Ross Beattie's
WHALAN and CUNYNGHAME
Lineages

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This Page was Last Updated on 19th October, 2008

Locality
Early Generations (4)
     1                 The Whalans
     1.1              James Whalan (…c1825) m. Ann Willgrass
     1.2              Charles Whalan (1772…1839) m. Elizabeth Berry (1781…1866)
     1.2.1           Mary Matilda Whalan (1804…1835) m. Robert Dryborough Cunynghame (…1862)
     1.2.2           James Whalan (1806… 1854) m. Lydia Dargin (1814…1859)
     1.2.2.1        James Alfred Whalan (1834…1888) m. Ann Delaney
     1.2.2.2        John Morris Whalan (1838…1913) m. Dorothea Bryant
     1.2.2.3        Alfred Whalan (1840…) m. Catherine Ann Bryant
     1.2.3           Charles Whalan (1811…1885) m. Elizabeth Harper (1811…1899)
     1.2.3.1        Edwin Whalan (1841…) m1. Amelia Wilson (…1886), m2. Lucy Ann Simpson
     1.2.3.2        Sarah Maria Whalan (1843…1933) m. William Hughes (1839…1907)
     1.2.3.3        Glyndwr Whalan (1847…1922) m. Susannah Ada Trewen (1845…1942)
     1.2.3.4        Alfred Samuel Whalan (1849…1922) m. Agatha Josephine Wilson (1841…1904)
     1.2.3.5        Gertrude Whalan (1852…) m. John Armstrong
     1.2.3.5.1     Charles Robert Armstrong (1883…) m. Ada E Harris
     1.2.4           Sarah Whalan (1814…1889) m. John Morris (1810…1851)
     1.2.5           Macquarie Whalan (1816…1820)
     1.2.6           Campbell Whalan (1819…1895) m. Eliza Booth
     1.2.6.1        Campbell Joseph Whalan (1851…1915) m. Matilda Jane Whalan (1844…)
     1.2.6.2        Henry Whalan (1845…1923) m. Mary Dwyer
     1.2.6.3        Albert Whalan (1851…) m. Ann Wilcox
     1.2.7           John Maclaine Whalan (1821…1902) m1. Jane Hearne (1821…1848); m2. Harriet Starr
     1.2.7.1        John Campbell Whalan (1842…1914) m. Selina Maria Bailey (1848…1935)
     1.2.7.1.1     Alfred Charles Whalan (1872…1952) m. Phoebe Lois Batcheldor (1886…1966)
     1.2.7.1.2     Charlotte Maria Whalan (1876…1974) m. Alfred Ernest Wilcox (1881c…1939)
     1.2.7.1.3     George Whalan (1881…1942) m. Jennifer Campbell (c1890…1942)
     1.2.7.2        William Charles Whalan (1864…) m. Lillian M Starr
     1.2.7.3        Edmund Macquarie Whalan (1865…) m. Isabella Margaret Bailey (1873…)
     1.2.7.4        Ernest Thomas Whalan (1868…) m. Margaret M Morrow

     2                 Robert Dryborough Cunynghame (…1862) m. Mary Matilda Whalan (1804…1835)
     2.1              Charles Whalan Cunynghame (1824…1904) m1. Elizabeth Matthews, m2. Lucy Ann Armstrong
     2.1.1           Charles Whalan Cunynghame (1853…1943) m. Rosa Mary Batcheldor (1861…1941)
     2.1.1.1        Sidney J Cunynghame (1889…) m. Minnie May Batcheldor (1891…)
     2.1.2           Albert S Cunynghame (1853…1895) m. Margaret A Campbell
     2.1.3           Arthur R D Cunynghame (1863…) m. Elizabeth A Walker
     2.1.4           Oswald Ronald Cunynghame (1865…1895) m. Clara Elizabeth Batcheldor (1858…1922)
     2.2              Thomas Moore Cunynghame (1831…1907) m. Mary Elizabeth G Mudge (…1917)
     2.2.1           Eva Moore Cunynghame (1865…1945) m. John Batcheldor
     2.2.2           Emma M Cunynghame (1867…) m. Walter Boyes Batcheldor (1865…1946)
     2.2.3           Arthur James Thomas Cunynghame (1869…1944/49) m. Miriam Skeen (…1950)
     2.3              Sydney Cunynghame (1833…1921) m. Ann Helen Mudge (1845…1920)
     2.4              George Frederick Cunynghame (1849…) m. Sarah Gibson

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Locality

This family originated in the Clogher / Aughnacloy area of County Tyrone, Ireland about 1750. Some descendant lines are known in England and in Australia (New South Wales) to the present.
Note that there are some phonetic variations for "Bailey".

Early Generations

1. The Whalans

The Whalans were an important and widespread pioneering family in New South Wales, notably the MacDonald River area, the Clarence River region and around Oberon. Related by marriage to the family of Governor Lachlan Macquarie.

James Whalan (1735…1789), son of engineer JAMES WHALAN and ELIZA MERRILL, married Mabel Bordeaux (…1781); their children seem to have included:

1.1 James Whalan (…c1825) m. Ann Willgrass

James Whalan, seemingly son of JAMES WHALAN and his wife MABEL BORDEAUX, came to Australia as a free emigrant, arriving in Sydney aboard the 407 ton 10 gun Minorca on 14 December 1801, mastered by John Leith on her maiden voyage. James probably came to the Colony at the behest of Charles Whalan, possibly his younger brother, who had arrived as a convict on 17 October 1791. James married Ann Willigrass at St Phillip’s CoE, Kent Street, Sydney on 27 July 1810. Ann was the daughter of GEORGE WILLIGRASS and his wife JUDITH HAMMOND (married 18 October 1779 at Blofield NFK). Ann, with her sister Judith Willigrass and their mother, had been transported to the Colony, arriving in Sydney on 18 August 1809.

James and Ann produced four children:

James Whalan died c1825; his wife Ann nee Willgrass also died during the 1820s. Peter Ignatius Whalan was baptised in 1830, at that time under the care of John Watson (who also became known as John Whalan).

1.2 Charles Whalan (1772…1839) m. Elizabeth Berry (1781…1866)

Charles Whalan, born in the Parish of St Clements, Middlesex, London in 1771, was the son of JAMES WHALAN and his wife MABEL BORDEAUX. Caught poaching trout when about fourteen years old, Charles was sentenced at Westminster on 5 July 1787 to seven years transportation. As Charles Wayland he was eventually transported and arrived in New South Wales on 13 October 1791 aboard the Albemarle, ex Portsmouth under George Bowen. The well educated Charles joined the New South Wales Corps on 11 February 1793 and became Sergeant of the Governor’s Bodyguard of Light Horse serving Governors Philip Gidley King and Lachlan Macquarie, remaining as such until his retirement on the departure of Macquarie on 11 February 1822 aboard the Surrey under Thomas Raine.

Charles married Elizabeth Berry, daughter born in 1781 at Stevenage, Hertfordshire of THEODIUS BERRY and MARY GRANT. Melissa Smith wrote (pers comm 27 January 2004) that Elizabeth Berry's parents were JOHN BERRY and SARAH WARNER. Melissa also noted that she is "… not aware that there is any proof that Charles and James were brothers, or who their parents were or where they were born". The progeny of Charles and Elizabeth Whalan were:

Charles Whalan died at “Macquarie Park”, Prospect NSW on 18 April 1839 and was buried in St John’s CoE cemetery at Parramatta NSW; Elizabeth Whalan nee Berry died at Oberon on 25 October 1866 and was buried in the Old Methodist Cemetery at Oberon.
Of the children, Mary, James, Charles, Campbell and John Maclaine all settled about the Oberon area; James and Charles were instrumental in the European discovery of Jenolan Caves.

1.2.1 Mary Matilda Whalan (1804…1835) m. Robert Dryborough Cunynghame (…1862)

Mary Matilda Whalan, born 1804, was the eldest child of CHARLES WHALAN and his wife ELIZABETH BERRY. On 6 September 1823 at St John’s CoE in Parramatta, Mary married Leith-born Robert Dryborough Cunynghame. Robert was a Dawes Point businessman, son of ROBERT CUNYNGHAME. Mary and Robert Cunynghame had four children; for further details of this family and their descendants, refer to Section 6, beginning on page 51 of this volume.

1.2.2 James Whalan (1806… 1854) m. Lydia Dargin (1814…1859)

James Whalan, born 5 March 1806, was second of the seven children of CHARLES WHALAN and his wife ELIZABETH BERRY. James married Lydia Dargin on 21 March 1831; they settled at Emu Valley near Tarana, Co Roxburgh NSW. James and Lydia had seven children:

James Whalan, who with his brother Charles are credited as the European discoverers of Jenolan Caves, died 6 August 1854 and was buried at the Holy Trinity cemetery, Kelso NSW. Lydia survived James by 4½ years, dying on 3 March 1859 at Fish River, where she was buried.

1.2.2.1 James Alfred Whalan (1834…1888) m. Ann Delaney

James Alfred Whalan, born 1834, was the second of seven children of JAMES WHALAN and his wife LYDIA DARGIN. James married Ann Delaney; near Barraba in 1860; the couple were to produce some twelve children:

James Whalan died 22 May 1888 at Kelso NSW, aged 54 years; Ann Whalan nee Delaney died 29 June 1902 and was buried at Holy Trinity cemetery, Kelso.

1.2.2.2 John Morris Whalan (1838…1913) m. Dorothea Bryant

John Morris Whalan, born 1838, son of JAMES WHALAN and LYDIA DARGIN, married Dorothea Bryant. Eleven births were registered to this couple:

John Morris Whalan drowned at Cowra 13 June 1913.

1.2.2.3 Alfred Whalan (1840…) m. Catherine Ann Bryant

Alfred Whalan, born 1840 at Emu Valley near Bathurst NSW, the son of JAMES WHALAN and LYDIA DARGIN, married Catherine Ann Bryant, settling in the Bathurst area and producing ten children:

1.2.3 Charles Whalan (1811…1885) m. Elizabeth Harper (1811…1899)

Charles Whalan, born at Prospect in 1811, third of seven children of CHARLES WHALAN and his wife ELIZABETH BERRY, married Elizabeth Harper. Elizabeth, born in 1811 at Pentella, Glenmorganshire, was the daughter of THOMAS HARPER and his wife MARGARET TAPPER. Elizabeth bore Charles eight children:

Charles Whalan died on 2 February 1885 and was buried at St John’s CoE cemetery Parramatta NSW. Elizabeth Whalan nee Harper died on 24 April 1899 and was buried next to her husband.

1.2.3.1 Edwin Whalan (1841…) m1. Amelia Wilson (…1886), m2. Lucy Ann Simpson

Edwin Whalan, born 1841, third of eight children of CHARLES WHALAN and his wife ELIZABETH HARPER, married Amelia Wilson at Hartley during 1875. Amelia was the daughter of EDWARD and ELLEN WILSON. Following Amelia’s death in 1886, Edwin married Lucy Ann Simpson at Muswellbrook NSW in 1893. Amelia bore Edwin four children:

Lucy bore Edwin two children:

1.2.3.2 Sarah Maria Whalan (1843…1933) m. William Hughes (1839…1907)

Sarah Maria Whalan, born 1843 at “Glyndwr”, fourth of eight children born to CHARLES WHALAN and ELIZABETH HARPER, married William Hughes, at “Glyndwr” on 16 August 1862. William, born at Bathurst in 1839, was the son of JOHN HUGHES and JANE BROWN. William and Sarah had eleven children, among whom were

William Hughes died in April 1907 at Parramatta; Sarah Hughes nee Whalan died 12 May 1933 and was buried at Parramatta.

1.2.3.3 Glyndwr Whalan (1847…1922) m. Susannah Ada Trewen (1845…1942)

Glyndwr Whalan, born 1847 at Oberon, sixth of eight children born to CHARLES WHALAN and ELIZABETH HARPER, married Susannah Ada Trewen at Bathurst in 1868. Susannah was the daughter born 1845 of JOHN TREWEN and MARY LEAN. Glyndwr and Susannah had six children (perhaps seven):

Glyndwr Whalan died 2 August 1922 and was buried in the Methodist cemetery at Bathurst; Susannah survived him until 18 July 1942 when she died at St Ives NSW.

1.2.3.4 Alfred Samuel Whalan (1849…1922) m. Agatha Josephine Wilson (1841…1904)

Alfred Samuel Whalan, born 1849 at “Glyndwr”, Oberon, seventh of eight children born to CHARLES WHALAN and ELIZABETH HARPER, married Agatha Josephine Wilson in 1874. Alfred and Agatha had ten children (whose births, except as noted, were all registered at Bathurst):

Agatha Whalan died 5 January 1904 aged 52 years; Alfred S Whalan died 2 January 1922 aged 72 years; they are buried in the Old Methodist Cemetery at Oberon with their daughter Clara.

1.2.3.5 Gertrude Whalan (1852…) m. John Armstrong

Gertrude Whalan, born 1852 at Oberon, was the youngest of eight children born to CHARLES WHALAN and ELIZABETH HARPER. Gertrude married John Armstrong, to whom she bore five children including:

1.2.3.5.1 Charles Robert Armstrong (1883…) m. Ada E Harris

Charles Robert Armstrong, born 1883 near Hartley; son of JOHN ARMSTRONG and GERTRUDE WHALAN, married Ada E Harris in the Uralla district of northern NSW in 1908.Their children included

1.2.4 Sarah Whalan (1814…1889) m. John Morris (1810…1851)

Sarah Whalan, born 1814, fourth of seven children of CHARLES WHALAN and his wife ELIZABETH BERRY, married Captain John Morris at “Macquarie Park”, Prospect in 1836. John, born at Brideington YKS in 1810, commanded the Parramatta Steam Packets. The couple had six children:

Captain John Morris died on 3 January 1851; Sarah Morris nee Whalan died in Liverpool Street, Sydney, in 1889; each was interred with Elizabeth Jessie in the Whalan family vault at St John’s CoE Parramatta.

1.2.5 Macquarie Whalan (1816…1820)

Macquarie Whalan, born 1816, was the fifth of seven children of CHARLES WHALAN and his wife ELIZABETH BERRY. Macquarie Whalan died 23 December 1820 and was buried in Sydney. He was a godson of Governor Lachlan Macquarie.

1.2.6 Campbell Whalan (1819…1895) m. Eliza Booth

Campbell Whalan, born 1819 at Prospect NSW, sixth of the seven children of CHARLES WHALAN and his wife ELIZABETH BERRY, married Eliza Booth in 1840 at St John’s Church of England, Parramatta. Campbell and Eliza Whalan had eight children:

Campbell Whalan, godson of Elizabeth Macquarie nee Campbell, wife of Governor Lachlan Macquarie, died in 1895 at Oberon NSW.

1.2.6.1 Campbell Joseph Whalan (1851…1915) m. Matilda Jane Whalan (1844…)

Campbell Joseph Whalan, born 1843, second of the eight children of CAMPBELL WHALAN and his wife ELIZA BOOTH, married his cousin Matilda Jane Whalan in 1868 at Bathurst. Matilda was the daughter born in 1844 to JOHN McLEAN WHALAN and JANE HEARN. Campbell and Matilda had seven children, including

Campbell Joseph Whalan died in 1915.

1.2.6.2 Henry Whalan (1845…1923) m. Mary Dwyer

Henry Whalan, born 1845 at Fish River, was the son of CAMPBELL WHALAN and his wife ELIZA BOOTH. Henry married Mary Dwyer in the Macquarie district in 1882 [sic][according to the index]. Henry and Mary parented eight children:

Henry’s death was registered at Oberon in 1923.

A Roland George Whalan married Elizabeth Grace Crosbie at Bathurst in 1941. Elizabeth, was born at Cowra circa 1892, was the daughter of JOHN CROSBIE and his wife JANE THOMPSON (married at Cowra in 1878). Elizabeth’s siblings included Jane Crosbie (born Cowra, c1879), Mary B Crosbie (born Cowra, c1882), Patrick Crosbie (born Cowra, c1883), Peter Crosbie (born Cowra, c1885), Agnes Crosbie (born Cowra, c1886), Margaret Crosbie (born Cowra, c1887), Emily M Crosbie (born Cowra, c1889), Jessie Crosbie (born Cowra, c1895) and Susannah R Crosbie (born Cowra, c1897). For both Roland and Elizabeth it was a marriage late in life. Elizabeth was a nursing sister in Bathurst when she met Rowley, then apparently a patient at the hospital. They lived at “Waterview” at Edith near Oberon; Rowley shunning electricity and using candlelight. They later moved to Cowra, where Elizabeth had been born. Elizabeth died without issue in 1952.
Mary B Crosbie married William H Hill at Cowra in 1906. Their children included Dorothy E Hill (born Cowra, 1907), Eric H S Hill (born Cowra, 1908), Lillian B Hill (born Cowra, 1910), Gordon H Hill (born Cowra, 1912), Douglas W Hill (born Cowra, 1914), Hamilton G Hill (born Cowra, 1915), Ronald L Hill (born Cowra, 1917) and Jean M Hill (born Cowra, 1918). Jean married — Steele (born Fiji, raised in Bathurst); their son Bill lived at Five Dock in 1999.

1.2.6.3 Albert Whalan (1851…) m. Ann Wilcox

Albert Whalan, born 1851? (baptised in 1852, Bathurst - Hill End Wesleyan Methodist circuit), sixth of the eight children of CAMPBELL WHALAN and his wife ELIZA BOOTH, married Ann Wilcox in 1884 at Bathurst. Albert and Ann registered the births of seven children:

1.2.7 John Maclaine Whalan (1821…1902) m1. Jane Hearne (1821…1848); m2. Harriet Starr

John Maclaine Whalan, born 1821 at Prospect, last of the seven children of CHARLES WHALAN and his wife ELIZABETH BERRY, married first Jane Hearne (born 1821) at St John’s CoE Parramatta on 5 December 1841. Jane bore John four children:

Jane died on 17 December 1848. John later married Harriet Starr, their union producing five children:

John Maclaine Whalan, youngest brother of Charles Whalan of "Glyndwr", was the last of the original family to settle near Oberon. He settled near Edith where he owned the properties "Buckenall" and "Woodlands"; he was responsible for the establishment of the Methodist church at Edith. John died in 1902. Harriett, his second wife, died 8 July 1910, aged 82 years; she and John were buried at the Old Methodist Cemetery at Oberon.

1.2.7.1 John Campbell Whalan (1842…1914) m. Selina Maria Bailey (1848…1935)

Selina Maria Bailey married John Campbell Whalan on 16 December 1869 in Bathurst. Selina, daughter of GEORGE BAILEY and his wife JANE ARMSTRONG, was born 1848 and baptised at her father’s property "Bloomfield", some 4km east of Oberon. John Campbell Whalan, born 1842 at Kings Creek NSW, was the eldest of the four children born to JOHN MACLAINE WHALAN and his first wife JANE HEARNE.
John Campbell Whalan and Selina had some ten children:

John Campbell Whalan, farmer aged 72, was buried at Oberon on 29 September 1914. Selina Maria Whalan nee Bailey, aged 86 years, was buried next to her husband on 15 February 1935.

1.2.7.1.1 Alfred Charles Whalan (1872…1952) m. Phoebe Lois Batcheldor (1886…1966)

Alfred Charles Whalan married Phoebe Lois Bacheldor on 25 March 1908. Phoebe was the fifth of twelve children of WILLIAM BACHELDOR and MARY JANE ROBINSON, and an elder sister of Rosa Mary Batcheldor who married George Roland Bailey Beattie.
Children of Alfred and Phoebe (all events registered at Oberon NSW except as indicated) included:

Alfred, farmer aged 80 years of Edith and Oberon, was buried at Oberon on 24 December 1952. Phoebe, aged 81, was buried next to her husband on 28 September 1966.

1.2.7.1.2 Charlotte Maria Whalan (1876…1974) m. Alfred Ernest Wilcox (1881c…1939)

Charlotte Maria Whalan married Alfred Ernest Wilcox on 17 January 1906; the groom's parents were HENRY R WILCOX and HARRIET ROBINSON. Children of Alfred and Charlotte Wilcox included:

Alfred Wilcox died aged 58, and was buried at Oberon on 4 May 1939; Charlotte Wilcox nee Whalan was buried on 27 January 1974, aged 97.

1.2.7.1.3 George Whalan (1881…1942) m. Jennifer Campbell (c1890…1942)

George Whalan, aged 60 years, was buried in the Oberon General Cemetery on 13 March 1942; Jennifer Whalan, aged 52 years, was buried in the same grave on 2 October that year.

1.2.7.2 William Charles Whalan (1864…) m. Lillian M Starr

William Charles Whalan married Lillian M Starr in 1913, near Lithgow. William was the third and eldest surviving of the five children of JOHN MCLEAN (or MACLAINE) WHALAN (dec.) and his second wife, HARRIETT STARR. Lillian bore William at least two children:

1.2.7.3 Edmund Macquarie Whalan (1865…) m. Isabella Margaret Bailey (1873…)

Isabella Margaret Bailey, aged 29, married Edmund Macquarie Whalan, aged 37, on 4 November 1903. Edmund was the fourth of the five children of JOHN McLEAN (or MacLAINE) WHALAN (dec.) and his second wife, HARRIETT STARR. Isabella bore Edmund one child:

1.2.7.4 Ernest Thomas Whalan (1868…) m. Margaret M Morrow

Margaret M Morrow married Ernest Thomas Whalan, in 1898, near Bathurst. Edmund was the last of the five children of JOHN MCLEAN (or MACLAINE) WHALAN (dec.) and his second wife, HARRIETT STARR. Margaret bore Ernest five known children:

Ernest Thomas Whalan was a butcher in Oberon, and one of three men who brought a charge of horse-stealing against Jeremiah Wilson, Keeper of Jenolan Caves, in August 1900.

2. Robert Dryborough Cunynghame (…1862) m. Mary Matilda Whalan (1804…1835)

Mary Matilda Whalan, born 1804, was the eldest child of CHARLES WHALAN and his wife ELIZABETH BERRY. On 6 September 1823 at St John’s CoE in Parramatta, Mary married Leith-born Robert Dryborough Cunynghame. Robert was a Dawes Point businessman, son of ROBERT CUNYNGHAME.

IGI Scottish records show that a George Cunningham and a Isobel / Isabella Drybrough celebrated their marriage at Linlithgow in West Lothian on 25 January 1784, and again at North Leith in Midlothian on 6 February 1784. The christening of Robert Drybrough Cunynghame took place about 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, though the IGI does not identify the parents. The marriage of Robert Drybrough Cunningham married Elizabeth Ogelvie at St Cuthbert’s in Edinburgh, Midlothian, on 28 October 1807: children christened at North Leith to this couple (mother cited as Elisabeth Ogilvy) include George Cunningham (30 May 1809), James Ogilvy Cunningham (18 January 1813) and Robert Cunningham (30 May 1814) and William Ogilvy (7 November 1818 (?or 1810?), mother cited as Jean Ogilvy). Perhaps Mary Matilda Whalan was the second wife of Robert Dryborough Cunningham.]

Mary and Robert Cunynghame had four children:

Mary died of measles in Sydney in 1835, and her sons then lived at Prospect with the Whalans. In 1841 the eldest boy, Charles, went to Fish River Creek to live with his uncle Charles Whalan where he was soon joined by his two youngest brothers, Thomas and Sydney. There they married, raised their families, and died.

Robert apparently have married again in 1844 at St Andrews Scots Church, Sydney; there are recorded four later births to Emma E Clark and Robert D Cunynghame:

Robert Cunynghame died in Sydney in 1862.

2.1 Charles Whalan Cunynghame (1824…1904) m1. Elizabeth Matthews, m2. Lucy Ann Armstrong

Charles Whalan Cunynghame, born 1824, eldest son of ROBERT DRYBOROUGH CUNYNGHAME and his wife MARY MATILDA WHALAN, first married Elizabeth Matthews, perhaps the daughter of JOHN and FAITH. This wedding took place during 1849 on the Bathurst - Hill End Wesleyan Methodist circuit. To Charles and Elizabeth were born thirteen children:

It appears that Elizabeth may have died in 1874. In 1882 Charles Cunynghame (born 1824) married Lucy Ann Armstrong. To Charles and Lucy were born:

Leonard G Cunynghame married Louisa J Bernard in 1909 at Oberon.
Charles Whalan Cunynghame (born 1824) died in 1904 at Oberon.

2.1.1 Charles Whalan Cunynghame (1853…1943) m. Rosa Mary Batcheldor (1861…1941)

Charles Whalan Cunynghame, farmer born 4 September 1853, was a son of CHARLES WHALAN CUNYNGHAME and his first wife ELIZABETH MATTHEWS. In 1884 he married Rosa (or Rose) Mary Batcheldor, born c1861 to JAMES BATCHELDOR and his wife ANNE MARIA NEWCOME. Children born to Charles and Rose Mary Cunynghame included:

In 1885 and 1889, when Elizabeth and Sydney were born, their grandfather Charles Whalan Cunynghame was still begetting children to his second wife, Lucy Ann Armstrong.

In 1885 Rosa’s mother died and she inherited from the estate £300 and a property (Lot one Section seven) in Dart Street, Oberon. The will stipulated that these benefits were for Rosa alone, not for her husband (named as George Charles Cunynghame) or anyone else. Rosa Mary Whalan nee Batcheldor died 10 November 1941, aged 80 years; Charles Whalan Cunynghame died 19 September 1943, aged 90 years; both were buried in the Old Methodist Cemetery at Oberon.

2.1.1.1 Sidney J Cunynghame (1889…) m. Minnie May Batcheldor (1891…)

Sidney J Cunynghame, born near Oberon in 1889, was a son of farmer CHARLES WHALAN CUNYNGHAME and his wife ROSA (or ROSE) MARY BATCHELDOR. At Oberon in 1918 Sidney married Minnie May Batcheldor, daughter born 1891 near Oberon to WALTER BOYES BATCHELDOR and his wife EMMA M CUNNINGHAME.

2.1.2 Albert S Cunynghame (1853…1895) m. Margaret A Campbell

Albert S Cunynghame, born 1858, was a son of CHARLES WHALAN CUNYNGHAME and his wife ELIZABETH MATTHEWS. In the Macquarie district NSW in 1883, Albert married Margaret A Campbell; they had (at least) three children:

2.1.3 Arthur R D Cunynghame (1863…) m. Elizabeth A Walker

Arthur R D Cunynghame, born 1863, was the seventh of the thirteen children of CHARLES WHALAN CUNYNGHAME, by his first wife ELIZABETH MATTHEWS. Arthur married Elizabeth A Walker at Oberon in 1890; they had (at least) one child:

2.1.4 Oswald Ronald Cunynghame (1865…1895) m. Clara Elizabeth Batcheldor (1858…1922)

Oswald Ronald Cunynghame, born 1865, was a brother of Charles Whalan Cunynghame, born 1853. In Bathurst NSW on 16 April 1890, Oswald married Clara Elizabeth Batcheldor, daughter born c1858 near Oberon to JAMES BATCHELDOR and ANNE MARIA NEWCOME; they had (at least) one child:

Aged just 29 years, Oswald died on 6 March 1895; Clara died 15 December 1922, aged 64 years; both were buried in the Old Methodist Cemetery at Oberon.

2.2 Thomas Moore Cunynghame (1831…1907) m. Mary Elizabeth G Mudge (…1917)

Thomas Moore Cunynghame, son of ROBERT DRYBOROUGH CUNYNGHAME and his wife MARY MATILDA WHALAN, was born 1831. Thomas married Mary Elizabeth G Mudge, daughter of JAMES HAWKEN MUDGE and his wife MARY ELIZABETH GEACH, at Hartley in 1860. The Mudge family arrived on the Argyle in 1839, along with Armstrong, Fleming and Graham families from Ireland who settled around Oberon. James is listed as School Teacher (abode: The Crown Ridge) on his third child's birth certificate. James and Mary are buried at Mutton Falls.

Progeny of Thomas and Mary included:

Thomas' brother Sydney married Mary's sister Ann and they had land holdings (farms) in Oberon side by side (rf www.lpi.nsw.gov.au) and are all buried in the Old Methodist Cemetery in Oberon. Thomas died 26 September 1907, survived almost a decade by his wife Mary who died on 17 June 1917; both were buried in the Old Methodist Cemetery at Oberon.

2.2.1 Eva Moore Cunynghame (1865…1945) m. John Batcheldor

Eva Moore Cunynghame, born in 1865 near Hartley, daughter of THOMAS MOORE CUNYNGHAME and his wife MARY ELIZABETH G MUDGE, married John Batcheldor in 1883 in the Macquarie district near Bathurst NSW. John may have been the son of JOHN BATCHELOR and JANE nee WORRALL, born 1858 at Cubbington WAR. Progeny of John and Eva were:

Eva Moore Batcheldor nee Cunynghame died at Edith 5 October 1945. For further details refer to the Batcheldor file.

2.2.2 Emma M Cunynghame (1867…) m. Walter Boyes Batcheldor (1865…1946)

Emma M Cunynghame, daughter born 1867 at Bathurst to THOMAS MOORE CUNYNGHAME and his wife MARY ELIZABETH G MUDGE, married Walter Boyes Batcheldor in 1889 in the Macquarie district of NSW. Walter, born 1865 near Oberon, was a son of JOHN BATCHELDOR and his wife JANE WORRALL. Walter died 18 June 1946 at Edith NSW. For further details of this family, refer to the Batcheldor file.

2.2.3 Arthur James Thomas Cunynghame (1869…1944/49) m. Miriam Skeen (…1950)

Arthur James Thomas Cunynghame, born in 1869, son of THOMAS M CUNYNGHAME and his wife MARY ELIZABETH MUDGE, married Miriam Skeen in 1899, near Katoomba. Their progeny included:

Arthur died in 1944 or 1949. Miriam, his spouse, died in 1950. Both were buried in the Old Methodist Cemetery at Oberon, as were Ada and Oswald.

2.3 Sydney Cunynghame (1833…1921) m. Ann Helen Mudge (1845…1920)

Sydney Cunynghame, son of ROBERT DRYBOROUGH CUNYNGHAME and his wife MARY MATILDA WHALAN, was born in 1833. Sydney married Ann Helen Mudge, born 1845. Their twelve progeny included:

Of the twelve children, no more than eight were alive at any one time; there were four alive in 1875 and four alive in 1888 after three had died within 37 days. None of the surviving male children married. Ann Helen Cunynghame died aged 75 on 20 April 1920; Sydney Cunynghame aged 87 died 12 February 1921; both were buried in the Old Methodist Cemetery at Oberon.

2.4 George Frederick Cunynghame (1849…) m. Sarah Gibson

George Frederick Cunynghame, born 1849 in Sydney, son of ROBERT DRYBOROUGH CUNYNGHAME and his second wife EMMA E ?, married Sarah Gibson during 1876 in Sydney. To George and Sarah were born (before 1889):


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