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Descendants of Betham Progenitor-80151

Seventh Generation


22. Bligh Mary-98 (Elizabeth Betham , Richard , Richard , John , Edward , Progenitor ) was born in 1783 in London?. She died in 1864 in London.

Mary Bligh - Putland - O'Connell.

Mary married (1) Major Putland John-99 son of Putland Progenitor-113075 and PNotknown Miss-97460 in England,probably. John died on 4 Jan 1808 in Australia,Catholic.

He is a Catholic.

Mary married (2) Sir, Lt-Gov O'Connell Maurice Charles-100 son of Co Kerry O'Connell Charles Philip-2300 and ONotknown Miss-2301 about 1810 in Australia. Maurice was born in 1768 in Co Kerry. He died on 25 May 1848 in Darlinghurst Sydney.

He is cousin of Daniel O'Connell. Heaton entry. Married Mary Putland nee Bligh. Mary Bligh's great hatred for all her father's enemies. He sailed with his regiment to Ceylon on ship General Hewitt (who owned her?) in April 1814. In 1830 he became a major-general. His military secretary is his son. Mary Bligh tried a land takeover effort, succeeding in gaining Camperdown which was sold for £5,000. His own ADB entry. He invested in a station named Hillgrove, from the late 1830s, near Eleanora Township by the antimony mine (from 1876) at what is now Hillgrove, near Armidale NSW, the mining town from 1888 was renamed for Hillgrove Station near Armidale. Still by 2006-2009 an operating mine.

Maurice and Mary had the following children:

  33 M i O'Connell Maurice Charles-126383 was born on 13 Jan 1812 in Australia. He died on 23 Mar 1879 in Australia.
        Maurice married Le Geyt Elizabeth Eliza Emily-99416 daughter of Of Jersey, Colonel 63rd Regt Le Geyt Philip-52712 and LNotknown Miss-52713.
  34 M ii O'Connell Richard Brownrigg-128051 was born on 27 Dec 1816 in Australia. He died on 4 Feb 1818 in Australia.
+ 35 F iii O'Connell Alice Elizabeth-154184 was born on 26 Jul 1818. She died on 29 Aug 1892.
  36 M iv O'Connell Carlo Philip-108001 was born on 17 Aug 1820 in Australia. He died in Jan 1873.
        Carlo married Baldock Anne Hester-108000 daughter of Baldock Senior-111332 and BNotknown Miss-77784 in 1847.
+ 37 M v O'Connell Richard-107999 was born on 29 Nov 1821. He died on 15 Mar 1873.
  38 F vi O'Connell Mary Nano Godfrey-81175 was born on 2 Dec 1823 in Australia. She died on 19 Feb 1825 in Australia.
+ 39 M vii O'Connell William Bligh-38275 was born on 5 Sep 1814.
  40 M viii Sir O'Connell Maurice Charles-151 was born in Jan 1812 in Sydney,Pastoralist. He was christened in Sydney. He died on 23 Mar 1879 in Brisbane.

His own ADB online entry. He is Freeemason, re Irish Provincial Grand Master in Heaton's obscure set of Austn biographies.
        Maurice married Le Geyt Eliza Emiline-38274 daughter of Of Jersey, Colonel 63rd Regt Le Geyt Philip-52712 and LNotknown Miss-52713. Eliza was christened in 1835 in Married.

Same ref for her husband.

26. Bligh Harriet Maria-50840 (Elizabeth Betham , Richard , Richard , John , Edward , Progenitor ) was born on 15 Nov 1781 in England. She died on 26 Feb 1856.

No notes.

Harriet married Barker Henry Aston-23604 son of Barker Progenitor-72074 and BNotknown Miss-141243 on 3 Jan 1802 in England. Henry was born in 1774 in Bitten, Gloucestershire, England. He died on 19 Jul 1856.

No notes.

Henry and Harriet had the following children:

+ 41 M i Barker Henry-68366 was born on 21 Apr 1804. He died on 8 Sep 1883.
+ 42 F ii Barker Elizabeth Catherine-65567 was born on 6 Feb 1806. She died on 18 Feb 1889.
+ 43 M iii Barker William Bligh-119796 was born on 28 Jul 1807. He died in Apr 1862.
  44 M iv Barker Robert-91664 was born on 28 Jul 1809 in England. He died on 13 Aug 1809 in England.
  45 F v Barker Mary-84376 was born on 22 Feb 1811 in England.
        Mary married Pritchard North-122686 son of Pritchard Progenitor-20817 and PNotknown Miss-61975 on 29 Jul 1847.

27. Bligh Elizabeth-80966 (Elizabeth Betham , Richard , Richard , John , Edward , Progenitor ) was born on 24 Mar 1786 in London, England. She died on 17 Jul 1854.

She died at sea on board the "Magdelene" within sight of England.

Elizabeth married Bligh Richard-78002 son of Bligh John-140198 and Shuter Lucy-156018 in Dec 1817 in England. Richard was born in 1785 in Cambridge, Kent, England. He died in 1838 in England.

M.A., K.C., served in the British House of Lords from London. Of Lincoln's Inn. See http://www.queenslandfamilytrees.com/

Richard and Elizabeth had the following children:

+ 46 M i Bligh Richard John-112423 was born on 26 Feb 1819. He died on 20 Aug 1869.
  47 F ii Bligh Frances Anne-69369 was born on 9 Sep 1820 in England. She died on 30 Nov 1863.

Unmarried.
+ 48 F iii Bligh Mary Jane-91987 was born on 26 Mar 1822. She died in 1921.
+ 49 F iv Bligh Helen Rose-105825 was born on 3 Nov 1825. She died in 1909.
  50 M v Bligh William Russell Wilson-110919 was born on 24 Sep 1827. He died in 1914 in Blackheath, NSW, Australia.

He once lived in Armidale NSW, where he was ostracised. He never married. His will left his entire fortune to the children of his brother, Richard. See, Norma Townsend, 'Mutiny in Armidale: The Case of W. R. Bligh', Historical Studies, Vol. 21, No. 85, October, 1985., pp. 534-549. Which does not mention him being married.
  51 F vi Bligh Grace Jane Campbell-150046 was born on 22 Feb 1831. She died on 23 Jun 1885.

Unmarried.
+ 52 M vii Lt., QLD Native Police Bligh John O'Connell-160985 was born on 3 Mar 1834. He died on 12 Dec 1880.

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