John O'Donnell, Free Settler "Anne" 1810

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW) Sat 31 Mar 1821:

"MARRIED—On Monday last, by special license, at St. Philip's Church, Sydney, by the Rev. Mr. COWPER, Mr. JOHN O'DONALD to Miss ELIZABETH SQUIRE, daughter of Mr. JAMES SQUIRE, brewer, at Kissing-Point."

BDM NSW Marriage V1821/; O'Donal (sic), John, to Squire, Elizabeth, CA.

From thesignsofthetimes website:

On 13 June 1823, John was given a grant of 60 acres in the County of Cumberland, District of Parramatta by the governor Sir Thomas Brisbane, along side his brother Thomas's 60 acres and his father Hugh's 100 acres.

In 1828 census, John owns 1 horse and has 2 convict labourers assigned to him, no doubt to work the property at Parramatta. Their home was in Clarence St. Sydney.

Elizabeth Squire/O'Donnell died in 12 May 1830 and was buried at St. Jame's cemetery Sydney.

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Marriage Information (from Elizabeth Crabtree's profile).

Elizabeth married John O'DONNELL, son of Hugh O'DONNELL and Mary LAKEMAN, on 31 Jul 1835 in St. John's Anglican, Parramatta, N.S.W., Australia. (John O'DONNELL was born in 1800 in Plymouth, Devon, England, christened on 10 Aug 1800 in Plymouth, Devon, England, and died on 8 Aug 1879 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.)

SMH Sat 8 Aug 1835:

"At St. John's Church, Parramatta, on the 3rd instant, by the Rev. Samuel Marsden, Mr. JOHN O'DONNELL, of Kissing Point, Landholder, to Miss ADELINE [sic] PEACE CRABTREE, of London."

BDM NSW

Births to "John and Elizabeth/Elizabeth P O'Donnell/O'Donald " (unconfirmed): 1836 Arato W; 1837 Charles A; 1838 Emely; 1840 Adeline; 1841 Elizabeth S; 1844 Daniel M; 1846 Christopher A; 1848 Celia; 1850 Thomas.

A daughter? Note that John O'Donnell died at the residence of his son-in-law Mr D Stewart.

Marriage 1859/429 Sydney; O'Donnell, Martha Robert, to Stewart, David Thomas.

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John lived on South Head Road.

SMH Mon 9 April 1855

FUNERAL.—The Friends of Mr. John O'Donnell are respectfully requested to attend the funeral of his late departed daughter Adeline ; the procession to move from his residence, South Head Road, on TUESDAY, at three o'clock p.m.

Elizabeth remarried in Victoria 1863, so she had left him by then.

SMH Thu 10 Aug 1865

John O'Donnell, apprehended for riotous behaviour on the South Head Road, was also released after an admonition.

There were numerous articles for drunken behaviour by a John O'Donnell, with this one the last:

Evening News (Sydney) Fri 20 Jun 1879

John O'Donnell, an old offender, was sent to gaol for a month for having in his possession a gold watch supposed to be stolen.

Unknown if it is him, he died in Brisbane Qld, in August 1879 at his daughter's residence.

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BDM QLD

Death 8 August 1879/B/13114; O'Donnell, John, son of John O'Donnell and Mary Layton (sic).

The Brisbane Courier (Qld) Mon 11 Aug 1879

O'DONNELL.—On the 8th August, at the residence of his son-in-law (Mr. D. Stewart), Mr. John O'Donnell, aged 79, having been 69 years in the colonies, respected by all who knew him. [Sydney papers please copy.]

THE Friends of Mr. DAVID STEWART are respectfully invited to follow the remains of his deceased Father-in-law, Mr. John O'Donnell, to the Brisbane General Cemetery, to move from his residence, 110 Edward-street, THIS DAY (Friday), August 8, at 3 o'clock. W. WALSH, Undertaker, George-street.