William Ryan

The 19th century Looney map of Tipperary, courtesy of the University of Limerick -

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/cc687e88c38340dc9b73503b24...

Emigrated to AUSTRALIA

Farmer from Cullen, Tipperary as reported in ships log

According to his daughter Margaret O'Neill Marriage Notice he was from Kilcordan (Kilcornan) Tipperary

Mr. William Ryan, of Concord, formerly of Kilcordan, County Tipperary, Ireland.(most likely Townland of Kilcornan, Kilcornan civil parish barony of ClanWilliam, county Tipperary south riding next to Longstone & Ballyrobin in the Diocese of Emly)

Kilcornan is in the Electoral Division of Cullen, in Civil Parish of Kilcornan, in the Barony of Clanwilliam, in the County of Tipperary

The Irish name for Kilcornan is Cill Churnáin

William Ryan was appointed PoundKeeper at Concord NSW September 1841 by the Justices Assembly

William resigned this position in December 1853

Emigrated on the Barque ( China ) in 1839, Embarked at Waterford 7th July 1839, arrived at Sydney Cove 24th December 1839.

Ships Log China 1839 -

RYAN William 1839 42 Cullen Thomas / Mary BUCKLEY Father = a farmer. {+wife=Bridget,36 & 6 chn.} Ship = China

Saturday 15 June 1872

' RYAN-May 10, at his residence, Meroo, near Windeyer, New

South Wales, Mr. William Ryan, formerly of Shronehill or Shronell county of Tipperary, Ireland, aged 80 years, llequicscat in puce.

TIPPERARY EMIGRANT INDEX : 1828 to 1866

Sunday, 7 October 2012 8:16 AM

Surname/First-----------Year---Age------Native Place-----Parents-names & location Relations in the Colony--Ship of Arrival & other details

BUCKLEY Patrick 1841 24 Bansha James / margaret Father alive xx Ship = China

RYAN Bridget 1839 36 Cullen William xx / Margaret RYAN Father = a farmer.{+husb=William & 6 chn listed separately.} Ship = China

RYAN Catherine 1839 3 Cullen ?? William / Bridget On board this ship. Parents & 5 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN Cornelius 1839 22 Grantstown Patrick / Mary xx F = carpenter at Grantstown. 1st name "Connor" is crossed out. Ship = China

RYAN Daniel 1839 16 (Tipp ?) James / Margaret On board this ship. Parents & 4 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN Dennis 1839 13 (Tipp ?) James / Margaret On board this ship. Parents & 4 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN Ellen 1839 24 (Tipp) Thomas / Ellen xx Father = a farmer . xx Ship = China

RYAN Honora 1839 16 Kilgoran William / Bridget Father a farmer at Kilgoran. xx Ship = China

RYAN Honora 1839 18 Cullen William / Bridget xx Father = a farmer at Cullen. Sister = Maria , 22 on board. Ship = China

RYAN James 1839 21 (Tipp ?) James / Margaret On board this ship. Parents & 4 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN James 1839 20 Tipp / Tipp James / Margaret xx xx James is a shoemaker. Ship = China

RYAN Johanna 1839 12 Cullen ?? William / Bridget On board this ship. Parents & 5 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN John 1839 6 (Tipp ?) xx - Ryan / Mary KENNEDY F dead, M on this ship as a widow of Ryan. 5 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN John 1839 10 Cullen ?? William / Bridget On board this ship. Parents & 5 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN John 1839 27 (Tipp) Thomas / Ellen O'BRIEN living in Tipp. xx Ship = China

RYAN Julia 1839 13 (Tipp ?) xx - Ryan / Mary KENNEDY F dead, M on this ship as a widow of Ryan. 5 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN Margaret 1839 47 (Tipp) Denis xx / Jillian BOYD Father = a dairyman. {+husb=James,47 & 5 chn} Ship = China

RYAN Margaret 1839 14 Cullen ?? William / Bridget On board this ship. Parents & 5 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN Margaret 1839 23 (Tipp) Patrick / Mary KENNEDY F dead, Mother on board. 6 siblings & widowed mother on the Ship = China

RYAN Margaret 1839 28 (Tipp) Michael / Catherine POWER Father a farmer at Tip. xx Ship = China

RYAN Maria 1839 22 Cullen William / Bridget xx Father = a farmer at Cullen. Sister = Honora,18 on board. Ship = China

RYAN Martin 1839 19 (Tipp ?) James / Margaret On board this ship. Parents & 4 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN Martin 1839 18 (Tipp) James / Margaret (nee Ryan ?) xx xx Ship = China

RYAN Mary 1839 40 Grantstown Matthew KENNEDY / Julia xx Father = a farmer. A widow - 6 children on board. Ship = China

RYAN Matthew 1839 4 (Tipp ?) xx - Ryan / Mary KENNEDY F dead, M on this ship as a widow of Ryan. 5 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN Michael 1839 10 (Tipp ?) xx - Ryan / Mary KENNEDY F dead, M on this ship as a widow of Ryan. 5 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN Patrick 1839 16 (Tipp ?) xx - Ryan / Mary KENNEDY F dead, M on this ship as a widow of Ryan. 5 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN Thomas 1839 26 (Tipp ?) James / Margaret On board this ship. Parents & 4 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN Thomas 1839 25 (Tipp) James / Margaret xx Father = a turnpike keeper Says born on 10th April. Ship = China

RYAN Thomas 1839 22 (Tipp) William / Bridget xx father = a labourer. xx Ship = China

RYAN Walter 1839 8 Cullen ?? William / Bridget On board this ship. Parents & 5 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN William 1839 42 Cullen Thomas / Mary BUCKLEY Father = a farmer. {+wife=Bridget,36 & 6 chn.} Ship = China

RYAN William 1839 16 Cullen ?? William / Bridget On board this ship. Parents & 5 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN Winifred 1839 11 (Tipp ?) xx - Ryan / Mary KENNEDY F dead, M on this ship as a widow of Ryan. 5 siblings on board. Ship = China

RYAN - female : Name omitted 1839 26 Emly William / Ellen xx Parents at Emly. (In single females, between 2 Ryans) Ship = China

SMALL Bridget 1839 19 (Tipp) William / Ellen RY--- (Ryler ?) Father = a labourer at Tip. The name RYAN is crossed out. Ship = China

WELSH Alice 1839 37 (Tipp) Michael RYAN / Catherine xx F =a labourer. {+husb=Pat,36 & Thomas,15;Richard,7;Cath,10.} Ship = China

The Coburg Leader (Vic. Saturday 10 August 1907

DEATH OF AN OLD PIONEER.

One of Australia's oldest Pioneers recently passed away at the age of 87. years, in the person of William Ryan, (b 1823 d 1907), father of W. L. J. Ryan, (b 1862 d 1942) a Prominent resident of Brunswick. Mr. Wm. Ryan, senior, arrived in Sydney on Christmas Eve, 1839, by the sailing ship "China," 400 tons, after a voyage of 5 months and 17 days from Waterford Harbor, Ire land, to Sydney.' It may be mentioned that at that time there was no Circular Quay or any wharves or jetty where passengers could be landed. The whole of the passengers had to be swung off the ship into an open boat, and then rowed ashore. A few days after landing, the family, consisting of father, mother, four boys (including deceased), and five girls, took a farm about 9 miles from Sydney. The hardships of the early settlers may be imagined, when in summer time water for domestic purposes had to be carted in a sledge, drawn by 3 bullocks, a distance of 5 miles, and on several occasions they were molested by blacks. The Turon goldfields broke out in the year 1850, and early in 1851 Mr: Ryan and his brother decided to try their luck, and proceeded there. After staying there for about 2 years with varying success, the deceased went overland to Reid's Creek, on the Ovens goldfield, at the spot now known as Beech worth. At this time there ,was only a blazed track connecting the two places. Mr. Ryan, his brother, and two men named McGuire, together with two horses in a dray, had the misfortune to get off the track in trying to ford the numerous creeks and rivers met with in that mountainous country, there having been some very heavy rains, which not only swelled the streams, but considerably damaged their stock of pro visions. The party, after being lost for two weeks, eventually came across a shepherd who directed them to the blazed track again. Not having met with much success on the Ovens, they tried the Buckland Ranges, from there to McIvor, Old Bendigo, Forest Creek, Mount Blackwood,. Fryers Creek, Kangaroo Flat on.the Loddon, thence back to Fryers., Creek, where he settled down, got married, and started a brewing business. When Inglewood broke out he established a branch brewery there, but shortly after sold out both and- established a brewery on a much larger scale at Castlemaine, and remained there for sixteen or seventeen years, until 1875. In the meantime Mr. Ryan's family had increased to ten. About this time the famous Berry Land Act.. was passed, and as some of the old -spirit of adventure still existed, he could not resist the temptation of trying his hand at land selecting. The site chosen was in the Mallee country, at a place called Budgerim, on the Avoca river, not far from Lake Ball Ball, where he and hiis family, being the earliest selectors, secured a considerable portion of, a sheep run, known as Quambatook-Station. Here the main portion of the family still reside. . I should be mentioned that when Mr. Ryan first arrived in Sydney it was a Penal Settlement, and most of the population consisted of prisoners of the Crown, and to show how scarce was the population fat bullocks, averaging 800bs. weight, would not bring more than 22/6 per head, and were bought merely for the hides, which were put in bolesand and sent to England. The carcases were boiled down for fat and the flesh thrown away. What a contrast there is to-day ?'