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From: "The Wilsons of Sassafras" <>
Subject: Our ROWANs
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 01:11:03 +1000


Looking for SKSs to help us to find any birth, death, marriage, baptism and
or any census entries of any member of the following family of ROWANs,
especially any earlier family member names, dates or links - ie Jane WILLIS
and Daniel ROWAN's siblings and /or parents.

Husband - Daniel ROWAN born between 1800 to 1815 in Rathcormac, Co Cork.
Wife - Jane WILLIS. Daniel ROWAN is said to have been a Barrack Master at
the Fermoy Barracks at one stage.

Number of their children not known, but the following names are known to
have been included in their family - John. James, William, Daniel, Mary,
Bridget, Jane and Ann (or Anne).

Of their children:

James R and William R, a cabinet maker, went to America.

Daniel R was in the Coast Guard at Bantry & married Mary FITZGERALD the
sister of his brother Joseph's wife Honora.

Mary R entered the Cistercian Convent in Stoke Hill in Dorset.

Bridget R went to France and married a Mr . . . Yuille.

Ann R went to America and married a Mr . . . Byrne.

Daniel and Jane's son, Joseph ROWAN with his wife Honora FITZGERALD and
their children left Cappawhite to emigrate to Melbourne.

Two of Joseph and Honora's daughters, Jane ROWAN (19 yrs) and Catherine
ROWAN (18 yrs) sailed from Southampton on 5th November 1853 in the 'Truro'
arriving in Melbourne on January 31st 1854.

A son, Christopher ROWAN (25 yrs) sailed on the 'Lightning' and arrived in
Melbourne in March 1855.

Joseph and Honora and the rest of their children sailed from Plymouth on
July 22nd 1857 on the 'Mindoro' and arrived in Melbourne on October 23rd
1857 - they left behind three children who died in infancy. One of their
daughters, Mary A. who was born in Cappawhite, is said to have died from
Yellow Fever as the ship arrived at Melbourne.

The 'Mindoro' passenger list show the following ages at the time they sailed
in 1857:

Joseph 47; Honora 45; Michael 17; John 13; Joseph 11; James 9; Mary A. 7.

Joseph ROWAN is said to have been the Clerk of Petty Sessions in Cappawhite
before he left to come to Melbourne where he became the first secretary of
the St. Patrick's Society in Melbourne. He died 'on the job' on 22nd
February 1868. Honora had died earlier on 20th March 1866.

Michael ROWAN was a Tailor; Joseph became a Police Magistrate in Victoria,
as did James; Christopher was a Draper and became a partner in the Moubray,
Rowan & Hicks in Melbourne.

In Melbourne, Jane married Patrick O'MEARA and Catherine married Edward
FITZGERALD.

Special note: The three ROWAN brothers, Christopher, Joseph and James
married three NIALL sisters Sarah, Ellen and Mary respectively - daughters
of John NIALL and Ellen DOYLE.

Looking forward to your help finding any additional details.

Best wishes,

John Wilson. Sassafras, Victoria, Australia.
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