William Graham?–?
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- William Graham
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- William
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- Graham
| Marriage | Elizabeth "Betty" Gregg - View family yes |
| Australian History | 1797 Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798 Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Australian History | 1803 Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Australian History | 1808 Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Australian History | 1817 Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Australian History | 1818 Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | 1824 Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Australian History | 1825 Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1828 Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Australian History | 1830 Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | 1832 Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1836 Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1838 Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | 1840 Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | 1841 Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1842 Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1843 Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Australian History | 1845 Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1850 Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded. |
| Australian History | 1851 Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales. Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine |
| Australian History | 1853 Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | 1854 Note: The Eureka Stockade |
| Australian History | 1855 Note: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. Note: All men over 21 years of age obtain the right to vote in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1856 Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Australian History | 1857 Note: Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. Note: Victorian men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1858 Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1859 Note: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. Note: Australian rules football codified, Melbourne Football Club founded Note: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1860 Note: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1861 Note: The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. Note: skiing in Australia introduced by Norwegians in the Snowy Mountains goldrush town of Kiandra |
| Australian History | 1862 Note: Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1863 Note: South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1867 Note: Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland. Note: Saint Mary MacKillop founds Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. |
| Australian History | 1868 Note: The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases. |
| Australian History | 1869 Note: Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies. |
| Australian History | 1872 Note: Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens. |
| Australian History | 1873 Note: Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock. |
| Australian History | 1875 Note: SS Gothenburg strikes Old Reef off North Queensland and sinks with the loss of approximately 102 lives. Note: Adelaide Steamship Company is formed. |
| Australian History | 1878 Note: First horse-drawn trams in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide. |
| Australian History | 1879 Note: The first congress of trade unions is held. |
| Australian History | 1880 Note: The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged. Note: Parliamentarians in Victoria become the first in Australia to be paid for their work. |
| Australian History | 1882 Note: First water-borne sewerage service in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide. |
| Australian History | 1883 Note: The opening of the Sydney-Melbourne railway Note: Silver is discovered at Broken Hill |
| Australian History | 1887 Note: An Australian cricket team is established, defeating England in the first Ashes series. First direct Inter-colonial passenger trains begin running between Adelaide and Melbourne. |
| Australian History | 1889 Note: The completion of the railway network between Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Note: Sir Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration. |
| Australian History | 1890 Note: The Australian Federation Conference calls a constitutional convention. |
| Australian History | 1891 Note: A National Australasian Convention meets, agrees on adopting the name 'the Commonwealth of Australia' and drafting a constitution. Note: The first attempt at a federal constitution is drafted. Note: The Convention adopts the constitution, although it has no legal status Note: A severe depression hits Australia |
| Australian History | 1892 Note: Gold is discovered at Coolgardie, Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1893 Note: The Corowa Conference (the 'people's convention') calls on the colonial parliaments to pass enabling acts, allowing the election of delegates to a new constitutional convention aimed at drafting a proposal and putting it to a referendum in each colony. |
| Australian History | 1894 Note: South Australia becomes the first Australian colony, and the second place in the world, to grant women the right to vote, as well the first Parliament in the world to allow women to stand for office. |
| Australian History | 1895 Note: The premiers, except for those of Queensland and Western Australia, agree to implement the Corowa proposals. Note: Waltzing Matilda is first sung in public, in Winton, Queensland Note: Banjo Paterson publishes The Man from Snowy River |
| Australian History | 1896 Note: The Bathurst Conference (the second 'people's convention') meets to discuss the 1891 draft constitution |
| Australian History | 1897 Note: In two sessions, the Second National Australasian Convention meets (with representatives from all colonies except Queensland present). They agree to adopt a constitution based on the 1891 draft, and then revise and amend it later that year. Note: Catherine Helen Spence became the first female political candidate for political office, standing for election as a representative for South Australia. |
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| Family with Elizabeth "Betty" Gregg - View family |
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William Graham
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Elizabeth "Betty" Gregg
Birth about 1793 53 Donegal, Ireland Death yes |
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Letter Outlining the family of Richard and Catherine Gregg
Extracts from the book "A Moment in Time" by Daniel Gregg with permission of same.
As this is the family history, applying to Richard and Catherine Gregg and their descendants, it was my intention to introduce and publish the first family only of the Starritt, Young and Rankin families, with the McKays to the third generation.
There had never been any evidence or suggestion that Richard and his sister Catherine had any brothers or sisters. About 1968 I had asked Geo Starritt (1881-1971) how many brothers and sisters his mother had; the reply was, that beyond Richard Gregg being a brother, he did not know. His explanation was that in those days one was not told and did not ask.
It was on Wednesday, 11 th. July this year, in our cousin "Maimie" MacLeod's home, while trying to locate a letter written in 1898, that we discovered a Gregg Family History dating back to 1712.
Handwritten on ordinary writing paper, the abovementioned history had no envelope and showed definite signs of age. The compiler was apparently "R. Gregg" and it is reproduced verbatim, with a (?) against that of which I am not reasonably sure.
May those who are family history conscious receive some assistance from this discovery, which is reproduced by courtesy of "Maimie".
The following is an account of the Gregg Family from their first settlement in Ganacaman (?) Co. Donegal, Ireland.
R. Gregg.
B. 1712. Robert, Son of Richard Gregg of Glenarm, County Antrim, removed to Donegal Co. and married Martha, daughter and heiress of David Logan of the Loganstoon about 1735 having issue Richard, David, Robert, James, James settled in Edenacarnon the next town land but afterwards emigrated to America.
David inherited his Grandfather Logan's farm and Richard and Robert bought farms in Munielagan adjoining the Loganstoon and Edenacarnon. Richard born 1740 married Mattie Clark of Manor cunningham and had issue Robert, John, Richard, Daniel, Mattie, Betty, Jean, Nell. Nell married James Buchanan, Locker. Betty married William Graham of Ballynascadden. Mattie married John Gailey, Killylartin (?). Dan married a daughter and heiress of Mosses (?) Graham of Killycreen. John settled at Carrowcastle near Dan. Robert bought land in Ballynascadden from the Grahams and Richard inherited his father's farm in Munielagan.
Robert, born 1768, married Mattie McClure and had issue Richard, Finlay, Robert, Mary, Jeanie and Eliza. By his second wife Peggy Starrett he had issue Daniel, William, Mattie, Margaret, Nancy. Richard married Mary Ward and went to America settling in Venango, Co. Pa. Mary married John Buchanan, Locker. Jeanie married Daniel Gailey, Fullygay (?). Eliza married John Gailey, Kellylartin (?). All Peggy Starrett's issue went to America and settled in Venango, Co. Pa. after the death of their father Robert - which took place on Christmas Day 1841.
Finlay married Sarah Gailey (daughter of John Gailey, Killylartin and Mattie Gregg) and bought a farm in Muneylagan adjoining his Grandfather's farm and had issue Mary, Mattie, Jean, Ellenor, Elizabeth, Margaret Ann, Catherine, Robert, John, Richard, Finlay. Mary married John Johnstone, Eanecarnan (?). Mattie married to Anderson Churchill. Jean married Hugh Scott. Ellenor died unmarried. Elizabeth married first Robinson second James Graham. Margaret Ann married Robert Kelso and went to America. Catherine went out to Australia and married Robert Starrett of the Loganstoon. Robert married Isabella Gibson daughter and heiress of Billy Gibson, Killydensart (?). John went to America and married the daughter of W. H. Noyes at one time Governor of the State of Ohio. Richard went out to Australia and married Kattie McKay daughter of Donald McKay of the Isle of Sky. Finlay died unmarried and his elder brother Robert inherited his Father's farm in Munielagan which is now in possession of his only son Robert who married the eldest of George Burrowes of Dromore and has a numerous family of sons and daughters.
Robert - born 1810 - married Ann McConnell eldest daughter of Thomas McConnell of Fanad (?) 1836 and had issue Mary, Mattie, Robert, Thomas, Eliza, Richard, Sarah. He inherited his father's farm in Ballynascadden generally called up tho brae. Mary married Robert Rutherford, Cashlenan (?) and had issue James, Robert, Hanah, Anna, Rebecca, Mattie, Catherinne, Samuel, Robert - the first Robert died when 7 years old. Mattie married Alexander Starrett of the Loganstoon and had issue Robert, John, David, Margaret, Anna, Mary and Mattie.