Jane Theresa (Adderley) Beilby (abt. 1832 - 1908)

Born about 24 Jan 1832 in Portarlington, County Offaly, Ireland [uncertain]

Wife of Francis Edward Beilby — married about 30 Aug 1855 in Bathurst, New South Wales

Descendants

Died 20 Oct 1908 at about age 76 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Jane (Adderley) Beilby was an Irish famine orphan who emigrated to Australia between 1848-1850.

Jane (Adderley) Beilby migrated from King's County (Offaly), Ireland to the Colony of New South Wales.

Jane ADDERLEY, with her sister Mary, emigrated to the Colony of New South Wales as one of 162 orphan girls aboard William and Mary, which arrived at Port Jackson on 21 November 1849. Her entry in the shipping records describe her as a 17 year old farm servant, reads only, no relatives in colony. Their parents were listed as "Thomas and Eliza (both dead)". ^{[1] [2]}

Upon arrival, Jane was employed by Edwin BEILBY, of Woolloomooloo, the contract being for £8 per year. In 1851 she was employed by J JARDINE, of Fitzgerald Swamp at £8 per year. ^[2]

In August 1855, Jane married Francis E. BEILBY (cabinet maker & carpenter; brother of her former employer Edwin BEILBY) at Bathurst, New South Wales. ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Jane and Francis lived at Alloway near Bathurst, then Wellington, Orange & Guyong. They had six children. ^[2]

1. Clara F. BEILBY (b. 1856, Bathurst) - NSW births #3226/1856
2. Helen M. BEILBY (b. 1858, Wellington) - NSW births 12942/1858
3. Francis E. BEILBY (b. 1860, Wellington) NSW births 13276/1860
4. Edwin T. BEILBY (b. 1863, Wellington) NSW births 14547/1863
5. Frederick C. BEILBY (b. 1867, Orange; d, 1902, Parramatta) NSW births 13589/1867; NSW deaths #6531/1902
6. Eliza J. BEILBY (b. 1872, Orange) NSW births 15284/1872

Jane died on 20 October 1908, at the Experimental Farm, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales; Francis had predeceased her in 1892. ^{[5] [2]}

In 2011, at the Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney, New South Wales, a memorial to the Irish Famine Orphan Girls was erected - Jane and Mary were among those named: "Adderley Jane & Mary, Glenmore, Offaly". ^[6]

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑
   New South Wales State Archives and Records. List of Immigrants per Ship, William and Mary, arrived 21 November 1849, p. 484, entry no. 1 [Orphan Females], Jane ADDERLEY. NRS5316/4_4786/William and Mary_ 21 Nov 1849 View Passenger List [Image].
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4}
   Irish Famine Orphan Girls database. Entry for Jane ADDERLEY. https://irishfaminememorial.org/details-page/?pdb=8514
3. ↑
   New South Wales Births, Deaths and Marriages. Entry for Francis E. BEILBY and Jane T. ADDERLY (1855); citing marriage registration no. 1197/1855 V18551197 43B; District: CW [Church of England, Abercrombie District, Bathurst].
4. ↑
   Ancestry.com (2010). Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950, online database. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Entry for Francis E. BEILBY and Jane T. ADDERLY (1855) Ancestry Record 1780 #3698750
   Name: Jane T Adderly; Spouse Name: Francis E Beilby; Marriage Date: 1855; Marriage Place: New South Wales; Registration Place: Abercrombie District, Bathurst, New South Wales; Registration Year: 1855; Volume Number: V B.
5. ↑
   New South Wales Births, Deaths and Marriages. Entry for Jane T. BEILBY (1908); citing death registration no. 15681; Father: 79 years Wagga Wagga; Mother: - ; District: Wagga Wagga; Event Date: 20 OCT 1908 ].
6. ↑
   Irish Famine Memorial|Names on the Monument. Entry for Jane and Mary ADDERLEY.