George Bowland

GEDCOM Note

George BOWLAND (BOLAND) (William) was born6 in 1798 in Annacramp, County Armagh, IRELAND. He died on 02 Jan 1878 in Durran Durra, NSW. He was buried7 on 04 Jan 1878 in Charleyong, NSW. Irish freeholder's records show a George Bowland of Ballybrannon, Armagh 1818 registered. www.proni.gov.uk/freeholders George Bowland snr farmer Sod Hut Charleyong Greville's 1872 Post Office Directory - Charleyong www. " The population kept rolling in, and by the time there must have been about 1,000 men on the field. A number of Californian diggers came on the field, amongst whom where Burns and Smith (better known as Glassy Smith) McCann, Bowland, Doyle...." Braidwood Gold Fields 1850's-60's/Roslyn Maddrall This may explain why we could not find his entry into Australia via England/Ireland.