WEIR

My great-great grand-father, Thomas Girvan WEIR, was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1832. His father was a John King WEIR and his mother, Margaret Ann GIRVAN, also presumably born nearby. Another child was John King WEIR (1835-1902).

Thomas Girvan emigrated to NSW, Australia, as a Miner in about 1850, then became a National (later Public) School Teacher in the goldfield towns of Lambing Flat & Hill End in NSW in 1860-1880’s period. He also ran a Cordial factory in Hill End.

He married Mary Ann HOWELL in 1858 at Windeyer, near Mudgee, NSW & had 12 children : Laurence (1858-1932) & John King (1859-1910) born at Windeyer near Mudgee, NSW, then Thomas Girvan (1861-1909), William (b.1863) & Lewis (1865-1886) born at Lambing Flat (Young), NSW, followed by Mary Alice (b.1867) born at Bombala, NSW, with Harry George Tovey (1869-1940) & Robert Hill (1872-1930) born at Young, NSW, followed by Frederick Gilbert (1874-1875), Matilda Margaret (1876-1877), Samuel Ernest (1878-1945) & May (b.1880) born at Hill End, NSW.

The 3rd child, another Thomas Girvan WEIR, a Railway Guard, was my great grandfather and he married Katherine KENNY in 1887 at Dubbo, NSW. They had 5 children : Mabel Alice (1888-1964) born at Nyngan, NSW, Linda May (1889-1966) born at Wellington, NSW, Harry Girvan (1891-1921) born at Dubbo, NSW, Ruby Myrtle (my grandmother)(1894-1957) born at Cobar, NSW & Agnes Ina (1897-1972) born at Wellington, NSW.

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