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CASES, STARRS and CARSONS

Three of the McEvoy boys, 1.3 William Andrew McEvoy, 1.4 Dennis Matthew McEvoy and 1.5 Joseph Michael McEvoy, married 3 Case daughters, Catherine Lucy Case (Mahony), Ellen Jane Case and Eliza Ann Case, who were the children of Emanual and Jane Case (nee Starr/s).
1.1.1 Mary Jane Quinn, daughter of 1.1 Catherine McEvoy, their sister, married a Case, Emanuel William, known as William Case, while 1.1.7 Patrick Dennis Quinn, Catherine's 7th child, married another Ellen Jane Case.

Emanual migrated to SA in 1838 aboard the Canton, 2 years earlier than the McEvoys and Carsons. Emanual Case was born around 13-11-1815, the son of John and Hester Case. They lived in Corscombe, Dorset, England. There was one other son, Nathaniel who died on 15-1-1829 aged 14 years. In the 1841 census of South Australia Emanuel was listed as living in district B south of Adelaide. He was married on 6-11-1844 by Father Michael Ryan who had arrived in South Australia just that day, and died 1-8-1898 at Coonatto, SA, aged 82 years and is buried at Hammond.

Jane Starr was the daughter of Peter and Catherine Starr of Little Para who arrived aboard the Dauntless on 10-7-1840 with 5 children, 4 daughters and one son- Jane, Ann, Catherine, Francis and Ellen, sailing from Greenock, Scotland. Jane was born 1821-1823 at Fintona, County Tyrone, Ireland. She died at her residence 'Coonatoo', SA on 25-5-1893 and is also believed to be buried at Hammond.

It is probably about time (Oct 2019) a piece of family history, completely unknown to me and to all the family I know until about 5 years ago, was revealed. This is relevant to all the descendants of 1.3 William Andrew McEvoy, 1.4 Dennis McEvoy and 1.5 Joseph Michael McEvoy. It came to light during TROVE searches for information on the Starr family. GGG grandfather Peter Starr, father of Jane Starr who married Emanual Case and had 3 daughters who married 3 McEvoy sons, was the Peter Starr aged 60 who killed his 24 year old servant, William Simpson Lawless aka William Simpson McGregor with a rusty bayonet in a drunken fight at the Starr home on 12th November, 1861. There were several Peter Starrs around at the time and the spelling of the surname was inconsistent, but location of the crime and witness names prove it to be our relative. Peter Starr was released from prison after only 3 years at the request of the governor, but apparently this was quite common if families drew up petitions and were without the breadwinner. Not all of our ancestors were as respectable or as good as we may like to think, though the family seems to have been keen church goers.

According to The McPharlin Family history, Matilda Carson, sister of Ann Carson married John McPharlin. Their son, John, had a house, Lysander, built "by two local lads both under 30 years of age named McEvoy." These lads were obviously also nephews of Matilda living in the same area near Two Wells. In fact, there is now a McPharlin Road very near the area where the McEvoy family lived.

The Directory of SA, 1876, lists the McEvoy brothers as farmers, Broughton Extension and Dennis McEvoy as a farmer, Grace Plains. The directory of 1881 lists the McEvoy brothers as farmers at Booleroo, Dennis as still at Grace Plains and Joseph as a farmer at Tarcowie.

CATHERINE

• 1.1.1 Mary Jane Quinn (Case) born 11-11-1865 died 4-8-1948
• 1.1.2 Susan Frances Quinn (Gregory) born 12-10-1867 died 25-12-1914
• 1.1.3 Catherine Alice Quinn (McQuillan) born 1-11-1869 died 13-6-1956
• 1.1.4 *John Quinn born 5-2-1872 died 12-2-1936
• 1.1.5 *Thomas Joseph Quinn born 5-2-1872 died 10-8-1949
• 1.1.6 James Francis Quinn born 20-7-1873 died 26-7-1968
• 1.1.7 Patrick Dennis Quinn born 1879 died 1-7-1948
• 1.1.8 Ellen Bridget Quinn (Phillis) born 1-1-1882 died 17-6-1932
• 1.1.9 Robert Edward Quinn born 8-12-1886 died 16-4-1971

MRS. QUINN
Mrs. Quinn, wife of Mr. James Quinn, died on Sunday, August 26, aged 85 years. Mrs. Quinn claimed to be one of the oldest living residents born in this state. She was born at Dry Creek in 1843, and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. McAvoy. Her father arrived from Ireland in 1839, and her mother in 1840, by the sailing ship Mary Dagdale. Mrs. Quinn's parents were employed by Mr. Angus McLean, and were married in Adelaide in 1842. After their marriage they secured a small holding about a mile and a half from where the stockyards now stand, where Mrs. Quinn was born. When of school-going age she attended Artormish school. When she was 13 years of age her parents left Dry Creek and went to live near Gawler River, afterwards called Lewiston, where she finished her education she married Mr. James Quinn in 1864, and lived in the Port Gawler district for a few years, and then went to the Light River. Later they moved to Mannanarie, but, having only a small holding, they secured land in the hundred of Booleroo. This land was heavy and difficult to work with limited capital, so they moved to Hammond and farmed with success for a few years until the big drought from 1892 to 1896 forced them to leave. They went to Belalie, then to Wirrabara, and finally settled in Jamestown. There was a family of four daughters and five sons. A daughter (Mrs. Gregory) and a son (Mr. John Quinn) died. The husband (Mr. James Quinn) is still alive and has reached the age of 89 years. The surviving family are Mrs. W. Case, Peterborough; Mrs. H. McQuillan, Jamestown; Mrs. L. R. Phillis, Port Pirie; Messrs. Thomas Quinn, Malpas; James Quinn, Oodnadatta; Patrick Quinn, Yongala; and Robert Quinn, Wirrabara. There are 32 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

In the previous edition of The Adelaide Chonicle of September 1, 1928, page 20, there was also a small obituary about Catherine Quinn:

MRS. QUINN
Mrs Quinn, wife of Mr. James Quinn, who died recently at Jamestown, at the age of 85, was one of the oldest native born South Australians. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McAvoy, who migrated from Ireland, and were married in Adelaide in 1842. Mrs Quinn was married in 1864. Mr Quinn survives at the age of 89 with the following family Mesdames W. Case, Peterborough; H. McQuillan, Jamestown; L. R. Phillis, Port Pirie; and Messrs. Thomas Quinn, Malpas; James Quinn, Oodnadatta; Patrick Quinn, Yongala; and Robert Quinn, Wirrabara.

JOHN

• 1.5.1 Frederick Joseph McEvoy born 2-12-1880 died 25-1-1962
• 1.5.2 Rose Ellen McEvoy born 18-9-1882 died 9-10-1953
• 1.5.3 Alexander Dennis McEvoy born 22-3-1884 died 2-11-1951
• 1.5.4 Anne Laura McEvoy born 25-3-1886 died 28-1-1968
• 1.5.5 Jessie Florence McEvoy born 1-10-1887 died 9-9-1951
• 1.5.6 Edwin Robert McEvoy born 19-9-1889 died 14-6-1963
• 1.5.7 Amelia (Milly) Agnes McEvoy born 3-4-1892 died 9-3-1966
• 1.5.8 Charles Joseph McEvoy born 11-2-1900 died 17-10-1970

On left: Some of the descendants of Joseph Michael McEvoy at Jan 6th, 2008 Reunion
On right: The school house at Muttabee near Hammond where some of Joseph's children began school. Sadly deteriorating.

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EDWARD

ROBERT

DANIEL

• 1.8.1 Elizabeth Ann McEvoy born 24-7-1880 at Sevenhill died 20-8-1970
• 1.8.2 Mary Louisa Jane McEvoy born 24-6-1882 at Sevenhill, artist, died 7-1-1964
• 1.8.3 Ann McEvoy born 26-9-1885 at Hungry Swamp died in a car accident on 28-7-1957
• 1.8.4 John James McEvoy born 16-6-1892 at Quorn died 27-1-1893
• 1.8.5 Alice Jane McEvoy born 15-1-1894 at Sevenhill died 23-7-1908. The funeral left the father's residence at Vernon St, Norwood at 1.45 pm and she was interred in the Catholic Cemetery, West Terrace.

  Sisters Ann, Mary and Elizabeth, who apparently did not marry and had no children, are buried together at Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide.
  Miss E. McEvoy is listed in Sands and McDougall directories as being resident at 227 Jeffcott St, and Barton Tce, North Adelaide until her death in 1970. According to Bob Munro she ran a boarding house there. Her sister, Mary, was an artist and painter and Ann also ran a boarding house at Glenelg but was killed in a car accident in 1957.

Louisa and family (details here) arrived aboard the Atalanta on April 16, 1866. Also listed are John Cormack, Ann Cormack, David Cormack, James Cormack, Elizabeth Cormack, William Cormack, Mary Cormack and Sam Cormack among the Scottish passengers.

Louisa's sister, Mary Cormack, born in Banff Scotland in 1857, married Martin Dobeli, a Swiss immigrant who came to Australia on the Northern Monarch. They had children in South Australia and later moved to Melbourne, Victoria. Mary died in Melbourne in March, 1927 but there are many Cormacks in Victoria. Other Cormacks in Canada are also researching the family.

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FRANCIS

• 1.9.1 Albert McEvoy born 4-11-1885 at Wiltunga near Bute, SA died 26-10-1966, a good footballer and a builder and stonemason, married Martha Helen Giles born 1889 died 7-12-1966, daughter of Ernest Giles, on 1-9-1915 at the Christian Chapel, North Adelaide. The couple had no children. They lived most of their lives at Balaklava, SA. He built the Church of England in Humphreys St, Balaklava.
• 1.9.2 Francis Joseph McEvoy born 30-7-1887 at Wiltunga died 30-11-1926 buried Balaklava Cemetery. He was a footballer and stone mason and did not marry, dying at age 39. In the 1910 Tourists Road Guides for South Australia by W.K Thomas and Co. an FJ McEvoy of Balaklava is the registered owner of a motorcycle, number plate 1335.
• 1.9.3 Harrold James McEvoy (pictured at right) born 26-12-1891 at Carrieton died on 6-8-1915, killed in action at Gallipoli, and is recorded as Cpl, 16th Bn, KIA, on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli. Harrold James McEvoy was listed as married to an Inez McEvoy of GPO, Broken Hill, where he enlisted, but records of this lady were never found, he made no allotment to her, and his mother, Hanna Sullivan, was eventually awarded a pension as a dependent of her unmarried son. Harrold's father, Francis McEvoy, died in 1910 and Hanna married Patrick Sullivan who died in 1915, making her again a widow. There is definitely a mystery surrounding Inez McEvoy. In some documents she is said to be the sister of Harrold, but he only had one younger sister, Jane who died in 1904. Why would he list Inez as his wife on his enlistment papers? Inez is an extremely unusual name in Australia and only one Inez, born around 1919 comes up in searches. In the 1910 Tourists Road Guides for South Australia by W.K Thomas and Co. H. Jas McEvoy of Balaklava is the registered owner of a motorcycle, number plate 1309. The newspaper article above is from "The Register" 4-9-1917.
• 1.9.4 Jane May McEvoy born 25-5-1893 at Carrieton died 2-2-1904 of meningitis at Adelaide Children's Hospital