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John Edmond Boland

John Edmond Boland

Male Abt 1812 - 1884  (~ 72 years)Deceased    Has no ancestors but 27 descendants in our family tree.


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  • Name John Edmond Boland 
    Born Abt 1812  County Clare, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Emigration May 1854  Birkenhead, Merseyside, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Arrived in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia on 25 August 1854 aboard the 'Ghengis Khan'. He arrived with his wife Anne and their children.
      Into Place: Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
    Life Highlights Aft Aug 1854  Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John and his family arrived on the Darling Downs later that year (1854). They first went to Pilton station, where John was employed as an Overseer and the family lived in a bark hut.
      John started a butchering business in Drayton and later with his sons extended it to Toowoomba, establishing it on the northern side of Rutherven Street. John was a most respected citizen of Drayton and was its mayor twice, in 1871-1872 and again in 1873 when that town was a municipality. He was a member of the committee that built the Catholic church in Drayton in 1865/66. His son Edmond became Mayor of Toowoomba in 1889 and his grandson was mayor in 1914.
      Story paraphrased from an original article written by James Boland.
    Died 6 Nov 1884  Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21489  Mitchell Families
    Last Modified 22 Sep 2013 

    Family Anne Mary Murphy (ID:I21490)
              b. 24 Jun 1812, Cahir-Murphy (nr Ennis), County Clare, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 28 Apr 1916, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 103 years) 
    Married 1838  County Clare, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He was 26 years - She was 25 years and 6 months  
    Children 
     1. Edmund Boland (ID:I21495)
              b. 1840, Kilrush, County Mayo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 7 Oct 1906, Drayton, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Elizabeth Boland (ID:I21496)
              b. 1842, Kilrush, County Mayo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1918, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Deliah Boland (ID:I21497)
              b. 1846, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1855, Cecil Plains, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 9 years)
    +4. Mary Grace Boland (ID:I21480)
              b. 1849, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 27 Aug 1924, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     5. Margaret Boland (ID:I21498)
              b. Abt 1853, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Susan Boland (ID:I21494)
              b. 1857, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2013 
    Family ID F5214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1812 - County Clare, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1838 - County Clare, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - May 1854 - Birkenhead, Merseyside, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLife Highlights - Aft Aug 1854 - Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Nov 1884 - Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
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