 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 57
Sister Margaret QUILTY abt 1827 Co Limerick, Ireland 23 Jul 1905 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 78
Brother Michael QUILTY abt 1829 Co Limerick, Ireland 1892 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 63
Sister Ann QUILTY 27 Dec 1831 Co Limerick, Ireland 24 Mar 1915 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 83
Brother Edward QUILTY abt 1838 Co Limerick, Ireland 17 Jan 1862 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 24

Daughter in Law Mary Ann RILEY 1840 1929 89
Daughter in Law Mary Ann Elizabeth DOWNING
Daughter in Law Margaret TUOHY

Granddaughter Ethel MCNAMARA 1876 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1943 Johannesburg, South Africa 67
Grandson Frederick John MCNAMARA 1878 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 68
Granddaughter Gertrude Ilma MCNAMARA 1880 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1958 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 78
Granddaughter Katie Marie MCNAMARA 1883 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1950 Albury, New South Wales, Australia 67
Grandson John Joseph MCNAMARA 1885 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1953 Junee, New South Wales, Australia 68
Grandson William Bernard MCNAMARA 1887 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1968 New South Wales, Australia 81
Granddaughter Bertha Josephine MCNAMARA 1888 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1963 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 75
Grandson Michael George MCNAMARA 1890 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1964 74
Granddaughter Ellen Patricia MCNAMARA Dec 1891 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1975 New South Wales, Australia 84

Niece Anne Mary QUILTY 27 Sep 1847 Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia 03 Aug 1907 Carlton, New South Wales, Australia 59
Nephew Timothy QUILTY 08 Oct 1850 New South Wales, Australia 28 Apr 1926 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 75
Niece Ellen M QUILTY 1862 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1917 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 55
Nephew John QUILTY 1864 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 28 Jul 1942 Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia 78
Nephew Patrick QUILTY 1865 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1922 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 57
Nephew Thomas QUILTY 1867 28 Jun 1932 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 65
Niece Mary Josephine QUILTY 1869 Windowie, New South Wales, Australia 24 Aug 1954 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 85
Nephew Edward Patrick QUILTY 1871 Windowie, New South Wales, Australia 17 Oct 1945 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 74
Niece Margaret Vincent QUILTY 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1943 68
Nephew James Joseph QUILTY 1877 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1959 West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia 82
Niece Catherine "Kate" QUILTY 1878 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 04 Dec 1959 Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia 81
Nephew Michael Sylvester KENNELLY 1839 Co Limerick, Ireland 1911 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 72
Niece Annie KINEALY 1847 Co Limerick, Ireland 09 Feb 1923 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 76
Niece Johanna KENNELLY abt 1854 12 Jul 1888 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 34
Nephew Jeremiah KENNELLY abt 1855 05 May 1861 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 6
Niece Ellen KENNELLY 1858 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 09 Sep 1951 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 93
Niece Margaret KENNELLY 1859 Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1935 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 76
Nephew James KENNELLY 1861 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1943 82
Nephew Jeremiah KENNELLY 1866 Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia abt 15 Jun 1895 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 29
Nephew Edward O'MARA 1844 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 29 Aug 1881 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 37
Nephew Thomas Chrysostom O'MARA 1847 1891 44
Nephew Timothy O'MARA abt 1851 18 Sep 1862 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 11
Nephew James O'MARA 1854 1925 Granville, New South Wales, Australia 71
Nephew Bartholomew Robert DOWNING 25 Dec 1844 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 27 Aug 1893 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 48
Nephew Thomas Joseph DOWNING 1846 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 17 Aug 1915 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
Nephew John A DOWNING 1848 New South Wales, Australia 07 Jun 1922 Temora, New South Wales, Australia 74
Niece Anne DOWNING abt Jan 1851 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 11 Jun 1856 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 5
Niece Mary Ann DOWNING 03 Nov 1852 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 11 Jan 1939 Jugiong, New South Wales, Australia 86
Nephew Michael Joseph DOWNING 25 Apr 1854 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 22 Aug 1939 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 85
Niece Catherine Cecila DOWNING abt 1857 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 13 Jul 1936 79
Niece Margaret Mary DOWNING abt 1858 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 05 Nov 1939 Albury, New South Wales, Australia 81
Nephew Charles DOWNING abt Aug 1859 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 28 Feb 1861 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 1
Niece Johanna May DOWNING 24 Sep 1861 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ellen DOWNING 14 Aug 1865 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 15 Apr 1951 Bondi, New South Wales, Australia 85
Nephew Charles Edward DOWNING 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1950 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 83
Nephew Matthew Sylvester DOWNING 1870 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 07 Apr 1936 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 66
Nephew Frederick Simon DOWNING 05 Mar 1872 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 12 May 1948 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 76
Niece Catherine Mary O'NEILL 25 Feb 1852 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 27 Aug 1887 35
Niece Mary Johanna O'NEILL 21 Aug 1868 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 24 Dec 1870 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 2

Sister in Law Joanna WALSH abt 1856
Sister in Law Mary CLIFFORD 1838 Co Tipperary, Ireland 10 Oct 1888 Windowie, New South Wales, Australia 50
Brother in Law Jeremiah KENNELLY 1817 Co Limerick, Ireland 06 Nov 1886 Lacmalac, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
Brother in Law Timothy O'MARA 1810 Co Tipperary, Ireland 21 Oct 1860 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 50
Brother in Law John Henry CASSIDY abt 1824 Lowell, USA 03 Jun 1873 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 49
Brother in Law Robert DOWNING 1810 Co Kerry, Ireland 13 Oct 1891 Gadara, New South Wales, Australia 81
Sister in Law Sarah Mary QUILTER 1836 1921 85
Brother in Law Hugh O'NEILL 1816 1868 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 52
Sister in Law Ellen M BOW
Events in Mary QUILTY (1822 - 1897)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1822 Mary QUILTY was born Shanagolden, Co Limerick, Ireland 69
16 Mar 1839 17 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per Aliquis 69
08 Apr 1840 18 Married John MCNAMARA (aged 27) Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 69
1841 19 Birth of son John MCNAMARA Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 69
1843 21 Birth of son Thomas MCNAMARA New South Wales, Australia 69
1845 23 Birth of son James Joseph MCNAMARA New South Wales, Australia 69
1847 25 Birth of son Michael MCNAMARA Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 69
24 May 1850 28 Birth of son Hugh MCNAMARA Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 69
1852 30 Birth of daughter Anne MCNAMARA Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
1854 32 Birth of son George MCNAMARA Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
25 Nov 1855 33 Death of husband John MCNAMARA (aged 42) Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 69
1856 34 Birth of daughter Mary MCNAMARA Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
05 Jun 1870 48 Death of father Thomas QUILTY (aged 84) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
02 Jan 1881 59 Death of mother Anne HAYES (aged 83) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
05 Mar 1897 75 Mary QUILTY died Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
Personal Notes:
Mary McNamara nee Quilty
by John C. McNamara

Mary Quilty, the third child of Thomas and Ann Quilty, was born at Shanagolden, County Limerick, Ireland about 1822.

Her family lived in the Townland of Glashgannlff, about a mile to the south of Shanagolden Village and they worked on the Estate of Lord and Lady Monteagle.

When the government emigration policy called for agricultural labourers and tradesmen for Australia, the Monteagles encouraged many of their workers to take this opportunity to make a new life in a new land.

The Quilty family journeyed to the city of Cork and on 7 December 1838 they embarked on the ship, the Aliquis for Australia. The family consisted of Thomas Quilty Snr. (45 years), Ann (40), Thomas Jnr. (20), Mary (16), Johanna (14), Margaret (12), Michael (10), Ann (7) and Edward (7 months).

The Aliquis arrived at Sydney Town in the Colony of New South Wales on 16 March 1839. The Colony was in severe drought at this stage and many of these Irish newcomers made their way to the south and southwest of the Colony as many relatives, friends and fellow countrymen had become established in these parts. The Quilty’s made their way to the Murrumbidgee area and settled for a short time in the Gobarralong region near Gundagai.

Another family that came to Australia on the Aliquis at the same time as the Quilty family was the McNamara family. John McNamara came to Australia as a free settler with his wife Mary and their daughter Mary. Ship records show John and Mary were both 26 years old and their daughter Mary was 2 years old.

Several weeks after their arrival in Sydney on 1 May 1839, John McNamara’s daughter, Mary, died at Kent Street. It is believed that some time after this John’s wife Mary also passed away and John then journeyed to Gobarralong where the Quiltys had Settled.

Mary Quilty married John McNamara at Gobarralong, near Gundagai on 8 April 1840. The Rev-Charles Lovat performed the marriage at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Quilter, of. Gobarralong, and witnesses to the ceremony were John Quilter and James Quinn. Mary’s surname is incorrectly shown on the marriage certificate as Quilter instead of Quilty. With all these surnames beginning with the letter'“Q" perhaps the reverend gentleman had a couple of drinks too many after the ceremony and got the names mixed up.

John and Mary were to later settle south of Tumut on the Upper Gilmore Creek. On 13 October 1848 it was gazetted in the Sydney Morning Herald that T. Mara and J Macnamara were granted a squatter’s license for 1,6,000 acres of crown land which was known as the Head of the Gilmore. Timothy is to later change his name from Mara to O’Mara. Today, within the boundaries of the old Head of the Gilmore squatting run, is the township of Batlow, which began as a gold mingng town named Reedy Flat.

John McNamara had the reputation of being one of the best bush riders In the district. Records show he died at Gilmore Creek on 25 November 1855 aged 39 years. Where John McNamara is buried is not known, it is most probable he is buried in an unmarked grave somewhere on the Snubba Range. Timothy O’Mara died in October 1860. At the time of John’s death, Mary had seven children up to the age of 14 years and she was pregnant by two months with her eighth child.

After the deaths of John and Timothy, much of the property was reclaimed by the Government when the Gilmore Creek Gold Field and the Bago State Forest were both proclaimed on 31 August 1865.

In later years, Mary McNamara moved to Russell Street, Tumut and it was here that she died on 5 March 1897 aged 75 years. Cause of death was cancer of the breast and disease of the heart for two years.

Mary is buried in the Tumut Pioneer Cemetery in an unmarked grave. Very close to the Qurlty graves in the Tumut Pioneer Cemetery is the grave of Mary’s son, Hugh McNamara. This is a large grave that would hold four or five people, it is possible Mary is buried there.

John and Mary McNamara had eight children who were:

John McNamara (1841-1923) m. Mary Anne Riley
Thomas McNamara (1843-1908) not married.
James Joseph McNamara (1845-1923) m. Mary Ann Elizabeth Downing
Michael McNamara (1847-1922) m. Margaret Tuohy
Hugh McNamara (1850-1907) not married.
Anne McNamara (1852-1910) not married.
George CNcNamara (1854-1918) not married.
Mary McNamara (1856-1906) not married.
Source References:
69. Type: Book, Abbr: Relict of, Title: Relict of … Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District, Auth: Tumut Family History Group, Publ: Tumut Family History Group, Date: 2001
- Reference = 11 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 11 (Birth)
- Reference = 11 (Marriage)
- Reference = 12 (Death)
76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209564606/mary-mcnamara (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Aged 75 Years
Daughter of Thomas and Ann
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