Thomas Davidson

M, #10558, b. 1831, d. 2 Jun 1866
Birth*1831 Ireland. 
Marriage*1858 Spouse: Sarah Donelly. #M4144/1858, Thomas DAVIDSON & Sarah DONELLY.1
 
Land-Berwick*1860 BER-Town S9-9. Transfer from Thomas Davidson to an unknown person .2 
Widower1864He became a widower upon the death of his wife Sarah Donelly.3 
Land-Pakenham*15 Sep 1864Selection: PAK-37. 164a 3r 12p - No Land File - consideration L164 16s 6p
Selected by T. DAVIDSON (16 Aug 1864.)4 
Marriage*19 May 1865 Spouse: Mary Jane Morrison. Berwick, VIC, Australia, #M1907/1865, Thomas DAVIDSON & Mary Jane MORRISON
Thomas 33 years, Widower 1864, 4 children, Farmer, born Co. Tyrone Ireland.
Mary Jane Morrison, spinster, 23 years, born Co. Tyrone Ireland.
Mary Jane MORRISON 1843–1913.5
 
Death*2 Jun 1866 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #D4267/1866 (Age 35) (par James DAVIDSON & Mary DAVIDSON) - as Thomas DAVIDSON.6 
Land-Pakenham*3 Sep 1867 PAK-37. Transfer from Thomas Davidson to James Buchanan James Wilson. 164a 3r 12p.7,8 

Newspaper-Articles

  • 17 Aug 1864: COUNTRY LOTS. County of Mornington, parish of Pakenham, situated about one mile east of the township of Berwick, on the Cardinia Creek. Upset price, £1 per acre.
    Lot 19.-No offer.
    Lot 20.-164a. 3r. 12p., 20s. per acre. Thomas Davidson.9

Citations

  1. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M4144/1858, Thomas DAVIDSON & Sarah DONELLY."
  2. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), AP51680.
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D7289/1864 (Age 30) (par David DONELLY & Ann HAIG) - as Sarah DAVIDSON. Born Cava."
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 173-411 - Thomas Davidson of Berwick.
  5. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M1907/1865, Thomas DAVIDSON & Mary Jane MORRISON
    Thomas 33 years, Widower 1864, 4 children, Farmer, born Co. Tyrone Ireland.
    Mary Jane Morrison, spinster, 23 years, born Co. Tyrone Ireland."
  6. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D4267/1866 (Age 35) (par James DAVIDSON & Mary DAVIDSON) - as Thomas DAVIDSON. Born Irel."
  7. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 173-411 - James Buchanan and James Wilson are registered as Proprietors of the within land as the Devisees thereof under the will of the within named Thomas Davidson of Berwick which will was dated the twenty fourth day of May 1866. Vide Cert Vol 214 Fol 42712.
  8. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 173-411 - C/T 214-712 - James Buchanan of Berwick in the County of Mornington Farmer and James Wilson of the same place farmer.
  9. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wed 17 Aug 1864, p6
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5751607
Last Edited23 Jun 2026

Mark Rice

M, #10559, b. 1837, d. 18 Feb 1873
Birth*1837 Down, Ireland. 
Marriage*8 Jan 1864 Spouse: Elizabeth Mulcahy. Gardenvale, VIC, Australia.1
 
Note*1866 Mount Misery Run. Mark Rice may have been leasing Mount Misery Station in 1866 together with Mount Pleasant - forfeited in 1869.2 
Land-UBeacb 14 Dec 1868Selection: PAK-38.39A.39B. 302a 2r 28p - Land File 66/20431
Selected by M. RICE on 14 Dec 1868.3 
Land-UBeac*b 16 Jun 1869Selection: PAK-41A.41B. 147a 1r 34p - No Land File
Selected by M. RICE on 16 Jun 1869.4 
Land-UBeacb 16 Jun 1869Selection: PAK-40A.40B. 146a 3r 16p - No Land File
Selected by M. RICE on 16 Jun 1869.5 
Death*18 Feb 1873 Gippsland Hospital, Sale, VIC, Australia, #D2387 (Age 36) [par William RICE & Susan DORNAN].6,7 
Death-Notice*20 Feb 1873 THE Funeral of the late Mr Mark Rice will leave the Gippsland Hospital this day at 1 p.m. Friends are respectfully invited to attend.8 

Grave

  • Section 5, Row A, Grave 75, Sale Cemetery, Sale, VIC, Australia1

Newspaper-Articles

  • 1 Jun 1868: SMALL STATIONS for SALE, near Berwick and Pakenham, about 30 Miles only from Town, POWERS, RUTHERFORD, and CO. have received instructions to SELL The MOUNT MISERY and MOUNT PLEASANT RUNS,
    which adjoin each other, and are situate near to Berwick and Pakenham, and bounded by the Cardinia and Tumut Creeks.
    The area of the runs is about 8000 acres, with unlimited back country, and 2000 head of cattle can be depastured with ease.
    The stock now on the runs consists of about 1000 sheep, of mixed sexes und ages ; there are also three huts, about 300 new hurdles, &c.
    Assessment very light.9
  • 18 Jun 1870: FRIDAY, 8th JULY. PRELIMINARY NOTICE.
    Clearing Sale of Dairy Cattle, Horses, Farm Implements, Furniture and Sundries, at Mark Rice's Farm, Packenham.
    M'CULLOCH, CAMPBELL and Co. are instructed by Mr. Rice to effect a clearing sale of the whole of the stock now on the farm.
    Further particulars in future issue.10

Citations

  1. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, psh99052 (Rice Family Tree)
    https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/…
  2. [S56] Berwick-Pakenham Historical Society, In the wake of the pack tracks, p6.
  3. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 334-669 - Mark Rice of Gippsland Miner.
  4. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 334-668 - Mark Rice of Pakenham.
  5. [S185] Property Titles ; PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), C/T 334-670 - Mark Rice of Pakenham.
  6. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  7. [S20] Various indexed records of GSV - Genealogical Society Victoria "Sale Cemetery Inscription."
  8. [S14] Newspaper - Gippsland Times (Vic.), 20 Feb 1873, p2.
  9. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 1 Jun 1868, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5817823
  10. [S14] Newspaper - Leader (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 18 Jun 1870, p27
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196692754
Last Edited10 Jul 2021

Elizabeth Mulcahy

F, #10560, b. 1843, d. 23 Dec 1910
Father*Thomas Mulcahy d. 8 Aug 1887
Mother*Ellen or Cath Scully b. 1811, d. 30 Mar 1889
Married NameElizabeth Rice. 
Birth*1843 Merri Creek, VIC, Australia, #B37050/1843 (par Thomas MULCAHY & Ellen SCULLY) - as Elizabeth MULCAHY.1 
Marriage*8 Jan 1864 Spouse: Mark Rice. Gardenvale, VIC, Australia.2
 
Widow18 Feb 1873Elizabeth Mulcahy became a widow upon the death of her husband Mark Rice.3,4 
Death*23 Dec 1910 Cowwarr, VIC, Australia, #D12348/1910 [par Thos MULCAHY & Ellen SCULLY].5 
Death-Notice*24 Dec 1910 RICE.—On the 23rd December, at Cowwarr, Elizabeth, widow of the late Mark Rice, aged 67. R.I.P.6 

Grave

  • Heyfield Cemetery, Heyfield, VIC, Australia, 1017 Rice (nee Mulcahy), Elizabeth, 67Y, 23/12/1910, 24/12/1910.Old., Cowwarr, widow | No Gravestone |7

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B37050/1843 (par Thomas MULCAHY & Ellen SCULLY) - as Elizabeth MULCAHY, Birth registered at Merri Creek, Australia."
  2. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, psh99052 (Rice Family Tree)
    https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/…
  3. [S1] Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.
  4. [S20] Various indexed records of GSV - Genealogical Society Victoria "Sale Cemetery Inscription."
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 24 Dec 1910, p9
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10487287
  7. [S80] Ancestry - Family Tree, psh99052 (Rice Family Tree)
    https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/…
Last Edited4 May 2026
 

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