Owen McGrath

1825 - 1897  (72 years)

• Name	Owen McGrath
  Birth	1823-1825	Grousehall, Donegal, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Married	17 Jan 1849	Mullingar, County of Westmeath, Ireland
  Emigration	6 Jun 1860	Templecarn, Ireland   [1]
  	This is the beginning of the emigration process for Owen, Ellen, and their children John, Mark, Edward, Jeremiah (AKA Darby) and Owen. The family was sponsored by John Aldcorn to come to Australia and escape the Irish potato famine, as seen here in the New South Wales, Australia, Immigration Deposit Journals, 1853-1900. Owens occupation is listed as a farmer.
  		Immigration Deposit Journals, 1853-1900 - Owen McGrath, his wife Ellen and their children John, Mark, Edward, Jeremiah (AKA Darby) and Owen. This is the beginning of the emigration process for Owen, Ellen, and their children John, Mark, Edward, Jeremiah (AKA Darby) and Owen. The family was sponsored by John Aldcorn to come to Australia and escape the Irish potato famine, as seen here in the New South Wales, Australia, Immigration Deposit Journals, 1853-1900. Owen's occupation was listed as farmer with their home being in Templecarn, Ireland. The family was given references for immigration from Revd. Neal Regan & Revd. James…
  Emigration	29 Jan 1861	Plymouth, England
  	Owen, his wife Ellen and their children departed Ireland on a 105 day journey by sea on the Nile (almost certainly a sailing ship/barque, not a steamship). Nile departed from Plymouth, England, however the organisers actually tried to arrange departures directly from Derry in Ireland, but British authorities refused, instead providing free passage to Liverpool. Typically, emigrants were gathered in Donegal and elsewhere in Ireland, they travelled across to Britain (often via Derry or Liverpool), then departed from England.
  		Nile Passenger Manifest - Owen McGrath, Ellen and children. Passenger Manifest showing the names and ages of the McGrath family when the emigrated from Ireland to Australia: McGrath, Owen - Age 29 - Calling: Farm Labourer - Native Place and County: *undecipherable* Donegal - Religion: RC (Roman Catholic) - Read or Write: Read - Remarks: RR £4 McGrath, Ellen - Age 27 - Calling: Wife - Native Place and County: Clashan (correct spelling is Clacharn), Tyrone - Religion: RC (Roman Catholic) - Read or Write: Read - Remarks: RR £4 McGrath, John -…
  Immigration	4 May 1861	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  	The arrival of the ship Nile in Sydney Australia, likely Botany Bay.
  Death of Child	21 Mar 1877	Colombo, New South Wales, Australia
  	Death of son Joseph, aged only 3 years old.
  Death	18 Sep 1897	Warrumbucca, New South Wales, Australia   [2]
  	Age: 72
  		Death Certificate - Owen McGrath - 1897 Record Type: Death Date of Document: 20 Apr 2004 Event Date: 18th September 1897 Repository: New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Access Method: Ancestry.com Physical Copy Held: No - digital copy only Reference Number: 1897/007691 Digital Copy: McGRATH_Owen_1897_Death_Certificate Transcription / Summary: Date and place of death: 18th September 1897, Warrumbucca Name and occupaton: Owen McGrath,…
  Burial	21 Sep 1897	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia   [2]
  Person ID	I9	McGrath Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	John (Big Jack) McGrath (U),   b. 1800, Tybane, Ireland d. Donegal
  Mother	Alice McGee (U),   b. 1800   d. IRELAND
  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Weldon/Veldon (U),   b. 1830? 1834?, Clashan, Tyrone, Ireland d. 26 Oct 1919, Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
  Marriage	1848	Ireland
  Children	1. James McGrath (U),   b. 1851, Carn, County Donegal, Ireland d. 1851, Carn, County Donegal, Ireland (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. John McGrath,   b. Abt 1853 or 1854, maybe 1851, Tievmore, Donegal, Ireland  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 3. Mark McGrath,   b. 1853 - 1854, Tievmore, Donegal, Ireland d. 4 Jul 1936, Punchbowl, New South Wales, Australia (Age 82 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   4. Edward McGrath,   b. Dec 1854 - Jan 1855, Tievmore, Donegal, Ireland d. 8 Apr 1938, Maryborough Hospital, Queensland, Australia (Age ~ 83 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 5. Jeremiah McGrath,   b. 1857, Tievmore, Donegal, Ireland d. 9 Nov 1923, Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia (Age 66 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 6. Owen Joseph McGrath,   b. 1859-1860, Tievmore, Donegal, Ireland d. 12 Aug 1938, Blayney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 78 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   7. Patrick James McGrath (U),   b. 1861, Born at sea d. 9 Nov 1937, "Warrumbucca", Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia (Age 76 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 8. Patrick James (possible duplicate) McGrath (U),   b. 1861, BORN ON VOYAGE TO AUSTRALIA (NILE ) d. 11 Aug 1936, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia (Age 75 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   9. Terence McGrath (U),   b. 1863, Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia d. 1924, Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia (Age 61 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   10. Patrick McGrath,   b. 1865, Tomboye, New South Wales, Australia d. 9 Nov 1937, Warrumbucca, New South Wales, Australia (Age 72 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   11. Annie McGrath (U),   b. Abt 1867, Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia d. 1944, Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia (Age ~ 77 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   12. Alice McGrath,   b. 1869, Moruya, New South Wales, Australia d. 8 Aug 1953, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia (Age 84 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   13. Thomas McGrath,   b. 1871, Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia d. 1945, Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   14. Joseph McGrath,   b. 1874, Colombo, New South Wales, Australia d. 21 Mar 1877, Colombo, New South Wales, Australia (Age 3 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   15. Bernard McGrath,   b. 1877, Warri, Shoalhaven River, New South Wales, Australia d. 3 Mar 1939, Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia (Age 62 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Immigration Deposit Journals, 1853-1900 - Owen McGrath, his wife Ellen and their children John, Mark, Edward, Jeremiah (AKA Darby) and Owen., (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3). [S43] Death Certificate - Owen McGrath - 1897, 18 Sep 1897, 1, 1897/007691. (Reliability: 3).