Thomas McConville (1844 - 1874)

Husband of Martha E (Venables) McConville — married 1867 in Yass, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 1874 at about age 30 in Gunning, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1844. He passed away in 1874.

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Registration number 3341/1867 Groom's Family Name MCCONVILLE Groom's Given Name(s) THOMAS Bride's Family Name(s) VENABLES Bride's Given Name(s) MARTHA District YASS

Thomas McConville Died: 1 Jan 1874 Gunning General Cemetery 44 Wombat St Gunning, , New South Wales Australia Epitaph

Whose life was ? with ? and cries But all in vain when God denies. Grave Description Headstone Description James Thomas Bean, father of Charles Bean, step-grandfather of Thomas McConville. Charles Bean, son of James Thomas Bean, step-brother of Thomas McConville. Thomas McConville, aged 29, step-son of James Thomas Bean, step-brother of Charles Bean.

Thomas McConville's cause of death seems to have been an accident with a horse on Boxing Day 1873, at Muttbilly races.

GOULBURN POLICE COURT. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 1874 BEFORE the police-magistrate and Messrs. Sheppard and Dickson. One drunkard was fined 5d., and another 10s. or three days in gaol. Robert Humphreys, on bail, charged with the manslaughter of Thomas McConville at Breadal bane, was again brought up. James O'Brien deposed: I was at the races at Muttbilly on Boxing-Day; I saw Michael Gleeson there on horseback, galloping round the race-course, with a boy in company with him; they were riding at a furious pace; there was a crowd a few yards from the running-ground; they rode into the crowd ; had they kept on the course they would not have run into the crowd; I did not see them slacken their pace; I can't swear to seeing prisoner on the course that day, but I think I did; I saw a man named Thomas McConville knocked down by one of the two horses, but can't say by which; McConville was unconscious, and was carried to the Red House ; the man and boy had a tight rein on their horses, and were sitting back in their saddles; I believe they were trying to stop their horses just before coming into the crowd; a woman was also knocked down. John Clear, a labourer at Bohara, gave corrobo rative evidence, but also identified prisoner as one of the two who were riding round the course, and aware that it was Gleeson's horse that knocked McConville down. Frederick B. Hornbrook, M.R.C.S.,L., deposed as to the injuries received by Thomas McConville, and as to the cause of death. James Maguire, farmer at Muttbilly, was at the races, saw McConville knocked down, and recognised the prisoner as answering the description of a boy he saw galloping into the crowd in company with Gleeson. Henry Slater was at the races, and recognised the prisoner as having galloped with Gleeson round the course, but swore that prisoner pulled off behind Gleeson, and did not go into the crowd at all ; he thought both had command of their horses. Prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next circuit court to be held in Goulburn. Bail al lowed-two sureties in £40 each.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/100843376

Potential birth records

Father McConville, Thomas, b. 1806, Manchester, Lancashire, England d. 1845, Gunning, New South Wales (Age 39 years) Mother Hughes, Sarah Anne, b. 1812, Shropshire, England d. 20 Aug 1895, Gunning, New South Wales (Age 83 years) Marriage 14 Dec 1834 Prestwich, Lancashire, England