Unknown MCKENRY

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• Biography Notes: 8 Dec 1953, Hobart Tasmania; JURY ACQUITS LENAH VALLEY DAIRY HAND ON WOUNDING CHARGE A JURY in the Criminal Court at Hobart yesterday acquitted Roland George Hyatt (39), dairy hand, of Lenah Valley, of a charge of having, on September 12, wounded John Patrick Breen with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The jury also acquitted.Hyatt of having unlawfully, wounded Breen. Hyatt had pleaded not guilty. The. hearing was before the Acting Chief Justice (.Mr. Jus- tice Green). j Messrs. J. R. M. Driscoll and M. Bingham represented Hyatt, and the Senior Crown Prosecu- tor (Mr. J. B. Hutchins) ap Deared for the Crown. Evidence for the Crown was. heard on Friday, and yesterday the Crown called further evi- dence. Richard John Thomas Mc Henry, of Lenah Valley, said Hyatt and. Breen were his sons in-law. On September 12, he was cut- ting wood and Hyatt was on the hill behind the house cutting wood. He saw Breen approach- ing and called to Hyatt. Hyatt told Breen to go awayi because he had caused enough trouble. He told him atoout a dozen times, McHenry said. McHenry said Breen had his hand inside his coat and said he had something there that would fix Hyatt "this time." McHenry said Hyatt backed away from Breen and asked him to set the rifle. He gave it to Hyatt who fired a bullet to one side of Breen's feet. Hyatt again told Breen to go away and fired a second shot. . McHe'nry said he saw the sec- ond bullet land about two feet in front of. Breen's 'feet. ? Fell Over Breen said, he was shot and fell over. He took a fork and what appeared to be a bottle of brandy from his pocket, then got up and walked a few yards before falling beside the road. Cross-examined by Mr.. Dris- coll, McHenry said Breen had attacked Hyatt on several occa- sions-once with pieces of glass, once with a sheath knife, and another time Breen had tried to break a bottle while arguing with Hyatt. Giving evidence, Hyatt said Breen had attempted to attack him before the- shooting inci- dent. On September 12 he had argued with Breen and had ask- ed his father-in-law to ¿get hi«! rifle because he wanted to fire a shot and frighten Breen. Hyatt said he had fired the first shot and Breen had called that he had shot too low. Breen had come towards him and he had fired a second shot. Hyatt said he had fired both shots without aiming directly at Breen and he had no inten- tion of hitting him. He could not recall the second bullet kicking up dust, Hyatt said. Hyatt said he had sent for !the police himself and had giv- en the rifle to McHenry after Breen had been shot. Cross-examined by Mr. Hut- chins, Hyatt said he had no idea what Breen had in his pocket., Breen was drunk ¡enough to make him mad, "but not that drunk." Mr. Hutchins: How many..bul lets did you have?-Two. Mr. Hutchins: You know the rifle mechanism, did you have to reload 'I-Yes. Hyatt said he had fired the second shot without the inten- tion of hitting Breen.

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Birth:
The BRB has the birth year as 1888.

genealogysa website has a registration number stating 1887

John married Esther May MCDONALD 24 Apr 1912, 'Innisvale' NSW. Esther (daughter of Charles Stuart MCDONALD and Ellen HUTCHISON) was born 26 Dec 1889, Carchap Vic; died 15 Jul 1975, Wimmera Vic; was buried , Horsham Vic. [Group Sheet]

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• Education: State School number 2816

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• Biography Notes: On April 24, 1912 at 'Innisvale', the home of her father, Esther May McDonald was married to John (Jack) Thomas McKenry by the Horsham Presbyterian minister, the Reverend Thomas Gray. The attendants were Joseph Henry Gordon Stevenson McKenry, brother of the groom, and Beatrice Louisa McDonald, sister of the bride. Jack was the son of Henry Louis and Janet McKenry, nee Poole, and was born in 1888 in Adelaide, South Australia. The McKenry family had migrated to Australia from Ireland but was of Scottish origin. The McKenrys are members of the Henderson clan and also claim kinship with the Morrison and Macdonald clans. In 1857 Jack's mother (or grandmother?), Matilda McKenry, had sailed from Liverpool in the 'Jessie Munn' with four sons, John, James, Joseph and Samuel, to join her husband John in Australia. The family disembarked at Geelong, Victoria, and journeyed to Bacchus Marsh where John was employed. Four more children were born in Australia: Henry, Matilda, Sarah and Annie. Henry went to Adelaide as a young man where he met and married Janet Poole. After the birth of their first two children, John Thomas and Jessie Matilda, they returned to Victoria and bought a property at Toolondo, a district adjoining Nurrabiel and Carchap. The McKenry family also operated a sawmill at Toolondo, and when Esther?s aunt Flora and her husband Joseph McDonald moved from Nurrabiel to the Mockinya district in 1906 the timber for their new home was sawn at McKenry's mill. (Reference : Page 160 in Rachel's section of the original history of Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants.)

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Sometimes spelt Lewis (BRB) rather than Louis (Pieterse)

Henry married Mary Janet POOLE 1886, Adelaide SA. Mary was born 1864; died 1952. [Group Sheet]

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• Occupation: Stawell Vic; Farmer at a property named "Innisvale"
• Biography Notes: 1890, Stawell Vic; In the 1890's, Charlie & Ellen parted. She made her home in Stawell, Vic. Presumably Charlie remained at property 'Innisvale'.
• Residence: 1915, Horsham Vic; 'Claremont' Dimboola Rd Horsham Vic

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Birth:
Charles' birth is not recorded at the office of the Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages for South Australia.

Charles married Ellen HUTCHISON 1878, Noradjuha Vic. Ellen (daughter of Henry William HAYES and Jane Alma HUTCHISON) was born 18 Oct 1857, Balmoral Vic; died 13 Jul 1927. [Group Sheet]

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• Biography Notes: c1890s, Stawell Vic; In the 1890's, Charlie & Ellen parted. She made her home in Stalwell, Vic. Presumably Charlie remained at 'Innisvale'.