Byrnes Family

    (Photo: David Rawsthorne)

http://www.lachlanhunter.deadsetfreestuff.com/JB/First-Byrnes-plot.htm

The family in Australia began with Ann Reffin/Ralphin and her husband David Burns/Byrnes who are buried in the small family plot at Christ Church Cemetery, Castlereagh (click the above link to go there).  The family began with the birth of their first child, James Byrnes, on 19 May 1806.

The current file concentrates on one of their sons, Samuel.

On his mother's side (Ann Reffin/Ralphin) knowledge presently carries back three generations, but his father's parents are unknown.  Of his children, the present writer descends from William Taylor Byrnes.  Sandra Hindmarsh's book "The Castlereagh Connections" concerns Alfred Byrnes, his wife Constance Rhoda Lovell and their descendants.  Alfred’s ancestors include the convicts David Byrnes (Burns) his wife Ann Reffin/Ralphin, and George Lewis, as well as the free settlers Christopher Fredericks and his wife Mary.  That latter pair are also seen in the Sheens/Byrnes tree below.

Richard Rogers, in South Africa, is connected to Byrnes'es via his son Andrew Nigel Rogers, and Richard is placing any

Byrnes genealogical data into Ancestry.com   -   If interested, please contact Richard for this at Ancestry.com 

Richard writes, at Ancestry.com "Richard Rogers. Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa :-   I live in Johannesburg South Africa and have been actively researching my family history in England and South Africa.  I have relatives by marriage in Australia and am researching that side of ancestry also".  If you have Byrnes data which Richard could upload (if he doesn't have it already) please contact him via Ancestry.com

We are keen to get more Byrnes information into Ancestry.com - If interested in this please contact Richard. 

Or If you don't know how to contact members at Ancestry.com, please instead contact this writer ( John Byrnes, john.mail "@" ozemail.com.au ) to discuss what data is available that can be better shared, including via Gedcom files.  

Data on Samuel Byrnes might be found in many places but that below is a thorough compilation, done by a member of the Sheens family, Timothy George Sheens and hosted at http://www.heritagegenealogy.com.au 

Tim Sheens attended St Gregory’s college in Campbelltown in his final two years of schooling - 1967 and 1968 - and was the school captain and first-grade rugby league captain in his final year.  Brother Coman Sykes, the headmaster of St Gregory’s College from 1957 to 1962, said the school’s Marist Brothers community would follow the game more closely with a former student in the hot seat  ( http://macarthur-chronicle-camden.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/st-gregory-s-college-campbelltown-old-boy-tim-sheens-new-australian-rugby-l ).

Another interest of Tim's is that he has been trying to find World War I medals of one of his grandfathers.

Tim's ancestors arrived in Australia before 1900 and represent a diverse mix of English and Irish convicts (14 in total) and free immigrants from England (including the Sheens family from Lincolnshire), Ireland and Scotland (the McLucas family who were victims of the infamous "Clearances" in the Scottish Highlands).  Plus a lone French Seaman (Joseph Regent).  Tim's convict ancestors are:

• William Yardley "Surprise" arrived Port Jackson June 26, 1790 from Portsmouth
• Catherine Edwards "Queen" arrived Port Jackson September 26, 1791 from Cork
• Richard Hayman "Pitt" arrived Port Jackson February 14, 1792 from Yarmouth
• David Burns "Friendship" arrived Port Jackson February 16, 1800 from Cork
• George Lewis "Coromandel" arrived Port Jackson June 13, 1802 from Cork
• Ann Reffin "Experiment" arrived Port Jackson June 24, 1804 from Cowes
• John Hearp "Shipley" arrived Port Jackson November 18, 1818 from Woolwich
• Laurence Gill "Dorothy" arrived Port Jackson September 19, 1820 from Cork
• Thomas Shea "Lonarch" arrived Port Jackson September 4, 1825 from Cork
• Emma Trueman "Grenada" arrived Port Jackson January 23, 1827 from Downs
• Robert Corban "Blenheim" arrived Port Jackson November 14, 1834 from Cork
• William Clarke "Mary Ann" arrived Port Jackson October 26, 1835 from Sheerness
• Mary Wilson "Roslin Castle" arrived Port Jackson February 25, 1836 from Cork
• George Smith "Moffatt" arrived Port Jackson August 31, 1836 from Portsmouth

The present writer, John Byrnes, shares two of those, Ann Ralphin and David Burns/Byrnes; and it is suspected that descendants of George Lewis might also be somehow related to the Castlereagh Byrnes'es. .

See also, Tim's work on the following members of this Byrnes family from Castlereagh:

Obviously, checking other trees with common ancestor might find some of the thousands of descendants:

Debbie's McKeon tree

Debbie (Debs1961 on Ancestry.com), for example, is seen to descend via the same son of Samuel, William Taylor Byrnes, as this writer does.  Thus having found Debs1961 a message was sent to her via Ancestry.com that I'd like to hear from her.   Debbie is learned to be be Debbie Reid in Brisbane and she also has the family data (still with some holes in it) at other places too:

Data by Debbie Reid who descends via one of the sons of William Taylor Byrnes and Kate Cummins, William Edward (born 1902).

This William married Louisa J. Woodleigh in 1925 and they had 12 children.  One of their daughters, Patricia (born 1941),

married Leslie McKeon in 1959.  They had 5 daughters, of whom Debbie (nee McKeon)  is the eldest.

All this can be rather slow and cumbersome.   some sort of more open and straight-forward method of listing persons of common interest in a simple table could perhaps be attempted if others were interested?.  This sort of thing may be seen at:  http://www.geo-sites.zoomshare.com/files/augusta-worboys.htm

Another EXCELLENT web effort which has picked up most of the available Byrnes family nformation into a broader family tree is the work of David Rawsthorne, viz.  http://www.davidrawsthorne.com/tree/index.php , daviddth "@" iinet.net.au 

David has 99 Byrnes entries collected in the Rawstone family tree = http://www.davidrawsthorne.com/tree/search.php?mylastname=BYRNES&lnqualify=equals&mybool=AND&tree=Rawsthorne

David to Samuel, and Samuel to Mostyn (this writer's father) views in the Rawsthorne family tree.

David's  Rawstone family tree database is very extensive (with the usual proviso that details of living persons are omitted).   He writes "Welcome -  This is my family tree site. The grave photographs have all been added and the tree updated. Like any family tree, this is a work in progress and I am always keen on receiving new information on family members".  He has hundreds of person photos and a vast number of gravestone photos.   David has presented a talk, and distributed his data on DVD, at one of the Byrnes family meetings that have been held at the Wesleyan church at Upper Castlereagh.

David is very active and maintains frequent "News" on his website (e.g. "9 March 2010 - A massive update of the people have occurred in recent weeks. over 1000 items have been updated with new dates, places and many hundreds of people have been added. There are also a lot more images of places and people online.   The biggest thing is the addition of the Field Family Newsletter. The Field Family Newsletter was produced 4 times a year from December 1999 through to February 2010. It was excellently edited by Dorothy Cefarin, and contained historical images, stories, as well as information on the births and deaths of family members. Due to ill health, Dorothy is no longer able to continue to produce the newsletter, but has kindly permitted me to include copies for people to see on my website. Only some of the 41 newsletters are currently online, but I hope to add 5 to 10 a week until they are all available."

Field Family Newsletter, viewable  =  http://www.davidrawsthorne.com/tree/field_newsletter.php

NSW State Achives map (A.O. Map No. 809) showing the early grants.   See below for identifications.

Field's grant is here east of the letter "E" in "NEPEAN RIVER".

Edward Field's grant is here No. 22.  No. 52 on the opposite side of Castlereagh Road was the grant 

to fellow ex-private of the NSW Corps, John Lees.   In the SE corner of No. 22 the subdivision

marked is that of the Upper Castlereagh public school and teacher's residence.  Across

the road from the that complex of subdivision in No. 52 relates to the Wesleyan

church, school and cemetery.

The Field's grant area was very close to where the first Byrnes'es of Upper Castlereagh likely lived, even though we cannot trace precisely where it was that they lived.   And it was just across the road from where many of them often congregated at the chruch.   Thus the people interested in Fields are likely going to be interested in the same area that the Byrnes'es were active in.    Much of the original Field grant was later acquired by John Jackson, son of Ann Byrnes, daughter of David Byrnes.    This John, and his mother Ann, are also buried in the Wesleyan cemetery at Upper Castlereagh, very close to where they lived - just as the first Fields also are..

A little of the early Field family history follows:

Field Family History

http://members.pcug.org.au/~cfield/distantf/homepage.htm

From a Distant Field - This website contains details of the descendants of the New South Wales (Australia) pioneers, Edward and Elizabeth Field.  It is compiled,   prepared and managed for the family by Colin Field.

Edward Field was enlisted as a Private in the 102nd Regiment of Foot, the New South Wales Corps, on 27 July 1789, some 7 weeks after its formation.  He came to the Colony of New South Wales with the second fleet, arriving in Sydney on the Scarborough on 28 June 1790.   At Parramatta he lived with Elizabeth Mitchell, a convict, who arrived aboard the “Mary Ann” in 1791. Four children, Mary Ann, Edward, Maria and George were born at Parramatta before they married in 1795 and four more children were born after his marriage. They were William, Sophia, Thomas and John.  He was discharged on 8 August 1801 and had the opportunity of remaining in the colony as a farmer.  On 30 June 1803 he received a grant of 100 acres of land at Upper Castlereagh (other versions mention 80 acres).  He received a further grant of 100 acres nearby on 10/5/1809.  In addition to farming, he is recalled for his skills as a blacksmith.  In particular, it is recorded that his forge serviced the William Cox team that constructed the first road over the Blue Mountains (prior to the building of the Great Western road directly westwards from Parramatta, the first Blue Mountains discoverers and road builders travelled there via Windsor and Castlereagh.

 In the 1805/06 Musters he was recorded as holding 80 acres; the balance of 20 acres was leased in 1805 to James Morris. Of the 80 acres Edward held 20 ½ acres were in wheat, 7 in maize, ½ an acre in potatoes, one acre of garden and 40 ½ acres were pasture. Within 3 years he was fully supporting his family of 7 and a convict. Like other Nepean settlers he suffered losses in the 1806 flood.   In 1806 he signed the “Hawkesbury Settlers Address” welcoming Governor Bligh.

In May, 1809 Edward Field was given another 100 acre grant at Castlereagh, Portion 85.  Apparently the certainty of this was not entirely clear to Edward as in February 1810 he petitioned Governor Macquarie for confirmation, stating that he had a wife and seven children to support and had already spent forty pound on developing this land.

In 1810 a conditional sale of 57 acres to Charles Pickering for 80 pounds occurred, which may have been from the new grant.   It seems that despite all the hard work, the Fields suffered severely from flooding by the Nepean River and from time to time were in such serious financial difficulty such that portions of their land had to be sold to clear their debts.  As early as 1809, in the Gazette of 5 February 1809 Field farm land  was advertised for sale. The advertisement describes it as "a capital farm at the Nepean ... in praise of which too much cannot be said (including) upwards of an acre ... laid out in an orchard containing some of the best trees any where to be procured, of the orange, lemon, peach and other kinds (as well as) a public pound".   This also suggests that Field had been appointed the area's pound-keeper, a vital public servant of the times.   More flooding came however.  

 In 1814, he subscribed to a school and a bridge at Castlereagh. In the same year during the construction of the road across the Blue Mountains he supplied Cox with several iron axes made at his blacksmith’s shop.  Probably sometime before 1817 Edward sold more land to Purcell and others (including what was later ‘Kerry Lodge’).  In 1820 Field again petitioned for more land to alleviate his heavy losses.  He did not get more and by 1822 was reduced to owning 40 acres.   In the 1822 Muster, Edward’s 40 acres were recorded as all cleared; with 20 acres sown with wheat, 5 with maize, ½ an acre with beans, 1 acre with potatoes and one acre for an orchard.  His stock included 2 cattle and 25 hogs.

Edward and Elizabeth joined the local Wesleyan church which had been founded by fellow ex-NSW Corpsman John Lees.   This was the first Wesleyan chapel established anywhere in the Southern Hemisphere it would seem, and was the congregation the Byrnes family also joined when they moved to Castlereagh.

In January 1826, Edward died and was buried at the Castlereagh cemetery. His wife, Elizabeth died in June1837 and is buried alongside her husband.

 Edward left his estate to his son William and in 1847 William sold 30 acres, the North-West corner of Edward’s 100 acre grant, to Joseph Collet who held it for 20 years before selling it to John Jackson (a grandson of David Byrnes).  In 1865 Joseph Collits, as executor of Edward Field, sold the southern Moiety of 50 acres to John Jackson.  After John’s death in 1917 the property passed to his youngest daughter Nena May who held the 2 properties until 1948 when she sold them to Quarries Pty. Ltd.

On 31st October, 1876 an application for the establishment of a Public School at Upper Castlereagh was received and approved by the Council of Education. In 1877, two acres in the South-East corner of Field’s grant was sold for 50 pounds by John Jackson to the Council of Education to allow for the erection of the Public School house and schoolmaster’s residence. The residence and Gothic style schoolhouse were completed in 1879 by James Evans, a builder from Castlereagh, under the direction of G.A. Mansfield, the then Education Council Architect. 40 perches were added to the north boundary of the school in 1879 by Sarah Gorman.

The design of the school was typical of the State Schools being built in that period and was similar to the Penrith Infants School rather than the schools at Regentville and Emu Plains. A World War 1 war memorial within the grounds of the school honours students from Upper Castlereagh who served and in some cases died, on active service. The roll contains the names from many well known farming families like the Field, Purcell, Lance and Carter families. members of the Wright, Parker and Willet families are also known to have attended the school. The school was in use until at least 1949 and is believed to have closed in 1975.

Of Edward’s 8 children Mary Ann married Thomas Perry in 1812 and died in November, 1865 at Forbes. Edward (Jnr) married Maria Strickland in 1817 and died in 1846, Maria married John Rope in 1817 and died in 1842. George married Elizabeth Colless and died in 1872. William married Mary McMahon and died in 1846. Sophia married Thomas Higgins in 1824 and died in 1871. Thomas married Rachel Howard in 1835 and died in 1860 and finally John died at childbirth.

Through marriage Edward’s family had connections with most of the early settler families including the Collitt’s, Rope’s, Colless’s, and Jackson family.

Genes Reunited potential connectivity:

Genes Reunited detects that "32" people have Ann Reffin in family trees but on further analysis this reduces to a much smaller number with Ann Reffin who was born in 1783 at Walton on the Wolds, namely  Wanda Spence (sic - Spencer?),  Joel Harland,  Gordon Woodcock, Teena-Maree Thomson, Justin Harland, Lynda Martin, and Kristene Bogie.   

Also this service can find other people interested in persons, e.g. all "Byrnes" born at a given place and time, e.g. for Castlereagh births ca. 1850 plus or minus 50 years.  That search finds the following person with Castlereagh Byrnes'es in their trees: - Ronald Rose, Gordon Woodcock, Lynda Martin, Sarah-Jane Auld, Tony Musial,  Donald Wallace, Graham Earnshaw, Alan Goodridge, Lorraine Orr, Donald MacLean, Clare Hamilton, Nola Clarke, Kristene Bogie, Linda Oliver, Justin Harland, Joel Harland, Kathryn Davies. 

From the above it is clear that most people the Genes Reunited is aware of as interested in Ann Reffin born at Walton on the Wolds are also Byrnes-related and hence may be her Australian descendants or intermarried to such.  

Also, from the above persons incorporating Ann Reffin in their trees at Genes Reunited, is is noted  that there is probably commonality with the Ancestry.com trees of "Judy Spencer Family Tree", "Woodcock family tree", "Thomson" tree.

The below listing of Samuel Byrnes data is as set out via  the  Timothy Sheens family research.  The same or similar data is in other places but this is one particularly good and systematic exposition of it.

Do others have any more?   Who knows - as I suspect most descendants or persons researching Samuel Byrnes might never have contacted on another(?).

 

M, #30, b. 13 May 1826, d. 4 September 1917

Father	David Burns2 b. 1768, d. 25 Mar 1848
Mother	Ann Reffin2 b. 27 Jan 1783, d. 26 Jul 1839

Name Variation		Samuel Burns3
Birth*	13 May 1826	Parramatta, NSW2
Baptism	22 July 1827	St Johns, Parramatta, NSW, son of David and Ann Burns, Tailor2
(Son) Muster 1825	1828	Parramatta, NSW, David Byrnes, 60, Conditional Pardon, Protestant, "Friendship", 1789, Life, Tailor Anne Byrnes, 40, Free by Servitude, Protestant, "Experiment", 1805, 7 years James Byrnes, 22, Born Colony, Protestant John Byrnes, 15, Born Colony, Protestant Catherine Byrnes, 8, Born Colony, Protestant Samuel Byrnes, 2, Born Colony, Protestant, Head of Household=David Burns, Wife=Ann Byrnes4
Marriage*	24 March 1846	Windsor, NSW, I, Samuel Byrnes do hereby declare that I am a Member of, or hold Communion with the Wesleyan Church (signed) I, Eliza Lewis do hereby declare that I am a Member of, or hold Communion with the Wesleyan Church (signed) I, John W Kenny of Wesleyan Minister Windsor do hereby Certify that Samuel Byrnes of Castlereagh and Eliza Lewis of Castlereagh were joined together in Wedlock by me on the 24th day of March 1846 at Windsor in the presence of Sarah Ashton (signed) James Byrnes (signed) John W Kenny Wesleyan Minister, Bride=Eliza Lewis5
(Witness) Marriage	16 September 1847	Windsor, NSW, I, Thomas Harland do hereby declare that I am a Member of, or hold Communion with the Wesleyan Church Thomas Harland I, Ann Jackson do hereby declare that I am a Member of, or hold Communion with the Wesleyan Church Ann Jackson (her mark) I, William Schofield of Windsor Minister of the Wesleyan Church do hereby certify, that Thomas Harland, Widower of Castlereagh and Ann Jackson, Widow of Castlereagh were joined together in Wedlock by me, on the Sixteenth day of september 1847, at Windsor in the presence of Samuel Byrnes and Eliza Byrnes, both of Castlereagh, Groom=Thomas Harland, Bride=Ann Jackson6
Marriage*	7 March 1854	Windsor, NSW, I, Samuel Byrnes do hereby declare that I am a Memberof, or hold Communion with the Wesleyan Church. I, Eliza Gorman do hereby declare that I am a Member, or hold Communion with the Wesleyan Church. I, Joseph O'Connor of Windsor Minister of the Wesleyan Church do hereby Certify, that Samuel Byrnes of Castlereagh and Eliza Gorman of Castlereagh were joined together in Wedlock by me on the Seventh day of March, at Windsor of 1854, at Windsor in the presence of James Byrnes Sarah Gorman, Bride=Eliza Gorman, Witness=James Byrnes7
Marriage*	20 March 1913	The Manse, Penrith, NSW, Groom: Samuel Byrnes Status: Widower Place of Birth: Parramatta NSW Occupation: ("Old age pensioner" has been crossed out) Age: 84 Usual Residence: Cambridge Park NSW Father: David Byrnes (deceased) Occupation: Tailor Mother: Ann Ralphin (deceased) Bride: Ellen Nicholas (her mark) Status: Widow Place of Birth: Devon England Occupation: Domestic Duties Age: 74 Usual Residence: Cambridge Park NSW Father: Thomas Shaw (deceased) Occupation: Laborer Mother: Elizabeth Viance (deceased) Date of Marriage: 20 Mar 1913 Place of Marriage: The Manse, Penrith, Penrith Municipality NSW Religion: Presbyterian Witnesses: Stella Bland, Alice G Ollis Minister: J McKee, Bride=Ellen Nicholas8
Death*	4 September 1917	Cambridge Park, Penrith, NSW, Name: Samuel Byrnes Date of Death: 4th September 1917 Place of Death: Cambridge Park, Penrith, Municipality of St Marys Occupation: Dealer Age: 89 Conjugal Status: Place of Birth: Parramatta NSW Time in Aust Colonies: Father: James Byrnes Occupation: Farmer Mother: Ann surname not known Place of Marriage (1): Castlereagh NSW Age at Marriage (1): not known Name of Spouse (1): Eliza Lewis Children of Marriage (1): James 70, Emma 68 living; 2 males deceased Place of Marriage (2): Castlereagh NSW Age at Marriage (2): 25 Name of Spouse (2): Eliza Gorman Children of Marriage (2): Maria 60, Henry 54, Edith 50, William 48, Annie 44, Percy 42 living; 1 male and 1 female deceased Place of Marriage (3): Penrith NSW Age at Marriage (3): 85 Name of Spouse (3): Ellen Nicholls Children of Marriage (3): no issue Informant: Henry Byrnes, son, Penrith Cause of Death: Gastritis Length of Illness: 1 month Medical Attendant: F C Higgins MB CLM Date Last Seen: 20th August 1917 Date of Burial: 6th September 1917 Place of Burial: Methodist Cemetery Castlereagh Minister & Religion: Joseph Tarn, Methodist Undertaker: John Price & Son Witnesses: Leo J Price, C J Evans Registered: 5th September 1917 Penrith, Informant=Henry Byrnes9
Burial*	6 September 1917	Methodist Cemetery, Castlereagh, NSW9
Obituary*	15 September 1917	"Nepean Times", NSW, DEATH OF A PIONEER We regret to have to record the death, at his late residence, Cambridge park, on Tuesday if last week, of Mr Samuel Byrnes, one of the oldest and more notable of the older generation of residents of the Nepean District, whose death, in fact, at the patriarchal age of 89 years and 4 months, removes another of that fast vanishing brand of early pioneers of the far distant past from the arena of mundane life and endeavour. The late Mr Byrnes was a native of Parramatta, the year of his birth being 1828, and, in recalling the memories of his famous old natal town in the twenties, Mr Byrnes was want to cant over again the quaint lines of a poet of the older epoch, viz I'm thinking again of the Annual Regatta, And Rickitty Dick O, and old Billy blue, And the trips by the Emu to see Parramatta, Where we pulled the ripe plums off the trees as they grew; And the orange groves running right down to the water, Where the boatman were calling so jaunty and free- The tide's on the ebb, and the wind's in right quarter, And now is your time if you're bound for the quay. Mr Byrnes attended the Primary School at Parramatta in his early boyhood, and came to Castlereagh with his parents in his twelfth year. His youthful contemporaries of that early epoch of the thirties and forties were of that grand sturdy type of settlers of the primary industries of the Penrith and Castlereagh districts, and included such men as the late Messrs, Joseph Single, "Toby" Ryan (ex MLA), John Colless, John Jackson, Wm Wright, Robert Robertson (deceased) and Messrs. T O Smith (ex MLA Nepean), M Long (ex Mayor of Penrith), Thos Field and others who are yet though approaching the patriarchal gate of age, very much alive. Mr Byrnes' early farm at Castlereagh (Mt Pleasant), is now occupied by Mr Purcell, and is one of the best holding in that favoured patrimony of production. In the years prior to the coming of the railway, Mr Byrnes, like his neighbours, carted his hay, cereals, and general farm products to the Sydney markets per the newly formed Sydney Road (which was then, like the curate's proverbial egg "good and bad in patches"), doing the journey frequently in a day, getting to "Paddy's market", Sydney, about dusk, after starting from home (Castlereagh) at 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning. The conditions of those times precluded the generation of any such "luxurious" idea amongst the farmers or other sections, as a "strike" or other such disturbance, and even the application of the 8-hour day was an unknown as it is in the firing line of the present day. On the breaking out of the great western goldfields, the late Mr Byrnes entered in to the adventurous and profitable business of carrying between the metropolis and the digging. He conveyed, per horse teams, supplies of provisions, timber and other building materials merchandise &c., to the outback centres, returning with wool and country produce to Sydney. During the period he was now and again "interviewed" by one or other of the bushranging gangs then "doing business" under the ban of the law, and alike, regardless of the convention and rights of society to its own property; but by exercise of his native tact and optimistic outlook, Mr Byrnes generally contrived to escape "victimisation" by Messieurs the Bushrangers. Deceased was a first class judge of horses, of any type, an infallible judge, in fact, and his judgement was often solicited by neighbours and acquaintances in purchasing either draughts or hacks, or ponies. Mr Byrnes was of a genial, jocular disposition, and his golden maxim was never to meet trouble half way, or to permit difficulties to daunt one's spirit, or cloud his hopes. In later years Mr Byrnes had been residing at Cambridge Park, and almost up to the last took a lively interest in affairs. Deceased had married three times, his first wife being Miss Elizabeth Lewis, of Castlereagh, of which marriage there were four children, of whom two survive, viz Mr James Byrnes, Richmond Road and Mrs H Sheens, Castlereagh. Of Mr Byrnes' second marriage, viz to Miss Eliza Gorman, of Castlereagh (deceased), the following survive: Messers H Byrnes, Station Street Penrith; William, Sydney; Percy, Henry Street Penrith; and Mesdames Pullman (Lemongrove), E Hollier (Newton, Sydney), and J Kirkness (Seven Hills). Mr Byrnes is also survived by his third wife. The interment was in the Methodist Cemetery, Kingswood on Thursday afternoon, 6th September, Rev J Tarn officiating, assisted by Ensign Evans, Salvation Army. The two favourite hymns of the deceased - "Rock of Ages" and "Sweet Bye and Bye", were sung at the graveside. The funeral arrangements were conducted by Mrs J Price and Son.10
Headstone*		Headstone Samuel Byrnes

Family 1	Eliza Lewis b. 16 Mar 1825
Marriage*	24 March 1846	Windsor, NSW, I, Samuel Byrnes do hereby declare that I am a Member of, or hold Communion with the Wesleyan Church (signed) I, Eliza Lewis do hereby declare that I am a Member of, or hold Communion with the Wesleyan Church (signed) I, John W Kenny of Wesleyan Minister Windsor do hereby Certify that Samuel Byrnes of Castlereagh and Eliza Lewis of Castlereagh were joined together in Wedlock by me on the 24th day of March 1846 at Windsor in the presence of Sarah Ashton (signed) James Byrnes (signed) John W Kenny Wesleyan Minister, Bride=Eliza Lewis5
Children		James Byrnes+12 b. 26 Dec 1846, d. 27 Nov 1921 Samuel Byrnes13 b. 25 Mar 1848, d. 28 Mar 1883 Emma Byrnes+14 b. 25 Sep 1849, d. 26 Dec 1927 Alfred Byrnes10 b. 2 Aug 1851

Family 2	Eliza Gorman
Marriage*	7 March 1854	Windsor, NSW, I, Samuel Byrnes do hereby declare that I am a Memberof, or hold Communion with the Wesleyan Church. I, Eliza Gorman do hereby declare that I am a Member, or hold Communion with the Wesleyan Church. I, Joseph O'Connor of Windsor Minister of the Wesleyan Church do hereby Certify, that Samuel Byrnes of Castlereagh and Eliza Gorman of Castlereagh were joined together in Wedlock by me on the Seventh day of March, at Windsor of 1854, at Windsor in the presence of James Byrnes Sarah Gorman, Bride=Eliza Gorman, Witness=James Byrnes7
Children		Sarah Byrnes15 b. 19 Jun 1855, d. 1968 Maria Byrnes16 b. 2 Apr 1857 George Byrnes17 b. 23 Jan 1862, d. 1865 Henry Byrnes18 b. 25 Sep 1863, d. 1952 Charles Gorman Byrnes19 b. 20 Aug 1865, d. 1912 Edith Eliza Byrnes20 b. 17 May 1867 William Taylor Byrnes21 b. 21 Jul 1869 Annie Louisa Byrnes22 b. 12 Dec 1871 Percy Ambrose Byrnes23 b. 2 Sep 1875, d. 1959

Family 3	Ellen Shaw b. 1839
Marriage*	20 March 1913	The Manse, Penrith, NSW, Groom: Samuel Byrnes Status: Widower Place of Birth: Parramatta NSW Occupation: ("Old age pensioner" has been crossed out) Age: 84 Usual Residence: Cambridge Park NSW Father: David Byrnes (deceased) Occupation: Tailor Mother: Ann Ralphin (deceased) Bride: Ellen Nicholas (her mark) Status: Widow Place of Birth: Devon England Occupation: Domestic Duties Age: 74 Usual Residence: Cambridge Park NSW Father: Thomas Shaw (deceased) Occupation: Laborer Mother: Elizabeth Viance (deceased) Date of Marriage: 20 Mar 1913 Place of Marriage: The Manse, Penrith, Penrith Municipality NSW Religion: Presbyterian Witnesses: Stella Bland, Alice G Ollis Minister: J McKee, Bride=Ellen Nicholas8

Citations     

1. [S43] NSW Wesleyan Marriage Registers, 1788-1855 ",V184663 84/1846 Samuel Byrnes & Eliza Lewis."
2. [S42] Microfilm Baptism, St Johns Parramatta, 1790-1969 "V182649 11/1826."
3. [S41] NSW Wesleyan Baptism Registers, 1788-1855 ",V18491681 55/1849 Emma Burns."
4. [S158] 1828 Census for New South Wales, Australia (online image) "Household of David Byrnes."
5. [S43] NSW Wesleyan Marriage Registers, 1788-1855 ",V184663 84/1846."
6. [S43] NSW Wesleyan Marriage Registers, 1788-1855 ",V1847106 84/1847 Thomas Harland & Ann Jackson."
7. [S43] NSW Wesleyan Marriage Registers, 1788-1855 ",unknown cd."
8. [S109] NSW Marriages for Sydney, NSW (online image) "2756/1913 Samuel Byrnes & Ellen Nicholas."
9. [S107] NSW Deaths for Sydney, NSW (online image) "11178/1917 Samuel Byrnes."
10. [S159] The Castlereagh Connection, online http://byrnesshare.zoomshare.com/files/…
11. [S175] Monumental inscription Castlereagh Methodist Cemetery (Old Castlereagh Road, Castlereagh).
12. [S41] NSW Wesleyan Baptism Registers, 1788-1855 ",V1846759 55/1846 James Byrnes."
13. [S41] NSW Wesleyan Baptism Registers, 1788-1855 ",V18481196 55/1848 Samuel Byrnes."
14. [S41] NSW Wesleyan Baptism Registers, 1788-1855 ",V18491681 55/1849."
15. [S13] New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages NSW Births, 1788-1908 "V18553018 56/1855 Sarah Byrnes."
16. [S13] New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages NSW Births, 1788-1908 "10145/1857 Maria Byrnes."
17. [S41] NSW Wesleyan Baptism Registers, 1788-1855 ",12255/1862 George Burns."
18. [S41] NSW Wesleyan Baptism Registers, 1788-1855 ",12396/1863 Henry Byrnes."
19. [S41] NSW Wesleyan Baptism Registers, 1788-1855 ",13838/1865 Charles G Byrnes."
20. [S41] NSW Wesleyan Baptism Registers, 1788-1855 ",14768/1867 Edith E Byrnes."
21. [S41] NSW Wesleyan Baptism Registers, 1788-1855 ",16769/1869 William T Byrnes."
22. [S41] NSW Wesleyan Baptism Registers, 1788-1855 ",16068/1872 Annie L Byrnes."
23. [S41] NSW Wesleyan Baptism Registers, 1788-1855 ",18112/1875 Percy Ambrose Byrnes."