Australia

Greg Clitheroe wrote to me saying:

I have only Robert Arthur USHER born 15 Jan 1930 in Toowomba, Queensland, Australia. He married my mother's cousin.

Katarina, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia writes:

I am searching for any information about Thomas USHER and Margaret McCLURE. They married in 1845 apparently in London then moved to Australia (Victoria).

Their children include:

Sarah Ann (C. 1846);
Adam (C. 1849 - C. 1851);
Mary (1851);
Thomas (C. 1853 - C. 1924);
James (C. 1856 - C. 1856);
David (C. 1857 - C. 1934);
Elizabeth Margaret Emphrey (C. 1861).

Mary Usher married Thomas LORD (1874) and her sister Elizabeth Margaret Emphrey married Thomas LORD's Brother James LORD in (C. 1880).

The Usher and Lord families lived in Warrnambool and Geelong (Victoria, Australia).

I have been unable to find shipping records for the Ushers when they came to Australia. The Victorian Electoral Rolls for 1856 lists the Ushers as JABEZ; JOHN; RICHARD; THOMAS; TIMOTHY; WILLIAM (at Heidelberg); WILLIAM (at Williamstown); WILLIAM (at Amherst) and WILLIAM (at Whitehose Reef).

I would like to know if any of the Ushers on the electoral roll (1856) are related to my Ushers.

I still do not know where the family originated from, however, I do know that Margaret McCLURE came from Antrim in Ireland.

Robert Usher (Dublin) to Australia

Robert Usher was born in Dublin abt 1839. His parents were William Usher and Mary Ana(?) Holliday. Robert Usher and Abigail Lowe were married at Smythsdale, Victoria, Australia. Robert Usher was a policeman in Australia.

People to contact for this line:
Charlene

Durham to Tasmania to NSW

see the Northumberland page

People to contact for this line:
Anne Hastie

Other info

Deaths in Melbourne Hospital 1867-1880

Margaret Usher, aged 48 years, native of Ireland;
arrived in 1874, ship unknown; died March 10 [1874], of peritonitis.
[From the ARGUS Summary for Europe, Wednesday, March 25, 1874.]

Book details are at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nuttall/vlhindex.htm

John USHER, Buried at Dunolly, Victoria, Aust. 3 Jun 1895 No religion specified. Info taken from a Cemetery Transcript.
John USHER, Buried at Charlton, Victoria, Aust. 6 Mar 1911.Methodist. Cemetry Transcript.
John USHER, Death at Hillgrove, NSW, Aust. Nr.Guyra. 30 Nov 1915. C of E. Cemetry Transcript.

Documents

The first USHER to reach Australia submitted by Jemma Ussher.
The second USHER to reach Australia submitted by Jemma Ussher.
The Usher-Ussher Men who left Australia for Service Abroard 1914-1918 compiled by Jemma Ussher.
NSW Immigration Deposit Journals 1853-1900 compiled by Jemma Ussher

Immigration

NSW Immigration Deposit Journals 1853-1900 compiled by Jemma Ussher

Convicts to Australia

Jeff Long found this site with a few references to some Ushers.

Elizabeth - Arrived 19 November 1818.
Sailed 26/7/1818 from Cork, Ireland in 116 days.
Embarked 101 females.

http://carmen.murdoch.edu.au/community/dps/convicts/victlist.html

James USHER is listed here in the names of 3217 men, women and children who were issued with rations in Sydney on Saturday September 8, 1821.

It is part of a database which was compiled from the NOMINAL LIST OF ALL PERSONS VICTUALLED FROM HIS MAJESTYS MAGAZINES UNDER CHARGE OF DEPUTY COMMISSARY GENERAL WEMYSS. This victualling list is in the Colonial Secretary's Papers, location 4/5781, pages 55 - 122, and is on microfilm at the Archives Office of NSW.

Also John USHER and James USHER are detailed on this page.

FAMILY TREE build 14 January 2001

Jeff Long has also sent me details of his research, and I have posted the tree here. Basically it goes under the name of Descendents of Job USHER; at least it does until he can get further back :-) !!!

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