The Killion, Quinn and Hand Families of Port Macquarie and Kempsey and their Feeney Family

On 21 July 1864, John Killion died at the family farm on the North Shore, Port Macquarie. Less than six months later, on 12 January 1865, Jane married Thomas Seward at the Office of the District Registrar in Port Macquarie. Imagine the difficulty that Jane faced in 1864 with a farm to manage and 5 young children between 2 and 10 years. As was often the case, marriage followed fairly quickly after the death of a partner in the 1800s.  Thomas Seward was born on 3 August 1814 at Moats Hole, Sandwich, Kent to Thomas (a mariner) and Ann Seward. He was baptised on 16 October 1814 at St Mary's Church in Sandwich. Prior to his marriage to Jane, the spelling of Thomas's name is either Seaward or Seeward. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database,  FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7GY-8XJ : 11 February 2018, Thomas Seeward, 16 Oct 1814); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; ...

Now that we've covered each of the children from Jane Feeney's marriages to John Killion and Thomas Seward, here are the Killion, Porter, Newton, Gersbach, Quinn and Hand family charts in one place. Family of John Killion and Jane Feeny Family of Thomas Seward and Jane Feeny Family of Jack Killion and Ellen Johnson Family of Rose Killion and Henry Porter Family of Thomas Killion and Mary Jane Wood Family of Mary Jane Killion and Thomas Newton Family of Margaret Killion and Francis Gersbach Family of Annie Seward and Thomas Quinn Family of Matilda Seward and John Hand

After the death of John Killion, Jane married Thomas Seward on 12 January 1865 in Port Macquarie. On 15 November 1865, their first child, William Thomas Seward, was born on the North Shore, Port Macquarie.  William's birth registration shows Thomas' occupation as a farmer, aged 43 from England.  Jane is shown as 32 from Ireland.  William was baptised on 14 February 1866 at St Thomas Anglican Church, Port Macquarie.   St Thomas' Anglican Church, Port Macquarie, c1890 Built between 1824 and 1828 by convict labour   William moved with Jane and his siblings to West Kempsey between 1873 and 1878.  He lived in the Kempsey region for the rest of his life.  William didn't marry and worked as a labourer. William Seward  - Bottom row, far left wearing pale scarf - Tree-felling gang 1917 Macleay River Historical Society Collection On  07 July 1929, William died at the Macleay District Hospital, Kempsey from "broncho pneumonia". ...