MARY AND WILLIAM MCNALLY AND THEIR LAND GRANTS

According to Mrs Hamilton-Grey,or,as Izzy calls her Fotherington-Smythe , William and Mary received land grants at Bellambi. She claims that these are in some way associated with their being born in England. They are the eldest two children and as yet we haven’t found evidence of the grants nor of what they were associated with. Mrs HG speculates on the possibility of their being connected with the Military Service of their father Patrick. Other possibilities which have so far arisen are:

• THEY MIGHT BE THE CHILDREN OF A FORMER MARRIAGE OF JUDITH. E.G AS MCDERMOTT
• THEY COULD BE FAMILY GRANTS
• THIS MIGHT BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. EG. IN THE CASE OF THE BELLS OF TWEED WHERE 2 SONS AND ONE SISTER RECEIVED GRANTS WHILE VERY YOUNG.

Below is an extract from BACK TO BELLAMBI AND CORRIMAL. 1980.  by SYD LONG. ( This is from a photocopy whose origins I do not know. Apologies right now if used without permission and appreciation to whoever passed it on to us )

In this article , it says that JAMES MARTIN was granted the 50 acres in 1830. James was the husband of Mary. If Mrs HGs facts are correct then James claims the land which was his wife’s, sells it and leaves her never to be seen again.  I shall add some of her writing which includes information gathered locally and from Elders of the Area.

IS THIS THE TIME AND PLACE MELINDA WRITES OF IN HER POEM: BELLAMBI’S LAKE?  The time when the McNallys have at least 100 acres of land in what is reputed to be a beautiful place. After servitude and criminal investigations - does the McNally family come here and stand before a future they cannot yet envision ?

 

BELLAMBI LINKS

• THE BELLAMBI LIGHT
• PLACE NAMES OF WOLLONGONG
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wollongong,_New_South_Wales

• Colina. Schooner, 54 tons.Timber carrier, operating out of Sealer’s Cove, Wilsons Promontory, 1840s, 1850s. Lost at the mouth of the Wagonga River, NSW, 1865. [LWP]
  In June 1853, capsized in a squall at Geelong, drowning a young lad of eleven (or perhaps fourteen). [WPP],[LC]
  In 1860, almost wrecked at Bellambi, NSW: SHIPWRECKS.

• http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Illawarra:Line.htm: RAILWAY STATIONS

MUSTERS AND CENSUSES AND ARCHIVES ! AAH !

NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL ARCHIVES - ARMIDALE.

THIS IS THE HERITAGE CENTRE. UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND. C.B. NEWLING CAMPUS. ARMIDALE NSW. 2351. TEL. 02 67736555

FROM THE FILES AT THE CLARENCE  HISTORY SOCIETY AND UNE REGIONAL ARCHIVES WE HAVE SOME MUSTER AND CENSUS DETAILS. Mr William Oates in Armidale brought us in from the cold of Armidale in Winter and introduced us to the Archives held there as well as explaining what he could and accessing files for us. William told us that Armidale and Grafton had a strange relationship. Finding a way from the New England down to the Clarence created an interesting dynamic then as it does today.  William took us upstairs to the Stack. It included a 15th century document found in a shearing shed on the New England. He wished us well on the Clarence and we had hoped to find ledgers or station books for Gordon Brook or Bushy Park which didn’t happen - YET. We were however able to access , in both towns , various papers , books and documents. Includijng the Musters and Census. McNally turned out to have even more spelling variants than we had so far considered. 

• 1814 MUSTER - JUDITH MCANNALLY, BROXBORNEBURY, 3 CHILDREN , WIFE OF P MCNALLY.

 

• 1822 MUSTER

 

MCINNALTY,PATRICK	TL	SURRY I	LIFE	COUNTY GAOL SYDNEY
MCNALTY, JUDITH	CF	BROXBORNEBURY	WIFE OF P MCNALTY	WINDSOR
MCNALTY, MARY  15	CF	BROX		WINDSOR
MCNALTY, WILLIAM  12	CF	BROX		WINDSOR
MCNALTY, ELIZA  10	CF	BROX		WINDSOR
MCNALTY, MATILDA 6	CF	BROX		WINDSOR
MCNALTY, SARAH 3	CF	BROX		WINDSOR

 

• 1823 MUSTER

MCNALTY, PATRICK ,	TL	SURRY I 1814	LIFE	GOVT SERVANT TO WIFE
MCNALTY, JUDITH	CF	BROXBORNEBURY 1814	HOUSEHOLDER	KENT ST SYDNEY
MCNALTY, MARY  17	BC		CHILD OF JUDITH	KENT STREET SYDNEY
MCNALTY, WILLIAM  15	BC		“	“
MCNALTY, ELIZA  12	BC		“	“
MCNALTY, MATILDA  9	BC		CHILD OF JUDITH SERVANT	WITH REV MR HILL
MCNALTY, SARAH  5	BC		“	KENT STREET SYDNEY
MCNALTY, JOHN  2	BC		“	KENT ST SYDNEY

 

• 1825 MUSTER ? MCANNALTY PATRICK EMPLYED BY UNDERWOOD SYDNEY ?

 

• 1828 CENSUS

MCKNALLY, PATRICK F45	GS	SURRY I 1814 L	C.	LABOURER	KENT ST SYDNEY
MCNALLY MARY 19	CF	BROX 1814	C	HOUSEKEEPER JAS MARTIN	KENT ST SYDNEY
MCNALLY MATILDA 11	BC		P	WITH REV HILL	CASTLEREAGH ST SYDNEY
MCNALLY WILLIAM 18	BC		C	AT PATRICK KEIGHRAN	AIRDS
MCNALTY 40	GS	SURRY I 1814 L	C	CARTER THOS BARKER	KENT ST SYDNEY

MCNALLY FAMILY

We are seeking any information on the MCNALLY family.

		PATRICK MCNALLY 1787-1858	JUDITH/JULIA KILFROY/ MCDERMOTT
MARY MCNALLY 1807-1857	WILLIAM MCNALLY 1810 - 1875?	ELIZA MCNALLY 1814-1893?	MELINDA MCNALLY 1815-1893	SARAH MCNALLY 1820-1892	JOHN MCNALLY 1824-1876

 

 

 

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WILLIAM MCNALLY’S MARRIAGE

MARRIAGE OF WILLIAM MCNALLY. BROTHER TO MELINDA

V1829315 128/1829	MCNALLY	WILLIAM	TELLFORE	MARY A	LD
V18202629 3A/1820	MCNALLY	WILLIAM	DAILY	ELIZABETH	CB
V1829320 127/1829	MCNALLY	WILLIAM	TELLFORE	MARY A	LD
V18201010 147B/1820	MCNALLY	WILLIAM	DAILY	ELIZABETH	CB