Family: James Troy / Mary Commerford (F179)

m. 1870

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  • Male
    James Troy

    Birth  1838  Tipperary Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location LDS Ordinances  Date  Place 
    Christening      Baptized (LDS)     
    Death  1885  Kerang Find all individuals with events at this location Endowed (LDS)     
    Burial      Sealed P (LDS)     
    Marriage  1870    Sealed S (LDS)     
    Father  John Troy | F177 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Maher | F177 Group Sheet 

    Female
    Mary Commerford

    Birth  1845  1861 emmigrated: Templemore Tipperary  Find all individuals with events at this location LDS Ordinances  Date  Place 
    Christening      Baptized (LDS)     
    Death  1914  Kerang Find all individuals with events at this location Endowed (LDS)     
    Burial      Sealed P (LDS)     
    Father  William Commerford | F298 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Talbot | F298 Group Sheet 

    Male
    John William Troy

    Birth  1871  Ondit Find all individuals with events at this location LDS Ordinances  Date  Place 
    Christening      Baptized (LDS)     
    Death  1945    Endowed (LDS)     
    Burial      Sealed P (LDS)     

    Male
    William Troy

    Birth  1872  Ondit Find all individuals with events at this location LDS Ordinances  Date  Place 
    Christening      Baptized (LDS)     
    Death  1945  Kerang Find all individuals with events at this location Endowed (LDS)     
    Burial      Sealed P (LDS)     
    Spouse  Annie Tynan | F270 
    Marriage      Sealed S (LDS)     

    Male
    Mary-Jane (Polly) Troy

    Birth  9 Jul 1873  Ondit Find all individuals with events at this location LDS Ordinances  Date  Place 
    Christening      Baptized (LDS)     
    Death  1956  Kerang Find all individuals with events at this location Endowed (LDS)     
    Burial      Sealed P (LDS)     

    James Anthony Troy Male
    + James Anthony Troy

    Birth  13 Mar 1875  Turkeith ,Beeac Find all individuals with events at this location LDS Ordinances  Date  Place 
    Christening      Baptized (LDS)     
    Death  1957  Kerang Find all individuals with events at this location Endowed (LDS)     
    Burial      Sealed P (LDS)     
    Spouse  Hanna Power | F226 
    Marriage  1923  Greymont, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location Sealed S (LDS)     

    Male
    Michael Troy

    Birth  2 Feb 1877  Ondit Find all individuals with events at this location LDS Ordinances  Date  Place 
    Christening      Baptized (LDS)     
    Death  3 Mar 1952  Kerang Find all individuals with events at this location Endowed (LDS)     
    Burial      Sealed P (LDS)     

    Male
    + Thomas Troy

    Birth  16 Jun 1879  Turkeith Find all individuals with events at this location LDS Ordinances  Date  Place 
    Christening      Baptized (LDS)     
    Death  29 Sep 1953  Bendigo Find all individuals with events at this location Endowed (LDS)     
    Burial      Sealed P (LDS)     
    Spouse  Sara Matilda Westblade | F227 
    Marriage      Sealed S (LDS)     

    Male
    + Daniel Peter Troy

    Birth  1881  Kerang Find all individuals with events at this location LDS Ordinances  Date  Place 
    Christening      Baptized (LDS)     
    Death  1941  Myall Kerang Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location Endowed (LDS)     
    Burial      Sealed P (LDS)     
    Spouse  Martha Bridget (Ann) Ann Westblade | F228 
    Marriage  1908    Sealed S (LDS)     

    Male
    Cornelius Troy

    Birth  1884  Murrabit Find all individuals with events at this location LDS Ordinances  Date  Place 
    Christening      Baptized (LDS)     
    Death      Endowed (LDS)     
    Burial      Sealed P (LDS)     
    Spouse  Mary Madigan | F229 
    Marriage  1875  Reg 2967 Find all individuals with events at this location Sealed S (LDS)     

  • Notes 
    • James Troy came to Australia from Ireland in 1852 by the ship "Lady Elgin" landed at Melbourne and engaged in pastoral pursuits at Colac acquiring land and dairying and mixed farming.

      In 1880 he settled in Kerang on land selected by him two years previously , to which he bought his wife and family of 6 children by tilted waggon from Colac. James died in 1884 leaving aa widow and 8 children. Mrs (mn Commerford) Troy continued to farm the land with the assistance of his brother Cornelius Troy and a James Hickey setting up the Murrabit & Benjernoop Water trust irrigation.

      The Troy family have long been associated with the farming interests of Victoria and is one of the oldest families in Kerang, Victoria Australia.