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Great Aunt Lulie Ubania Medosa Bell. — 3 Comments

    • Hi Andrew, I’ve just emailed you separately. Bobbie Edes (GSQ Blog Editor).
      ps Unfortunately my email came back to say you’re on leave, so can you please contact me direct via blogs at gsq.org.au. Thanks Bobbie Edes (GSQ Blog Editor)

  1. Hi Sue
    I have enjoyed your articles about the Bell family and Jimbour Station. My ancestors and Jimbour Station were: My great great grandfather, one Patrick Monaghan, was an Irish convict from County Galway, who, at the age of 19 during the Potato Famine, was convicted of stealing a pig and thus transported to Australia on the HAVERING.
    He arrived in Morteon Bay and was assigned to Joshua Bell to work his Ticket of Leave. on Jimbour Station.
    How fortunate I feel that he was assigned to the Bell family.
    He met his wife Catherine, an Irish lass who came to Australia as a free settler, a domestic employed by the Bell family at Jimbour.
    Patrick lived for many years at Jimbour Station as a station hand before making good and purchasing land at Kaimkillenbun. During their time at Jimbour, my great grandfather William Monaghan was born and married one, Jane Mackie, a Scottish lass whose parents William and Maryann Mackie also worked on Jimbour Station. William later became head stockman at Jimbour Station.
    My grandmother Catherine, Williams daughter, was also born, schooled and worked on Jimbour Station.
    There are a number of the Monaghan children buried in the station cemetery.
    As a result I feel a deep connection to Jimbour Station and the Bell family who were instrumental in setting the foundation for my ancestors and, thus, my existence.

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