Person Page 5,173
James Tobin, Senior
b. about 1813, d. 28 August 1901
Birth
Family life
James Tobin, Senior, and Catherine Maloney were married on 9 June 1840 at Presbyterian Church in Whittingham.5,3
Children with Catherine Maloney (b. about 1817, d. 1869)
| Daughter | Amelia Tobin (b. 1841) |
| Son | James Tobin, Junior+ (b. about 1843, d. 1918) |
| Daughter | Margaret Tobin (b. about 1845) |
| Son | William Patrick Tobin (b. circa 1846, d. 6 February 1917) |
| Son | Ambrose Tobin (b. 1848) |
| Son | Edward Tobin (b. 1852) |
| Son | Henry Tobin (b. 1852, d. 1878) |
Residence information
James Tobin, Senior, immigrated on 30 March 1830 to Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies, at Port Jackson. He arrived aboard the "Dunvegan Castle". He was assigned to Archibald Bell junior at the Hunter River.4 He and Catherine Maloney lived at North Bourke in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, in 1880. He had disposed of his propoerty on Marra Creek (between Quambone and Gongolgon).2
Involvement in crime
James Tobin, Senior, was convicted of picking pockets on 5 April 1827 in London. He was sentenced to transportation for life. He was tried at the Old Bailey in London where his victim, barrister Philip Tatterall, and witness, Thomas Peregrine Turner, both gave evidence against 12-year-old James. His defence that he had picked up the handkerchief after he saw two running boys drop it. Given the circumstances and the age of the accused, the life sentence seems quite incredible overkill.4 He was granted a second class conditional pardon on 2 March 1846 in Sydney.
Death
James Tobin, Senior, died from great age on 28 August 1901 at North Bourke in Bourke.2,6 He was buried on 30 August 1901 after a funeral at the Union Hotel in Bourke.2
Citations
- [S679] James Tobin junior and Frances Reed, 25 Nov 1863, unstated author, History of Bourke Journal, First Marriages at Bourke (Bourke NSW: Bourke and District Historical Society, 1966-1992), page 1.
- [S1634] "," The Western Herald, Bourke, ; online image, Trove (: accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Local and General; obituary; 31 August 1901; page 2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104100419; 8 February 2022
- [S1743] Convict Permission to Marry, James Tobin senior to Catherine Maloney, (Kingswood: NSW Archives), 9 June 1840
- [S1744] James Tobin, Convict Indent 1830 NSW Dunvegan Castle: James Tobin, (Kingswood NSW: NSW State Archives), 30 Mar 1830, Dunvegan Castle. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4015]; Microfiche: 675.
- [S611] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Marriages, (Registry of BDM), 590/1840 V1840590 123, Tobin-Maloney.
- [S612] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Deaths, (Registry of BDM), 8665/1901, James Tobin of Bourke, father William.
| Last Edited | 16 March 2023 |